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.

Bogdan Guskov marked his 4th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

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

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 32 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 5 less professional rounds, 22 to Guskov's 27.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Bogdan Guskov had been fighting more than Zac Pauga.

Going to this contest, Zac Pauga had last fought 4 years, 7 months and 10 days ago, while Bogdan Guskov's last outing had been 1 year, 6 months and 11 days ago.

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.