Bogdan Guskov

Overview

Four straight finishes sit in the middle of a 4-2-1 UFC run, bracketed by a first-round submission loss and a fifth-round stoppage. Bogdan "Hitman" Guskov is a Light Heavyweight from Dukent, Uzbekistan, fighting out of Gor MMA.

His wins are three knockouts and one submission. Two ended in the first round, the other two in the second. He has never gone to the scorecards in a win.

The sample is small, but six of his seven UFC fights ended inside the distance. The seventh went the full three rounds and was scored a majority draw.

UFC Career

Guskov debuted in September 2023 at UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Spivac and lost by submission to Volkan Oezdemir at 3:46 of the first round.

Then he turned it around. He knocked out Zac Pauga in the first round in February 2024 and stopped Ryan Spann in the second that April. At UFC 311 in January 2025 he submitted Billy Elekana in round two, and in July 2025 he stopped Nikita Krylov at 4:18 of round one.

That made four in a row, his longest streak.

UFC 323 brought a step up. Our model rates Jan Błachowicz as a strong opponent, and the fight went the full three rounds to a majority draw. The win streak stopped at four, but the loss column stayed untouched.

Next came a main event against Magomed Ankalaev, whom our model rates as an elite opponent. It was a five-round fight, and Guskov was stopped at 2:41 of the fifth.

He carries that loss into his next fight.

Fighting Style

Guskov is a striker who lands plenty and doesn't take much in return. He connects with more of his shots than most UFC fighters do, and he gets hit less often.

He rarely looks for takedowns and rarely hunts for submissions. When he does get taken down, he defends about as well as the typical UFC fighter.

His finishing record matches that profile. Three of his four UFC wins came by knockout or TKO, and two of his finishes came in the first round. His one submission win doesn't change the picture, since the numbers say he seldom goes after the mat game.

He has no wins over elite opponents in the UFC, and the one fight our model tags as elite, against Ankalaev, ended in a loss.

Notable Wins

• Nikita Krylov — KO/TKO, round 1, UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs de Ridder (2025)
• Ryan Spann — KO/TKO, round 2, UFC Fight Night: Nicolau vs Perez (2024)
• Billy Elekana — submission, round 2, UFC 311 (2025)

Quick Facts

• Division: Light Heavyweight
• UFC record: 4-2-1
• Professional record (all promotions): 18-4-1
• UFC debut: 2023
• Stance: Orthodox
• Height / reach: 6'3" / 76"
• Team: Gor MMA
• Born: Dukent, Uzbekistan