Fighter profile

Nikita Krylov

“The Miner”

Light Heavyweight · UFC record 12-11 · 23 detailed UFC fights · Last fight Sat 24 Oct 2026

Submission HunterControl Grappler

Fighter ratings

Ratings V2Rated

Striking (offense)85

Power82

Striking defense73

Takedown defense63

WrestlingProvisional measure80

Ratings V2 descriptive 0–100 scores (23 detailed fights; as of Sat 24 Oct 2026). Not win probabilities or rankings. Missing values stay unavailable.

Chin and Cardio · Frozen through October 17, 2026

R1 research scale

ChinEvidence: DEVELOPING80.0

CardioEvidence: ESTABLISHED65.8

Source: R1 public_candidate_display · status: Research candidate · as of Sat 17 Oct 2026. Separate frozen research scale; fights after October 17, 2026 are not reflected.

About these ratings

Ratings are domain-specific descriptive scales. Equal point differences across different domains do not imply equal absolute skill differences.

Striking (offense) · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 striking-offense score built from recorded significant strikes landed per round, significant-strike accuracy and significant-strike differential.
Power · Ratings V2: Recorded knockdown and KO/TKO-win threat under the Ratings V2 contract (knockdowns per round, KO/TKO win rate); not literal measured punching force.
Striking defense · Ratings V2: Recorded strike avoidance (striking defense) and bounded absorption (strikes absorbed per round) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Takedown defense · Ratings V2: Recorded defense against incoming takedown attempts (takedown defense rate) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Wrestling · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 wrestling-offense score: recorded takedowns landed per round and takedown accuracy. Not ground control or complete grappling.
Chin · R1 research scale: Exposure-adjusted recorded knockdown resistance. This is not a direct biological measurement of chin, recovery, or injury resistance.
Cardio · R1 research scale: Recorded later-round striking activity and effectiveness retention. This is not a direct physiological fitness measurement.

Ratings V2 scores follow each fighter's latest recorded state; R1 research-scale scores are frozen through 17 Oct 2026. Recovery is separate metadata, not a rating. No combined rating exists.

Profile

Height: 190 cm (6'3")
Reach: 196 cm (6'5")
Stance: Orthodox
Age: 34

Last 3: L W L (most recent last)

Career statistics

Descriptive

23 detailed UFC fights · 41 rounds of recorded statistics. Exact totals from recorded UFC fights through Sat 24 Oct 2026; not opponent-adjusted and not model inputs.

Strikes landed16.9significant, per round

Strikes absorbed10.7per round

Striking differential+6.2per round

Takedown attempts1.49per round

Takedown defense52.1%of attempts stopped

Finish rate83.3%of UFC wins

Striking

Significant strikes landed per round: 16.9
Significant strikes absorbed per round: 10.7
Differential per round (landed − absorbed): +6.2
Striking accuracy: 54.3%
Striking defense (opponent strikes avoided): 48.0%
Knockdowns per round: 0.15
Target: head / body / leg: 58.9% / 24.7% / 16.4%
Position: distance / clinch / ground: 59.3% / 22.7% / 18.0%

Per-round figures divide recorded totals by rounds with statistics. Shares are of significant strikes landed.

Wrestling and grappling

Takedown attempts per round: 1.49
Takedowns landed per round: 0.56
Takedown accuracy: 37.7%
Takedown defense: 52.1%
Control time per round: 1:24
Submission attempts per round: 0.29
Reversals per round: 0.17

Attempts and landed takedowns are counted separately; accuracy is landed ÷ attempted.

Outcomes and durability

UFC record (W-L-D, NC): 12-11-0
Finish rate (wins by KO/TKO or submission): 83.3%
Wins by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 5 · 5 · 2
Losses by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 5 · 4 · 2
Knockdowns scored / suffered: 6 / 4
Average fight time: 6:56 (over 21 bouts)

Results as recorded by UFCStats. Fight time is elapsed time (completed rounds plus ending time) and includes draws and no-contests. These are outcomes, not biological measurements.

UFC fight history

Nikita Krylov — most recent UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 24 Oct 2026	Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev	L	KO/TKO Knee	R1 2:38	UFC 333: Volkanovski vs. Evloev
Sat 11 Jul 2026	Robert Whittaker	L	KO/TKO Punch	R3 1:01	UFC 329: McGregor vs. Holloway 2
Sat 24 Jan 2026	Modestas Bukauskas	W	KO/TKO Punch	R3 4:57	UFC 324: Gaethje vs. Pimblett
Sat 26 Jul 2025	Bogdan Guskov	L	KO/TKO Punches	R1 4:18	UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. De Ridder
Sat 12 Apr 2025	Dominick Reyes	L	KO/TKO Punch	R1 2:24	UFC 314: Volkanovski vs. Lopes

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Nikita Krylov — earlier UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 11 Mar 2023	Ryan Spann	W	SUB Triangle Choke	R1 3:38	UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili
Sat 22 Oct 2022	Volkan Oezdemir	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev
Sat 23 Jul 2022	Alexander Gustafsson	W	KO/TKO Punch	R1 1:07	UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall
Sat 19 Mar 2022	Paul Craig	L	SUB Triangle Choke	R1 3:57	UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall
Sat 27 Feb 2021	Magomed Ankalaev	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gane
Sat 14 Mar 2020	Johnny Walker	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Oliveira
Sat 14 Sep 2019	Glover Teixeira	L	S-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Gaethje
Sat 13 Apr 2019	Ovince Saint Preux	W	SUB Rear Naked Choke	R2 2:30	UFC 236: Holloway vs. Poirier 2
Sat 15 Sep 2018	Jan Blachowicz	L	SUB Arm Triangle	R2 2:41	UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Oleinik
Sat 10 Dec 2016	Misha Cirkunov	L	SUB Guillotine Choke	R1 4:38	UFC 206: Holloway vs. Pettis
Sat 30 Jul 2016	Ed Herman	W	KO/TKO Kick	R2 0:40	UFC 201: Lawler vs. Woodley
Sun 8 May 2016	Francimar Barroso	W	SUB Rear Naked Choke	R2 3:11	UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Arlovski
Sun 23 Aug 2015	Marcos Rogerio de Lima	W	SUB Rear Naked Choke	R1 2:29	UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs Oliveira
Sat 24 Jan 2015	Stanislav Nedkov	W	SUB Guillotine Choke	R1 1:24	UFC on FOX: Gustafsson vs Johnson
Sat 19 Jul 2014	Cody Donovan	W	KO/TKO Punches	R1 4:57	UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs Brandao
Sat 15 Mar 2014	Ovince Saint Preux	L	SUB Von Flue Choke	R1 1:29	UFC 171: Hendricks vs Lawler
Sat 25 Jan 2014	Walt Harris	W	KO/TKO Kick	R1 0:25	UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Thomson
Sat 31 Aug 2013	Soa Palelei	L	KO/TKO Punches	R3 1:34	UFC 164: Henderson vs Pettis 2

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