Catch Weight

Modestas Bukauskas vs Christian Edwards

Modestas Bukauskas
Lithuania

Modestas Bukauskas

“The Baltic Gladiator”

21-7

Winner

VS
Christian Edwards
United States

Christian Edwards

“Pain”

8-5

Winner

Modestas Bukauskas

Decision - Split · Round 3 — 5:00

16 May 2026 · Meta Apex, Las Vegas, USA

Key takeaways

  • Modestas Bukauskas beat Christian Edwards by split decision after three rounds.
  • Modestas Bukauskas landed 52 of 99 total strikes, with 2:15 of control time.
  • The judges scored it 29-28, 28-29, 29-28.

Tale of the tape

Modestas BukauskasChristian Edwards
21-7Record8-5
32Age on fight night27
6′3″ (191 cm)Height
78″ (198 cm)Reach
205 lb (93 kg)Weight205 lb (93 kg)
SwitchStance
Gintas CombatTeamJackson-Wink MMA
Klaipeda, Samogitia, LithuaniaFrom

Fight statistics

52of 99 · 53%Total strikes landed51of 89 · 57%
31of 75Head strikes19of 48
15of 18Body strikes20of 25
6of 6Leg strikes12of 16
2:15Control time4:22

Counts are total strikes thrown and landed — the source does not separate significant strikes.

Round by round

Modestas BukauskasRoundChristian Edwards
19/38strikes0/0TD0KD0:00controlR120/40strikes0/2TD0KD1:47control
18/32strikes0/0TD0KD2:15controlR211/22strikes0/0TD0KD0:08control
15/29strikes0/0TD0KD0:00controlR320/27strikes0/2TD0KD2:27control

Judges’ scorecards

David Sutherland

10R1910R299R310

29total28

Junichiro Kamijo

9R11010R299R310

28total29

Tony Weeks

9R11010R2910R39

29total28

Form going into the fight

Modestas Bukauskas

  1. LNikita KrylovKO/TKO R3 4:572026
  2. WPaul CraigKO/TKO R1 5:002025
  3. WIon Cutelabasplit decision2025
  4. WRafael CerqueiraKO/TKO R1 2:122025
  5. WMarcin Prachniosubmission R3 3:122024

Christian Edwards

No recorded fights.

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