Light Heavyweight · “The Miner”
Nikita Krylov
31-12-0 UFC 12-10-0
Submission Efficiency
Finisher
Relentless Attack
6'3"Height
77"Reach
OrthodoxStance
34Age
5KO wins
5Sub wins
83.3%Finish rate
7:09Avg fight
Skill profile
striking
good
1 read
grappling
good
1 read
wrestling
not yet read
cardio
not yet read
durability
not yet read
Submission Efficiency
5 submission wins from 12 attempts
Finisher
83% of wins by knockout or submission (5 KO, 5 sub)
Relentless Attack
82 offensive actions per 15 min — strikes, takedown and submission attempts together
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min4.38
Sig. strikes absorbed / min2.75
Striking accuracy54.2%
Striking defense48.1%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.57
Takedowns / 15 min2.19
Takedown accuracy38.3%
Takedown defense53.2%
Sub attempts / 15 min1.14
Control time35.4%
Record vs .500+ opponents9-9
Insider info
Robert Whittaker favored — picked against Nikita Krylov coinflip UFC 329 · July 5, 2026
strikinggood
grapplinggood
Picked against, with the analyst calling the fight genuinely wild and warning against anyone claiming to be mega-confident on either side.
A good striker known mainly for a good blitz and good kicks to all levels including a good head kick, though entering behind that same blitz leaves him open to counters -- a flaw shared with his opponent's own style. Good grappler with good takedowns and good top pressure, though the analyst notes he mostly prefers to strike rather than lean on the grappling even when he could.
Strengthgood blitz and good kicks to all levels including the head kick
Strengthgood takedowns and top pressure when he chooses to grapple
Weaknessleaves himself open to counters when he enters on the blitz, a repeatable vulnerability
Weaknessno longer has the same durability he once did, according to the analyst
Striking trend
Fight history
L Robert Whittaker 26-9 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 1:01 — UFC 329: McGregor vs. Holloway 2 · July 11, 2026
51/99Sig. strikes
54/111Absorbed
3/6Takedowns
2:10Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Modestas Bukauskas 19-6 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 4:57 — UFC 324: Gaethje vs. Pimblett · January 24, 2026
72/137Sig. strikes
40/108Absorbed
1/4Takedowns
2:37Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Bogdan Guskov 17-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:18 — UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. De Ridder · July 26, 2025
16/34Sig. strikes
23/43Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Dominick Reyes 14-4 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:24 — UFC 314: Volkanovski vs. Lopes · April 12, 2025
4/22Sig. strikes
8/17Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Ryan Spann 21-7 walk-in Submission · R1 3:38 — UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili · March 11, 2023
7/12Sig. strikes
5/11Absorbed
2/2Takedowns
2:39Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
W Volkan Oezdemir 16-6 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev · October 22, 2022
57/121Sig. strikes
42/81Absorbed
7/20Takedowns
9:17Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Alexander Gustafsson 18-7 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:07 — UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall · July 23, 2022
26/44Sig. strikes
5/8Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:09Control
2Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Paul Craig 15-4-1 walk-in Submission · R1 3:57 — UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall · March 19, 2022
19/25Sig. strikes
2/3Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
3:49Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Magomed Ankalaev 13-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gane · February 27, 2021
47/120Sig. strikes
43/92Absorbed
1/6Takedowns
1:44Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Johnny Walker 17-4 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Oliveira · March 14, 2020
45/58Sig. strikes
37/50Absorbed
3/8Takedowns
11:19Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Glover Teixeira 29-7 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Gaethje · September 14, 2019
47/95Sig. strikes
43/71Absorbed
2/4Takedowns
