Joaquin Buckley vs Nursulton Ruziboev Pick, 5/11/2024 Predictions UFC St. Louis Odds

by Tony Sink - 5/8/2024

Joaquin Buckley vs Nursulton Ruziboev

UFC St. Louis

Enterprise Center in St. Louis, MO

Saturday, May 11, 2024

Joaquin Buckley will enter the Octagon with Nursulton Ruziboev at UFC St. Louis on Saturday, May 11, 2024. The opening moneyline has Buckley priced at -148 while Ruziboev is priced at +124.

Joaquin "New Mansa" Buckley holds a record of 18-6-0. The 30-year-old tips the scales at 170 lbs and measures in at 5'10". The southpaw fighter has a wingspan of 76". Nursulton "Black" Ruziboev stands 6'5" and records a weight of 170 lbs. The orthodox fighter has a record of 34-8-2 (2 NC). The 30-year-old extends his reach 76". When talking about significant strikes, Joaquin Buckley connects on 4.06 per minute while Nursulton Ruziboev is landing 3.93 significant strikes per min. Buckley lands 34% of the significant strikes he throws while Ruziboev is connecting on 43%. Concerning their defense in the cage, "New Mansa" takes 3.26 significant strikes per minute while "Black" allows 0.87. Buckley also defends 58% of the significant strikes his opponents throw at him while Ruziboev is able to curb 80% of them.

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UFC St. Louis	Joaquin Buckley	Nursulton Ruziboev
Opening Odds	-148	+124
Record	18-6-0	34-8-2 (2 NC)
Average Fight Time	9:49	2:18
Height	5'10"	6'5"
Weight	170 lbs	170 lbs
Reach	76"	76"
Strikes Landed Per Minute	4.06	3.93
Striking Accuracy	34%	43%

Regarding takedowns, Joaquin Buckley is the lesser skilled wrestler as he is able to score a takedown 1.40 times per 15 minutes. Buckley is finishing his takedown attempts on 36% of his attempts and thwarting 69% of takedowns his opponents have tried. Ruziboev is scoring a takedown on 85% of the takedowns he attempts and is stuffing 15% of takedowns his opponents have attempted. When it comes to submission attempts, Buckley is the more experienced submission fighter by attempting 0.9 finishes per 3 rounds while Ruziboev goes for 0.5 finishes per 3 rounds.

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In his last appearance in the Octagon, Joaquin Buckley went up against Vicente Luque and wound up getting the victory by a punch to the head in round 2. Luque ended up landing 22 of 65 total strikes that he let go. Buckley ended the night having landed 63 of 142 total strikes. In terms of significant strikes, Luque ended up landing 21 of 63, which gave him a rate of 33%. He ended up landing 7 of 45 significant strikes to the head. Statistically, Buckley ended up landing 41% of the significant strikes he threw by landing 55 of 131. In terms of accuracy for the significant strikes, he connected on 42 of 112 aimed at the head. 100% of the significant strikes connected on by Luque and 38% of them connected on by Buckley were done at a distance.

In the last bout for Nursulton Ruziboev, he faced off with Sedriques Dumas and ended up getting the victory in the fight via a punch to the head in round 1. Dumas ended up connecting on 100% of the significant strikes he took from distance and Ruziboev ended up connecting on 91% of the significant strikes he tried at a distance. Ruziboev ended up landing 37% of his significant strikes attempted by landing 12 of 32. He ended up connecting on 11 of 30 significant strikes aimed at the head. Dumas ended up landing 1 of 16 significant strikes in that fight. Out of all the significant strikes thrown, he ended up landing 1 of 13 aimed at the head. Relating to total strikes thrown in that contest, Dumas landed 1 of 16 while Ruziboev connected on 12 of 32 total strikes.

Other bouts on the card to watch out for

Another fight to keep an eye on is when Alonzo Menifield faces off with Carlos Ulberg. Menifield has a career record of 15-3-1. The 36-year-old steps on the scale at 205 lbs and measures in at 6'0". The orthodox fighter stretches 76". Ulberg stands in at 6'4" and weighs in at 205 lbs. The orthodox fighter steps into the Octagon holding a record of 10-1-0. The 33-year-old has a reach of 77". When it comes to grappling, Alonzo Menifield takes his opponents to the mat 0.67 times per 3 rounds and Carlos Ulberg is able to score a takedown 0.95 times per 15 min. In the striking category, Menifield lands 3.92 strikes per min and connecting on 57% out of all the strikes he attempts. On the other side of the cage we have Carlos Ulberg, who is connecting on 59% of the strikes he has attempted and connects on 7.29 per minute.

Another must see fight on the night is when Mateusz Rebecki is set to face off against Diego Ferreira. Ferreira looks to add a win to his career record of 18-5-0. The 39-year-old steps on the scale at 155 lbs and stands 5'9". The orthodox fighter has a wingspan of 74". Rebecki measures 5'7" and weighs in at 155 lbs. The southpaw fighter steps into the cage holding a record of 19-1-0. The 31-year-old has an arm span of 66". When it comes to takedowns, Diego Ferreira is stopping 63% of his opponents' takedown tries and is scoring a takedown on 22% of the times he tries. Rebecki is taking his opponents down on 72% of his attempts and deflects 66% of all takedown attempts. In the matter of striking, Ferreira absorbs 3.42 strikes per min and he connects on 4.66 per minute. Rebecki, on the contrary, is absorbing 2.01 strikes per minute and dishes out 5.31 per min.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Nursulton Ruziboev (+124)

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