Light Heavyweight

Modestas Bukauskas

The Baltic Gladiator

20-7

Age
32
Height
6'3"
Reach
6'4"
Stance
Switch
Camp
Gintas Combat
Out of
Lithuania
Style
striker
Fight IQ
C+ · 65
Finish rate
15%
Win rate
74%

Career methods

KO/TKO
4
Sub
3
Dec
13

FightMetric

SLpM

3.14

SApM

3.50

Str Acc

47%

Str Def

62%

TD Avg

0.23

TD Acc

67%

TD Def

84%

Sub Avg

0.11

Tape read

Pocket striker

Fight IQ

65C+

Built from FightMetric rates, method shares, and 6 loaded UFC rows. Timing and agility are tape proxies, not lab measurements.

IQ

C+

Ground

D

Defense

C+

Counter

D

Reaction

proxy

C+

Agility

proxy

D

TD react

C+

Chin

A

What they do well

  • Durability

    Gets through fire. Rarely finished by strikes; the later minutes are still theirs to win.

Where they leak

  • Ground game

    Thin offensive ground game. Wins come standing; once taken down this fighter is hunting a stand-up, not a sweep chain.

  • Punching agility

    Heavy or economical. Combinations are chosen, not sprayed — opponents can time the entries.

  • Counter punching

    Limited counter threat. Opponents can miss without paying a finishing tax.

Scouting report

Modestas Bukauskas “The Baltic Gladiator” is a 32-year-old Switch light heavyweight out of Lithuania, camped at Gintas Combat. The tape read: pocket striker. Career mark 20-7-0 — 4 by KO/TKO, 3 by submission, 13 by decision. Fight IQ grades C+ (65).

What works. Durability is the standout at 89 (A). Gets through fire. Rarely finished by strikes; the later minutes are still theirs to win. Ground game D on 0.23 TD/15 and 0.11 sub attempts. Striking defense C+ at 62% / 3.50 SApM. Counter punching D; punching agility D (output × accuracy × age curve). Takedown reaction C+ on 84% TD defense. These are tape proxies — not lab reaction times — built from FightMetric rates, finish shares, and 6 loaded UFC rows.

Where it breaks. Ground game is the soft spot (30, D). Thin offensive ground game. Wins come standing; once taken down this fighter is hunting a stand-up, not a sweep chain. Opponents who force wrestling and keep the fight on the fence have historically been the ones who make this résumé leak. Losses lean decision more often than a highlight — the issue is usually control of minutes, not a glass jaw.

Recent tape (6 bouts): W 4799517 (Decision - Split R3) · L 3026263 (KO/TKO R3) · W 3946951 (KO/TKO R1) · W 3994033 (Decision - Split R3) · W 5212598 (KO/TKO R1). Form index positive over the last 5. 3 of those wins reached the championship minutes — cardio and late IQ are real.

Ground game

30 D

Thin offensive ground game. Wins come standing; once taken down this fighter is hunting a stand-up, not a sweep chain.

  • 0.23 takedowns / 15 at 67% accuracy
  • 0.11 submission attempts / 15 · 3 career sub wins

Striking defense

63 C+

Eats more than a championship pocket should. High SApM or a porous guard will get taxed against power.

  • 62% striking defense · 3.50 SApM
  • 0 KO/TKO losses in 7 defeats

Counter punching

47 D

Limited counter threat. Opponents can miss without paying a finishing tax.

  • 47% accuracy on 3.14 SLpM
  • 0.31 knockdowns / 15 · 4 KO/TKO wins

Timing & reaction

67 C+

Average-plus reactions. Gets touched, but rarely frozen in place when the shot or the shot-to-takedown comes.

  • Str def 62% · TD def 84% — the two read-and-react rates
  • 3.50 shots absorbed / min (lower = sees it earlier)

Punching agility

44 D

Heavy or economical. Combinations are chosen, not sprayed — opponents can time the entries.

  • 3.14 SLpM at 47% — output with cleanliness
  • Throws without paying full retail: 3.50 SApM

Takedown reaction

64 C+

Hips arrive late. A committed wrestler will get them down; the question is what happens next.

  • 84% takedown defense — the live reaction to level changes
  • 1 submission losses (once the fight hits the mat)

Durability

89 A

Gets through fire. Rarely finished by strikes; the later minutes are still theirs to win.

  • 0 times finished by strikes in 7 losses
  • 13 decision wins — proof they last and still score

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Fight history

DateOpponentResMethodRndSig
May 17, 2026Fighter 4799517WDecision - Split3 5:0036/80
Jan 25, 2026Fighter 3026263LKO/TKO3 4:5740/108
Sep 6, 2025Fighter 3946951WKO/TKO1 5:0022/36
May 11, 2025Fighter 3994033WDecision - Split3 5:0044/92
Feb 22, 2025Fighter 5212598WKO/TKO1 2:1216/41
Jul 27, 2024Fighter 3998068WSubmission3 3:1238/76