4:39Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Ovince Saint Preux 23-12 walk-in Submission · R2 2:30 — UFC 236: Holloway vs. Poirier 2 · April 13, 2019
27/44Sig. strikes
4/8Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
2:23Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
L Jan Blachowicz 17-7 walk-in Submission · R2 2:41 — UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Oleinik · September 15, 2018
4/22Sig. strikes
10/18Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
1:40Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L Misha Cirkunov 12-2 walk-in Submission · R1 4:38 — UFC 206: Holloway vs. Pettis · December 10, 2016
16/29Sig. strikes
8/18Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
1:33Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Ed Herman 23-11 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 0:40 — UFC 201: Lawler vs. Woodley · July 30, 2016
60/118Sig. strikes
26/55Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:55Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Francimar Barroso 18-4 walk-in Submission · R2 3:11 — UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Arlovski · May 8, 2016
58/88Sig. strikes
22/36Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
4:02Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Marcos Rogerio de Lima 13-2-1 walk-in Submission · R1 2:29 — UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs Oliveira · August 23, 2015
21/29Sig. strikes
5/10Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
1:57Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Stanislav Nedkov 12-1 walk-in Submission · R1 1:24 — UFC on FOX: Gustafsson vs Johnson · January 24, 2015
13/16Sig. strikes
4/8Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:31Control
1Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Cody Donovan 8-4 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:57 — UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs Brandao · July 19, 2014
42/70Sig. strikes
21/39Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
1:52Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Ovince Saint Preux 14-5 walk-in Submission · R1 1:29 — UFC 171: Hendricks vs Lawler · March 15, 2014
1/4Sig. strikes
1/1Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Walt Harris 6-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 0:25 — UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Thomson · January 25, 2014
11/16Sig. strikes
1/5Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:03Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Soa Palelei 18-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 1:34 — UFC 164: Henderson vs Pettis 2 · August 31, 2013
45/68Sig. strikes
29/42Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
2:19Control
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
13
Submission
16
Decision
2
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
4
Submission
6
Decision
2
Other
0
Fights by organization
UFC
22
European Combat Sambo Federation
6
Oplot Challenge
4
Fight Nights Global
3
Gladiators FC
3
United Donbass Cup
1
M-1 Challenge
1
Warrior's Honor
1
+ 2 more organizations in the full career list
Full career — 43 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Robert Whittaker | TKO (jaw injury) | UFC 329
July 11, 2026 |
UFC | 3 | 1:01 |
| W | Modestas Bukauskas | KO (punches) | UFC 324
January 24, 2026 |
UFC | 3 | 4:57 |
| L | Bogdan Guskov | KO (punches) | UFC on ABC: Whittaker vs. de Ridder
July 26, 2025 |
UFC | 1 | 4:18 |
| L | Dominick Reyes | KO (punch) | UFC 314
April 12, 2025 |
UFC | 1 | 2:24 |
| W | Ryan Spann | Submission (triangle choke) | UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili
March 11, 2023 |
UFC | 1 | 3:38 |
| W | Volkan Oezdemir | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 280
October 22, 2022 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Alexander Gustafsson | KO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall
July 23, 2022 |
UFC | 1 | 1:07 |
| L | Paul Craig | Submission (triangle choke) | UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall
March 19, 2022 |
UFC | 1 | 3:57 |
| L | Magomed Ankalaev | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gane
February 27, 2021 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Johnny Walker | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Oliveira
