Light Heavyweight · “The Miner”
Nikita Krylov
31-12-0 UFC 12-10-0
6'3"Height
77"Reach
OrthodoxStance
1992-03-07Born
5KO wins
5Sub wins
83.3%Finish rate
7:09Avg 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 / min4.38
Sig. strikes absorbed / min2.75
Striking accuracy54.2%
Striking defense48.1%
Takedowns / 15 min2.19
Takedown accuracy38.3%
Takedown defense53.2%
Sub attempts / 15 min1.14
Control time35.4%
Record vs .500+ opponents9-9
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.
22 UFC bouts, newest first. Tap a fight for the full stat line — opponent records are shown as of fight night.
L Robert Whittaker 17-7 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 1:01 — UFC 329: McGregor vs. Holloway 2 · 2026-07-11
51/99Sig. strikes
54/111Absorbed
3/6Takedowns
2:10Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Modestas Bukauskas 7-4 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 4:57 — UFC 324: Gaethje vs. Pimblett · 2026-01-24
72/137Sig. strikes
40/108Absorbed
1/4Takedowns
2:37Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Bogdan Guskov 3-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:18 — UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. De Ridder · 2025-07-26
16/34Sig. strikes
23/43Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Dominick Reyes 8-4 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:24 — UFC 314: Volkanovski vs. Lopes · 2025-04-12
4/22Sig. strikes
8/17Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Ryan Spann 7-2 walk-in Submission · R1 3:38 — UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili · 2023-03-11
7/12Sig. strikes
5/11Absorbed
2/2Takedowns
2:39Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
W Volkan Oezdemir 6-5 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev · 2022-10-22
57/121Sig. strikes
42/81Absorbed
7/20Takedowns
9:17Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Alexander Gustafsson 10-7 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:07 — UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall · 2022-07-23
26/44Sig. strikes
5/8Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:09Control
2Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Paul Craig 7-4-1 walk-in Submission · R1 3:57 — UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall · 2022-03-19
19/25Sig. strikes
2/3Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
3:49Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Magomed Ankalaev 5-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gane · 2021-02-27
47/120Sig. strikes
43/92Absorbed
1/6Takedowns
1:44Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Johnny Walker 3-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Oliveira · 2020-03-14
45/58Sig. strikes
37/50Absorbed
3/8Takedowns
11:19Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Glover Teixeira 12-5 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Gaethje · 2019-09-14
47/95Sig. strikes
43/71Absorbed
2/4Takedowns
4:39Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Ovince Saint Preux 11-7 walk-in Submission · R2 2:30 — UFC 236: Holloway vs. Poirier 2 · 2019-04-13
27/44Sig. strikes
4/8Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
2:23Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
L Jan Blachowicz 5-4 walk-in Submission · R2 2:41 — UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Oleinik · 2018-09-15
4/22Sig. strikes
10/18Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
1:40Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L Misha Cirkunov 3-0 walk-in Submission · R1 4:38 — UFC 206: Holloway vs. Pettis · 2016-12-10
16/29Sig. strikes
8/18Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
1:33Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Ed Herman 10-7 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 0:40 — UFC 201: Lawler vs. Woodley · 2016-07-30
60/118Sig. strikes
26/55Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:55Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Francimar Barroso 3-1 walk-in Submission · R2 3:11 — UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Arlovski · 2016-05-08
58/88Sig. strikes
22/36Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
4:02Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Marcos Rogerio de Lima 2-0 walk-in Submission · R1 2:29 — UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs Oliveira · 2015-08-23
21/29Sig. strikes
5/10Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
1:57Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Stanislav Nedkov 1-1 walk-in Submission · R1 1:24 — UFC on FOX: Gustafsson vs Johnson · 2015-01-24
13/16Sig. strikes
4/8Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:31Control
1Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Cody Donovan 1-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:57 — UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs Brandao · 2014-07-19
42/70Sig. strikes
21/39Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
1:52Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Ovince Saint Preux 2-0 walk-in Submission · R1 1:29 — UFC 171: Hendricks vs Lawler · 2014-03-15
1/4Sig. strikes
1/1Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Walt Harris 0-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 0:25 — UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Thomson · 2014-01-25
11/16Sig. strikes
1/5Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:03Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Soa Palelei 0-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 1:34 — UFC 164: Henderson vs Pettis 2 · 2013-08-31
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
How the record was built.
Full pro career, from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Nikita Krylov) — results only; UFC bouts carry full stats in the fight history above.
