This poor run of form was snapped at the Tatneft Cup 2013 event, when he scored a first round knockout of Eduardo Maiorino.
Fight happened at the SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix 2013 Final in Galați, Romania on December 21, and Bugaenko won the title after three round by unanimous judges decision.
[6][7][8] Bugaenko earned a place in the 2014 Tatneft Arena Middleweight tournament with decision wins over Vladimir Toktasynov and Martin Pacas in the 1/8 and quarterfinals respectively.
[10] He defeated Stefan Anđelković by unanimous decision in the semifinals and Pacôme Assi by TKO in the finals, to earn a place in the main VVWS tournament.
[13][14] After this tournament win, Bugaenko his next seven fights, all by decision, including notable victories against Redouan Cairo,[15] Luis Tavares,[16] Hicham El Gaoui[17] and Freddy Kemayo.