Modestas Bukauskas "The Baltic Gladiator"

Light Heavyweight

Record and bio

Pro record—
UFC record9-5 · current 2-fight win streak
Opponents' combined UFC record52-47-2 (52.5%) across 14 opponents
Last 5 opponents31-29-2 (51.7%) across 5 opponents
Age32
Height6' 3"
Reach76"
StanceSwitch

Career stats (UFC)

Significant strikes landed per minute3.10
Significant strikes absorbed per minute3.89
Striking accuracy43%
Striking defense50%
Takedowns per 15 minutes0.21
Takedowns landed / attempted67%
Takedown defense78%
Submission attempts per 15 minutes0.11
Average fight time10 min

UFC wins: 4 KO/TKO, 1 submission, 4 decision. UFC losses: 4 KO/TKO, 0 submission, 1 decision.

UFC fight history

DateOpponentTheir UFC record thenStyleResultMethodEvent
2026-09-05Oumar Sy3-2WrestlerWKO/TKO R2 3:57UFC Fight Night: Hooker vs. Parnasse
2026-05-16Christian EdwardsUFC debut—WDecision - Split R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Costa
2026-01-24Nikita Krylov11-9GrapplerLKO/TKO R3 4:57UFC 324: Gaethje vs. Pimblett
2025-09-06Paul Craig9-9-1 (1 NC)Submission grapplerWKO/TKO R1 5:00UFC Fight Night: Imavov vs. Borralho
2025-05-10Ion Cutelaba8-9-1WrestlerWDecision - Split R3 5:00UFC 315: Muhammad vs. Della Maddalena
2025-02-22Rafael Cerquiera0-1—WKO/TKO R1 2:12UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Song
2024-07-27Marcin Prachnio4-5StrikerWSubmission R3 3:12UFC 304: Edwards vs. Muhammad 2
2023-11-04Vitor Petrino2-0GrapplerLKO/TKO R2 1:03UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs. Lewis
2023-06-17Zac Pauga1-1StrikerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Cannonier
2023-02-11Tyson Pedro5-3Submission grapplerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC 284: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski
2021-09-04Khalil Rountree Jr.4-5 (1 NC)BalancedLKO/TKO R2 2:30UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Till
2021-03-27Michal Oleksiejczuk2-2 (1 NC)StrikerLDecision - Split R3 5:00UFC 260: Miocic vs. Ngannou
2020-10-17Jimmy Crute3-1GrapplerLKO/TKO R1 2:01UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. The Korean Zombie
2020-07-15Andreas MichailidisUFC debut—WKO/TKO R1 5:00UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Ige

UFC stats from ufcstats.com through 2026-10-31; bio and pro record from ESPN where available. Opponents' combined record is their UFC record going into each fight. 21+. Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER.

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