Oumar Sy vs. Modestas Bukauskas
UFC Fight Night · September 5, 2026 · Accor Arena · Main Card 3:00 PM ET
The brief
- What kind of fight
- Striker vs. Striker
- Finish likelihood
- High
- The line
- No line posted yet
- The stakes
- Light Heavyweight · Main Card
The read
Sy is the better finisher on paper, but his own recent knockout loss raises real questions about his durability against a hard-hitting opponent like Bukauskas.
Bukauskas has been finished five times in his career, giving Sy a path if he can find his shots early. Expect a high-paced standup battle where whoever lands first and cleanest likely closes the show.
A homecoming knockout for Sy is the crowd's dream outcome, but Bukauskas's power and experience make this a genuine coin flip.
The matchup
This is a striker-heavy collision between two knockout artists on opposite trajectories heading into a hostile French crowd.
Sy has been finished for the first time in his career and needs to prove his chin and composure hold up under pressure, while Bukauskas is coming off a bounce-back win after his own recent knockout loss to Nikita Krylov.
Sy's reach advantage and aggressive finishing instincts are real threats, but Bukauskas's kickboxing pedigree and switch-stance versatility make him a live danger at range.
Tale of the tape
| 12-2 | Record | 20-7 |
| 30 | Age | 32 |
| 6'4" | Height | 6'3" |
| 83" | Reach | 78" |
| Orthodox | Stance | Switch |
| France | Country | Lithuania |
| Bulgarian Top Team | Team | Gintas Combat |
The numbers
Career UFC averages. Red bar = statistical edge.
The fighters
Oumar Sy 12-2
Oumar Sy is a Paris-born light heavyweight who won his first two UFC fights before a rocky stretch tested his ascent. He finishes at a high rate, with nine of his twelve career wins coming by knockout or submission, showcasing power and craft in equal measure. A decision loss to Alonzo Menifield and, more recently, a first-round guillotine loss to Ion Cutelaba have stalled his early momentum. Now he returns to the Accor Arena, a venue he has never lost at, looking to reset in front of a home crowd.
- LIon Cutelaba · Submission (guillotine choke)UFC Fight Night 269 · March 14, 2026
- WBrendson Ribeiro · TKO (punches)UFC Fight Night: Imavov vs. Borralho · September 6, 2025
- LAlonzo Menifield · Decision (unanimous)UFC Fight Night · June 14, 2025
Modestas Bukauskas 20-7
“The Baltic Gladiator”
Modestas Bukauskas is a Lithuanian light heavyweight and former two-time Cage Warriors champion who built his base as a four-time British kickboxing champion. Eleven of his twenty career wins have come by knockout, and he has proven durable enough to survive rocky stretches and rebuild. A four-fight win streak was snapped by a TKO loss to Nikita Krylov at UFC 324, but he answered immediately with a split-decision win over late-replacement Christian Edwards in May 2026. He now looks to spoil Sy's homecoming and push back toward the light heavyweight top 15.
- WChristian Edwards · Decision (split)UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Costa · May 16, 2026
- LNikita Krylov · KO/TKOUFC 324 · January 24, 2026
- WPaul Craig · KO/TKOUFC Fight Night · September 6, 2025