Heavyweight · “King Kong”
Alexandr Romanov
22-4-0 (1 NC) UFC 7-3-0
Smothering Control
Positional Grappler
6'2"Height
75"Reach
SouthpawStance
35Age
1KO wins
3Sub wins
57.1%Finish rate
8:41Avg fight
Skill profile
- Control Elite 96
- Wrestling Strong 88
- Accuracy Above avg 81
- Grappling Above avg 77
- Durability Above avg 74
- Striking D Average 67
- Striking Below avg 40
- TD Defense Below avg 30
Built on 86 minutes of tracked cage time across 10 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.
Smothering Control
49% of every fight spent in control position
Positional Grappler
elite control — rates 96 of 100 among UFC veterans
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min3.78
Sig. strikes absorbed / min2.13
Striking accuracy51.7%
Striking defense54.1%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.0
Takedowns / 15 min4.49
Takedown accuracy55.3%
Takedown defense28.6%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.86
Control time48.8%
Record vs .500+ opponents3-3
Striking trend
Fight history
W Rodrigo Nascimento 11-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Albazi · November 2, 2024
45/92Sig. strikes
31/91Absorbed
6/10Takedowns
7:33Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L Jailton Almeida 20-3 walk-in Submission · R1 2:27 — UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier · June 1, 2024
1/1Sig. strikes
1/2Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Blagoy Ivanov 19-5 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Magomedov · July 1, 2023
85/154Sig. strikes
44/108Absorbed
2/3Takedowns
2:53Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Alexander Volkov 35-10 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:16 — UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili · March 11, 2023
0/1Sig. strikes
12/15Absorbed
0/5Takedowns
0:38Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Marcin Tybura 21-7 walk-in Decision - Majority · R3 5:00 — UFC 278: Usman vs. Edwards · August 20, 2022
40/88Sig. strikes
47/98Absorbed
2/6Takedowns
5:02Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Chase Sherman 15-9 walk-in Submission · R1 2:11 — UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Vera · April 30, 2022
8/14Sig. strikes
0/0Absorbed
3/3Takedowns
1:58Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Jared Vanderaa 12-5 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 4:43 — UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Rodriguez · October 9, 2021
56/78Sig. strikes
13/23Absorbed
5/7Takedowns
6:31Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Juan Espino 10-1 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 1:05 — UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Gastelum · April 17, 2021
32/53Sig. strikes
12/22Absorbed
2/4Takedowns
5:41Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Marcos Rogerio de Lima 17-6-1 walk-in Submission · R1 4:48 — UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Teixeira · November 7, 2020
6/7Sig. strikes
18/29Absorbed
2/5Takedowns
3:51Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Roque Martinez 15-5-2 walk-in Submission · R2 4:22 — UFC Fight Night: Waterson vs. Hill · September 12, 2020
55/147Sig. strikes
7/15Absorbed
4/4Takedowns
8:15Control
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
5
Submission
14
Decision
3
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
1
Submission
1
Decision
2
Other
0
No contests: 1
Fights by organization
UFC
10
Eagles FC
9
PFL
3
Shogun Fights
2
PFL Chicago
1
League S-70
1
ProFC Ukraine
1
Full career — 27 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Rodrigo Nascimento | Submission (guillotine choke) | PFL Chicago: Pettis vs. McKee
April 11, 2026 |
PFL Chicago | 2 | 3:10 |
| W | Jared Vanderaa | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Shogun Fights 32
March 28, 2026 |
Shogun Fights | 1 | 1:30 |
| W | Cameron Graham | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Shogun Fights 31
November 15, 2025 |
Shogun Fights | 1 | 4:03 |
| L | Oleg Popov | Decision (split) | PFL 10 (2025)
August 21, 2025 |
PFL | 5 | 5:00 |
| NC | Valentin Moldavsky | NC (accidental knee to groin) | PFL 7 (2025)
June 27, 2025 |
PFL | 1 | 4:26 |
| W | Timothy Johnson | Submission (guillotine choke) | PFL 4 (2025)
May 1, 2025 |
PFL | 1 | 1:53 |
| W | Rodrigo Nascimento | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Albazi
November 2, 2024 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Jailton Almeida | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC 302
June 1, 2024 |
UFC | 1 | 2:27 |
| W | Blagoy Ivanov | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Strickland vs. Magomedov
July 1, 2023 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Alexander Volkov | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili
March 11, 2023 |
UFC | 1 | 2:16 |
| L | Marcin Tybura | Decision (majority) | UFC 278
August 20, 2022 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Chase Sherman | Submission (keylock) | UFC on ESPN: Font vs. Vera
April 30, 2022 |
UFC | 1 | 2:11 |
| W | Jared Vanderaa | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Rodriguez
October 9, 2021 |
UFC | 2 | 4:43 |
| W | Juan Espino | Technical Decision (split) | UFC on ESPN: Whittaker vs. Gastelum
April 17, 2021 |
UFC | 3 | 1:05 |
| W | Marcos Rogério de Lima | Technical Submission (forearm choke) | UFC on ESPN: Santos vs. Teixeira
November 7, 2020 |
UFC | 1 | 4:48 |
| W | Roque Martinez | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | UFC Fight Night: Waterson vs. Hill
September 12, 2020 |
UFC | 2 | 4:22 |
| W | Sérgio Freitas | TKO (submission to injury) | Eagles FC 11
February 16, 2019 |
Eagles FC | 1 | 2:28 |
| W | Sultan Murtazaliev | TKO (punches) | Eagles FC 10
November 3, 2018 |
Eagles FC | 3 | 2:17 |
| W | Virgil Zwicker | Submission (neck crank) | League S-70: Plotforma Cup 2018
August 22, 2018 |
League S-70 | 1 | 1:15 |
| W | Ion Grigore | Submission (forearm choke) | Eagles FC 9
May 26, 2018 |
Eagles FC | 1 | 3:54 |
| W | Alexander Stolyarov | TKO (punches) | Eagles FC 8
February 10, 2018 |
Eagles FC | 1 | 0:36 |
| W | Ravshankhon Khusanov | TKO (punches) | Eagles FC 7
November 4, 2017 |
Eagles FC | 1 | 1:37 |
| W | Yuri Gorbenko | Submission (forearm choke) | Eagles FC 6
June 24, 2017 |
Eagles FC | 1 | 3:43 |
| W | Evgeniy Golub | TKO (punches) | Eagles FC 5
May 20, 2017 |
Eagles FC | 1 | 0:48 |
| W | Shota Betlemidze | Submission (rear-naked choke) | ProFC Ukraine: Brave Hearts
April 8, 2017 |
ProFC Ukraine | 1 | 4:56 |
| W | Andrey Burdiniuk | Submission (neck crank) | Eagles FC 4
February 18, 2017 |
Eagles FC | 3 | 0:43 |
| W | Yuriy Protsenko | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Eagles FC 3
November 19, 2016 |
Eagles FC | 1 | 0:50 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Alexander Romanov (fighter)) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.