Guskov vs Elekana

Who won Guskov vs Elekana?

Bogdan Guskov beat Billy Elekana by submission in the 2nd round during the prelims of UFC 311, on Saturday 18th January 2025 at Intuit Dome in Los Angeles.

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).

Guskov vs Elekana stats

Bogdan Guskov stepped into the octagon with a record of 15 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Billy Elekana made his way to the cage with a record of 6 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Bogdan Guskov's 4th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023. Billy Elekana marked his 1st fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2025.

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

The stats suggested Guskov had a massive power advantage over Elekana, boasting a 87% knock out percentage over Elekana's 33%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Elekana had a slight advantage over Guskov, with a 17% submission rate over Guskov's 13%.

Bogdan Guskov was the older man by 32 years, at 32 years old.

Guskov had a height advantage of 1 inch over Elekana.

Guskov was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 11 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 5 years and 4 months earlier than Elekana, whose first professional fight was in 2021. He had fought 8 more professional rounds, 27 to Elekana's 19.

Guskov vs Elekana form

Elekana had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Chuck Campbell at PFL 7 on 4th August 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Boeing Center, San Antonio, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Tristan Overvig at PFL Challenger Series 2023 – Week 7 on 10th March 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Universal Studios, Orlando.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Daniel Compton at LFA 137 on 29th July 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Commerce Casino, Commerce.

Before that, he had defeated Kohlman Scribner at LFA 130 on 22nd April 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at 4 Bears Casino & Lodge, New Town.

He was victorious against Jeff Nielsen at LFA 120 on 10th December 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Mystic Lake Casino Hotel, Prior Lake.

Activity check

Guskov's last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 8 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.3 rounds on average.

Elekana's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

What time did Guskov vs Elekana start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 1:30 AM UTC , which was 8:30 PM EST or 5:30 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 1:30 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Guskov vs Elekana?

Bogdan Guskov was a 11/50 (-450) favourite going into the contest, while Billy Elekana made his way into the ring at 7/2 (+350) with oddsmakers.