Nikita Krylov vs. Robert Whittaker
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
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
Robert Whittaker
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 18 | 7 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 9 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.3 · 18 tier-1/2 wins · 16 finish wins over 36 documented bouts
In the UFC: 16-7 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +4.1 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Nikita Krylov
Distance 72.1% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 15.7% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 12.3% (norm 10.6%)
Robert Whittaker
Distance 90.5% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 4.9% (norm 9.0%) · Ground 4.6% (norm 10.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Nikita Krylov
Head 69.5% (norm 78.5%) · Body 20.1% (norm 11.8%) · Legs 10.5% (norm 9.7%)
Robert Whittaker
Head 83.6% (norm 78.0%) · Body 7.3% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 9.1% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Krylov L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med | Whittaker L/A | Acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 408 / 916 | 44.5% | 41.5% | 1288 / 3106 | 41.5% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 156 / 199 | 78.4% | 70.8% | 100 / 167 | 59.9% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 125 / 156 | 80.1% | 72.9% | 101 / 159 | 63.5% | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 406 / 883 | 46.0% | 39.2% | 1069 / 2869 | 37.3% | 38.8% |
| To the body | 171 / 255 | 67.1% | 72.0% | 153 / 250 | 61.2% | 71.6% |
| To the legs | 112 / 133 | 84.2% | 82.1% | 267 / 313 | 85.3% | 83.3% |
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 · Middleweight: 178 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 Krylov L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med | vs Whittaker L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 274 / 608 | 45.1% | 40.6% | 965 / 2563 | 37.7% | 39.5% |
| In the clinch | 68 / 98 | 69.4% | 68.8% | 120 / 172 | 69.8% | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 91 / 129 | 70.5% | 70.4% | 63 / 77 | 81.8% | 69.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 374 / 761 | 49.1% | 37.7% | 645 / 2110 | 30.6% | 37.9% |
| To the body | 37 / 50 | 74.0% | 72.9% | 234 / 378 | 61.9% | 71.3% |
| To the legs | 22 / 24 | too few to rate | 83.1% | 269 / 324 | 83.0% | 82.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Whittaker has more cage time on record.