Heavyweight · “The Pitbull”
Andrei Arlovski
33-24-0 (2 NC) UFC 23-18-0 (1 NC)
6'3"Height
77"Reach
OrthodoxStance
47Age
9KO wins
2Sub wins
47.8%Finish rate
9:45Avg fight
Statistical profile
Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans
Career rates
Sig. strikes landed / min3.87
Sig. strikes absorbed / min3.28
Striking accuracy45.6%
Striking defense56.8%
Takedowns / 15 min0.33
Takedown accuracy34.6%
Takedown defense77.8%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.18
Control time7.8%
Record vs .500+ opponents15-16
Striking trend
Fight history
L Martin Buday 4-1 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC 303: Pereira vs. Prochazka 2 · June 29, 2024
74/119Sig. strikes
54/84Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
4:58Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Waldo Cortes Acosta 3-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2 · January 13, 2024
58/127Sig. strikes
49/136Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Don'Tale Mayes 2-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 3:17 — UFC Fight Night: Kara-France vs. Albazi · June 3, 2023
24/56Sig. strikes
25/87Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Marcos Rogerio de Lima 8-6 walk-in Submission · R1 1:50 — UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Allen · October 29, 2022
2/5Sig. strikes
6/11Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Jake Collier 5-5 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Vera · April 30, 2022
91/164Sig. strikes
93/188Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:01Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Jared Vanderaa 1-2 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2 · February 12, 2022
64/133Sig. strikes
70/156Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Carlos Felipe 3-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Ladd vs. Dumont · October 16, 2021
83/172Sig. strikes
73/172Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Chase Sherman 3-5 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Gastelum · April 17, 2021
105/222Sig. strikes
88/192Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:39Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Tom Aspinall 2-0 walk-in Submission · R2 1:09 — UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Lewis · February 20, 2021
20/55Sig. strikes
37/60Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Tanner Boser 3-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Teixeira · November 7, 2020
34/82Sig. strikes
68/119Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Philipe Lins 0-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira · May 13, 2020
50/107Sig. strikes
41/99Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Jairzinho Rozenstruik 2-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 0:29 — UFC 244: Masvidal vs. Diaz · November 2, 2019
4/9Sig. strikes
5/9Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Ben Rothwell 6-5 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Edwards · July 20, 2019
152/263Sig. strikes
70/177Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:50Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Augusto Sakai 1-0 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs. Hermansson · April 27, 2019
75/175Sig. strikes
42/132Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:26Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
NC Walt Harris 4-6 walk-in Overturned · R3 5:00 — UFC 232: Jones vs. Gustafsson 2 · December 29, 2018
44/93Sig. strikes
24/93Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:09Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Shamil Abdurakhimov 3-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Oleinik · September 15, 2018
18/58Sig. strikes
32/70Absorbed
2/3Takedowns
0:19Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Tai Tuivasa 2-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2 · June 9, 2018
51/125Sig. strikes
54/120Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
0:38Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Stefan Struve 12-7 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 222: Cyborg vs. Kunitskaya · March 3, 2018
46/88Sig. strikes
34/74Absorbed
4/9Takedowns
4:31Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Junior Albini 1-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Pettis · November 11, 2017
92/203Sig. strikes
48/106Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:02Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Marcin Tybura 2-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Correia · June 17, 2017
28/56Sig. strikes
51/92Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
3:59Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Francis Ngannou 4-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:32 — UFC on FOX: Shevchenko vs. Pena · January 28, 2017
3/9Sig. strikes
8/13Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Josh Barnett 6-3 walk-in Submission · R3 2:53 — UFC Fight Night: Arlovski vs. Barnett · September 3, 2016
38/62Sig. strikes
53/82Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
2:24Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Alistair Overeem 5-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 1:12 — UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Arlovski · May 8, 2016
16/33Sig. strikes
23/30Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:47Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Stipe Miocic 7-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 0:54 — UFC 195: Lawler vs Condit · January 2, 2016
7/12Sig. strikes
11/15Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Frank Mir 16-9 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 191: Johnson vs Dodson 2 · September 5, 2015