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
2026-07-11 |
UFC | 3 | 1:01 |
| W | Modestas Bukauskas | KO (punches) | UFC 324
2026-01-24 |
UFC | 3 | 4:57 |
| L | Bogdan Guskov | KO (punches) | UFC on ABC: Whittaker vs. de Ridder
2025-07-26 |
UFC | 1 | 4:18 |
| L | Dominick Reyes | KO (punch) | UFC 314
2025-04-12 |
UFC | 1 | 2:24 |
| W | Ryan Spann | Submission (triangle choke) | UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili
2023-03-11 |
UFC | 1 | 3:38 |
| W | Volkan Oezdemir | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 280
2022-10-22 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Alexander Gustafsson | KO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall
2022-07-23 |
UFC | 1 | 1:07 |
| L | Paul Craig | Submission (triangle choke) | UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall
2022-03-19 |
UFC | 1 | 3:57 |
| L | Magomed Ankalaev | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gane
2021-02-27 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Johnny Walker | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Oliveira
2020-03-14 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Glover Teixeira | Decision (split) | UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Gaethje
2019-09-14 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Ovince Saint Preux | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC 236
2019-04-13 |
UFC | 2 | 2:30 |
| L | Jan Błachowicz | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Oleinik
2018-09-15 |
UFC | 2 | 2:41 |
| W | Fábio Maldonado | KO (punch) | Fight Nights Global 87
2018-05-19 |
Fight Nights Global | 2 | 3:33 |
| W | Emanuel Newton | KO (knee) | Fight Nights Global 77
2017-10-13 |
Fight Nights Global | 1 | 0:43 |
| W | Maro Perak | TKO (punches) | United Donbass Cup 2017
2017-08-26 |
United Donbass Cup | 2 | 0:36 |
| W | Stjepan Bekavac | Submission (guillotine choke) | Fight Nights Global 68
2017-06-02 |
Fight Nights Global | 1 | 0:53 |
| L | Misha Cirkunov | Submission (guillotine choke) | UFC 206
2016-12-10 |
UFC | 1 | 4:38 |
| W | Ed Herman | KO (head kick) | UFC 201
2016-07-30 |
UFC | 2 | 0:40 |
| W | Francimar Barroso | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Arlovski
2016-05-08 |
UFC | 2 | 3:11 |
| W | Marcos Rogério de Lima | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Oliveira
2015-08-23 |
UFC | 1 | 2:29 |
| W | Stanislav Nedkov | Submission (standing guillotine choke) | UFC on Fox: Gustafsson vs. Johnson
2015-01-24 |
UFC | 1 | 1:24 |
| W | Cody Donovan | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs. Brandão
2014-07-19 |
UFC | 1 | 4:57 |
| L | Ovince Saint Preux | Technical Submission (Von Flue choke) | UFC 171
2014-03-15 |
UFC | 1 | 1:29 |
| W | Walt Harris | TKO (head kick and punches) | UFC on Fox: Henderson vs. Thomson
2014-01-25 |
UFC | 1 | 0:25 |
| L | Soa Palelei | TKO (punches) | UFC 164
2013-08-31 |
UFC | 3 | 1:34 |
| W | Gabriel Tampu | TKO (punches) | M-1 Challenge 38
2013-04-09 |
M-1 Challenge | 1 | 4:27 |
| L | Vladimir Mishchenko | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | Oplot Challenge 40
2013-03-08 |
Oplot Challenge | 1 | 0:58 |
| W | Kylychbek Sarkarbaev | TKO (punches) | Gladiators FC 2
2013-01-19 |
Gladiators FC | 1 | 0:49 |
| W | Julian Bogdanov | KO (punch) | Gladiators FC 2
2013-01-19 |
Gladiators FC | 1 | 1:17 |
| L | Vladimir Mishchenko | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | Oplot Challenge 22
2012-12-29 |
Oplot Challenge | 1 | 1:47 |
| W | Denis Simkin | Submission (americana) | Gladiators FC 1
2012-12-22 |
Gladiators FC | 1 | 0:35 |
| W | Valery Scherbakov | Submission (Achilles lock) | Warrior's Honor: Igor Vovchanchyn Cup 2
2012-11-09 |
Warrior's Honor | 1 | 1:38 |
| W | Vladimir Gerasimchik | Submission (kimura) | Oplot Challenge 7
2012-10-20 |
Oplot Challenge | 1 | 1:35 |
| W | Igor Kukurudziak | Submission (kimura) | European Combat Sambo Federation: Kolomyi Cup
2012-10-13 |
European Combat Sambo Federation | 1 | 2:47 |
| W | Viktor Smirnov | TKO (doctor stoppage) | European Combat Sambo Federation: MMA Lion Cup
2012-10-02 |
European Combat Sambo Federation | 1 | 0:12 |
| W | Anatoliy Didenko | Submission (Achilles lock) | Oplot Challenge 4
2012-09-15 |
Oplot Challenge | 1 | 0:29 |
| W | Alexey Stepanov | Submission (rear-naked choke) | European Combat Sambo Federation: MMA Ukraine Cup 7
2012-09-14 |
European Combat Sambo Federation | 1 | 0:29 |
| W | Svyatoslav Scherbakov | Submission (armbar) | European Combat Sambo Federation: MMA Ukraine Cup 6
2012-08-26 |
European Combat Sambo Federation | 1 | 1:44 |
| W | Anatoliy Didenko | Submission (rear-naked choke) | European Combat Sambo Federation: MMA Ukraine Cup 5
2012-08-18 |
European Combat Sambo Federation | 1 | 2:08 |
| W | Alexey Artemenko | Submission (guillotine choke) | Big Boys Fights 1
2012-08-16 |
Big Boys Fights | 1 | 2:20 |
| W | Denis Bogdanov | Submission (rear-naked choke) | European Combat Sambo Federation: Cup of West Ukraine 2012
2012-08-10 |
European Combat Sambo Federation | 1 | 1:31 |
| W | Alexander Umrikhin | TKO (punches) | Real Fight Promotion 6
2012-07-27 |
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.
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.