Light Heavyweight

Nikita Krylov

Last fought: Jul 2026

RECORD

Pro

31-12-0

UFC

12-10-0

Age

Height

6'3"

Weight

205 lbs

Reach

77"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	7:09
Fight Completion Rate	47.7%
Avg Rounds per Fight	1.43
% Fights Inside the Distance	81.8%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	123-64 (65.8%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	61-37 (62.2%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	62-27 (69.7%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	41.3%
% Time in Control	35.4%
% Time Controlled	23.3%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	60.3%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	6.28
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	4.21
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+2.06
Distance Strike Accuracy	44.5%
Distance Strike Defense	54.9%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	1.33
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.94
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	4.61
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	3.61
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	3.23
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	0.73

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

Nikita Krylov 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	Nikita Krylov
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	54.2%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	4.4
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	2.8
Strike Differential	1.6/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	38.3%
Takedown Defense	53.2%
Takedowns Landed/15min	2.2
Submission Attempts/15min	1.1
Control Time/15min	5:18
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	41.7%
Submission % of Wins	41.7%
Decision % of Wins	16.7%
Avg Fight Time	7:09
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.6
Reversals/15min	0.7

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	49.3%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	4.1
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.6
Takedown Accuracy	50.0%
Takedown Defense	50.0%
Control Time/Fight	1:29

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Robert Whittaker

UFC 329: McGregor vs. Holloway 2 • Jul 2026Light Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 3, 1:01

Nikita Krylov51/9952%TD 3/6Ctrl 2:10

Robert Whittaker54/11149%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nikita Krylov	20/40	50%	3/5	2:10	—
	Robert Whittaker	20/38	53%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Nikita Krylov	28/52	54%	0/1	0:00	—
	Robert Whittaker	29/61	48%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Nikita Krylov	3/7	43%	0/0	0:00	—
	Robert Whittaker	5/12	42%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Modestas Bukauskas

UFC 324: Gaethje vs. Pimblett • Jan 2026Light Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 3, 4:57

Nikita Krylov72/13753%TD 1/4Ctrl 2:37KD 1

Modestas Bukauskas40/10837%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:56

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nikita Krylov	10/28	36%	1/4	1:58	—
	Modestas Bukauskas	11/21	52%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Nikita Krylov	23/40	57%	0/0	0:36	—
	Modestas Bukauskas	11/32	34%	0/0	0:56	—

R3	Nikita Krylov	39/69	57%	0/0	0:03	1
	Modestas Bukauskas	18/55	33%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Bogdan Guskov

UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. De Ridder • Jul 2025Light Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 4:18

Nikita Krylov16/3447%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Bogdan Guskov23/4353%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:17KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nikita Krylov	16/34	47%	0/0	0:00	—
	Bogdan Guskov	23/43	53%	0/0	0:17	1

LOSS

vs. Dominick Reyes

UFC 314: Volkanovski vs. Lopes • Apr 2025Light Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 2:24

Nikita Krylov4/2218%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Dominick Reyes8/1747%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nikita Krylov	4/22	18%	0/0	0:00	—
	Dominick Reyes	8/17	47%	0/0	0:02	1

WIN

vs. Ryan Spann

UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili • Mar 2023Catch Weight

Submission (Triangle Choke) • Rd 1, 3:38

Nikita Krylov7/1258%TD 2/2Ctrl 2:39

Ryan Spann5/1145%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:32

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nikita Krylov	7/12	58%	2/2	2:39	—
	Ryan Spann	5/11	45%	1/2	0:32	—

WIN

vs. Volkan Oezdemir

UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev • Oct 2022Light Heavyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Nikita Krylov57/12147%TD 7/20Ctrl 9:17

Volkan Oezdemir42/8152%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:47

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nikita Krylov	26/58	45%	2/7	2:02	—
	Volkan Oezdemir	27/50	54%	1/1	0:46	—

R2	Nikita Krylov	11/27	41%	3/8	3:28	—
	Volkan Oezdemir	11/18	61%	0/0	0:01	—

R3	Nikita Krylov	20/36	56%	2/5	3:47	—
	Volkan Oezdemir	4/13	31%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Alexander Gustafsson

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

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 1:07

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

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

▼ Rounds

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

LOSS

vs. Paul Craig

UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall • Mar 2022Light Heavyweight

Submission (Triangle Choke) • Rd 1, 3:57

Nikita Krylov19/2576%TD 1/1Ctrl 3:49

Paul Craig2/367%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:02

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nikita Krylov	19/25	76%	1/1	3:49	—
	Paul Craig	2/3	67%	1/1	0:02	—

LOSS

vs. Magomed Ankalaev

UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gane • Feb 2021Light Heavyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Nikita Krylov47/12039%TD 1/6Ctrl 1:44

Magomed Ankalaev43/9247%TD 3/9Ctrl 5:59

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nikita Krylov	21/49	43%	1/3	1:44	—
	Magomed Ankalaev	11/35	31%	0/2	0:14	—

R2	Nikita Krylov	16/52	31%	0/1	0:00	—
	Magomed Ankalaev	19/37	51%	1/2	2:05	—

R3	Nikita Krylov	10/19	53%	0/2	0:00	—
	Magomed Ankalaev	13/20	65%	2/5	3:40	—

WIN

vs. Johnny Walker

UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Oliveira • Mar 2020Light Heavyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Nikita Krylov45/5878%TD 3/8Ctrl 11:19

Johnny Walker37/5074%TD 0/0Ctrl 2:26

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nikita Krylov	16/22	73%	2/5	3:52	—
	Johnny Walker	19/22	86%	0/0	0:26	—

