Modestas Bukauskas (19-7, 13) was born in Klaipėda, Lithuania on February 10, 1994. At the age of 21 years on May 2, 2015, he made his professional MMA debut against Arvydas Juska, winning the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
On July 16, 2020, 26-year old Modestas Bukauskas made his UFC debut on his 13th professional MMA fight at UFC on ESPN: Kattar vs. Ige against a 31-year old Andreas Michailidis, winning the fight in the 1st round via TKO.
Bukauskas' last fight was a 3rd-round KO loss to Nikita Krylov at UFC 324 at age 31 on January 24, 2026. He is on a 1-fight losing streak.
He has fought 12 times in the UFC, and has a record of 7 wins and 5 losses in the promotion.
Some of Modestas Bukauskas' best fights have been against Andreas Michailidis, Paul Craig, Tyson Pedro, Raffael Cerqueira, Zac Pauga, Ion Cuțelaba and Marcin Prachnio. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of Modestas Bukauskas".
Bukauskas has 7 losses on his MMA record. For details about these losses refer to "Modestas Bukauskas Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
26  | Jan 24, 2026 31 years, 11 months 19-7 (13) | 33 years, 10 months 30-11 (28) | UFC | LHW | 3 | KO | Loss Punches |
25  | Sep 6, 2025 31 years, 6 months 19-6 (13) | 37 years, 9 months 17-9-1 (17) | UFC | LHW | 1 | KO | Win Elbow |
24  | May 10, 2025 31 years, 3 months 18-6 (12) | 31 years, 4 months 19-10-1 (16) | UFC | LHW | 3 | SD | Win |
23 | Feb 22, 2025 31 years 17-6 (12) | Raffael Cerqueira | UFC | LHW | 1 | KO | Win Punches |
22  | Jul 27, 2024 30 years, 5 months 16-6 (11) | 36 years 17-7 (12) | UFC | LHW | 3 | SUB | Win Arm-triangle choke |
21  | Nov 4, 2023 29 years, 8 months 15-6 (10) | 26 years, 2 months 9-0 (7) | UFC | LHW | 2 | KO | Loss Punch |
20 | Jun 17, 2023 29 years, 4 months 15-5 (10) | Zac Pauga | UFC | LHW | 3 | UD | Win |
19  | Feb 12, 2023 29 years 14-5 (10) | 31 years, 4 months 9-3 (9) | UFC | LHW | 3 | UD | Win |
18 | Dec 31, 2022 28 years, 10 months 13-5 (10) | Chuck Campbell | CW | LHW | 4 | KO | Win Punch Won Cage Warriors light-heavyweight title |
17 | Nov 4, 2022 28 years, 8 months 12-5 (9) | Lee Chadwick | CW | LHW | 3 | UD | Win |
16  | Sep 4, 2021 27 years, 6 months 11-5 (9) | 31 years, 6 months 8-5 (5) | UFC | LHW | 2 | TKO | Loss Leg kick |
15  | Mar 27, 2021 27 years, 1 months 11-4 (9) | 26 years, 1 month 14-4 (11) | UFC | LHW | 3 | SD | Loss |
14  | Oct 18, 2020 26 years, 8 months 11-3 (9) | 24 years, 7 months 11-1 (8) | UFC | LHW | 1 | KO | Loss Punches |
13  | Jul 16, 2020 26 years, 5 months 11-2 (9) | 31 years, 11 months 12-3 (11) | UFC | LHW | 1 | TKO | Win Elbows |
12 | Nov 22, 2019 25 years, 9 months 10-2 (8) | Riccardo Nosiglia | CW | LHW | 1 | KO | Win Elbows Defended Cage Warriors light-heavyweight title |
11 | Jun 29, 2019 25 years, 4 months 9-2 (7) | Marthin Hamlet | CW | LHW | 4 | TKO | Win Punches Won Cage Warriors light-heavyweight title |
10 | Mar 2, 2019 25 years 8-2 (6) | Marcin Wójcik | CW | LHW | 2 | TKO | Win Punches |
9 | Dec 15, 2018 24 years, 10 months 7-2 (5) | Dan Konecke | LHW | 1 | TKO | Win Punches | |
8 | Apr 28, 2018 24 years, 2 months 6-2 (4) | Kristian Lapsley | CW | MD | 1 | CKO | Win Rear-naked choke |
7 | Mar 24, 2018 24 years, 1 months 5-2 (4) | Pelu Adetola | CW | MD | 1 | SUB | Win Rear-naked choke |
6 | Jul 8, 2016 22 years, 4 months 4-2 (3) | John Redmond | CW | MD | 1 | TKO | Loss Punches |
5 | May 7, 2016 22 years, 2 months 4-1 (3) | Pavel Doroftei | LHW | 1 | SUB | Loss Heel hook For UCMMA light-heavyweight title | |
4 | Nov 28, 2015 21 years, 9 months 4-0 (3) | Dave Rintoul | MD | 1 | TKO | Win Punches | |
3 | Nov 7, 2015 21 years, 8 months 3-0 (2) | Kes Mamba | MD | 2 | TKO | Win Punches | |
2 | Sep 5, 2015 21 years, 6 months 2-0 (1) | Nelson Lima | MD | 2 | TKO | Win Punches | |
1 | May 2, 2015 21 years, 2 months 1-0 (0) | Arvydas Juska | MD | 3 | UD | Win |
