Featherweight
Gaston Bolanos
“DreamKiller”·
Lima, Peru
Pro record
9-5-0
Model Elo
1513
#918 of 1994
- Age
- 33
- Height
- 5'7"
- Reach
- 69"
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Team
- Combat Sports Academy
- Born
- Lima, Peru
- UFC debut
- Apr 14, 2023
Profile
Overview
Three UFC wins, and every one of them went the full three rounds. Gaston Bolanos, "DreamKiller" out of Lima, Peru, is 3-2 in the UFC at featherweight, and he has never finished an opponent there.
His losses tell the opposite story. Both ended early, one by KO/TKO and one by submission. The wins are decisions, the losses are stoppages.
He carries a one-fight win streak into his next fight.
UFC Career
Bolanos debuted on April 14, 2023, at UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Allen, taking a unanimous decision over Aaron Phillips. The next fight went the other way: Marcus McGhee stopped him by KO/TKO in round 2 at 3:29 on January 12, 2024.
He answered with a unanimous decision over Cortavious Romious in November 2024. Then came a submission loss to Quang Le in May 2025, ending in round 2 at 1:54. Bolanos has followed each win with a loss so far, and his longest UFC win streak is one.
He broke the pattern on June 20, 2026, beating Michael Aswell Jr. by unanimous decision at UFC Fight Night: Kape vs. Horiguchi.
Five fights is a small sample, but the shape is consistent: when Bolanos survives to the final bell, he wins.
Fighting Style
Bolanos is a striker first. He lands more strikes per minute than the typical UFC fighter, while his accuracy, defense and the damage he absorbs all sit around the UFC average. That is a volume-based approach without a defensive edge.
The grappling numbers are thin. He attempts takedowns and submissions far less often than the average UFC fighter, so this is not a wrestler or a submission hunter. His takedown defense is around average, and his submission loss to Le is a reminder that the ground game is where he has been hurt.
His finish pattern is clear from the fight list: no stoppage wins, three decisions, and two losses inside the distance.
Notable Wins
- Michael Aswell Jr. — unanimous decision, round 3, UFC Fight Night: Kape vs. Horiguchi (2026)
- Cortavious Romious — unanimous decision, round 3, UFC Fight Night: Magny vs Prates (2024)
- Aaron Phillips — unanimous decision, round 3, UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Allen (2023)
Quick Facts
- Division: Featherweight
- UFC record: 3-2
- Professional record (all promotions): 9-5-0
- UFC debut: 2023
- Stance: Orthodox
- Height / reach: 5'7" / 69"
- Team: Combat Sports Academy
- Born: Lima, Peru
Written from MMA ProTips fight data, updated Nov 10, 2026.
UFC by the numbers
- UFC record
- 3–2
- since 2023
- Finish rate
- 0%
- 0 of 3 wins
- 1st-round finishes
- 0
- Elite wins
- 0
- vs opponents rated 1700+ at the time
- Longest win streak
- 1
- Current streak
- W1
- wins in a row
- Octagon time
- 1h 0m
- avg 12:05 per fight
- Opposition
- 1479
- avg opponent Elo (1500 = average)
Best wins
Ranked by the opponent's Elo rating going into the fight.
- 1473opp. Elo
unanimous decision, R3 · UFC Fight Night: Magny vs Prates · Nov 9, 2024
- 1460opp. Elo
unanimous decision, R3 · UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Allen · Apr 14, 2023
- 1457opp. Elo
unanimous decision, R3 · UFC Fight Night: Kape vs. Horiguchi · Jun 20, 2026
Career stats (UFC)
Career UFC averages. The white tick on each bar marks the UFC average.
Striking
UFC avg 3.35 · better than average
UFC avg 3.95 · better than average
UFC avg 45% · about average
UFC avg 52% · about average
UFC avg 0.43 · below average
Grappling
UFC avg 1.52 · below average
UFC avg 15% · better than average
UFC avg 52% · about average
UFC avg 0.58 · below average
Where the strikes land
Where the strikes are thrown
Average fight time: 12:05
Fight history (5)
| Res | Opponent | Method | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| W |  Michael Aswell Jr.Record after: 3-2 | unanimous decisionRound 3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Kape vs. HoriguchiJun 20, 2026 |
| L |  Quang LeRecord after: 2-2 | submissionRound 2 · 1:54 | UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs FigueiredoMay 3, 2025 |
| W |  Cortavious RomiousRecord after: 2-1 | unanimous decisionRound 3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Magny vs PratesNov 9, 2024 |
| L |  Marcus McGheeRecord after: 1-1 | KO/TKORound 2 · 3:29 | UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2Jan 12, 2024 |
| W |  Aaron PhillipsRecord after: 1-0 | unanimous decisionRound 3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. AllenApr 14, 2023 |