Light Heavyweight

Alexander Gustafsson

Last fought: Jul 2022

RECORD

Pro

18-8-0

UFC

10-8-0

Age

Height

6'5"

Weight

205 lbs

Reach

79"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	10:21
Fight Completion Rate	54.8%
Avg Rounds per Fight	2.07
% Fights Inside the Distance	72.2%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	111-40 (73.5%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	41-17 (70.7%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	70-23 (75.3%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	73.9%
% Time in Control	16.5%
% Time Controlled	9.6%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	63.2%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	4.17
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	3.60
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+0.57
Distance Strike Accuracy	36.3%
Distance Strike Defense	56.1%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	1.74
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.69
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	1.74
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	1.78
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	2.44
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	2.00

All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →

Where the Strikes Land

Share of landed significant strikes by target

Where the Fight Happens

Share of total fight time by position

Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Light Heavyweight field

Alexander Gustafsson League percentile bands (p5–p95) League median

The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →

Career Stats

Statistic	Alexander Gustafsson
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	40.7%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	4.0
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.5
Strike Differential	0.5/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	39.6%
Takedown Defense	83.7%
Takedowns Landed/15min	1.5
Submission Attempts/15min	0.4
Control Time/15min	2:28
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	50.0%
Submission % of Wins	20.0%
Decision % of Wins	30.0%
Avg Fight Time	10:21
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.7
Reversals/15min	0.0

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	42.3%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.8
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.3
Takedown Accuracy	33.3%
Takedown Defense	76.9%
Control Time/Fight	0:45

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Nikita Krylov

UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall • Jul 2022Light Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 1:07

Alexander Gustafsson5/862%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:07

Nikita Krylov26/4459%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:09KD 2

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Alexander Gustafsson	5/8	62%	0/0	0:07	—
	Nikita Krylov	26/44	59%	0/0	0:09	2

LOSS

vs. Fabricio Werdum

UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Till • Jul 2020Heavyweight

Submission (Armbar) • Rd 1, 2:30

Alexander Gustafsson11/1958%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:12

Fabricio Werdum4/580%TD 1/2Ctrl 1:06

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Alexander Gustafsson	11/19	58%	0/0	0:12	—
	Fabricio Werdum	4/5	80%	1/2	1:06	—

LOSS

vs. Anthony Smith

UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Smith • Jun 2019Light Heavyweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 4, 2:38

Alexander Gustafsson72/15148%TD 1/3Ctrl 0:38

Anthony Smith49/10447%TD 0/1Ctrl 1:24

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Alexander Gustafsson	8/27	30%	0/0	0:00	—
	Anthony Smith	13/26	50%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Alexander Gustafsson	19/39	49%	0/0	0:00	—
	Anthony Smith	13/34	38%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	Alexander Gustafsson	38/71	54%	1/1	0:38	—
	Anthony Smith	15/32	47%	0/0	0:00	—

R4	Alexander Gustafsson	7/14	50%	0/2	0:00	—
	Anthony Smith	8/12	67%	0/0	1:24	—

LOSS

vs. Jon Jones

UFC 232: Jones vs. Gustafsson 2 • Dec 2018Light HeavyweightTITLE

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 3, 2:02

Alexander Gustafsson22/8327%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Jon Jones59/10258%TD 1/5Ctrl 1:28

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Alexander Gustafsson	13/32	41%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jon Jones	19/36	53%	0/3	0:00	—

R2	Alexander Gustafsson	8/48	17%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jon Jones	27/51	53%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	Alexander Gustafsson	1/3	33%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jon Jones	13/15	87%	1/1	1:28	—

WIN

vs. Glover Teixeira

UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Teixeira • May 2017Light Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 5, 1:07

Alexander Gustafsson97/22843%TD 1/3Ctrl 2:50KD 2

Glover Teixeira42/13431%TD 1/5Ctrl 0:33

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Alexander Gustafsson	14/42	33%	0/0	0:00	—
	Glover Teixeira	5/25	20%	1/3	0:09	—

