Dennis Buzukja biography: 13 things about UFC fighter from Staten Island, New York City

Dennis Buzukja is an Albanian-American professional mixed martial artist born in New York City, New York, United States. His fight name is The Great.

Buzukja is currently signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship, which is based in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. Here are 13 more things about him:

1. He is fighting out of Mariners Harbor, Staten Island, New York City.
2. He trains at Serra-Longo Fight Team‘s gym in Garden City, New York.
3. Before joining the UFC, he competed in Bellator MMA, Ring of Combat, Triton Fights, Maverick MMA, UAE Warriors and Cage Fury Fighting Championships.
4. He graduated from the College of Staten Island in Staten Island with a bachelor’s degree in communications.
5. He is 5’9″ tall and he competes in the featherweight division.
6. He holds a professional MMA record of 12 wins and 4 losses.
7. In 2005, he became interested in MMA after watching “The Transporter” starring Jason Statham.
8. On April 30, 2015, he made his amateur MMA debut.
9. On November 25, 2016, he attacked Danny Darby, then 18, of Great Kills, Staten Island in Meiers Corners, Staten Island and stole Darby’s wallet. On November 28, 2016, he turned himself in at the New York City Police Department‘s 120 Precinct and was charged with third-degree assault and three counts of robbery. He later did community service.
10. On October 13, 2018, he made his professional MMA debut.
11. On July 26, 2022, he defeated Kaleio Romero via unanimous decision at “Dana White’s Contender Series 2022” Week 1 in Enterprise, Nevada.
12. On August 5, 2023, he made his UFC debut.
13. On October 1, 2023, he turned 26.

TIMELINE

2023

• On August 5, 2023, he lost to Sean Woodson via unanimous decision at “UFC on ESPN 50” in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
• On November 11, 2023, he lost to Jamall Emmers via technical knockout at “UFC 295” in New York City.

2024

• On March 30, 2024, he defeated Connor Matthews via TKO at “UFC on ESPN 54” in Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA.