Heavyweight · “The Pitbull”
Andrei Arlovski
33-24-0 (2 NC) UFC 23-18-0 (1 NC)
6'3"Height
77"Reach
OrthodoxStance
1979-02-04Born
9KO wins
2Sub wins
47.8%Finish rate
9:45Avg 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
Career rates
Sig. strikes landed / min3.87
Sig. strikes absorbed / min3.28
Striking accuracy45.6%
Striking defense56.8%
Takedowns / 15 min0.33
Takedown accuracy34.6%
Takedown defense77.8%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.18
Control time7.8%
Record vs .500+ opponents15-16
Striking trend
Output, fight by fight.
Significant strikes landed per minute over the last 8 fights — green dots are wins, red are losses.
Fight history
Every walk to the cage.
42 UFC bouts, newest first. Tap a fight for the full stat line — opponent records are shown as of fight night.
L Martin Buday 4-1 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC 303: Pereira vs. Prochazka 2 · 2024-06-29
74/119Sig. strikes
54/84Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
4:58Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Waldo Cortes Acosta 3-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2 · 2024-01-13
58/127Sig. strikes
49/136Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Don'Tale Mayes 2-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 3:17 — UFC Fight Night: Kara-France vs. Albazi · 2023-06-03
24/56Sig. strikes
25/87Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Marcos Rogerio de Lima 8-6 walk-in Submission · R1 1:50 — UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Allen · 2022-10-29
2/5Sig. strikes
6/11Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Jake Collier 5-5 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Vera · 2022-04-30
91/164Sig. strikes
93/188Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:01Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Jared Vanderaa 1-2 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2 · 2022-02-12
64/133Sig. strikes
70/156Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Carlos Felipe 3-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Ladd vs. Dumont · 2021-10-16
83/172Sig. strikes
73/172Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Chase Sherman 3-5 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Gastelum · 2021-04-17
105/222Sig. strikes
88/192Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:39Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Tom Aspinall 2-0 walk-in Submission · R2 1:09 — UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Lewis · 2021-02-20
20/55Sig. strikes
37/60Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Tanner Boser 3-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Teixeira · 2020-11-07
34/82Sig. strikes
68/119Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Philipe Lins 0-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira · 2020-05-13
50/107Sig. strikes
41/99Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Jairzinho Rozenstruik 2-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 0:29 — UFC 244: Masvidal vs. Diaz · 2019-11-02
4/9Sig. strikes
5/9Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Ben Rothwell 6-5 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Edwards · 2019-07-20
152/263Sig. strikes
70/177Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:50Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Augusto Sakai 1-0 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs. Hermansson · 2019-04-27
75/175Sig. strikes
42/132Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:26Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
NC Walt Harris 4-6 walk-in Overturned · R3 5:00 — UFC 232: Jones vs. Gustafsson 2 · 2018-12-29
44/93Sig. strikes
24/93Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:09Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Shamil Abdurakhimov 3-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Oleinik · 2018-09-15
18/58Sig. strikes
32/70Absorbed
2/3Takedowns
0:19Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Tai Tuivasa 2-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2 · 2018-06-09
51/125Sig. strikes
54/120Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
0:38Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Stefan Struve 12-7 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 222: Cyborg vs. Kunitskaya · 2018-03-03
46/88Sig. strikes
34/74Absorbed
4/9Takedowns
4:31Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Junior Albini 1-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Pettis · 2017-11-11
92/203Sig. strikes
48/106Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:02Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Marcin Tybura 2-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Correia · 2017-06-17
28/56Sig. strikes
51/92Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
3:59Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Francis Ngannou 4-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:32 — UFC on FOX: Shevchenko vs. Pena · 2017-01-28
3/9Sig. strikes
8/13Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Josh Barnett 6-3 walk-in Submission · R3 2:53 — UFC Fight Night: Arlovski vs. Barnett · 2016-09-03
38/62Sig. strikes
53/82Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
2:24Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Alistair Overeem 5-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 1:12 — UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Arlovski · 2016-05-08
16/33Sig. strikes
23/30Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:47Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Stipe Miocic 7-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 0:54 — UFC 195: Lawler vs Condit · 2016-01-02
7/12Sig. strikes
