Nursulton Ruziboev vs Sedriques Dumas Pick, 3/30/2024 Predictions UFC Atlantic City Odds

Nursulton Ruziboev vs Sedriques Dumas

UFC Atlantic City

Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City

Saturday, March 30, 2024

Nursulton Ruziboev will face off against Sedriques Dumas at UFC Atlantic City on Saturday, March 30, 2024. The opening moneyline has Ruziboev at -270 while Dumas is at +220.

Nursulton "Black" Ruziboev steps into the cage holding a mark of 33-8-2 (2 NC). The 30-year-old is weighing in at 185 lbs and stands 6'5". The orthodox fighter has a reach of 76". Sedriques "The Reaper" Dumas measures 6'2" and steps on the scale at 185 lbs. The orthodox fighter looks to add a victory to his career total of 9-1-0. The 28-year-old extends his reach 79". Concerning significant strikes, Nursulton Ruziboev connects on 4.68 per min while Sedriques Dumas is connecting on 1.88 significant strikes per min. Ruziboev is landing 66% of the significant strikes he attempts and Dumas is connecting on 49%. When it comes to defending in the Octagon, "Black" absorbs 2.34 significant strikes per min while "The Reaper" absorbs 2.01. Ruziboev also defends against 40% of the significant strikes his opponents attempt and Dumas is able to curb 56% of the shots thrown in his direction.

Concerning takedowns, Nursulton Ruziboev is the more apt grappler as he takes his opponents to the mat 11.69 times per 3 rounds. Ruziboev is taking his opponents to the canvas on 85% of his attempts and is stuffing 15% of all takedown attempts. Dumas is scoring a takedown on 50% of the takedowns he attempts and stopping 40% of the tries against him. When it comes to going for the submission, Ruziboev is the less likely of the two fighters to go for the finish by trying 0.2 finishes per 15 minutes while Dumas goes for 0.4 finishes per 15 minutes.

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In his previous bout, Nursulton Ruziboev fought Brunno Ferreira and ended up getting the victory in the fight via a punch to the head while on the ground in round 1. Ferreira landed 3 of 5 total strikes that he threw in that fight. Ruziboev finished this fight landing 6 of 9 total strikes. In terms of significant strikes, Ferreira landed 3 of 5, which gave him a rate of 60%. He finished the fight landing 0 of 0 significant strikes to the head. On the other side, Ruziboev ended up landing 66% of his significant strikes by connecting on 6 of 9. Out of those significant strikes, he landed 5 of 8 aimed at the head. 100% of the significant strikes landed by Ferreira and 50% of them connected on by Ruziboev were done at distance.

In the last fight for Sedriques Dumas, he battled Abu Azaitar and ended up getting the victory by way of unanimous decision in round 3. Azaitar ended up connecting on 75% of his significant strikes at distance while Dumas landed 91% of the significant strikes he attempted at distance. Dumas connected on 43% of the significant strikes he attempted by landing 34 of 79. He landed 11 of 45 significant strikes to the head. Azaitar landed 41 of 106 significant strikes in that battle. Of all the significant strikes, he landed 21 of 78 to the head. Relating to the strikes he fired off in this contest, Azaitar was 87 of 153 while Dumas ended up connecting on 72 of 117 total strikes.

Other fights to watch out for

An additional bout that shouldn't be missed is when Bill Algeo enters the Octagon with Kyle Nelson. Algeo looks to add a win to his record of 18-7-0. The 34-year-old tips the scales at 145 lbs and measures 6'0". The switch fighter extends his reach 73". Nelson comes in at 5'11" and is weighing in at 145 lbs. The switch fighter comes into this bout with a mark of 15-5-1. The 32-year-old has a reach of 71". In the grappling category, Bill Algeo is able to score a takedown 0.89 times per 15 minutes and Kyle Nelson gets a takedown 1.15 times per 15 min. In terms of striking, Algeo lands an average of 6.11 strikes/minute and connects on 52% of his attempted strikes. On the other side of the cage we have Kyle Nelson, who connects on 44% of the strikes he has tried and lands an average of 3.46 per minute.

If you're into fun fights, you're going to want to see when Rhys McKee is set to fight Chidi Njokuani. Njokuani looks to add a win to his total of 22-10-0 (1 NC). The 35-year-old will fight at 170 lbs and stands 6'3". The orthodox fighter extends his reach 80". McKee measures 6'2" and will fight at 170 lbs. The orthodox fighter looks to add a win to his career record of 13-5-1. The 28-year-old stretches 78". In the category of takedowns, Chidi Njokuani is able to stop 67% of the takedowns his opponents attempt and is finishing his takedown attempts on 15% of the times he tries. McKee is finishing his takedowns on 15% of the tries he takes and is able to thwart 33% of all takedown tries against him. In the category of striking, Njokuani is taking 3.19 strikes per minute and he connects on 4.04 strikes per minute. McKee, on the contrary, absorbs 9.47 strikes/minute and deals 6.06 per minute.

Who will win tonight's UFC match against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Nursulton Ruziboev (-270)

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