39/74Sig. strikes
24/52Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
3:30Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Travis Browne 8-2-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:41 — UFC 187: Johnson vs Cormier · May 23, 2015
51/85Sig. strikes
15/38Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:05Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Antonio Silva 2-2-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:59 — UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs Arlovski · September 13, 2014
13/33Sig. strikes
6/13Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:03Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Brendan Schaub 6-3 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC 174: Johnson vs Bagautinov · June 14, 2014
12/55Sig. strikes
30/88Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
3:09Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Jake O'Brien 3-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 4:17 — UFC 82: Pride of a Champion · March 1, 2008
14/35Sig. strikes
4/12Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
1:59Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Fabricio Werdum 0-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 70: Nations Collide · April 21, 2007
28/81Sig. strikes
23/78Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:36Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Marcio Cruz 2-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 3:15 — UFC 66: Liddell vs Ortiz 2 · December 30, 2006
7/11Sig. strikes
0/2Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
1:22Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L Tim Sylvia 6-2 walk-in TITLE Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC 61: Bitter Rivals · July 8, 2006
66/327Sig. strikes
97/263Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Tim Sylvia 5-2 walk-in TITLE KO/TKO · R1 2:43 — UFC 59: Reality Check · April 15, 2006
11/24Sig. strikes
13/30Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:07Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Paul Buentello 2-0 walk-in TITLE KO/TKO · R1 0:15 — UFC 55: Fury · October 7, 2005
2/6Sig. strikes
1/3Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:03Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Justin Eilers 1-1 walk-in TITLE KO/TKO · R1 4:10 — UFC 53: Heavy Hitters · June 4, 2005
33/56Sig. strikes
5/21Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:07Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Tim Sylvia 3-1 walk-in TITLE Submission · R1 0:47 — UFC 51: Super Saturday · February 5, 2005
5/10Sig. strikes
2/4Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:08Control
1Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
W Wesley Correira 2-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 1:15 — UFC 47: It's On! · April 2, 2004
51/83Sig. strikes
4/29Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:06Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Vladimir Matyushenko 3-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:59 — UFC 44: Undisputed · September 26, 2003
9/20Sig. strikes
5/17Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:35Control
2Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Ian Freeman 3-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:18 — UFC 40: Vendetta · November 22, 2002
14/26Sig. strikes
1/11Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:03Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Pedro Rizzo 6-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 1:45 — UFC 36: Worlds Collide · March 22, 2002
38/95Sig. strikes
27/80Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Ricco Rodriguez 0-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 1:23 — UFC 32: Showdown in the Meadowlands · June 29, 2001
11/26Sig. strikes
30/50Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:17Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Aaron Brink 0-0 walk-in Submission · R1 0:55 — UFC 28: High Stakes · November 17, 2000
2/4Sig. strikes
0/5Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
0:13Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.
Record breakdown
Wins by method
KO/TKO
17
Submission
2
Decision
14
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
12
Submission
3
Decision
9
Other
0
No contests: 2
Fights by organization
UFC
42
WSOF
3
Strikeforce
3
Fight Nights
2
ProElite
2
Affliction
2
M-1
2
ONE FC
1
+ 2 more organizations in the full career list
Full career — 59 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Martin Buday | Decision (split) | UFC 303
June 29, 2024 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Waldo Cortes-Acosta | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2
January 13, 2024 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Don'Tale Mayes | TKO (punches) | UFC on ESPN: Kara-France vs. Albazi
June 3, 2023 |
UFC | 2 | 3:17 |
| L | Marcos Rogério de Lima | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Allen
October 29, 2022 |
UFC | 1 | 1:50 |
| W | Jake Collier | Decision (split) | UFC on ESPN: Font vs. Vera
April 30, 2022 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Jared Vanderaa | Decision (split) | UFC 271
February 12, 2022 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Carlos Felipe | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Ladd vs. Dumont
October 16, 2021 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Chase Sherman | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Whittaker vs. Gastelum
April 17, 2021 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Tom Aspinall | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Lewis
February 20, 2021 |
UFC | 2 | 1:09 |
