Bogdan Guskov

Guskov's first meeting with Błachowicz ended in a majority draw after three rounds, a result that kept his UFC unbeaten stretch alive without giving him the clean signature win. It mattered because he had entered on four straight finishes and left with the kind of competitive stalemate that immediately justified the rematch.

Key moments

• Officially fought Błachowicz to a majority draw over three rounds at UFC 323.
• The result followed Guskov's first-round knockout of Nikita Krylov in July 2025.
• It set up the August 1, 2026 rematch in Belgrade.

Guskov's Krylov result was the kind of win that changed how seriously the division had to take him. He put away a proven veteran late in the first round, which mattered because it extended the UFC finishing streak to four and gave him a ranked name instead of another developmental matchup.

Key moments

• Knocked out Krylov with punches at 4:18 of round one.
• The finish came after back-to-back stoppage wins over Billy Elekana and Ryan Spann.
• It gave Guskov his fourth straight UFC finish.

The Elekana fight mattered because Guskov proved he was not only a puncher when the matchup forced a different answer. He finished with a second-round guillotine and kept the post-debut rebound moving after the Pauga and Spann stoppages in 2024.

Key moments

• Submitted Elekana with a guillotine choke at 3:33 of round two.
• The win pushed Guskov to three straight UFC finishes.
• It followed the April 2024 stoppage of Ryan Spann.

Spann gave Guskov a bigger-name test, and Guskov answered by breaking him down and finishing in the second round. The result mattered because it confirmed the Zac Pauga knockout was not a one-off rebound and earned another Performance of the Night bonus in the process.

Key moments

• Stopped Spann with punches at 3:16 of round two.
• The win earned a Performance of the Night bonus.
• It followed the first-round knockout of Zac Pauga two months earlier.

Guskov needed a sharp answer after the Volkan Oezdemir loss, and the Pauga knockout gave him one immediately. The finish mattered because it started the UFC winning streak that changed his profile from debut casualty to active divisional spoiler.

Key moments

• Knocked out Pauga with punches at 3:38 of the opening round.
• The finish earned Guskov his first UFC Performance of the Night bonus.
• It was his first UFC win after the September 2023 loss to Volkan Oezdemir.

The UFC debut went badly for Guskov because Oezdemir denied him the easy firefight and finished with a first-round rear-naked choke. It still matters in the profile because every UFC win since then has functioned as an answer to that first loss rather than a continuation of the regional record.

Key moments

• Lost his UFC debut by rear-naked choke at 3:46 of round one.
• The defeat snapped Guskov's nine-fight winning streak.
• He answered with first-round and second-round finishes in his next four UFC appearances.

Carlos Eduardo lasted only twenty-five seconds before Guskov overwhelmed him with punches at MMA Series 64. The finish mattered because it served as the last regional statement before the UFC signing and extended Guskov's pre-UFC winning streak to nine.

Key moments

• Stopped Eduardo by TKO just 0:25 into round one.
• The bout was Guskov's final fight before his September 2023 UFC debut.
• It gave him four straight first-round regional finishes entering the Octagon.

Guskov blitzed Alireza Vafai in half a minute and kept the late-2022 finishing run moving. The result mattered because it came only three weeks after the Saeed stoppage and reinforced how quickly he was clearing out regional matchups before the UFC call.

Key moments

• Knocked out Vafai with a punch at 0:30 of the first round.
• The finish came twenty-three days after Guskov stopped Abdul Elwahab Saeed.
• It was his third straight first-round victory.

Saeed forced Guskov to work longer than some of the other regional opponents, but Guskov still got him out of there late in the opening round. The win mattered because it restarted momentum after the year-long gap following the Vadim Litvin finish.

Key moments

• Finished Saeed with punches at 4:26 of round one.
• The bout marked Guskov's first appearance since October 2021.
• It launched the three-fight burst that ended with the Carlos Eduardo stoppage.

Guskov returned from the Vasilevsky setback by flattening Litvin in the first round at the inaugural Muradov Professional League card. The result mattered because it put him back on the winning track and restarted the streak that eventually carried him into the UFC.

Key moments

• Stopped Litvin with first-round punches at 3:51.
• The finish was Guskov's first fight after the December 2020 loss to Vyacheslav Vasilevsky.
• It became the opening win of his final regional run before joining the UFC.

Vasilevsky handed Guskov a rare setback by knocking him out in the third round after Guskov had reached the later stages of a high-level regional fight. The loss mattered because it interrupted the rise that had gathered speed through Brave and RCC, but it proved temporary once Guskov resumed activity in 2021.

