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Light Heavyweight · “Hitman”

Bogdan Guskov

18-4-1 UFC 4-2-1
One-Punch Power Sniper Accuracy
6'3"Height
76"Reach
OrthodoxStance
34Age
3KO wins
1Sub wins
100.0%Finish rate
9:27Avg fight

Skill profile

Rated 0–100 against every UFC veteran · the rim is reserved for specialists, and only efficiency opens it
Striking — Average, rated 66.1 of 100 Accuracy — Above avg, rated 84.1 of 100 Striking D — Below avg, rated 26.7 of 100 Durability — Below avg, rated 33.1 of 100 Wrestling — Weak, rated 2.8 of 100 TD Defense — Average, rated 44.9 of 100 Grappling — Average, rated 51.2 of 100 Control — Weak, rated 23.2 of 100 Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
striking not yet read
grappling decent
1 analyst read graded this phase
  • decent UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs Guskov · July 19, 2026 watch ↗
wrestling not yet read
cardio not yet read
durability not yet read
striking not yet read
grappling decent 1 read
wrestling not yet read
cardio not yet read
durability not yet read

Built on 66 minutes of tracked cage time across 7 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.

One-Punch Power 4 knockdowns · 0.91 per 15 min
Sniper Accuracy 57% of significant strikes land
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min3.6
Sig. strikes absorbed / min3.5
Striking accuracy56.8%
Striking defense46.5%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.91
Takedowns / 15 min0.0
Takedown accuracy—
Takedown defense54.5%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.68
Control time9.4%
Record vs .500+ opponents2-1

Insider info

1 analyst read · 138 MMA · our paraphrase, never his words
Magomed Ankalaev favored — picked against Bogdan Guskov emphatic UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs Guskov · July 19, 2026
grapplingdecent

Picked against, with the analyst calling this too big a step up in competition and noting he doesn't have the tools to compete with this specific opponent.

Taking this fight on short notice, roughly a week and a half. Good striking that has carried him this far -- a laser-quick cross and a solid head kick, with real power that can make an equal fight out of most matchups even without much head movement. Decent, not great, grappling with very powerful ground strikes and a body-lock takedown that's usually there. The read is blunt: not enough tools to compete with a significantly more skilled opponent, and reliant almost entirely on landing the one knockout shot.

Strengthlaser-accurate cross and a good head kick
Strengthreal power that levels the field even without elite technique
Strengthvery powerful ground strikes when he does get on top
Weaknessshort-notice fight against a significant step up in competition
Weaknessnot enough all-around tools to compete on even terms
Weaknessreliant almost entirely on a single knockout shot to win
ko power · good

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 7 fights · green = win
September 2, 2023 vs Volkan Oezdemir — 2.12/min (L) — only 3.8 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Sep '23 February 10, 2024 vs Zac Pauga — 2.75/min (W) — only 3.6 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Feb '24 April 27, 2024 vs Ryan Spann — 3.75/min (W) Apr '24 January 18, 2025 vs Billy Elekana — 5.5/min (W) Jan '25 July 26, 2025 vs Nikita Krylov — 5.35/min (W) — only 4.3 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Jul '25 December 6, 2025 vs Jan Blachowicz — 5.33/min (D) Dec '25 July 25, 2026 vs Magomed Ankalaev — 1.72/min (L) Jul '26

Fight history

7 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Magomed Ankalaev 20-2-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R5 2:41 — UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Guskov · July 25, 2026
39/63Sig. strikes
54/113Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
D Jan Blachowicz 24-11-1 walk-in Decision - Majority · R3 5:00 — UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 2 · December 6, 2025
80/140Sig. strikes
84/149Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
4:09Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Nikita Krylov 30-10 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:18 — UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. De Ridder · July 26, 2025
23/43Sig. strikes
16/34Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:17Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Billy Elekana 7-1 walk-in Submission · R2 3:33 — UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Moicano · January 18, 2025
47/71Sig. strikes
20/28Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
1:24Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
W Ryan Spann 21-9 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 3:16 — UFC Fight Night: Nicolau vs. Perez · April 27, 2024
31/48Sig. strikes
15/38Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:20Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Zac Pauga 1-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 3:38 — UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Pyfer · February 10, 2024
10/29Sig. strikes
17/26Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:04Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Volkan Oezdemir 16-7 walk-in Submission · R1 3:46 — UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Spivac · September 2, 2023
8/25Sig. strikes
26/46Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts

Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.

