Rountree vs Bukauskas

Who won Rountree vs Bukauskas?

Khalil Rountree beat Modestas Bukauskas by knockout in the 2nd round during the main card of UFC Vegas 36, on Saturday 4th September 2021 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).

Rountree vs Bukauskas stats

Khalil Rountree stepped into the octagon with a record of 8 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Modestas Bukauskas made his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Khalil Rountree's 17th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2016. Modestas Bukauskas marked his 10th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2020.

Khalil Rountree's UFC record stood at 10-6-0, while Modestas Bukauskas' came in at 6-4-0.

The stats suggested Bukauskas had a slight advantage in power over Rountree, with a 73% knock out percentage over Rountree's 63%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Bukauskas had an advantage over Rountree, with a 18% submission rate over Rountree's 0%.

Khalil Rountree was the older man by 4 years, at 35 years old.

Bukauskas had a height advantage of 2 inches over Rountree. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Rountree was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 10 months earlier than Bukauskas, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 3 less professional rounds, 46 to Bukauskas' 49.

Rountree vs Bukauskas form

Rountree had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Ion Cutelaba at UFC on ESPN+ 18 on 28th September 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at Royal Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Previous to that, he had won against Eryk Anders at UFC 236 on 13th April 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at State Farm Arena, Atlanta, United States.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Johnny Walker at UFC Fight Night 140 on 17th November 2018 by knockout in the 1st round at Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Before that, he had beaten G khan Saki at UFC 226 on 7th July 2018 by knockout in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Last Vegas, United States.

He had defeated Paul Craig at UFC Fight Night 113 on 16th July 2017 by knockout in the 1st round at SSE Hydro Arena, Glasgow, Scotland.

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he was victorious 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.

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

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

Before that, he had defeated Lee Chadwick at Cage Warriors 145 on 4th November 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Indigo at the O2, London.

He had been defeated by Khalil Rountree at UFC Vegas 36 on 4th September 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Modestas Bukauskas had been fighting more than Khalil Rountree.

Going to this contest, Khalil Rountree had last fought 5 years, 9 months and 14 days ago, while Modestas Bukauskas' last outing had been 2 years and 25 days ago.

Rountree's last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 11 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 7 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.4 rounds on average.

Bukauskas' last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 10 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

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