Nikita Krylov

Light HeavyweightComplete Fighter
12 - 10

22 UFC Fights | 55% Win Rate | 10 Finishes (83%)

Height
6' 3"
Reach
77"
Weight
205 lbs.
Age
34
Orthodox

Nikita Krylov UFC Record & Pro MMA Record

Nikita Krylov is 12-10 in the UFC across 22 fights, with 5 wins by knockout, 5 by submission and 2 by decision. The full pro MMA record is 31-12, 19-2 of it outside the UFC. Krylov competes at light heavyweight as an orthodox complete fighter, standing 6'3" with a 77" reach at 34 years old. The last bout was a loss to Robert Whittaker by knockout in Jul 2026.

Best attribute: striking volume (significant strikes landed per minute) — 76th percentile among 140 light heavyweight fighters (4.4 sig. strikes/min).

Nikita Krylov's UFC win rate is 55% (12 of 22 fights), and 83% of those wins came by finish. Krylov averages 1.1 takedowns per fight at 38% accuracy and stops 53% of opponents' takedown attempts.

Pro MMA Record
31-12
UFC Record
12-10
Height
6'3"
Reach
77"
Age
34
Stance
Orthodox
Last Fight
L vs Robert Whittaker · KO/TKO · Jul 2026

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

Nikita Krylov's Last 5 Fights

Krylov is 2-3 in the last five UFC fights.

  1. Loss vs Robert Whittaker · KO/TKO · R3 1:01 · UFC 329: McGregor vs. Holloway 2 · Jul 2026
  2. Win vs Modestas Bukauskas · KO/TKO · R3 4:57 · UFC 324: Gaethje vs. Pimblett · Jan 2026
  3. Loss vs Bogdan Guskov · KO/TKO · R1 4:18 · UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. De Ridder · Jul 2025
  4. Loss vs Dominick Reyes · KO/TKO · R1 2:24 · UFC 314: Volkanovski vs. Lopes · Apr 2025
  5. Win vs Ryan Spann · Submission · R1 3:38 · UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili · Mar 2023

Striking

Fighter Profile

Offensive Output

Sig. Strikes / Min
4.4
+1.6x ratio
Accuracy
54%
above avg
Knockdowns / Fight
0.27

Defensive

Absorbed / Min
2.8
0.8x avg
Strike Differential
+1.6
Opp. Accuracy Against
52%

Strike Targets

Position Breakdown

Grappling

Takedowns & Control

Takedowns / Fight
1.1
Takedown Accuracy
38%
Takedown Defense
53%
Control Time / Fight
2:32
Sub Attempts / Fight
0.6

Win Methods

Finish Probability by Round

R1
14% KO
14% Sub
R2
5% KO
9% Sub
R3+
5% KO
0% Sub

Round-by-Round Output

Sig. Strikes Landed per Round — Nikita Krylov vs Average

Nikita Krylov's UFC Fight History

22 UFC fights on record (12-10), most recent first.

ResultOpponentMethodRd · TimeEventDate
LRobert WhittakerKO/TKOR3 · 1:01UFC 329: McGregor vs. Holloway 22026-07-11
WModestas BukauskasKO/TKOR3 · 4:57UFC 324: Gaethje vs. Pimblett2026-01-24
LBogdan GuskovKO/TKOR1 · 4:18UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. De Ridder2025-07-26
LDominick ReyesKO/TKOR1 · 2:24UFC 314: Volkanovski vs. Lopes2025-04-12
WRyan SpannSubmissionR1 · 3:38UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili2023-03-11
WVolkan OezdemirDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev2022-10-22
WAlexander GustafssonKO/TKOR1 · 1:07UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall2022-07-23
LPaul CraigSubmissionR1 · 3:57UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall2022-03-19
LMagomed AnkalaevDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gane2021-02-27
WJohnny WalkerDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Oliveira2020-03-14
LGlover TeixeiraDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Gaethje2019-09-14
WOvince Saint PreuxSubmissionR2 · 2:30UFC 236: Holloway vs. Poirier 22019-04-13
LJan BlachowiczSubmissionR2 · 2:41UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Oleinik2018-09-15
LMisha CirkunovSubmissionR1 · 4:38UFC 206: Holloway vs. Pettis2016-12-10
WEd HermanKO/TKOR2 · 0:40UFC 201: Lawler vs. Woodley2016-07-30
WFrancimar BarrosoSubmissionR2 · 3:11UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Arlovski2016-05-08
WMarcos Rogerio de LimaSubmissionR1 · 2:29UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs Oliveira2015-08-23
WStanislav NedkovSubmissionR1 · 1:24UFC on FOX: Gustafsson vs Johnson2015-01-24
WCody DonovanKO/TKOR1 · 4:57UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs Brandao2014-07-19
LOvince Saint PreuxSubmissionR1 · 1:29UFC 171: Hendricks vs Lawler2014-03-15
WWalt HarrisKO/TKOR1 · 0:25UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Thomson2014-01-25
LSoa PaleleiKO/TKOR3 · 1:34UFC 164: Henderson vs Pettis 22013-08-31

How Krylov Ranks at Light Heavyweight

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

Striking volume4.4 sig. strikes/min
76th percentile
Striking accuracy54%
74th percentile
Strikes absorbed2.8/min
76th percentile
Takedowns1.1/fight
68th percentile
Takedown defense53%
34th percentile
Knockdown power0.27/fight
59th percentile

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