R2	Alexander Gustafsson	17/58	29%	0/0	0:23	—
	Glover Teixeira	17/47	36%	0/2	0:00	—

R3	Alexander Gustafsson	32/62	52%	1/2	1:34	1
	Glover Teixeira	8/27	30%	0/0	0:24	—

R4	Alexander Gustafsson	27/52	52%	0/1	0:52	—
	Glover Teixeira	9/28	32%	0/0	0:00	—

R5	Alexander Gustafsson	7/14	50%	0/0	0:01	1
	Glover Teixeira	3/7	43%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Jan Blachowicz

UFC Fight Night: Arlovski vs. Barnett • Sep 2016Light Heavyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Alexander Gustafsson50/10050%TD 4/5Ctrl 10:43

Jan Blachowicz28/9031%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Alexander Gustafsson	19/48	40%	1/2	2:22	—
	Jan Blachowicz	19/53	36%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Alexander Gustafsson	14/25	56%	1/1	4:41	—
	Jan Blachowicz	2/12	17%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Alexander Gustafsson	17/27	63%	2/2	3:40	—
	Jan Blachowicz	7/25	28%	0/1	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Daniel Cormier

UFC 192: Cormier vs Gustafsson • Oct 2015Light HeavyweightTITLE

Decision (Split) • Rd 5, 5:00

Alexander Gustafsson120/25447%TD 1/7Ctrl 1:00KD 1

Daniel Cormier140/28349%TD 1/5Ctrl 3:32

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Alexander Gustafsson	5/21	24%	0/1	0:00	—
	Daniel Cormier	14/22	64%	1/1	3:03	—

R2	Alexander Gustafsson	27/60	45%	1/2	0:22	—
	Daniel Cormier	28/53	53%	0/3	0:26	—

R3	Alexander Gustafsson	33/58	57%	0/0	0:24	1
	Daniel Cormier	36/64	56%	0/1	0:03	—

R4	Alexander Gustafsson	37/68	54%	0/3	0:10	—
	Daniel Cormier	31/75	41%	0/0	0:00	—

R5	Alexander Gustafsson	18/47	38%	0/1	0:04	—
	Daniel Cormier	31/69	45%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Anthony Johnson

UFC on FOX: Gustafsson vs Johnson • Jan 2015Light Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 2:15

Alexander Gustafsson10/2050%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Anthony Johnson30/4764%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:32KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Alexander Gustafsson	10/20	50%	0/0	0:00	—
	Anthony Johnson	30/47	64%	0/0	0:32	1

WIN

vs. Jimi Manuwa

UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs Manuwa • Mar 2014Light Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Knee) • Rd 2, 1:18

Alexander Gustafsson21/4349%TD 1/2Ctrl 3:24KD 1

Jimi Manuwa13/2357%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Alexander Gustafsson	11/20	55%	1/2	3:23	—
	Jimi Manuwa	7/10	70%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Alexander Gustafsson	10/23	43%	0/0	0:01	1
	Jimi Manuwa	6/13	46%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Jon Jones

UFC 165: Jones vs Gustafsson • Sep 2013Light HeavyweightTITLE

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Alexander Gustafsson110/28838%TD 1/8Ctrl 0:20

Jon Jones134/21762%TD 1/11Ctrl 0:57

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Alexander Gustafsson	19/48	40%	1/1	0:13	—
	Jon Jones	28/39	72%	0/3	0:05	—

R2	Alexander Gustafsson	15/51	29%	0/1	0:02	—
	Jon Jones	26/42	62%	0/3	0:05	—

R3	Alexander Gustafsson	26/64	41%	0/1	0:05	—
	Jon Jones	29/42	69%	0/0	0:00	—

R4	Alexander Gustafsson	26/60	43%	0/1	0:00	—
	Jon Jones	27/49	55%	0/3	0:22	—

R5	Alexander Gustafsson	24/65	37%	0/4	0:00	—
	Jon Jones	24/45	53%	1/2	0:25	—

WIN

vs. Mauricio Rua

UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Diaz • Dec 2012Light Heavyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Alexander Gustafsson72/15646%TD 6/12Ctrl 3:53

