UFC UFC 324: Gaethje vs. Pimblett Final

Middleweight

Ateba Gautier vs Andrey Pulyaev

Ateba Gautier
Cameroon

Ateba Gautier

“The Storm”

11-2

Winner

VS
Andrey Pulyaev
Russia

Andrey Pulyaev

10-6

Winner

Ateba Gautier

Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 — 5:00

24 January 2026 · T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, USA

Key takeaways

  • Ateba Gautier beat Andrey Pulyaev by unanimous decision after three rounds.
  • Ateba Gautier landed 34 of 112 total strikes.
  • Andrey Pulyaev landed more total strikes — 59 to 34 — and still lost the fight.
  • The judges scored it 30-27, 29-28, 29-28.

Tale of the tape

Ateba GautierAndrey Pulyaev
11-2Record10-6
23Age on fight night28
6′4″ (193 cm)Height6′4″ (193 cm)
81″ (206 cm)Reach78.5″ (199 cm)
185 lb (83.9 kg)Weight185 lb (83.9 kg)
SwitchStanceSouthpaw
Manchester Top TeamTeamStorm Shlemenko Fight Team
Yaounde, CameroonFromChita, Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia

Fight statistics

34of 112 · 30%Total strikes landed59of 123 · 48%
24of 98Head strikes34of 83
9of 13Body strikes19of 32
1of 1Leg strikes6of 8
2Knockdowns0

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

Round by round

Ateba GautierRoundAndrey Pulyaev
8/42strikes0/0TD1KD0:00controlR119/37strikes0/0TD0KD0:00control
15/41strikes0/0TD1KD0:00controlR224/46strikes0/0TD0KD0:00control
11/29strikes0/0TD0KD0:00controlR316/40strikes0/0TD0KD0:00control

Judges’ scorecards

Junichiro Kamijo

10R1910R2910R39

30total27

Chris Lee

10R1910R299R310

29total28

David Lethaby

10R1910R299R310

29total28

Form going into the fight

Ateba Gautier

  1. WTre'ston VinesKO/TKO R1 1:412025
  2. WRobert ValentinKO/TKO R1 1:102025
  3. WJose Daniel MedinaKO/TKO R1 3:322025
  4. WYura NaitoKO/TKO R2 4:002024

Andrey Pulyaev

  1. WNick KleinKO/TKO R2 1:312025
  2. LChristian Leroy Duncanunanimous decision2025
  3. WLiam Andersonunanimous decision2024

Also on this card

Justin Gaethje vs Paddy PimblettLightweightunanimous decisionKayla Harrison vs Amanda NunesSean O'Malley vs Song YadongBantamweightunanimous decisionWaldo Cortes Acosta vs Derrick LewisHeavyweightKO/TKO R2 3:14Natalia Silva vs Rose NamajunasWomen's Flyweightunanimous decision

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