11/15Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Frank Mir 16-9 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 191: Johnson vs Dodson 2 · 2015-09-05
39/74Sig. strikes
24/52Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
3:30Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Travis Browne 8-2-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:41 — UFC 187: Johnson vs Cormier · 2015-05-23
51/85Sig. strikes
15/38Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:05Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Antonio Silva 2-2-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:59 — UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs Arlovski · 2014-09-13
13/33Sig. strikes
6/13Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:03Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Brendan Schaub 6-3 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC 174: Johnson vs Bagautinov · 2014-06-14
12/55Sig. strikes
30/88Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
3:09Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Jake O'Brien 3-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 4:17 — UFC 82: Pride of a Champion · 2008-03-01
14/35Sig. strikes
4/12Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
1:59Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Fabricio Werdum 0-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 70: Nations Collide · 2007-04-21
28/81Sig. strikes
23/78Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:36Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Marcio Cruz 2-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 3:15 — UFC 66: Liddell vs Ortiz 2 · 2006-12-30
7/11Sig. strikes
0/2Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
1:22Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L Tim Sylvia 6-2 walk-in TITLE Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC 61: Bitter Rivals · 2006-07-08
66/327Sig. strikes
97/263Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Tim Sylvia 5-2 walk-in TITLE KO/TKO · R1 2:43 — UFC 59: Reality Check · 2006-04-15
11/24Sig. strikes
13/30Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:07Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Paul Buentello 2-0 walk-in TITLE KO/TKO · R1 0:15 — UFC 55: Fury · 2005-10-07
2/6Sig. strikes
1/3Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:03Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Justin Eilers 1-1 walk-in TITLE KO/TKO · R1 4:10 — UFC 53: Heavy Hitters · 2005-06-04
33/56Sig. strikes
5/21Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:07Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Tim Sylvia 3-1 walk-in TITLE Submission · R1 0:47 — UFC 51: Super Saturday · 2005-02-05
5/10Sig. strikes
2/4Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:08Control
1Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
W Wesley Correira 2-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 1:15 — UFC 47: It's On! · 2004-04-02
51/83Sig. strikes
4/29Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:06Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Vladimir Matyushenko 3-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:59 — UFC 44: Undisputed · 2003-09-26
9/20Sig. strikes
5/17Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:35Control
2Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Ian Freeman 3-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:18 — UFC 40: Vendetta · 2002-11-22
14/26Sig. strikes
1/11Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:03Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Pedro Rizzo 6-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 1:45 — UFC 36: Worlds Collide · 2002-03-22
38/95Sig. strikes
27/80Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Ricco Rodriguez 0-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 1:23 — UFC 32: Showdown in the Meadowlands · 2001-06-29
11/26Sig. strikes
30/50Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:17Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Aaron Brink 0-0 walk-in Submission · R1 0:55 — UFC 28: High Stakes · 2000-11-17
2/4Sig. strikes
0/5Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
0:13Control
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
How the record was built.
Full pro career, from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Andrei Arlovski) — results only; UFC bouts carry full stats in the fight history above.
Wins by method
KO/TKO
17
Submission
2
Decision
14
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
12
Submission
3
Decision
9
Other
0
No contests: 2
Fights by organization
UFC
42
WSOF
3
Strikeforce
3
Fight Nights
2
ProElite
2
Affliction
2
M-1
2
ONE FC
1
+ 2 more organizations in the full career list
Full career — 59 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Martin Buday | Decision (split) | UFC 303
2024-06-29 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Waldo Cortes-Acosta | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2
2024-01-13 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Don'Tale Mayes | TKO (punches) | UFC on ESPN: Kara-France vs. Albazi
2023-06-03 |
UFC | 2 | 3:17 |
| L | Marcos Rogério de Lima | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Allen
2022-10-29 |
UFC | 1 | 1:50 |
| W | Jake Collier | Decision (split) | UFC on ESPN: Font vs. Vera
2022-04-30 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Jared Vanderaa | Decision (split) | UFC 271
2022-02-12 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Carlos Felipe | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Ladd vs. Dumont
2021-10-16 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Chase Sherman | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Whittaker vs. Gastelum
