Bukauskas vs Cerqueira

Who won Bukauskas vs Cerqueira?

Modestas Bukauskas beat Raffael Cerqueira by knockout in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 22nd February 2025 at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle.

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).

Bukauskas vs Cerqueira stats

Modestas Bukauskas stepped into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Raffael Cerqueira made his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Modestas Bukauskas' 9th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2020. Raffael Cerqueira marked his 2nd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Modestas Bukauskas' UFC record stood at 5-4-0, while Raffael Cerqueira's came in at 0-2-0.

The stats suggested Cerqueira had an advantage in power over Bukauskas, with a 73% knock out percentage over Bukauskas' 56%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Bukauskas had a slight advantage over Cerqueira, with a 19% submission rate over Cerqueira's 18%.

Modestas Bukauskas was the younger man by 4 years, at 31 years old.

Cerqueira had a height advantage of 1 inch over Bukauskas.

Bukauskas was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 10 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 4 years and 4 months earlier than Cerqueira, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought 29 more professional rounds, 46 to Cerqueira's 17.

Bukauskas vs Cerqueira form

Bukauskas had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Vitor Petrino at UFC Fight Night – Almeida vs. Lewis on 4th November 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at Ibirapuera Gymnasium, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Previous to that, he had won against Zac Pauga 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.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Tyson Pedro at UFC 284 on 11th February 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at RAC Arena, Perth, Western Australia.

Before that, he had defeated Chuck Campbell at Cage Warriors 148 on 31st December 2022 by knockout in the 4th round at Indigo at the O2, London, United Kingdom.

He was victorious against Lee Chadwick at Cage Warriors 145 on 4th November 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Indigo at the O2, London.

Activity check

Bukauskas' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What time did Bukauskas vs Cerqueira start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 11:00 PM UTC , which was 6:00 PM EST or 3:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 11:00 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Bukauskas vs Cerqueira?

Modestas Bukauskas was a 7/20 (-290) favourite going into the contest, while Raffael Cerqueira made his way into the ring at 11/5 (+220) with oddsmakers.