Alexander Gustafsson

Light HeavyweightOutfighter
10 - 8

18 UFC Fights | 56% Win Rate | 7 Finishes (70%)

Height
6' 5"
Reach
79"
Weight
205 lbs.
Age
39
Orthodox

Alexander Gustafsson UFC Record & Pro MMA Record

Alexander Gustafsson is 10-8 in the UFC across 18 fights, with 5 wins by knockout, 2 by submission and 3 by decision. The full pro MMA record is 18-8, 8-0 of it outside the UFC. Gustafsson competes at light heavyweight as an orthodox outfighter, standing 6'5" with a 79" reach at 39 years old. The last bout was a loss to Nikita Krylov by knockout in Jul 2022.

Best attribute: knockdown power (knockdowns scored per fight) — 84th percentile among 140 light heavyweight fighters (0.50/fight).

Alexander Gustafsson's UFC win rate is 56% (10 of 18 fights), and 70% of those wins came by finish. Gustafsson averages 1.1 takedowns per fight at 40% accuracy and stops 84% of opponents' takedown attempts.

Pro MMA Record
18-8
UFC Record
10-8
Height
6'5"
Reach
79"
Age
39
Stance
Orthodox
Last Fight
L vs Nikita Krylov · KO/TKO · Jul 2022

Pro record from Sherdog (snapshot 2026-07-03) plus every UFC bout since; UFC record from UFCStats.

Alexander Gustafsson's Last 5 Fights

Gustafsson is 1-4 in the last five UFC fights.

  1. Loss vs Nikita Krylov · KO/TKO · R1 1:07 · UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall · Jul 2022
  2. Loss vs Fabricio Werdum · Submission · R1 2:30 · UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Till · Jul 2020
  3. Loss vs Anthony Smith · Submission · R4 2:38 · UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Smith · Jun 2019
  4. Loss vs Jon Jones · KO/TKO · R3 2:02 · UFC 232: Jones vs. Gustafsson 2 · Dec 2018
  5. Win vs Glover Teixeira · KO/TKO · R5 1:07 · UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Teixeira · May 2017

Striking

Fighter Profile

Offensive Output

Sig. Strikes / Min
4.0
Accuracy
41%
Knockdowns / Fight
0.50

Defensive

Absorbed / Min
3.5
1.0x avg
Strike Differential
+0.5
Opp. Accuracy Against
49%

Strike Targets

Position Breakdown

Grappling

Takedowns & Control

Takedowns / Fight
1.1
Takedown Accuracy
40%
Takedown Defense
84%
Control Time / Fight
1:42
Sub Attempts / Fight
0.3

Win Methods

Finish Probability by Round

R1
11% KO
6% Sub
R2
11% KO
6% Sub
R3+
6% KO
0% Sub

Round-by-Round Output

Sig. Strikes Landed per Round — Alexander Gustafsson vs Average

Alexander Gustafsson lands 11.3 strikes in R1 but 23.5 in R3+ — output increases in later rounds.

Alexander Gustafsson's UFC Fight History

18 UFC fights on record (10-8), most recent first.

ResultOpponentMethodRd · TimeEventDate
LNikita KrylovKO/TKOR1 · 1:07UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall2022-07-23
LFabricio WerdumSubmissionR1 · 2:30UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Till2020-07-25
LAnthony SmithSubmissionR4 · 2:38UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Smith2019-06-01
L★Jon JonesKO/TKOR3 · 2:02UFC 232: Jones vs. Gustafsson 22018-12-29
WGlover TeixeiraKO/TKOR5 · 1:07UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Teixeira2017-05-28
WJan BlachowiczDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Arlovski vs. Barnett2016-09-03
L★Daniel CormierDecisionR5 · 5:00UFC 192: Cormier vs Gustafsson2015-10-03
LAnthony JohnsonKO/TKOR1 · 2:15UFC on FOX: Gustafsson vs Johnson2015-01-24
WJimi ManuwaKO/TKOR2 · 1:18UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs Manuwa2014-03-08
L★Jon JonesDecisionR5 · 5:00UFC 165: Jones vs Gustafsson2013-09-21
WMauricio RuaDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Diaz2012-12-08
WThiago SilvaDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC on FUEL TV: Gustafsson vs Silva2012-04-14
WVladimir MatyushenkoKO/TKOR1 · 2:13UFC 141: Lesnar vs Overeem2011-12-30
WMatt HamillKO/TKOR2 · 3:34UFC 133: Evans vs Ortiz 22011-08-06
WJames Te HunaSubmissionR1 · 4:27UFC 127: Penn vs Fitch2011-02-26
WCyrille DiabateSubmissionR2 · 2:41UFC 120: Bisping vs Akiyama2010-10-16
LPhil DavisSubmissionR1 · 4:55UFC 112: Invincible2010-04-10
WJared HammanKO/TKOR1 · 0:41UFC 105: Couture vs Vera2009-11-14

How Gustafsson Ranks at Light Heavyweight

Percentile among the 140 light heavyweight fighters in our database (higher is better; absorbed strikes are inverted).

Striking volume4.0 sig. strikes/min
69th percentile
Striking accuracy41%
22nd percentile
Strikes absorbed3.5/min
51st percentile
Takedowns1.1/fight
69th percentile
Takedown defense84%
77th percentile
Knockdown power0.50/fight
84th percentile

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