Dustin Stoltzfus

Dustin Stoltzfus is a 34-year-old middleweight veteran who won his UFC contract on Dana White's Contender Series back in 2020 and has been a durable gatekeeper ever since. An American who spent much of his career based in Germany, he's a grappling-first fighter with six career submission wins and a knack for dragging opponents into ugly, grinding fights. He showed off underrated power with a first-round knockout of Marc-Andre Barriault in 2024, but enters this one on back-to-back decision losses to Nursulton Ruziboev and former title challenger Kelvin Gastelum. He's the kind of tough, experienced test the UFC uses to find out if a prospect is real.