Tsarukyan vs Ruffy — Lightweight · Crypto.com UFC 331

Scheduled · 19 Sep 2026 Crypto.com UFC 331 · Lightweight · 3 rounds · Los Angeles, California
Arman Tsarukyan, head-and-shoulders portrait
Akhalkalakets
Arman
Tsarukyan
Record Record: 23-3-0
Wins
23
Losses
3
Draws
0
9KO/TKO
6Sub
8Dec

Red corner

23-3-0
Record
14-2-0
29
Age
29
1.70 m
Height — Ruffy leads
1.80 m
184 cm
Reach — Ruffy leads
191 cm
3.85
Sig. strikes landed / minStrikes / min — Ruffy leadsSignificant strikes landed per minuteAverage number of significant strikes a fighter lands for every minute of fight time — a read on striking output and pace. From UFC/FightMetric career stats.
4.19
65%
Finish rateFinish % — Ruffy leadsFinish rateThe share of a fighter’s wins that ended inside the distance — by KO/TKO or submission — rather than going to the judges’ scorecards. Higher means more finishes.
92%
Maurício Ruffy, head-and-shoulders portrait
One Shot
Maurício
Ruffy
Record Record: 14-2-0
Wins
14
Losses
2
Draws
0
13KO/TKO
0Sub
1Dec

Blue corner

Expectations

74%
Market — red corner favoredMarket expectations4-book vig-stripped consensus as of 2026-09-12 12:38. Percentages are an informational market signal, not betting advice.
26%

4-book vig-stripped consensus as of 2026-09-12 12:38. Percentages are an informational market signal, not betting advice.

Full Tale of the Tape · +11 more stats · radar
23-3-0
Record
14-2-0
5-0 last 5
Recent formRecent formWin–loss record over the fighter’s last five bouts, newest first, as carried in their UFC/FightMetric career stats.
4-1 last 5
Orthodox
StanceStanceWhich side a fighter leads from — a striking term, not a religious one. Orthodox: right-handed, left foot and hand forward (the common default). Southpaw: the mirror image, right side forward (usually a left-hander). Switch: changes between the two during a fight.
Orthodox
9
Wins by KO/TKOKO/TKO wins — Ruffy leads
13
6
Wins by submissionSub wins — Tsarukyan leads
0
1.80
Sig. strikes absorbed / minAbsorbed / min — Tsarukyan leadsSignificant strikes absorbed per minuteAverage number of significant strikes a fighter takes for every minute of fight time. Lower is better — it means they get hit less often. From UFC/FightMetric career stats.
3.83
55%
Striking defenseStrike def. — Ruffy leadsStriking defenseThe percentage of opponents’ significant strikes that do not land — strikes slipped, blocked or evaded. Higher is better. Not the same as striking accuracy, which counts your own strikes that land. From UFC/FightMetric.
59%
75%
Takedown defenseTD def. — Ruffy leadsTakedown defenseThe percentage of opponents’ takedown attempts that are stuffed. Higher means harder to put on the mat. From UFC/FightMetric.
86%
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Avg. fight timeAvg. timeAverage fight timeThe mean length of the fighter’s bouts (minutes:seconds) — a rough read on whether they tend to finish early or go the distance. From UFC/FightMetric.
9:00
Armenia
Nationality
Brazil
American Top Team · Coconut Creek
Team
Fighting Nerds · São Paulo

Career stats per UFC.com; recent form is each fighter's last five bouts. Numbers reflect records coming into fight night. Bars compare each stat on a fixed scale; the “Edge” marker flags the leading corner where the gap is meaningful. The snapshot plots five career rates — output, striking defense, durability (strikes absorbed, inverted), takedown defense and finish rate — each normalised on its own scale.

What to expect

Case for Tsarukyan

Tsarukyan brings elite wrestling and top-control pressure.

Case for Ruffy

Ruffy brings explosive striking and finishing threat.

What to Watch

  • Wrestling pressure against open-space striking.
  • Who wins the first major exchange.

Analysts

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Odds

What the markets imply for this fight — percentages are a vig-stripped consensus across the sportsbooks, not a forecast or betting advice.

Sportsbook consensus · Who wins

74% Arman Tsarukyan
26% Maurício Ruffy Money moved toward Maurício Ruffy since the market opened: ▲ 1 since open

Favoured: Tsarukyan

All 4 books consensus 74%

  • BetOnline.ag74%0
  • BetRivers75%+1
  • DraftKings74%0
  • FanDuel75%+1

4 books within 1 point

Vig-stripped win probability for Tsarukyan at each book — the chance implied once the bookmaker’s margin is removed. The consensus is the median across books. The small bar under each book is its gap from the consensus, on a fixed ±5-point scale; a hatched bar is off that scale.

4 sportsbooks as of 12 Sep 12:38 UTC · Not betting advice · 18+ (21+ where required) · Gambling help (opens in new tab)

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Fighters

Arman Tsarukyan
23-3-0 · Lightweight · Akhalkalakets
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Maurício Ruffy
14-2-0 · Lightweight · One Shot
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