UFC UFC 324: Gaethje vs. Pimblett Final

Light Heavyweight

Nikita Krylov vs Modestas Bukauskas

Nikita Krylov
Ukraine

Nikita Krylov

“The Miner”

31-12

Winner

VS
Modestas Bukauskas
Lithuania

Modestas Bukauskas

“The Baltic Gladiator”

21-7

Winner

Nikita Krylov

KO/TKO (Punch · Head · At Distance) · Round 3 — 4:57

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

Key takeaways

  • Nikita Krylov beat Modestas Bukauskas by KO/TKO in round 3 at 4:57.
  • Nikita Krylov landed 94 of 164 total strikes and 1 of 4 takedowns, with 2:37 of control time.
  • The judges scored it 20-18, 19-19, 20-18.

Tale of the tape

Nikita KrylovModestas Bukauskas
31-12Record21-7
33Age on fight night31
6′3″ (191 cm)Height6′3″ (191 cm)
77.5″ (197 cm)Reach78″ (198 cm)
205 lb (93 kg)Weight205 lb (93 kg)
OrthodoxStanceSwitch
Raty TeamTeamGintas Combat
Donetsk, UkraineFromKlaipeda, Samogitia, Lithuania

Fight statistics

94of 164 · 57%Total strikes landed43of 111 · 39%
31of 84Head strikes37of 103
29of 42Body strikes2of 4
34of 38Leg strikes4of 4
1of 4Takedowns0
1Knockdowns0
2:37Control time0:56

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

Round by round

Nikita KrylovRoundModestas Bukauskas
25/48strikes1/4TD0KD1:58controlR113/23strikes0/0TD0KD0:00control
30/47strikes0/0TD0KD0:36controlR212/33strikes0/0TD0KD0:56control
39/69strikes0/0TD1KD0:03controlR318/55strikes0/0TD0KD0:00control

Judges’ scorecards

Ben Cartlidge

10R1910R29

20total18

Ron McCarthy

10R199R210

19total19

Tony Weeks

10R1910R29

20total18

Form going into the fight

Nikita Krylov

  1. LBogdan GuskovKO/TKO R1 4:182025
  2. LDominick ReyesKO/TKO R1 2:242025
  3. WRyan Spannsubmission R1 3:382023
  4. WVolkan Oezdemirunanimous decision2022
  5. WAlexander GustafssonKO/TKO R1 1:072022

Modestas Bukauskas

  1. WPaul CraigKO/TKO R1 5:002025
  2. WIon Cutelabasplit decision2025
  3. WRafael CerqueiraKO/TKO R1 2:122025
  4. WMarcin Prachniosubmission R3 3:122024
  5. LVitor PetrinoKO/TKO R2 1:032023

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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