Light Heavyweight · “The Miner”
Nikita Krylov
31-12-0 UFC 12-10-0
6'3"Height
77"Reach
OrthodoxStance
34Age
5KO wins
5Sub wins
83.3%Finish rate
7:09Avg fight
Statistical profile
Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans
Career rates
Sig. strikes landed / min4.38
Sig. strikes absorbed / min2.75
Striking accuracy54.2%
Striking defense48.1%
Takedowns / 15 min2.19
Takedown accuracy38.3%
Takedown defense53.2%
Sub attempts / 15 min1.14
Control time35.4%
Record vs .500+ opponents9-9
Striking trend
Fight history
L Robert Whittaker 17-7 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 1:01 — UFC 329: McGregor vs. Holloway 2 · July 11, 2026
51/99Sig. strikes
54/111Absorbed
3/6Takedowns
2:10Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Modestas Bukauskas 7-4 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 4:57 — UFC 324: Gaethje vs. Pimblett · January 24, 2026
72/137Sig. strikes
40/108Absorbed
1/4Takedowns
2:37Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Bogdan Guskov 3-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:18 — UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. De Ridder · July 26, 2025
16/34Sig. strikes
23/43Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Dominick Reyes 8-4 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:24 — UFC 314: Volkanovski vs. Lopes · April 12, 2025
4/22Sig. strikes
8/17Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Ryan Spann 7-2 walk-in Submission · R1 3:38 — UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili · March 11, 2023
7/12Sig. strikes
5/11Absorbed
2/2Takedowns
2:39Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
W Volkan Oezdemir 6-5 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev · October 22, 2022
57/121Sig. strikes
42/81Absorbed
7/20Takedowns
9:17Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Alexander Gustafsson 10-7 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:07 — UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall · July 23, 2022
26/44Sig. strikes
5/8Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:09Control
2Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Paul Craig 7-4-1 walk-in Submission · R1 3:57 — UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall · March 19, 2022
19/25Sig. strikes
2/3Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
3:49Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Magomed Ankalaev 5-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gane · February 27, 2021
47/120Sig. strikes
43/92Absorbed
1/6Takedowns
1:44Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Johnny Walker 3-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Oliveira · March 14, 2020
45/58Sig. strikes
37/50Absorbed
3/8Takedowns
11:19Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Glover Teixeira 12-5 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Gaethje · September 14, 2019
47/95Sig. strikes
43/71Absorbed
2/4Takedowns
4:39Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Ovince Saint Preux 11-7 walk-in Submission · R2 2:30 — UFC 236: Holloway vs. Poirier 2 · April 13, 2019
27/44Sig. strikes
4/8Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
2:23Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
L Jan Blachowicz 5-4 walk-in Submission · R2 2:41 — UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Oleinik · September 15, 2018
4/22Sig. strikes
10/18Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
1:40Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L Misha Cirkunov 3-0 walk-in Submission · R1 4:38 — UFC 206: Holloway vs. Pettis · December 10, 2016
16/29Sig. strikes
8/18Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
1:33Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Ed Herman 10-7 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 0:40 — UFC 201: Lawler vs. Woodley · July 30, 2016
60/118Sig. strikes
26/55Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:55Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Francimar Barroso 3-1 walk-in Submission · R2 3:11 — UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Arlovski · May 8, 2016
58/88Sig. strikes
22/36Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
4:02Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Marcos Rogerio de Lima 2-0 walk-in Submission · R1 2:29 — UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs Oliveira · August 23, 2015
21/29Sig. strikes
5/10Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
1:57Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Stanislav Nedkov 1-1 walk-in Submission · R1 1:24 — UFC on FOX: Gustafsson vs Johnson · January 24, 2015
13/16Sig. strikes
4/8Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:31Control
1Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Cody Donovan 1-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:57 — UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs Brandao · July 19, 2014
42/70Sig. strikes
21/39Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
1:52Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Ovince Saint Preux 2-0 walk-in Submission · R1 1:29 — UFC 171: Hendricks vs Lawler · March 15, 2014
1/4Sig. strikes
1/1Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Walt Harris 0-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 0:25 — UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Thomson · January 25, 2014
11/16Sig. strikes
1/5Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:03Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Soa Palelei 0-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 1:34 — UFC 164: Henderson vs Pettis 2 · August 31, 2013
45/68Sig. strikes
29/42Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
2:19Control
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
13
Submission
16
Decision
2
