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Light Heavyweight · “The Mauler”

Alexander Gustafsson

10-8-0
6'5"Height
79"Reach
OrthodoxStance
1987-01-15Born
5KO wins
2Sub wins
70.0%Finish rate
10:21Avg fight
Statistical profile

The shape of their game.

Percentile scores against UFC veterans — volume-aware, and honest about small samples. The rim is reserved for true specialists.

Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans

Volume Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control

Career rates

Sig. strikes landed / min4.03
Sig. strikes absorbed / min3.53
Striking accuracy40.7%
Striking defense51.4%
Takedowns / 15 min1.53
Takedown accuracy39.6%
Takedown defense83.7%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.4
Control time16.5%
Record vs .500+ opponents8-8
Striking trend

Output, fight by fight.

Significant strikes landed per minute over the last 8 fights — green dots are wins, red are losses.

2015-01-24 vs Anthony Johnson — 4.44/min (L) 15-01 2015-10-03 vs Daniel Cormier — 4.8/min (L) 15-10 2016-09-03 vs Jan Blachowicz — 3.33/min (W) 16-09 2017-05-28 vs Glover Teixeira — 4.59/min (W) 17-05 2018-12-29 vs Jon Jones — 1.83/min (L) 18-12 2019-06-01 vs Anthony Smith — 4.08/min (L) 19-06 2020-07-25 vs Fabricio Werdum — 4.4/min (L) 20-07 2022-07-23 vs Nikita Krylov — 4.48/min (L) 22-07
Fight history

Every walk to the cage.

18 UFC bouts, newest first. Tap a fight for the full stat line — opponent records are shown as of fight night.

L Nikita Krylov 8-7 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:07 — UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall · 2022-07-23
5/8Sig. strikes
26/44Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:07Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Fabricio Werdum 11-6 walk-in Submission · R1 2:30 — UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Till · 2020-07-25
11/19Sig. strikes
4/5Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:12Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Anthony Smith 7-4 walk-in Submission · R4 2:38 — UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Smith · 2019-06-01
72/151Sig. strikes
49/104Absorbed
1/3Takedowns
0:38Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Jon Jones 16-1 walk-in TITLE KO/TKO · R3 2:02 — UFC 232: Jones vs. Gustafsson 2 · 2018-12-29
22/83Sig. strikes
59/102Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Glover Teixeira 9-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R5 1:07 — UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Teixeira · 2017-05-28
97/228Sig. strikes
42/134Absorbed
1/3Takedowns
2:50Control
2Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Jan Blachowicz 2-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Arlovski vs. Barnett · 2016-09-03
50/100Sig. strikes
28/90Absorbed
4/5Takedowns
10:43Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Daniel Cormier 5-1 walk-in TITLE Decision - Split · R5 5:00 — UFC 192: Cormier vs Gustafsson · 2015-10-03
120/254Sig. strikes
140/283Absorbed
1/7Takedowns
1:00Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Anthony Johnson 9-4 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:15 — UFC on FOX: Gustafsson vs Johnson · 2015-01-24
10/20Sig. strikes
30/47Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Jimi Manuwa 3-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 1:18 — UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs Manuwa · 2014-03-08
21/43Sig. strikes
13/23Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
3:24Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Jon Jones 12-1 walk-in TITLE Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC 165: Jones vs Gustafsson · 2013-09-21
110/288Sig. strikes
134/217Absorbed
1/8Takedowns
0:20Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Mauricio Rua 5-4 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Diaz · 2012-12-08
72/156Sig. strikes
41/95Absorbed
6/12Takedowns
3:53Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Thiago Silva 5-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC on FUEL TV: Gustafsson vs Silva · 2012-04-14
76/283Sig. strikes
38/108Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
0:40Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Vladimir Matyushenko 7-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:13 — UFC 141: Lesnar vs Overeem · 2011-12-30
10/21Sig. strikes
5/8Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:04Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Matt Hamill 9-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 3:34 — UFC 133: Evans vs Ortiz 2 · 2011-08-06
37/98Sig. strikes
13/34Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:21Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W James Te Huna 1-0 walk-in Submission · R1 4:27 — UFC 127: Penn vs Fitch · 2011-02-26
4/9Sig. strikes
6/6Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
0:58Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
W Cyrille Diabate 1-0 walk-in Submission · R2 2:41 — UFC 120: Bisping vs Akiyama · 2010-10-16
28/56Sig. strikes
11/22Absorbed
2/3Takedowns
5:04Control
1Knockdowns
3Sub attempts
L Phil Davis 1-0 walk-in Submission · R1 4:55 — UFC 112: Invincible · 2010-04-10
0/5Sig. strikes
14/18Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
0:25Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Jared Hamman 0-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 0:41 — UFC 105: Couture vs Vera · 2009-11-14
6/23Sig. strikes
6/17Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:05Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub 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

How the record was built.

UFC bouts in this database — the full pre-UFC career fills in as the weekly career backfill reaches this fighter.

10-8-0UFC record

Wins by method

KO/TKO 5
Submission 2
Decision 3
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 3
Submission 3
Decision 2
Other 0

Fights by organization

UFC 18

Showing UFC fights only — this fighter's full pre-UFC career hasn't been synced yet. It will fill in as the weekly career backfill reaches them.

Division context

Measured against the division.

Versus the Light Heavyweight average, over 97 qualified fighters (5+ UFC fights, 30+ minutes of cage time). Green = better than average, red = worse; the tick mark is the division mean. "Strikes absorbed" counts lower as better.

Striking volume /min 4.0 avg 3.4
Strikes absorbed /min 3.5 avg 3.3
Striking accuracy 40.7% avg 46.8%
Striking defense 51.4% avg 53.5%
Takedowns /15 min 1.5 avg 1.5
Takedown accuracy 39.6% avg 38.5%
Takedown defense 83.7% avg 61.2%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.4 avg 0.5
Control time 16.5% avg 20.8%
Finish rate 70.0% avg 64.1%