Damian Pinas vs Baisangur Susurkaev set for UFC 335 on December 12

Damian Pinas and Baisangur Susurkaev are booked to meet at UFC 335 on December 12, a fresh addition to the card that pairs two young, unbeaten-in-spirit finishers with sharply different habits.

Pinas, a 24-year-old Orthodox striker nicknamed "The Babayaga," carries an 11-1 record into the bout. He arrives on a run of three straight first-round knockouts in his recent recorded fights: Wes Schultz on February 28, Cesar Almeida on July 11, and Andrey Pulyaev on October 3 at UFC 332. At six-foot-one with a 79-inch (201 cm) reach, he lands 6.05 significant strikes per minute at 63 percent accuracy. He has no takedown or submission attempts to his name in the UFC statistics, which marks him as a pure standup threat.

Susurkaev, 25, is 12-0 and also fights from an Orthodox stance. He stands six-foot-two, an inch taller than Pinas, with the same 79-inch reach. His most recent recorded fight was a third-round submission of Djorden Santos at UFC 328 on May 9. Before that he stopped Eric McConico by third-round KO/TKO in November 2025 and submitted Eric Nolan in the second round that August. He averages 2.76 takedowns per 15 minutes and 0.7 submission attempts, while landing 4.56 significant strikes per minute at 59 percent accuracy.

Why it matters

• Undefeated record vs. knockout streak: Susurkaev has never lost in 12 fights, while Pinas has ended his last three recorded bouts inside one round.
• Striking vs. grappling: Pinas out-lands Susurkaev by 1.49 significant strikes per minute, but Susurkaev's 2.76 takedowns per 15 minutes is a category in which Pinas has no recorded output.
• Youth and size: Only a year separates the two, and their reaches are identical, leaving a one-inch height edge to Susurkaev.

Susurkaev's last three recorded wins all ended late, in the second or third round, a contrast to the quick finishes Pinas has piled up. How each man handles the pace and range will define the fight.