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Light Heavyweight
3 Rounds
Bogdan Guskov won · KO/TKO R1
Elo1492
Elo1522
Bogdan Guskov editorial illustration

Zac PaugavsBogdan GuskovUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Pyfer · Saturday, February 10, 2024Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Official fight result

Bogdan Guskov won

KO/TKO · Round 1 · 3:38

Style matchupZac Pauga: Elusive strikervsBogdan Guskov: Pressure fighter

The elusive striker must use the cage and footwork. The pressure fighter forces the war.

Model Prediction: Zac Pauga wins(57.4%)

Actual result: Bogdan Guskov wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Incorrect

Scouting Report

Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.

  • Bogdan Guskov is a KO finisher (75% of wins). Zac Pauga has lost 67% of fights by KO.
  • Zac Pauga has 14pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.
  • Zac Pauga has 43pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.

Tale of the Tape

Zac Pauga
Red Corner
VS
Bogdan Guskov
Blue Corner
Vegas Odds
1492
Elo
1522
38
Age
33
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
6'2"
Height
6'3"
193.04 cm
Reach
193.04 cm

Recent Form

Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.

Zac Pauga
oldest →
L
KOvs Mohammed Usman · Aug 22
W
vs Jordan Wright · Feb 23
L
vs Modestas Bukauskas · Jun 23
latest
Bogdan Guskov
oldest →
W
KOvs Ryan Spann · Apr 24
W
SUBvs Billy Elekana · Jan 25
W
KOvs Nikita Krylov · Jul 25
D
vs Jan Blachowicz · Dec 25
L
KOvs Magomed Ankalaev · Jul 26
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.

Zac PaugaMetricBogdan Guskov
4.46
Strikes / min
4.57
2.73
Strikes absorbed / min
4.09
58%
Strike defense
44%
0.38
TDs / 15 min
0.00
100%
Takedown defense
57%
0.00
Sub atts / 15 min
0.70
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+1.73Δ 1.25 — meaningful gap+0.48

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1485 vs 1485Strikes4.5 vs 3.1Takedowns0.4 vs 0.0Sub Atts0.00 vs 0.00Form-0.3 vs -1.0
Zac PaugaBogdan Guskov

Recent Elo Trajectory

Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).

14801498151515331550← oldermost recent →
Zac Pauga(4 fights)Bogdan Guskov(7 fights)

Model Feature Differentials

Red − Blue for each engineered feature. Bar leans toward the stronger fighter.Hover a label to see what it measures.

ELO Rating
Red -30.1|Blue +30.1
Recent Form
Red +0.6|Blue -0.6
Striker Score
Red +0.1|Blue -0.1
Grappler Score
Red +0.1|Blue -0.1
Layoff
Red +77.0|Blue -77.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

Where the strikes landed. Head accuracy is the single strongest predictor of fight outcomes.

Zac PaugaTargetBogdan Guskov

By target zone

7
54% acc · 41%
Head
10
34% acc · 100%
2
40% acc · 12%
Body
0
8
100% acc · 47%
Leg
0

By position

14
64% acc · 82%
Distance
10
34% acc · 100%
3
75% acc · 18%
Clinch
0
0
Ground
0

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

Statistical round-winner heuristic based on strikes, takedowns, control time, and knockdowns. Not the official judges' scorecard.

0
Zac Pauga rounds
1
even
0
Bogdan Guskov rounds
Round 1Even round
Sig. strikes17
Takedowns0
Control1:04
Knockdowns0
10Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:04Control
1Knockdowns

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
1
17 / 26
Sig Strikes
10 / 29
65%
Sig Str %
34%
19 / 28
Total Strikes
25 / 44
0 / 2
TDs
0 / 0
0%
TD %
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
1:04
Ctrl Time
0:04

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Bogdan Guskov10 / 2925 / 440 / 00
1Zac Pauga17 / 2619 / 280 / 20

Zac Pauga

StanceOrthodox
Height74.0"
Reach76.0"
Fights4

Bogdan Guskov

StanceOrthodox
Height75.0"
Reach76.0"
Fights8