Pauga vs Guskov

Who won Pauga vs Guskov?

Bogdan Guskov beat Zac Pauga by knockout in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 10th February 2024 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 205 pounds (14.6 stone or 93 KG).

Pauga vs Guskov stats

Zac Pauga stepped into the octagon with a record of 6 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Bogdan Guskov made his way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

Zac Pauga's UFC record stood at 1-3-0, while Bogdan Guskov's came in at 1-1-0.

The stats suggested Guskov had a massive power advantage over Pauga, boasting a 86% knock out percentage over Pauga's 17%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Guskov had an advantage over Pauga, with a 14% submission rate over Pauga's 0%.

Zac Pauga was the younger man by 31 years, at years old.

Guskov had a height advantage of 3 inches over Pauga.

Pauga was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 9 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2020, 4 years and 7 months later than Guskov, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 1 less professional rounds, 22 to Guskov's 23.

Pauga vs Guskov form

Zac Pauga had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Modestas Bukauskas at UFC Fight Night – Vettori vs. Cannonier on 17th June 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Jordan Wright at UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Blanchfield on 18th February 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Mohammed Usman at UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Hill on 6th August 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had beaten Markus Perez at Cage Warriors 130 on 17th October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Humphrey's on the Bay, San Diego, California.

He had defeated Terrance Jean-Jacques at Cage Warriors 126 on 1st August 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Humphrey's by the Bay, San Diego, United States.

Activity check

Pauga's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Pauga vs Guskov?

Zac Pauga was a 18/25 (-140) favourite going into the contest, while Bogdan Guskov made his way into the ring at 23/20 (+110) with oddsmakers.