Bullard, a club record £5 million signing from Fulham in January, collapsed during the 3-0 defeat to Aston Villa on Saturday and underwent scans on Monday.
However, despite facing up to a two-month layoff - and missing the busy Christmas schedule - Tigers boss Phil Brown has hailed the test results as good news amid fears the injury could have ended the influential midfielder's season.
'Jimmy is going to be out between six and eight weeks, a totally separate injury to anything he has had before,' Brown told Sky Sports.
'It is a grade 2 sprain on his medial ligament, it is not connected with anterior cruciate ligament.
'On the negative front we are losing a very good player for six weeks, but on the other side it could have been a lot longer.'
Bullard only recently returned to first-team action after suffering a right knee injury on his Hull debut back in January, but has been in fine form - winning the Premier League's November player of the month award.
Brown hopes to have the playmaker back in action 'before the [January] transfer window closes' and said the player's time in the physio room would give the medical staff the chance to do some strengthening work to avoid future problems.
'It gives us a chance to strengthen his other leg - it hasn't been a problem but it gives us a chance to strengthen,' the manager added.
Hull's defeat to Villa at the weekend was their first in five matches after two wins and two draws in the Premier League last month.
However, despite facing up to a two-month layoff - and missing the busy Christmas schedule - Tigers boss Phil Brown has hailed the test results as good news amid fears the injury could have ended the influential midfielder's season.
'Jimmy is going to be out between six and eight weeks, a totally separate injury to anything he has had before,' Brown told Sky Sports.
'It is a grade 2 sprain on his medial ligament, it is not connected with anterior cruciate ligament.
'On the negative front we are losing a very good player for six weeks, but on the other side it could have been a lot longer.'
Bullard only recently returned to first-team action after suffering a right knee injury on his Hull debut back in January, but has been in fine form - winning the Premier League's November player of the month award.
Brown hopes to have the playmaker back in action 'before the [January] transfer window closes' and said the player's time in the physio room would give the medical staff the chance to do some strengthening work to avoid future problems.
'It gives us a chance to strengthen his other leg - it hasn't been a problem but it gives us a chance to strengthen,' the manager added.
Hull's defeat to Villa at the weekend was their first in five matches after two wins and two draws in the Premier League last month.
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