Francimar Barroso vs. Nikita Krylov

UFC 4-4-0 (1 NC) vs. 12-10-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
4-4-0 (1 NC)
UFC record
12-10-0
Light Heavyweight
Division (benchmark)
Light Heavyweight
46
AgeΔ 12 yrs
34
6'1"
HeightΔ 2"
6'3"
75"
ReachΔ 2"
77"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
102.6
Layoff (months)Δ 101.7 mo
0.9
LLWNCL
Last 5 (newest first)
LWLLW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Nikita Krylov is a submission threat — 1.14 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.27 Light Heavyweight norm.
Francimar Barroso hunts takedowns — 2.22 per 15 minutes, vs a 0.87 Light Heavyweight norm.
Nikita Krylov hunts takedowns — 2.19 per 15 minutes, vs a 0.87 Light Heavyweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Francimar Barroso

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 94
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 01
Tier 3 — regional circuit 182

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.03 · 9 tier-1/2 wins · 18 finish wins over 36 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500

Nikita Krylov

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 1210
Tier 3 — regional circuit 192

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.05 · 12 tier-1/2 wins · 29 finish wins over 43 documented bouts

In the UFC: 9-9 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.6 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

3182.77/min · norm 3.41
Sig. strikes landed
6894.38/min · norm 3.41
3523.07/min · norm 3.35
Sig. strikes absorbed
4332.75/min · norm 3.35
52.7%norm 48.3%
Striking accuracy
54.2%norm 48.3%
59.0%norm 52.9%
Striking defense
48.1%norm 52.9%
00.00/15 · norm 0.40
Knockdowns
60.57/15 · norm 0.40

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Francimar Barroso

Distance 79.1% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 16.7% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 4.1% (norm 10.4%)

Nikita Krylov

Distance 72.1% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 15.7% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 12.3% (norm 10.4%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Francimar Barroso

Head 66.2% (norm 79.2%) · Body 13.8% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 20.1% (norm 9.7%)

Nikita Krylov

Head 69.5% (norm 79.2%) · Body 20.1% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 10.5% (norm 9.7%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Barroso L/AAccLight Heavyweight med Krylov L/AAccLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 226 / 477 47.4% 41.4% 408 / 916 44.5% 41.4%
In the clinch 77 / 101 76.2% 70.9% 156 / 199 78.4% 70.9%
On the ground 15 / 25 60.0% 72.3% 125 / 156 80.1% 72.3%
BY TARGET
To the head 148 / 399 37.1% 38.9% 406 / 883 46.0% 38.9%
To the body 62 / 83 74.7% 71.9% 171 / 255 67.1% 71.9%
To the legs 108 / 121 89.3% 81.8% 112 / 133 84.2% 81.8%

Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Light Heavyweight: 93 fighters · Light Heavyweight: 93 fighters).

What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man

Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.

Zone vs Barroso L/AOpp accLight Heavyweight med vs Krylov L/AOpp accLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 224 / 692 32.4% 40.4% 274 / 608 45.1% 40.4%
In the clinch 82 / 107 76.6% 68.7% 68 / 98 69.4% 68.7%
On the ground 46 / 60 76.7% 70.4% 91 / 129 70.5% 70.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 201 / 658 30.5% 37.5% 374 / 761 49.1% 37.5%
To the body 81 / 111 73.0% 72.3% 37 / 50 74.0% 72.3%
To the legs 70 / 90 77.8% 83.0% 22 / 24 too few to rate 83.0%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
1724.3% acc · 2.22/15 · norm 0.87
Takedowns landed
2338.3% acc · 2.19/15 · norm 0.87
1583.3% def · norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
2553.2% def · norm 66.7%
22:2519.5% of cage time · norm 16.5%
Control time
55:3835.4% of cage time · norm 16.5%
18:562:28 per 15 · norm 2:48
Time under control
36:413:29 per 15 · norm 2:48
00.00/15 · norm 0.27
Submission attempts
121.14/15 · norm 0.27

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Krylov has more cage time on record.