Fighter profile

Modestas Bukauskas

“The Baltic Gladiator”

Light Heavyweight · UFC record 9-5 · 14 detailed UFC fights · Last fight Sat 5 Sep 2026

Balanced / Hybrid

Fighter ratings

Ratings V2Rated

Striking (offense)68

Power75

Striking defense66

Takedown defense85

WrestlingProvisional measure70

Ratings V2 descriptive 0–100 scores (14 detailed fights; as of Sat 5 Sep 2026). Not win probabilities or rankings. Missing values stay unavailable.

Chin and Cardio · Frozen through October 17, 2026

R1 research scale

ChinEvidence: ESTABLISHED75.2

CardioEvidence: ESTABLISHED79.2

Source: R1 public_candidate_display · status: Research candidate · as of Sat 17 Oct 2026. Separate frozen research scale; fights after October 17, 2026 are not reflected.

About these ratings

Ratings are domain-specific descriptive scales. Equal point differences across different domains do not imply equal absolute skill differences.

Striking (offense) · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 striking-offense score built from recorded significant strikes landed per round, significant-strike accuracy and significant-strike differential.
Power · Ratings V2: Recorded knockdown and KO/TKO-win threat under the Ratings V2 contract (knockdowns per round, KO/TKO win rate); not literal measured punching force.
Striking defense · Ratings V2: Recorded strike avoidance (striking defense) and bounded absorption (strikes absorbed per round) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Takedown defense · Ratings V2: Recorded defense against incoming takedown attempts (takedown defense rate) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Wrestling · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 wrestling-offense score: recorded takedowns landed per round and takedown accuracy. Not ground control or complete grappling.
Chin · R1 research scale: Exposure-adjusted recorded knockdown resistance. This is not a direct biological measurement of chin, recovery, or injury resistance.
Cardio · R1 research scale: Recorded later-round striking activity and effectiveness retention. This is not a direct physiological fitness measurement.

Ratings V2 scores follow each fighter's latest recorded state; R1 research-scale scores are frozen through 17 Oct 2026. Recovery is separate metadata, not a rating. No combined rating exists.

Profile

Height: 190 cm (6'3")
Reach: 193 cm (6'4")
Stance: Switch
Age: 32

Last 3: W L W (most recent last)

Career statistics

Descriptive

14 detailed UFC fights · 31 rounds of recorded statistics. Exact totals from recorded UFC fights through Sat 5 Sep 2026; not opponent-adjusted and not model inputs.

Strikes landed14.0significant, per round

Strikes absorbed17.5per round

Striking differential-3.6per round

Takedown attempts0.10per round

Takedown defense77.8%of attempts stopped

Finish rate55.6%of UFC wins

Striking

Significant strikes landed per round: 14.0
Significant strikes absorbed per round: 17.5
Differential per round (landed − absorbed): -3.6
Striking accuracy: 43.3%
Striking defense (opponent strikes avoided): 49.6%
Knockdowns per round: 0.06
Target: head / body / leg: 73.7% / 16.2% / 10.2%
Position: distance / clinch / ground: 82.2% / 9.9% / 7.8%

Per-round figures divide recorded totals by rounds with statistics. Shares are of significant strikes landed.

Wrestling and grappling

Takedown attempts per round: 0.10
Takedowns landed per round: 0.06
Takedown accuracy: 66.7%
Takedown defense: 77.8%
Control time per round: 0:31
Submission attempts per round: 0.03
Reversals per round: 0.00

Attempts and landed takedowns are counted separately; accuracy is landed ÷ attempted.

Outcomes and durability

UFC record (W-L-D, NC): 9-5-0
Finish rate (wins by KO/TKO or submission): 55.6%
Wins by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 4 · 1 · 4
Losses by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 4 · 0 · 1
Knockdowns scored / suffered: 2 / 5
Average fight time: 9:59 (over 12 bouts)

Results as recorded by UFCStats. Fight time is elapsed time (completed rounds plus ending time) and includes draws and no-contests. These are outcomes, not biological measurements.

UFC fight history

Modestas Bukauskas — most recent UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 5 Sep 2026	Oumar Sy	W	KO/TKO Knee	R2 3:57	UFC Fight Night: Hooker vs. Parnasse
Sat 16 May 2026	Christian Edwards	W	S-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Costa
Sat 24 Jan 2026	Nikita Krylov	L	KO/TKO Punch	R3 4:57	UFC 324: Gaethje vs. Pimblett
Sat 6 Sep 2025	Paul Craig	W	KO/TKO Elbow	R1 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Imavov vs. Borralho
Sat 10 May 2025	Ion Cutelaba	W	S-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 315: Muhammad vs. Della Maddalena

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Modestas Bukauskas — earlier UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 22 Feb 2025	Rafael Cerqueira	W	KO/TKO Punches	R1 2:12	UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Song
Sat 27 Jul 2024	Marcin Prachnio	W	SUB Arm Triangle	R3 3:12	UFC 304: Edwards vs. Muhammad 2
Sat 4 Nov 2023	Vitor Petrino	L	KO/TKO Punch	R2 1:03	UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs. Lewis
Sat 17 Jun 2023	Zac Pauga	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Cannonier
Sat 11 Feb 2023	Tyson Pedro	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 284: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski
Sat 4 Sep 2021	Khalil Rountree Jr.	L	KO/TKO Kick	R2 2:30	UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Till
Sat 27 Mar 2021	Michal Oleksiejczuk	L	S-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 260: Miocic vs. Ngannou
Sat 17 Oct 2020	Jimmy Crute	L	KO/TKO Punches	R1 2:01	UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. The Korean Zombie
Wed 15 Jul 2020	Andreas Michailidis	W	KO/TKO	R1 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Ige

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