Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC Fight Night: Vettori vs Cannonier
Light Heavyweight3 rounds scheduled
Zac Pauga
Zac Pauga
“The High Chief”
7-3-0
RESULT

Modestas Bukauskas def. Zac Pauga (Unanimous Decision)

Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
WIN
Modestas Bukauskas
Modestas Bukauskas
“The Baltic Gladiator”
20-7-0
Saturday, June 17, 2023
Meta Apex, Las Vegas, United States

Modestas Bukauskas defeated Zac Pauga by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Light Heavyweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs Cannonier, held Saturday, June 17, 2023 at Meta Apex, Las Vegas.

Fight stats

Zac Pauga
Modestas Bukauskas
0
Knockdowns
0
67 of 117
Significant strikes
56 of 112
57%
Sig. strike accuracy
50%
72 of 123
Total strikes
62 of 120
1 of 5
Takedowns
0 of 0
20%
Takedown accuracy
—
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
2:17
Control time
1:20
Significant strikes by target
35 of 80
Head
42 of 96
25 of 30
Body
10 of 12
7 of 7
Leg
4 of 4
58 of 105
Distance
50 of 102
7 of 10
Clinch
5 of 9
2 of 2
Ground
1 of 1

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
15 of 29
Sig. str.
13 of 29
20 of 35
Total str.
14 of 31
1 of 3
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
2:04
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
27 of 48
Sig. str.
23 of 40
27 of 48
Total str.
23 of 40
0 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:10
Ctrl
0:01
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
25 of 40
Sig. str.
20 of 43
25 of 40
Total str.
25 of 49
0 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:03
Ctrl
1:19

Judges' Scorecards

Derek Cleary
#PaugaBukauskas
1910
2109
3910
Total2829
Sal D'Amato
#PaugaBukauskas
1910
2109
3910
Total2829
Anthony Maness
#PaugaBukauskas
1910
2910
3910
Total2730

Media Scores

11
Pauga
–
2
Bukauskas
●29–28 Pauga×9●29–28 Bukauskas×2●30–27 Pauga×2
All 13 media scorecards▾

Fan Scorecards

57%
Pauga
43%
Bukauskas
101 fan scorecards submitted
●29–28 Pauga48.5%●29–28 Bukauskas39.6%●30–27 Pauga8.9%●30–27 Bukauskas3%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
65%
Bukauskas
R2
89%
Pauga
R3
60%
Bukauskas

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Referee
Mark Smith
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

7-3-0
Record
20-7-0
0
Win Streak
1
38
Age
32
6'2"
188 cm
Height
6'3"
191 cm
76"
193 cm
Reach
76"
193 cm
—
Stance
—
Light Heavyweight
Weight Class
Light Heavyweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

4.46
SLpM
3.14
62%
Str. Acc.
43%
2.73
SApM
3.86
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

0.38
TD Avg.
0.23
7%
TD Acc.
66%
100%
TD Def.
82%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Zac Pauga · 1-3
  • L
    Bogdan Guskov
    UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs PyferSat, Feb 10, 2024
    TKO · R1 · 3:38 · Light Heavyweight
  • L
    Modestas Bukauskas
    UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs CannonierSat, Jun 17, 2023
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
  • W
    Jordan Wright
    UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs BlanchfieldSat, Feb 18, 2023
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
  • L
    Mohammed Usman
    UFC Fight Night: Santos vs HillSat, Aug 6, 2022
    TKO · R2 · 0:36 · Heavyweight
Modestas Bukauskas · 4-1
  • W
    Christian Edwards
    UFC Fight Night: Allen vs CostaSat, May 16, 2026
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Catchweight
  • L
    Nikita Krylov
    UFC 324: Gaethje vs PimblettSat, Jan 24, 2026
    TKO · R3 · 4:57 · Light Heavyweight
  • W
    Paul Craig
    UFC Fight Night: Imavov vs BorralhoSat, Sep 6, 2025
    TKO · R1 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
  • W
    Ion Cuțelaba
    UFC 315: Muhammad vs Della MaddalenaSat, May 10, 2025
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
  • W
    Rafael Cerqueira
    UFC Seattle: Cejudo vs SongSat, Feb 22, 2025
    TKO · R1 · 2:12 · Light Heavyweight

Career Averages

Based on 4 fights · 13 fights
43.8
Avg sig. strikes
31.6
0.25
Avg takedowns
0.15
3:00
Avg control time
1:06
67
Career high strikes
58
1
Career high TDs
2

Strike Distribution

Zac Pauga
Strike target
Modestas Bukauskas
50%
Head
72%
33%
Body
17%
18%
Leg
11%
Zac Pauga
Strike position
Modestas Bukauskas
71%
Distance
86%
28%
Clinch
9%
1%
Ground
5%