Jan Blachowicz vs. Nikita Krylov
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Jan Blachowicz
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 12 | 9 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 12 | 3 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.87 · 12 tier-1/2 wins · 15 finish wins over 38 documented bouts
In the UFC: 11-8 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.8 wins over .500
Nikita Krylov
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 12 | 10 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 19 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.05 · 12 tier-1/2 wins · 29 finish wins over 43 documented bouts
In the UFC: 9-9 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.6 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Jan Blachowicz
Distance 85.1% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 7.3% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 7.6% (norm 10.6%)
Nikita Krylov
Distance 72.1% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 15.7% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 12.3% (norm 10.6%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Jan Blachowicz
Head 73.9% (norm 78.5%) · Body 15.4% (norm 11.8%) · Legs 10.7% (norm 9.7%)
Nikita Krylov
Head 69.5% (norm 78.5%) · Body 20.1% (norm 11.8%) · Legs 10.5% (norm 9.7%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Blachowicz L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med | Krylov L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 815 / 1762 | 46.3% | 41.5% | 408 / 916 | 44.5% | 41.5% |
| In the clinch | 107 / 151 | 70.9% | 70.8% | 156 / 199 | 78.4% | 70.8% |
| On the ground | 118 / 157 | 75.2% | 72.9% | 125 / 156 | 80.1% | 72.9% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 639 / 1530 | 41.8% | 39.2% | 406 / 883 | 46.0% | 39.2% |
| To the body | 215 / 319 | 67.4% | 72.0% | 171 / 255 | 67.1% | 72.0% |
| To the legs | 186 / 221 | 84.2% | 82.1% | 112 / 133 | 84.2% | 82.1% |
Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Light Heavyweight: 94 fighters · Light Heavyweight: 94 fighters).
What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man
Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.
| Zone | vs Blachowicz L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med | vs Krylov L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 628 / 1520 | 41.3% | 40.6% | 274 / 608 | 45.1% | 40.6% |
| In the clinch | 80 / 108 | 74.1% | 68.8% | 68 / 98 | 69.4% | 68.8% |
| On the ground | 245 / 340 | 72.1% | 70.4% | 91 / 129 | 70.5% | 70.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 563 / 1428 | 39.4% | 37.7% | 374 / 761 | 49.1% | 37.7% |
| To the body | 156 / 254 | 61.4% | 72.9% | 37 / 50 | 74.0% | 72.9% |
| To the legs | 234 / 286 | 81.8% | 83.1% | 22 / 24 | too few to rate | 83.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Blachowicz has more cage time on record.