Andrei Pulyaev loses to Ateba Gaultier at UFC Las Vegas
Pulyaev stated that he was pleased with his effort but disappointed with the fight result.
Chita native Andrei Pulyaev suffered a defeat in a UFC tournament, with the fight ending in a victory for Cameroonian Ateba Gaultier by unanimous decision. Pulyaev reported this in his Telegram channel on January 25.
After the fight, Pulyaev wrote that he probably broke a finger and is not very satisfied with the fight, but is satisfied with himself for not being scared and fighting, even though he didn«t finish it to the end.
Andrei Pulyaev discussed his injuries and performance in a Telegram post after the UFC bout.
He also wrote that it was slippery for him, causing him to fall, but this doesn«t change the fact that his opponent really hits hard and it hurts.
According to Championat.com, the fight in Las Vegas lasted all three allotted rounds. For the 28-year-old Pulyaev, this is his second defeat in the UFC since his debut in the organization in 2025. Pulyaev«s record in mixed martial arts shows 10 wins and four losses.
The 23-year-old Gaultier has four wins in the UFC and 10 wins with one loss in his mixed martial arts record. The Cameroonian debuted in the UFC in 2025. In his last fight in October at UFC 320, Gaultie knocked out Treston Vines in the first round. He now has eight wins and one loss. In Russian media, he is already being called »the most terrifying middleweight« and »the second Ngannou.«
Andrei Pulyaev began his path in martial arts with the Chita school of Kudo, joined Alexander Shlemenko«s team »Storm« in 2016, and debuted in professional MMA in 2022. In just two years, he built a powerful career: from fights in Shlemenko»s promotion and participation in the selection tournament «Path to RCC» to a contract with the world«s best league—the UFC. He spent most of his career in the promotion Shlemenko FC.
In August, he defeated American Liam Anderson by unanimous decision, thanks to which he received a contract with the UFC. His series of five wins was interrupted in his last fight against Christian Leroy Duncan. After that, he defeated American Nick Klein in the second round of the UFC fight by technical knockout.
Andrei Pulyaev«s interview for »Chita.Ru« can be read here.
