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Nikita Krylov: record, fights and statistics

Nikita Krylov (“The Miner”) is a light heavyweight fighter from Russia with a published career record of 31-12-0. StatsNext stores 23 UFC bouts for Nikita Krylov (12-11). In the 4 fights stored since Apr 12, 2025, Nikita Krylov is 1-3.

Fights through July 11, 2026 · Updated October 16, 2026 at 7:09 PM ET · StatsNext fight records

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Height6'3"
Reach77"
StanceOrthodox
Weight classLight Heavyweight
Born1992
Current UFC rankingLight Heavyweight #15 (as of Oct 16, 2026)

What are Nikita Krylov's fighting stats?

Across 18 stored UFC bouts with statistics (139 minutes) through July 11, 2026, Nikita Krylov lands 4.24 significant strikes per minute and absorbs 2.74, with 53.0% striking accuracy and 49.1% striking defense. Grappling: 2.48 takedowns per 15 minutes at 39.0% accuracy, 60.0% takedown defense, 1.08 submission attempts per 15 minutes. 12-11 in 23 stored UFC bouts, 10 of 12 wins inside the distance.

Nikita Krylov: striking, grappling and finishes

Nikita Krylov: rates from stored bouts
StatisticUFC bouts
Significant strikes landed per minute4.24
Significant strikes absorbed per minute2.74
Significant striking accuracy53.0%
Significant striking defense49.1%
Knockdowns per 15 minutes0.54
Takedowns per 15 minutes2.48
Takedown accuracy39.0%
Takedown defense60.0%
Submission attempts per 15 minutes1.08
Control minutes per 15 minutes5.60
Share of fight time in control37.3%
Bouts with statistics (minutes)18 (139)

Significant strikes landed: 56.8% head, 26.3% body, 16.9% legs; 64.7% at distance, 16.3% in the clinch, 19% on the ground.

Nikita Krylov: ufc bouts by method
MethodWinsLosses
KO/TKO54
Submission55
Decision22

12-11 in the 23 stored UFC bouts since September 1, 2013, averaging 7.2 minutes. The published career record above can include bouts StatsNext does not store. Rates are per minute fought over the stored bouts. Absorbed strikes and defense count only bouts where the opponent’s statistics are published. Control time is published for bouts from 2019. UFC striking leaders · UFC grappling leaders

2026 season: Nikita Krylov among fighters

Nikita Krylov: 2026 season figures and place among fighters
FigureNikita KrylovPlace
Wins by KO, TKO or submission100.01st of 360
Significant strikes landed per minute4.7384th of 243
Significant strikes absorbed per minute3.62115th of 243
Significant strike accuracy52.190th of 243
Significant strike defense57.159th of 177
Knockdowns per 15 minutes0.5882nd of 243
Takedowns landed per 15 minutes2.3163rd of 243
Takedown accuracy40.015th of 44
Submission attempts per 15 minutes0.0082nd of 243
Share of fight time in control18.493rd of 243

The same figures and places as the StatsNext Stats Explorer for the 2026 season, among the fighters with enough fights that season. 1st is the best (the lowest for figures where lower is better).

Next fight

Listed on UFC 333: Volkanovski vs. Evloev, October 24, 2026. Fight card preview · Abdul-Rakhman Yakhyaev vs Nikita Krylov: statistical comparison.

Wins and losses by method since Apr 12, 2025

  • 1 win: 1 by ko/tko
  • 3 losses: 3 by ko/tko

Striking and grappling totals since Apr 12, 2025

Nikita Krylov — MMA — Striking and grappling totals since Apr 12, 2025
MeasureTotal
Significant strikes landed143 of 292 (49.0%)
Significant strikes absorbed125 of 279 attempted by opponents
Knockdowns1
Takedowns landed4 of 10
Opponent takedowns0 of 0
Submission attempts0
Control time4:47

Totals over 4 of 4 stored fights with statistics for both fighters.

Fight history

Nikita Krylov: the 15 most recent stored bouts
DateOpponent (UFC record entering)ResultMethodRound, timeMinutesWeight classSig. strikes (absorbed)TakedownsControl
Jul 11, 2026Robert Whittaker (17-7)LossKO/TKOR3 1:0111Light Heavyweight51 of 99 (54)3 of 62:10
Jan 24, 2026Modestas Bukauskas (7-4)WinKO/TKOR3 4:5715Light Heavyweight72 of 137 (40)1 of 42:37
Jul 26, 2025Bogdan Guskov (3-1)LossKO/TKOR1 4:184.3Light Heavyweight16 of 34 (23)0 of 00:00
Apr 12, 2025Dominick Reyes (8-4)LossKO/TKOR1 2:242.4Light Heavyweight4 of 22 (8)0 of 00:00
Mar 11, 2023Ryan Spann (7-2)WinSubmissionR1 3:383.6Catchweight7 of 12 (5)2 of 22:39
Oct 22, 2022Volkan Oezdemir (6-5)WinDecisionR3 5:0015Light Heavyweight57 of 121 (42)7 of 209:17
Jul 23, 2022Alexander Gustafsson (10-7)WinKO/TKOR1 1:071.1Light Heavyweight26 of 44 (5)0 of 00:09
Mar 19, 2022Paul Craig (7-4-1)LossSubmissionR1 3:574Light Heavyweight19 of 25 (2)1 of 13:49
Feb 27, 2021Magomed Ankalaev (5-1)LossDecisionR3 5:0015Light Heavyweight47 of 120 (43)1 of 61:44
Mar 14, 2020Johnny Walker (3-1)WinDecisionR3 5:0015Light Heavyweight45 of 58 (37)3 of 811:13
Sep 14, 2019Glover Teixeira (12-5)LossDecisionR3 5:0015Heavyweight47 of 95 (43)2 of 44:35
Apr 13, 2019Ovince Saint Preux (11-7)WinSubmissionR2 2:307.5Heavyweight27 of 44 (4)1 of 22:26
Sep 15, 2018Jan Blachowicz (5-4)LossSubmissionR2 2:417.7Heavyweight4 of 22 (10)1 of 1–
Dec 11, 2016Misha Cirkunov (4-0)LossSubmissionR1 4:384.6Heavyweight16 of 29 (8)1 of 2–
Dec 10, 2016Misha Cirkunov (3-0)LossSubmissionR1–––––

Opponent records entering a bout count the opponent's stored UFC bouts before that date; minutes are completed rounds x 5 plus the finish time (decisions: the scheduled length). Significant strikes: landed of attempted, with the opponent's landed in brackets.

How to read these numbers

  • The career record is the provider’s current record for the fighter. StatsNext stores UFC bouts from 1993 and other promotions’ cards from 2025, so stored bouts can be fewer than the career.
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