Bogdan Guskov Escaped Early Trouble to Submit Billy Elekana
Bogdan Guskov submitted Billy Elekana with a guillotine choke at UFC 311 on January 18, 2025. Their light heavyweight contest at Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California, ended at 3:33 of the second round after Guskov survived a difficult opening stretch.
Elekana threatened from back control
The late replacement took Guskov down and climbed onto his back early. Elekana maintained a body triangle and pursued chokes for much of the opening round, forcing Guskov to concentrate on defense.
Guskov eventually escaped and finished the round attacking a choke of his own. The horn interrupted that attempt, allowing Elekana to continue into the second round.
Strikes created another submission opportunity
Guskov increased his aggression against a tiring opponent after the restart. He landed damaging strikes before securing the guillotine that produced the official submission finish.
The result demonstrated a recovery within the fight rather than an uninterrupted dominant performance. Guskov had needed to defend a dangerous position before he could establish his own finishing attack.
The victory added a third consecutive UFC finish
Guskov had knocked out Zac Pauga in the first round in February 2024, then stopped Ryan Spann in the second round that April. The Elekana submission extended that winning sequence through a different method.
Those results followed a submission loss to Volkan Oezdemir in Guskov’s September 2023 UFC debut. By the end of the Elekana contest, he had answered that opening defeat with three successive victories inside the distance.
Sources
- UFC: early back control, escape and second-round guillotine
- UFC: Pauga, Spann, Elekana and Oezdemir results
- UFC: official submission time, date and venue