Mauricio Rua41/9543%TD 1/3Ctrl 1:29

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Alexander Gustafsson	21/50	42%	1/3	1:10	—
	Mauricio Rua	16/27	59%	1/1	1:13	—

R2	Alexander Gustafsson	20/54	37%	2/3	1:21	—
	Mauricio Rua	15/38	39%	0/2	0:16	—

R3	Alexander Gustafsson	31/52	60%	3/6	1:22	—
	Mauricio Rua	10/30	33%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Thiago Silva

UFC on FUEL TV: Gustafsson vs Silva • Apr 2012Light Heavyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Alexander Gustafsson76/28327%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:40KD 1

Thiago Silva38/10835%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Alexander Gustafsson	20/100	20%	0/0	0:13	1
	Thiago Silva	10/32	31%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Alexander Gustafsson	27/88	31%	1/1	0:27	—
	Thiago Silva	8/38	21%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Alexander Gustafsson	29/95	31%	0/0	0:00	—
	Thiago Silva	20/38	53%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Vladimir Matyushenko

UFC 141: Lesnar vs Overeem • Dec 2011Light Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 2:13

Alexander Gustafsson10/2148%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:04KD 1

Vladimir Matyushenko5/862%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Alexander Gustafsson	10/21	48%	0/0	0:04	1
	Vladimir Matyushenko	5/8	62%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Matt Hamill

UFC 133: Evans vs Ortiz 2 • Aug 2011Light Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 3:34

Alexander Gustafsson37/9838%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:21KD 1

Matt Hamill13/3438%TD 0/6Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Alexander Gustafsson	8/37	22%	0/0	0:00	—
	Matt Hamill	9/21	43%	0/3	0:00	—

R2	Alexander Gustafsson	29/61	48%	0/0	0:21	1
	Matt Hamill	4/13	31%	0/3	0:00	—

WIN

vs. James Te Huna

UFC 127: Penn vs Fitch • Feb 2011Light Heavyweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 1, 4:27

Alexander Gustafsson4/944%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:58

James Te Huna6/6100%TD 1/4Ctrl 2:54

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Alexander Gustafsson	4/9	44%	1/2	0:58	—
	James Te Huna	6/6	100%	1/4	2:54	—

WIN

vs. Cyrille Diabate

UFC 120: Bisping vs Akiyama • Oct 2010Light Heavyweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 2, 2:41

Alexander Gustafsson28/5650%TD 2/3Ctrl 5:04KD 1

Cyrille Diabate11/2250%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:10

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Alexander Gustafsson	20/45	44%	1/2	2:51	1
	Cyrille Diabate	9/17	53%	0/1	0:10	—

R2	Alexander Gustafsson	8/11	73%	1/1	2:13	—
	Cyrille Diabate	2/5	40%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Phil Davis

UFC 112: Invincible • Apr 2010Light Heavyweight

Submission (Anaconda Choke) • Rd 1, 4:55

Alexander Gustafsson0/50%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:25

Phil Davis14/1878%TD 1/5Ctrl 3:40

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Alexander Gustafsson	0/5	0%	0/2	0:25	—
	Phil Davis	14/18	78%	1/5	3:40	—

WIN

vs. Jared Hamman

UFC 105: Couture vs Vera • Nov 2009Light Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 0:41

Alexander Gustafsson6/2326%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:05KD 1

Jared Hamman6/1735%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Alexander Gustafsson	6/23	26%	0/0	0:05	1
	Jared Hamman	6/17	35%	0/0	0:00	—

Last updated: 2026-08-22 | Data source: UFCStats.com