| W | Tanner Boser | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Santos vs. Teixeira
November 7, 2020 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Philipe Lins | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira
May 13, 2020 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Jairzinho Rozenstruik | KO (punch) | UFC 244
November 2, 2019 |
UFC | 1 | 0:29 |
| W | Ben Rothwell | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: dos Anjos vs. Edwards
July 20, 2019 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Augusto Sakai | Decision (split) | UFC Fight Night: Jacaré vs. Hermansson
April 27, 2019 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| NC | Walt Harris | NC (overturned) | UFC 232
December 29, 2018 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Shamil Abdurakhimov | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Oleinik
September 15, 2018 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Tai Tuivasa | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 225
June 9, 2018 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Stefan Struve | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 222
March 3, 2018 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Júnior Albini | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Pettis
November 11, 2017 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Marcin Tybura | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Correia
June 17, 2017 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Francis Ngannou | TKO (punches) | UFC on Fox: Shevchenko vs. Peña
January 28, 2017 |
UFC | 1 | 1:32 |
| L | Josh Barnett | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC Fight Night: Arlovski vs. Barnett
September 3, 2016 |
UFC | 3 | 2:53 |
| L | Alistair Overeem | TKO (front kick and punches) | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Arlovski
May 8, 2016 |
UFC | 2 | 1:12 |
| L | Stipe Miocic | TKO (punches) | UFC 195
January 2, 2016 |
UFC | 1 | 0:54 |
| W | Frank Mir | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 191
September 5, 2015 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Travis Browne | TKO (punches) | UFC 187
May 23, 2015 |
UFC | 1 | 4:41 |
| W | Antônio Silva | KO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs. Arlovski
September 13, 2014 |
UFC | 1 | 2:59 |
| W | Brendan Schaub | Decision (split) | UFC 174
June 14, 2014 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Andreas Kraniotakes | TKO (punches) | Fight Nights: Battle on Nyamiha
November 29, 2013 |
Fight Nights | 2 | 3:14 |
| W | Mike Kyle | Decision (unanimous) | WSOF 5
September 14, 2013 |
WSOF | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Anthony Johnson | Decision (unanimous) | WSOF 2
March 23, 2013 |
WSOF | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Mike Hayes | Decision (unanimous) | Fight Nights: Battle of Moscow 9
December 16, 2012 |
Fight Nights | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Devin Cole | TKO (punches) | WSOF 1
November 3, 2012 |
WSOF | 1 | 2:37 |
| NC | Tim Sylvia | NC (illegal soccer kicks) | ONE FC: Pride of a Nation
August 31, 2012 |
ONE FC | 2 | 4:46 |
| W | Travis Fulton | KO (head kick) | ProElite 2
November 5, 2011 |
ProElite | 3 | 4:59 |
| W | Ray Lopez | TKO (punches) | ProElite 1
August 27, 2011 |
ProElite | 3 | 2:43 |
| L | Sergei Kharitonov | KO (punches) | Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Silva
February 12, 2011 |
Strikeforce | 1 | 2:49 |
| L | Antônio Silva | Decision (unanimous) | Strikeforce: Heavy Artillery
May 15, 2010 |
Strikeforce | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Brett Rogers | TKO (punches) | Strikeforce: Lawler vs. Shields
June 6, 2009 |
Strikeforce | 1 | 0:22 |
| L | Fedor Emelianenko | KO (punch) | Affliction: Day of Reckoning
January 24, 2009 |
Affliction | 1 | 3:14 |
| W | Roy Nelson | KO (punch) | EliteXC: Heat
October 4, 2008 |
EliteXC | 2 | 1:46 |
| W | Ben Rothwell | KO (punches) | Affliction: Banned
July 19, 2008 |
Affliction | 3 | 1:13 |
| W | Jake O'Brien | TKO (punches) | UFC 82
March 1, 2008 |
UFC | 2 | 4:17 |
| W | Fabrício Werdum | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 70
April 21, 2007 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Márcio Cruz | KO (punches) | UFC 66
December 30, 2006 |
UFC | 1 | 3:15 |
| L | Tim Sylvia | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 61
July 8, 2006 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| L | Tim Sylvia | TKO (punches) | UFC 59
April 15, 2006 |
UFC | 1 | 2:43 |
| W | Paul Buentello | KO (punch) | UFC 55
October 7, 2005 |
UFC | 1 | 0:15 |
| W | Justin Eilers | TKO (punches) | UFC 53
June 4, 2005 |
UFC | 1 | 4:10 |
| W | Tim Sylvia | Submission (achilles lock) | UFC 51
February 5, 2005 |
UFC | 1 | 0:47 |
| W | Wesley Correira | TKO (punches) | UFC 47
April 2, 2004 |
UFC | 2 | 1:15 |
| W | Vladimir Matyushenko | KO (punch) | UFC 44
September 26, 2003 |
UFC | 1 | 2:10 |
| W | Ian Freeman | KO (punches) | UFC 40
November 22, 2002 |
UFC | 1 | 1:25 |
| L | Pedro Rizzo | KO (punches) | UFC 36
March 22, 2002 |
UFC | 3 | 1:45 |
| L | Ricco Rodriguez | TKO (punches) | UFC 32
June 29, 2001 |
UFC | 3 | 1:23 |
| W | Aaron Brink | Submission (armbar) | UFC 28
November 17, 2000 |
UFC | 1 | 0:55 |
| W | John Dixson | KO (punches) | Super Fight at International Tournament
May 13, 2000 |
Super Fight at International Tournament | 1 | 0:13 |
| W | Roman Zentsov | TKO (punches) | M-1: European Championship 2000
April 9, 2000 |
M-1 | 1 | 1:18 |
| L | Viacheslav Datsik | KO (punch) | M-1: World Championship 1999
April 9, 1999 |
M-1 | 1 | 6:05 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Andrei Arlovski) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.