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
4
Submission
6
Decision
2
Other
0
Fights by organization
UFC
22
European Combat Sambo Federation
6
Oplot Challenge
4
Fight Nights Global
3
Gladiators FC
3
United Donbass Cup
1
M-1 Challenge
1
Warrior's Honor
1
+ 2 more organizations in the full career list
Full career — 43 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Robert Whittaker | TKO (jaw injury) | UFC 329
July 11, 2026 |
UFC | 3 | 1:01 |
| W | Modestas Bukauskas | KO (punches) | UFC 324
January 24, 2026 |
UFC | 3 | 4:57 |
| L | Bogdan Guskov | KO (punches) | UFC on ABC: Whittaker vs. de Ridder
July 26, 2025 |
UFC | 1 | 4:18 |
| L | Dominick Reyes | KO (punch) | UFC 314
April 12, 2025 |
UFC | 1 | 2:24 |
| W | Ryan Spann | Submission (triangle choke) | UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili
March 11, 2023 |
UFC | 1 | 3:38 |
| W | Volkan Oezdemir | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 280
October 22, 2022 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Alexander Gustafsson | KO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall
July 23, 2022 |
UFC | 1 | 1:07 |
| L | Paul Craig | Submission (triangle choke) | UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall
March 19, 2022 |
UFC | 1 | 3:57 |
| L | Magomed Ankalaev | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gane
February 27, 2021 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Johnny Walker | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Oliveira
March 14, 2020 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Glover Teixeira | Decision (split) | UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Gaethje
September 14, 2019 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Ovince Saint Preux | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC 236
April 13, 2019 |
UFC | 2 | 2:30 |
| L | Jan Błachowicz | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Oleinik
September 15, 2018 |
UFC | 2 | 2:41 |
| W | Fábio Maldonado | KO (punch) | Fight Nights Global 87
May 19, 2018 |
Fight Nights Global | 2 | 3:33 |
| W | Emanuel Newton | KO (knee) | Fight Nights Global 77
October 13, 2017 |
Fight Nights Global | 1 | 0:43 |
| W | Maro Perak | TKO (punches) | United Donbass Cup 2017
August 26, 2017 |
United Donbass Cup | 2 | 0:36 |
| W | Stjepan Bekavac | Submission (guillotine choke) | Fight Nights Global 68
June 2, 2017 |
Fight Nights Global | 1 | 0:53 |
| L | Misha Cirkunov | Submission (guillotine choke) | UFC 206
December 10, 2016 |
UFC | 1 | 4:38 |
| W | Ed Herman | KO (head kick) | UFC 201
July 30, 2016 |
UFC | 2 | 0:40 |
| W | Francimar Barroso | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Arlovski
May 8, 2016 |
UFC | 2 | 3:11 |
| W | Marcos Rogério de Lima | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Oliveira
August 23, 2015 |
UFC | 1 | 2:29 |
| W | Stanislav Nedkov | Submission (standing guillotine choke) | UFC on Fox: Gustafsson vs. Johnson
January 24, 2015 |
UFC | 1 | 1:24 |
| W | Cody Donovan | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs. Brandão
July 19, 2014 |
UFC | 1 | 4:57 |
| L | Ovince Saint Preux | Technical Submission (Von Flue choke) | UFC 171
March 15, 2014 |
UFC | 1 | 1:29 |
| W | Walt Harris | TKO (head kick and punches) | UFC on Fox: Henderson vs. Thomson
January 25, 2014 |
UFC | 1 | 0:25 |
| L | Soa Palelei | TKO (punches) | UFC 164
August 31, 2013 |
UFC | 3 | 1:34 |
| W | Gabriel Tampu | TKO (punches) | M-1 Challenge 38
April 9, 2013 |
M-1 Challenge | 1 | 4:27 |
| L | Vladimir Mishchenko | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | Oplot Challenge 40
March 8, 2013 |
Oplot Challenge | 1 | 0:58 |
| W | Kylychbek Sarkarbaev | TKO (punches) | Gladiators FC 2
January 19, 2013 |
Gladiators FC | 1 | 0:49 |
| W | Julian Bogdanov | KO (punch) | Gladiators FC 2
January 19, 2013 |
Gladiators FC | 1 | 1:17 |
| L | Vladimir Mishchenko | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | Oplot Challenge 22
December 29, 2012 |
Oplot Challenge | 1 | 1:47 |
| W | Denis Simkin | Submission (americana) | Gladiators FC 1
December 22, 2012 |
Gladiators FC | 1 | 0:35 |
| W | Valery Scherbakov | Submission (Achilles lock) | Warrior's Honor: Igor Vovchanchyn Cup 2
November 9, 2012 |
Warrior's Honor | 1 | 1:38 |
| W | Vladimir Gerasimchik | Submission (kimura) | Oplot Challenge 7
October 20, 2012 |
Oplot Challenge | 1 | 1:35 |
| W | Igor Kukurudziak | Submission (kimura) | European Combat Sambo Federation: Kolomyi Cup
October 13, 2012 |
European Combat Sambo Federation | 1 | 2:47 |
| W | Viktor Smirnov | TKO (doctor stoppage) | European Combat Sambo Federation: MMA Lion Cup
October 2, 2012 |
European Combat Sambo Federation | 1 | 0:12 |
| W | Anatoliy Didenko | Submission (Achilles lock) | Oplot Challenge 4
September 15, 2012 |
Oplot Challenge | 1 | 0:29 |
| W | Alexey Stepanov | Submission (rear-naked choke) | European Combat Sambo Federation: MMA Ukraine Cup 7
September 14, 2012 |
European Combat Sambo Federation | 1 | 0:29 |
| W | Svyatoslav Scherbakov | Submission (armbar) | European Combat Sambo Federation: MMA Ukraine Cup 6
August 26, 2012 |
European Combat Sambo Federation | 1 | 1:44 |
| W | Anatoliy Didenko | Submission (rear-naked choke) | European Combat Sambo Federation: MMA Ukraine Cup 5
August 18, 2012 |
European Combat Sambo Federation | 1 | 2:08 |
| W | Alexey Artemenko | Submission (guillotine choke) | Big Boys Fights 1
August 16, 2012 |
Big Boys Fights | 1 | 2:20 |
| W | Denis Bogdanov | Submission (rear-naked choke) | European Combat Sambo Federation: Cup of West Ukraine 2012
August 10, 2012 |
European Combat Sambo Federation | 1 | 1:31 |
| W | Alexander Umrikhin | TKO (punches) | Real Fight Promotion 6
July 27, 2012 |
Real Fight Promotion | 1 | 0:56 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Nikita Krylov) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.