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Dennis Buzukja

“The Great”

Featherweight · UFC record 1-5 · 6 detailed UFC fights · Last fight Sat 1 Aug 2026

Distance Striker

Fighter ratings

Ratings V2Rated
Striking (offense)76
Power72
Striking defense69
Takedown defense75
WrestlingProvisional measure61

Ratings V2 descriptive 0–100 scores (6 detailed fights; as of Sat 1 Aug 2026). Not win probabilities or rankings. Missing values stay unavailable.

Chin and Cardio · Frozen through October 17, 2026

R1 research scale
ChinEvidence: DEVELOPING76.9
CardioEvidence: LIMITED85.5

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
175 cm (5'9")
Reach
178 cm (5'10")
Stance
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Age
29

Last 3: W L L (most recent last)

Career statistics

Descriptive

6 detailed UFC fights · 13 rounds of recorded statistics. Exact totals from recorded UFC fights through Sat 1 Aug 2026; not opponent-adjusted and not model inputs.

Strikes landed18.8significant, per round
Strikes absorbed19.2per round
Striking differential-0.4per round
Takedown attempts0.15per round
Takedown defense61.5%of attempts stopped
Finish rate100.0%of UFC wins

Striking

Significant strikes landed per round
18.8
Significant strikes absorbed per round
19.2
Differential per round (landed − absorbed)
-0.4
Striking accuracy
42.9%
Striking defense (opponent strikes avoided)
51.5%
Knockdowns per round
0.08
Target: head / body / leg
60.8% / 22.4% / 16.7%
Position: distance / clinch / ground
92.2% / 4.1% / 3.7%

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

Wrestling and grappling

Takedown attempts per round
0.15
Takedowns landed per round
0.00
Takedown accuracy
0.0%
Takedown defense
61.5%
Control time per round
0:13
Submission attempts per round
0.00
Reversals per round
0.08

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

Outcomes and durability

UFC record (W-L-D, NC)
1-5-0
Finish rate (wins by KO/TKO or submission)
100.0%
Wins by KO/TKO · submission · decision
1 · 0 · 0
Losses by KO/TKO · submission · decision
2 · 1 · 2
Knockdowns scored / suffered
1 / 3
Average fight time
8:27 (over 3 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

Dennis Buzukja — most recent UFC fights
DateOpponentResultMethodEndEvent
Sat 1 Aug 2026Bogdan GradLSUB Arm TriangleR2 4:33UFC Fight Night: Medic vs. Rodriguez
Sat 18 Apr 2026Marcio BarbosaLKO/TKO PunchR1 1:20UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Malott
Sat 24 Aug 2024Francis MarshallLS-DECR3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Borralho
Sat 30 Mar 2024Connor MatthewsWKO/TKO PunchR3 0:22UFC Fight Night: Blanchfield vs. Fiorot
Sat 11 Nov 2023Jamall EmmersLKO/TKO PunchR1 0:49UFC 295: Prochazka vs. Pereira
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Dennis Buzukja — earlier UFC fights
DateOpponentResultMethodEndEvent
Sat 5 Aug 2023Sean WoodsonLU-DECR3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Font

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