Key moments

• Lost by third-round knockout at 3:01 against Vasilevsky.
• The bout ended Guskov's five-fight winning streak.
• He answered the setback with four straight regional finishes before the UFC debut.

Toktobakiev pushed Guskov into the third round before Guskov finally broke him down with knees and punches under the Brave banner. The result mattered because it gave Guskov a deeper-fight finish against a credible opponent and capped his 2019 run with another stoppage.

Key moments

• Stopped Toktobakiev by TKO at 2:17 of round three.
• The finish followed Guskov's quick RCC stoppage of Sergey Kalinin earlier that year.
• It pushed his overall record to 13-2 before the Vasilevsky fight.

Kalinin barely made it past the opening ninety seconds before Guskov finished with punches at RCC Intro 4. The win mattered because it kept the post-Brave climb moving and showed that Guskov could carry his stopping power cleanly into another promotion.

Key moments

• Finished Kalinin by first-round TKO at 1:27.
• The bout came less than six months after Guskov submitted Konstantin Andreitsev.
• It set up the later Brave CF win over Nurlan Toktobakiev.

Guskov showed a different finishing route against Andreitsev by locking up a second-round triangle choke in Yekaterinburg. The result mattered because it reminded everyone that his record was not built only on punching knockouts.

Key moments

• Submitted Andreitsev with a triangle choke at 1:17 of round two.
• It was Guskov's second submission win as a professional.
• The finish followed back-to-back knockout victories earlier in 2018 and 2017.

Magomedov gave Guskov another regional victory, this time by first-round rear-naked choke at Golden Team Championship 3. The result mattered more for keeping the winning run moving than for stylistic insight, but it still added another early finish to the resume.

Key moments

• Won by first-round rear-naked choke against Magomedov.
• Sherdog lists the finish method and round but no exact stoppage time for this bout.
• It came one month after Guskov knocked out Taro Blaglo.

Guskov put Blaglo away in the first round and kept his regional momentum climbing early in 2018. The bout mattered because it continued the pattern of quick damage-heavy wins that came to define his record long before the UFC signed him.

Key moments

• Knocked out Blaglo with a punch at 2:43 of the opening round.
• The finish came before the March 2018 submission win over Alikhan Magomedov.
• It was Guskov's fourth stoppage in his previous five fights.

Gunenko extended Guskov into a second round, but only briefly before Guskov landed the punch that closed the show. The win mattered because it rebuilt confidence after the 2016 loss to Arkadiy Lisin and became part of the long finishing streak that followed.

Key moments

• Knocked out Gunenko at 0:31 of round two.
• The result followed his first-round stoppage of Ivan Lunechka in April 2017.
• It was Guskov's first second-round finish since turning pro.

Lunechka lasted forty seconds before Guskov ran through him with punches at Alliance FC. The result mattered because it showed Guskov had reset well after the Arkadiy Lisin decision loss the previous summer.

Key moments

• Stopped Lunechka at 0:40 of the first round.
• The bout was Guskov's first fight after the August 2016 decision loss to Arkadiy Lisin.
• It launched the winning streak that carried him toward Brave CF and eventually the UFC.

Guskov answered his first professional loss by blasting out Soloviev in just over a minute. The win mattered because it immediately corrected the direction after the Arkadiy Lisin decision and restored the all-action finishing version of his game.

Key moments

• Knocked out Soloviev with a punch at 1:08 of round one.
• The finish came six weeks after Guskov's first career loss.
• It set up the April 2017 stoppage of Ivan Lunechka.

Lisin handed Guskov the first loss of his career with a unanimous decision after two rounds at Tech-Krep FC. The result mattered because it briefly interrupted an all-finishes start and became an early test of how he responded to adversity.

Key moments

• Lost a unanimous decision to Lisin after two rounds.
• The defeat ended Guskov's opening 4-0 start as a professional.
• He came back six weeks later and knocked out Dmitry Soloviev.

Guskov kept his perfect early record intact by knocking out Abdulkhalik Magomedov late in the first round. The win mattered because it moved him to 4-0 and set up the first career setback against Arkadiy Lisin one month later.

Key moments

• Knocked out Magomedov with a punch at 4:35 of round one.
• The finish pushed Guskov to 4-0 as a pro.
• It was his third first-round stoppage in four career fights.

Sabyrzhanov went out in just over a minute as Guskov collected another early regional stoppage in 2015. The fight mattered because it closed Guskov's first pro year at 3-0, all by finish.

Key moments

• Finished Sabyrzhanov by TKO at 1:13 of the first round.
• The win completed Guskov's 2015 campaign unbeaten at 3-0.
• All three of his first professional victories came inside the distance.