Record breakdown

Full pro career (Wikipedia, results only)
18-4-1Pro record
GOR MMA, American Top TeamGym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 15
Submission 3
Decision 0
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 2
Submission 1
Decision 1
Other 0

Draws: 1

Fights by organization

UFC 7
MMA Series 3
RCC Intro 2
Tech-Krep FC 2
Muradov Professional League 1
AMC Fight Nights 1
Brave CF 1
Golden Team Championship 1

+ 5 more organizations in the full career list

Full career — 23 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
L Magomed Ankalaev TKO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Guskov
July 25, 2026
UFC 5 2:41
D Jan Błachowicz Draw (majority) UFC 323
December 6, 2025
UFC 3 5:00
W Nikita Krylov KO (punches) UFC on ABC: Whittaker vs. de Ridder
July 26, 2025
UFC 1 4:18
W Billy Elekana Submission (guillotine choke) UFC 311
January 18, 2025
UFC 2 3:33
W Ryan Spann TKO (punches) UFC on ESPN: Nicolau vs. Perez
April 27, 2024
UFC 2 3:16
W Zac Pauga KO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Pyfer
February 10, 2024
UFC 1 3:38
L Volkan Oezdemir Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Spivac
September 2, 2023
UFC 1 3:46
W Carlos Eduardo TKO (punches) MMA Series 64
March 18, 2023
MMA Series 1 0:25
W Alireza Vafai KO (punch) MMA Series 61
November 28, 2022
MMA Series 1 0:30
W Abdul Elwahab Saeed TKO (punches) MMA Series 59
November 5, 2022
MMA Series 1 4:26
W Vadim Litvin TKO (punches) Muradov Professional League 1
October 22, 2021
Muradov Professional League 1 3:51
L Vyacheslav Vasilevsky KO (punches) AMC Fight Nights: Winter Cup
December 24, 2020
AMC Fight Nights 3 3:01
W Nurlan Toktobakiev TKO (knee and punches) Brave CF 32
December 14, 2019
Brave CF 3 2:17
W Sergey Kalinin TKO (punches) RCC Intro 4
May 8, 2019
RCC Intro 1 1:27
W Konstantin Andreitsev Submission (triangle choke) RCC Intro 2
November 24, 2018
RCC Intro 2 1:17
W Alikhan Magomedov Submission (rear-naked choke) Golden Team Championship 3
March 10, 2018
Golden Team Championship 1 —
W Taro Blaglo KO (punch) Legion FC: Universal Battle 1
February 8, 2018
Legion FC 1 2:43
W Ilya Gunenko KO (punch) Fight Nights Global 69
June 30, 2017
Fight Nights Global 2 0:31
W Ivan Lunechka TKO (punches) Alliance FC: Battle of Titans
April 22, 2017
Alliance FC 1 0:40
W Dmitry Soloviev KO (punches) Zolotoy Vityaz MMA: Golden Knight
September 17, 2016
Zolotoy Vityaz MMA 1 1:08
L Arkadiy Lisin Decision (unanimous) Tech-Krep FC: Prime Selection 10
August 5, 2016
Tech-Krep FC 2 5:00
W Abdulkhalik Magomedov KO (punches) Tech-Krep FC: Prime Selection 9
July 7, 2016
Tech-Krep FC 1 4:35
W Biksultan Sabyrzhanov TKO (punches) RMMAF: Federation Cup 2015
December 20, 2015
RMMAF 1 1:13

Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Bogdan Guskov) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.

Division context

vs. 103 qualified Light Heavyweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 3.6 avg 3.4
Strikes absorbed /min 3.5 avg 3.3
Striking accuracy 56.8% avg 46.8%
Striking defense 46.5% avg 53.2%
Takedowns /15 min 0.0 avg 1.5
Takedown defense 54.5% avg 61.0%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.7 avg 0.5
Control time 9.4% avg 21.6%
Finish rate 100.0% avg 63.3%