2021-04-17 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Tom Aspinall | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Lewis
2021-02-20 |
UFC | 2 | 1:09 |
| W | Tanner Boser | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Santos vs. Teixeira
2020-11-07 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Philipe Lins | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira
2020-05-13 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Jairzinho Rozenstruik | KO (punch) | UFC 244
2019-11-02 |
UFC | 1 | 0:29 |
| W | Ben Rothwell | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: dos Anjos vs. Edwards
2019-07-20 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Augusto Sakai | Decision (split) | UFC Fight Night: Jacaré vs. Hermansson
2019-04-27 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| NC | Walt Harris | NC (overturned) | UFC 232
2018-12-29 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Shamil Abdurakhimov | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Oleinik
2018-09-15 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Tai Tuivasa | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 225
2018-06-09 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Stefan Struve | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 222
2018-03-03 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Júnior Albini | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Pettis
2017-11-11 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Marcin Tybura | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Correia
2017-06-17 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Francis Ngannou | TKO (punches) | UFC on Fox: Shevchenko vs. Peña
2017-01-28 |
UFC | 1 | 1:32 |
| L | Josh Barnett | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC Fight Night: Arlovski vs. Barnett
2016-09-03 |
UFC | 3 | 2:53 |
| L | Alistair Overeem | TKO (front kick and punches) | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Arlovski
2016-05-08 |
UFC | 2 | 1:12 |
| L | Stipe Miocic | TKO (punches) | UFC 195
2016-01-02 |
UFC | 1 | 0:54 |
| W | Frank Mir | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 191
2015-09-05 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Travis Browne | TKO (punches) | UFC 187
2015-05-23 |
UFC | 1 | 4:41 |
| W | Antônio Silva | KO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs. Arlovski
2014-09-13 |
UFC | 1 | 2:59 |
| W | Brendan Schaub | Decision (split) | UFC 174
2014-06-14 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Andreas Kraniotakes | TKO (punches) | Fight Nights: Battle on Nyamiha
2013-11-29 |
Fight Nights | 2 | 3:14 |
| W | Mike Kyle | Decision (unanimous) | WSOF 5
2013-09-14 |
WSOF | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Anthony Johnson | Decision (unanimous) | WSOF 2
2013-03-23 |
WSOF | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Mike Hayes | Decision (unanimous) | Fight Nights: Battle of Moscow 9
2012-12-16 |
Fight Nights | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Devin Cole | TKO (punches) | WSOF 1
2012-11-03 |
WSOF | 1 | 2:37 |
| NC | Tim Sylvia | NC (illegal soccer kicks) | ONE FC: Pride of a Nation
2012-08-31 |
ONE FC | 2 | 4:46 |
| W | Travis Fulton | KO (head kick) | ProElite 2
2011-11-05 |
ProElite | 3 | 4:59 |
| W | Ray Lopez | TKO (punches) | ProElite 1
2011-08-27 |
ProElite | 3 | 2:43 |
| L | Sergei Kharitonov | KO (punches) | Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Silva
2011-02-12 |
Strikeforce | 1 | 2:49 |
| L | Antônio Silva | Decision (unanimous) | Strikeforce: Heavy Artillery
2010-05-15 |
Strikeforce | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Brett Rogers | TKO (punches) | Strikeforce: Lawler vs. Shields
2009-06-06 |
Strikeforce | 1 | 0:22 |
| L | Fedor Emelianenko | KO (punch) | Affliction: Day of Reckoning
2009-01-24 |
Affliction | 1 | 3:14 |
| W | Roy Nelson | KO (punch) | EliteXC: Heat
2008-10-04 |
EliteXC | 2 | 1:46 |
| W | Ben Rothwell | KO (punches) | Affliction: Banned
2008-07-19 |
Affliction | 3 | 1:13 |
| W | Jake O'Brien | TKO (punches) | UFC 82
2008-03-01 |
UFC | 2 | 4:17 |
| W | Fabrício Werdum | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 70
2007-04-21 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Márcio Cruz | KO (punches) | UFC 66
2006-12-30 |
UFC | 1 | 3:15 |
| L | Tim Sylvia | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 61
2006-07-08 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| L | Tim Sylvia | TKO (punches) | UFC 59
2006-04-15 |
UFC | 1 | 2:43 |
| W | Paul Buentello | KO (punch) | UFC 55
2005-10-07 |
UFC | 1 | 0:15 |
| W | Justin Eilers | TKO (punches) | UFC 53
2005-06-04 |
UFC | 1 | 4:10 |
| W | Tim Sylvia | Submission (achilles lock) | UFC 51
2005-02-05 |
UFC | 1 | 0:47 |
| W | Wesley Correira | TKO (punches) | UFC 47
2004-04-02 |
UFC | 2 | 1:15 |
| W | Vladimir Matyushenko | KO (punch) | UFC 44
2003-09-26 |
UFC | 1 | 2:10 |
| W | Ian Freeman | KO (punches) | UFC 40
2002-11-22 |
UFC | 1 | 1:25 |
| L | Pedro Rizzo | KO (punches) | UFC 36
2002-03-22 |
UFC | 3 | 1:45 |
| L | Ricco Rodriguez | TKO (punches) | UFC 32
2001-06-29 |
UFC | 3 | 1:23 |
| W | Aaron Brink | Submission (armbar) | UFC 28
2000-11-17 |
UFC | 1 | 0:55 |
| W | John Dixson | KO (punches) | Super Fight at International Tournament
2000-05-13 |
Super Fight at International Tournament | 1 | 0:13 |
| W | Roman Zentsov | TKO (punches) | M-1: European Championship 2000
2000-04-09 |
M-1 | 1 | 1:18 |
| L | Viacheslav Datsik | KO (punch) | M-1: World Championship 1999
1999-04-09 |
M-1 | 1 | 6:05 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Andrei Arlovski) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.
Division context
Measured against the division.
Versus the Heavyweight average, over 99 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.