R2	Nikita Krylov	12/17	71%	1/1	3:37	—
	Johnny Walker	12/19	63%	0/0	1:14	—

R3	Nikita Krylov	17/19	89%	0/2	3:50	—
	Johnny Walker	6/9	67%	0/0	0:46	—

LOSS

vs. Glover Teixeira

UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Gaethje • Sep 2019Light Heavyweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Nikita Krylov47/9549%TD 2/4Ctrl 4:39

Glover Teixeira43/7161%TD 1/6Ctrl 4:20

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nikita Krylov	20/34	59%	0/0	0:49	—
	Glover Teixeira	11/24	46%	1/2	2:41	—

R2	Nikita Krylov	23/56	41%	1/1	0:44	—
	Glover Teixeira	21/35	60%	0/4	0:07	—

R3	Nikita Krylov	4/5	80%	1/3	3:06	—
	Glover Teixeira	11/12	92%	0/0	1:32	—

WIN

vs. Ovince Saint Preux

UFC 236: Holloway vs. Poirier 2 • Apr 2019Light Heavyweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 2, 2:30

Nikita Krylov27/4461%TD 1/2Ctrl 2:23

Ovince Saint Preux4/850%TD 3/8Ctrl 3:14

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nikita Krylov	14/27	52%	0/1	1:06	—
	Ovince Saint Preux	2/5	40%	3/6	2:37	—

R2	Nikita Krylov	13/17	76%	1/1	1:17	—
	Ovince Saint Preux	2/3	67%	0/2	0:37	—

LOSS

vs. Jan Blachowicz

UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Oleinik • Sep 2018Light Heavyweight

Submission (Arm Triangle) • Rd 2, 2:41

Nikita Krylov4/2218%TD 1/1Ctrl 1:40

Jan Blachowicz10/1856%TD 1/1Ctrl 4:54

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nikita Krylov	4/17	24%	1/1	1:40	—
	Jan Blachowicz	7/14	50%	0/0	2:42	—

R2	Nikita Krylov	0/5	0%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jan Blachowicz	3/4	75%	1/1	2:12	—

LOSS

vs. Misha Cirkunov

UFC 206: Holloway vs. Pettis • Dec 2016Light Heavyweight

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 1, 4:38

Nikita Krylov16/2955%TD 1/2Ctrl 1:33

Misha Cirkunov8/1844%TD 2/3Ctrl 0:40

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nikita Krylov	16/29	55%	1/2	1:33	—
	Misha Cirkunov	8/18	44%	2/3	0:40	—

WIN

vs. Ed Herman

UFC 201: Lawler vs. Woodley • Jul 2016Light Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Kick) • Rd 2, 0:40

Nikita Krylov60/11851%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:55KD 1

Ed Herman26/5547%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:25

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nikita Krylov	54/104	52%	0/0	0:55	—
	Ed Herman	21/47	45%	1/1	0:25	—

R2	Nikita Krylov	6/14	43%	0/0	0:00	1
	Ed Herman	5/8	62%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Francimar Barroso

UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Arlovski • May 2016Light Heavyweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 2, 3:11

Nikita Krylov58/8866%TD 0/2Ctrl 4:02

Francimar Barroso22/3661%TD 2/7Ctrl 1:40

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nikita Krylov	32/54	59%	0/1	1:28	—
	Francimar Barroso	18/31	58%	1/6	1:22	—

R2	Nikita Krylov	26/34	76%	0/1	2:34	—
	Francimar Barroso	4/5	80%	1/1	0:18	—

WIN

vs. Marcos Rogerio de Lima

UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs Oliveira • Aug 2015Light Heavyweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 1, 2:29

Nikita Krylov21/2972%TD 0/1Ctrl 1:57

Marcos Rogerio de Lima5/1050%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nikita Krylov	21/29	72%	0/1	1:57	—
	Marcos Rogerio de Lima	5/10	50%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Stanislav Nedkov

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

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 1, 1:24

Nikita Krylov13/1681%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:31KD 1

Stanislav Nedkov4/850%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:10

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nikita Krylov	13/16	81%	0/0	0:31	1
	Stanislav Nedkov	4/8	50%	0/1	0:10	—

WIN

vs. Cody Donovan

UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs Brandao • Jul 2014Light Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 4:57

Nikita Krylov42/7060%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:52

Cody Donovan21/3954%TD 1/2Ctrl 1:33KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nikita Krylov	42/70	60%	0/0	1:52	—
	Cody Donovan	21/39	54%	1/2	1:33	1

LOSS

vs. Ovince Saint Preux

UFC 171: Hendricks vs Lawler • Mar 2014Light Heavyweight

Submission (Von Flue Choke) • Rd 1, 1:29

Nikita Krylov1/425%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Ovince Saint Preux1/1100%TD 1/1Ctrl 1:01

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nikita Krylov	1/4	25%	0/0	0:00	—
	Ovince Saint Preux	1/1	100%	1/1	1:01	—

WIN

vs. Walt Harris

UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Thomson • Jan 2014Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Kick) • Rd 1, 0:25

Nikita Krylov11/1669%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:03KD 1

Walt Harris1/520%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nikita Krylov	11/16	69%	0/0	0:03	1
	Walt Harris	1/5	20%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Soa Palelei

UFC 164: Henderson vs Pettis 2 • Aug 2013Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 3, 1:34

Nikita Krylov45/6866%TD 0/1Ctrl 2:19

Soa Palelei29/4269%TD 4/4Ctrl 7:36

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nikita Krylov	8/12	67%	0/0	0:15	—
	Soa Palelei	15/21	71%	2/2	4:28	—

R2	Nikita Krylov	36/53	68%	0/1	1:23	—
	Soa Palelei	8/13	62%	2/2	2:26	—

R3	Nikita Krylov	1/3	33%	0/0	0:41	—
	Soa Palelei	6/8	75%	0/0	0:42	—

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