March 14, 2020 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Glover Teixeira | Decision (split) | UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Gaethje
September 14, 2019 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Ovince Saint Preux | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC 236
April 13, 2019 |
UFC | 2 | 2:30 |
| L | Jan Błachowicz | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Oleinik
September 15, 2018 |
UFC | 2 | 2:41 |
| W | Fábio Maldonado | KO (punch) | Fight Nights Global 87
May 19, 2018 |
Fight Nights Global | 2 | 3:33 |
| W | Emanuel Newton | KO (knee) | Fight Nights Global 77
October 13, 2017 |
Fight Nights Global | 1 | 0:43 |
| W | Maro Perak | TKO (punches) | United Donbass Cup 2017
August 26, 2017 |
United Donbass Cup | 2 | 0:36 |
| W | Stjepan Bekavac | Submission (guillotine choke) | Fight Nights Global 68
June 2, 2017 |
Fight Nights Global | 1 | 0:53 |
| L | Misha Cirkunov | Submission (guillotine choke) | UFC 206
December 10, 2016 |
UFC | 1 | 4:38 |
| W | Ed Herman | KO (head kick) | UFC 201
July 30, 2016 |
UFC | 2 | 0:40 |
| W | Francimar Barroso | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Arlovski
May 8, 2016 |
UFC | 2 | 3:11 |
| W | Marcos Rogério de Lima | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Oliveira
August 23, 2015 |
UFC | 1 | 2:29 |
| W | Stanislav Nedkov | Submission (standing guillotine choke) | UFC on Fox: Gustafsson vs. Johnson
January 24, 2015 |
UFC | 1 | 1:24 |
| W | Cody Donovan | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs. Brandão
July 19, 2014 |
UFC | 1 | 4:57 |
| L | Ovince Saint Preux | Technical Submission (Von Flue choke) | UFC 171
March 15, 2014 |
UFC | 1 | 1:29 |
| W | Walt Harris | TKO (head kick and punches) | UFC on Fox: Henderson vs. Thomson
January 25, 2014 |
UFC | 1 | 0:25 |
| L | Soa Palelei | TKO (punches) | UFC 164
August 31, 2013 |
UFC | 3 | 1:34 |
| W | Gabriel Tampu | TKO (punches) | M-1 Challenge 38
April 9, 2013 |
M-1 Challenge | 1 | 4:27 |
| L | Vladimir Mishchenko | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | Oplot Challenge 40
March 8, 2013 |
Oplot Challenge | 1 | 0:58 |
| W | Kylychbek Sarkarbaev | TKO (punches) | Gladiators FC 2
January 19, 2013 |
Gladiators FC | 1 | 0:49 |
| W | Julian Bogdanov | KO (punch) | Gladiators FC 2
January 19, 2013 |
Gladiators FC | 1 | 1:17 |
| L | Vladimir Mishchenko | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | Oplot Challenge 22
December 29, 2012 |
Oplot Challenge | 1 | 1:47 |
| W | Denis Simkin | Submission (americana) | Gladiators FC 1
December 22, 2012 |
Gladiators FC | 1 | 0:35 |
| W | Valery Scherbakov | Submission (Achilles lock) | Warrior's Honor: Igor Vovchanchyn Cup 2
November 9, 2012 |
Warrior's Honor | 1 | 1:38 |
| W | Vladimir Gerasimchik | Submission (kimura) | Oplot Challenge 7
October 20, 2012 |
Oplot Challenge | 1 | 1:35 |
| W | Igor Kukurudziak | Submission (kimura) | European Combat Sambo Federation: Kolomyi Cup
October 13, 2012 |
European Combat Sambo Federation | 1 | 2:47 |
| W | Viktor Smirnov | TKO (doctor stoppage) | European Combat Sambo Federation: MMA Lion Cup
October 2, 2012 |
European Combat Sambo Federation | 1 | 0:12 |
| W | Anatoliy Didenko | Submission (Achilles lock) | Oplot Challenge 4
September 15, 2012 |
Oplot Challenge | 1 | 0:29 |
| W | Alexey Stepanov | Submission (rear-naked choke) | European Combat Sambo Federation: MMA Ukraine Cup 7
September 14, 2012 |
European Combat Sambo Federation | 1 | 0:29 |
| W | Svyatoslav Scherbakov | Submission (armbar) | European Combat Sambo Federation: MMA Ukraine Cup 6
August 26, 2012 |
European Combat Sambo Federation | 1 | 1:44 |
| W | Anatoliy Didenko | Submission (rear-naked choke) | European Combat Sambo Federation: MMA Ukraine Cup 5
August 18, 2012 |
European Combat Sambo Federation | 1 | 2:08 |
| W | Alexey Artemenko | Submission (guillotine choke) | Big Boys Fights 1
August 16, 2012 |
Big Boys Fights | 1 | 2:20 |
| W | Denis Bogdanov | Submission (rear-naked choke) | European Combat Sambo Federation: Cup of West Ukraine 2012
August 10, 2012 |
European Combat Sambo Federation | 1 | 1:31 |
| W | Alexander Umrikhin | TKO (punches) | Real Fight Promotion 6
July 27, 2012 |
Real Fight Promotion | 1 | 0:56 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Nikita Krylov) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.