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Nikita Krylov

"The Miner"
31-12-0#15Light Heavyweight★ 1bonusUkraineUkraineLast 5
31-12-0 · 29 finishes · Full stats →
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UFCUFC 333: Volkanovski vs Evloev·
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CAREER SUMMARY

Nikita Krylov holds a professional MMA record of 31-12-0. Nikita Krylov has won 31 fights: 13 by KO/TKO, 16 by submission, 2 by decision. Of 12 career losses, 4 came by KO/TKO and 6 by submission. In the UFC, Nikita Krylov lands 4.38 significant strikes per minute with 54% accuracy and averages 2.19 takedowns per 15 minutes. Most recent fight: July 11, 2026. Tracked organizations: UFC.

Profile

Height
6'3"191 cm
Weight
205 lbs93 kg
Reach
77"196 cm
Stance
Orthodox
DOB
1992-03-07
Age
34
Nationality
Ukraine
Birthplace
Donetsk, Ukraine

Background

Credentials, amateur pedigree and camp

BaseKarateCombat SamboNo-Gi Grappling
  • 2018Fight Nights Global Light Heavyweight Championship · Fight Nights Global
  • 2011Started in MMA
  • 2008Champion · European Championships · junior
  • 2008Master of Sport · Karate
  • Champion · Ukrainian Nationals · junior
  • 1st Dan · Karate
  • Master of Sport · Combat Sambo
  • Master of Sport · Hand-to-Hand Combat
  • AGE 10Started in Karate

Camp

  • Industrials (Moscow) · Moscow, Russia
  • Kislovodsk training camp · Kislovodsk, Russia
  • Raty Team · Russia
  • Fight Club Number One · Ukraine Former

Coaches

  • V. N. Andreev · Head coach
  • Valery Aleksandrovich Aleksandrov · Head coach

Fight DNA

Submission Ace

UFCalendar's style model · Light Heavyweight roster (129 fighters)

PowerSpeedPrecisionDurabilityEngineWrestlingGround
Punch power93
Kick power68
Punch speed60
Kick speed66
Accuracy70
Takedowns93
Ground striking95
Submissions96
Chin76
Body strength68
Cardio65

Attributes are rated 0-100 by UFCalendar's style model.

By the numbers

Pro MMARecord: 31-12-0 · Source: UFCalendar
Striking
Strikes landed4.38per min
54% accuracy
Strikes absorbed2.75per min
48% avoided
Grappling
Takedowns landed2.19per 15 min
38% success
Takedowns stuffed53%
Submission attempts1.1per 15 min
UFC careerRecord: 12-10-0 · Source: UFCStats.com
Striking
Strikes landed4.38per min
54% accuracy
Strikes absorbed2.75per min
48% avoided
Grappling
Takedowns landed2.19per 15 min
38% success
Takedowns stuffed53%
Submission attempts1.1per 15 min
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Where they rank

All-time boards where Nikita Krylov sits in the top 25.

Bonus résumé

Nikita Krylov has won 1 UFC post-fight bonus. Estimated bonus earnings: $75,000.

★ POTN ×11 finish incentive (+$25,000)
  1. ★ POTNvs Alexander Gustafsson · UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs AspinallJul 23, 2022

Estimates use each era's real amount: $50,000 from 2012, $100,000 from UFC 324, plus $25,000 finish incentives.

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Salary & career earnings

Disclosed purses, reported paydays and what we estimate Nikita Krylov earns per fight.

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  1. UFCUFC 333: Volkanovski vs Evloev
    vs Abdul Rakhman YakhyaevLight Heavyweight

Career history

  1. LOSS
    vs Robert Whittaker
    UFCUFC 329: McGregor vs Holloway 2· Jul 11, 2026· Light Heavyweight· 31-12 vs 27-9
    TKO
    R3 · 1:01
  2. WIN
    vs Modestas Bukauskas
    UFCUFC 324: Gaethje vs Pimblett· Jan 24, 2026· Light Heavyweight· 31-11 vs 19-7
    TKO
    R3 · 4:57
  3. LOSS
    vs Bogdan Guskov
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs De Ridder· Jul 26, 2025· Light Heavyweight· 30-11 vs 18-3
    TKO
    R1 · 4:18
  4. LOSS
    vs Dominick Reyes
    UFCUFC 314: Volkanovski vs Lopes· Apr 12, 2025· Light Heavyweight· 30-10 vs 15-4
    TKO
    R1 · 2:24
  5. WIN
    vs Ryan Spann
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Yan vs Dvalishvili· Mar 11, 2023· Catchweight· 30-9 vs 21-8
    SUB
    R1 · 3:38
  6. WIN
    vs Volkan Oezdemir
    UFCUFC 280: Oliveira vs Makhachev· Oct 22, 2022· Light Heavyweight· 29-9 vs 18-7
    UD
    R3 · 5:00
  7. WIN
    vs Alexander Gustafsson
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs Aspinall· Jul 23, 2022· Light Heavyweight· 28-9 vs 18-8
    TKO
    R1 · 1:07
    POTN
  8. LOSS
    vs Paul Craig
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Volkov vs Aspinall· Mar 19, 2022· Light Heavyweight· 27-9 vs 16-4-1
    SUB
    R1 · 3:57
  9. LOSS
    vs Magomed Ankalaev
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs Gane· Feb 27, 2021· Light Heavyweight· 27-8 vs 15-1
    UD
    R3 · 5:00
  10. WIN
    vs Johnny Walker
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Lee vs Oliveira· Mar 14, 2020· Light Heavyweight· 27-7 vs 17-5
    UD
    R3 · 5:00
  11. LOSS
    vs Glover Teixeira
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs Gaethje· Sep 14, 2019· Light Heavyweight· 26-7 vs 30-7
    SD
    R3 · 5:00
  12. WIN
    vs Ovince Saint Preux
    UFCUFC 236: Holloway vs Poirier 2· Apr 13, 2019· Light Heavyweight· 26-6 vs 23-13
    SUB
    R2 · 2:30
  13. LOSS
    vs Jan Blachowicz
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Hunt vs Oleinik· Sep 15, 2018· Light Heavyweight· 25-6 vs 23-7
    SUB
    R2 · 2:41
  14. WIN
    vs Fabio Maldonado
    Fight Nights Global 87· May 19, 2018· Light Heavyweight· 25-5 vs 24-12
    TKO
    R2 · 3:33
  15. WIN
    vs Emanuel Newton
    Fight Nights Global 77· Oct 13, 2017· Light Heavyweight· 24-5 vs 27-13-1
    TKO
    R1 · 0:43
  16. WIN
    vs Maro Perak
    United Donbass Cup 2017· Aug 26, 2017· Light Heavyweight· 23-5 vs 26-8-1
    TKO
    R2 · 0:36
  17. WIN
    vs Stjepan Bekavac
    Fight Nights Global 68· Jun 2, 2017· Light Heavyweight· 22-5 vs 19-7
    SUB
    R1 · 0:53
  18. LOSS
    vs Misha Cirkunov
    UFCUFC 206: Holloway vs Pettis· Dec 10, 2016· Light Heavyweight· 21-5 vs 13-2
    SUB
    R1 · 4:38
  19. WIN
    vs Ed Herman
    UFCUFC 201: Lawler vs Woodley· Jul 30, 2016· Light Heavyweight· 21-4 vs 21-12
    TKO
    R2 · 0:40
  20. WIN
    vs Francimar Barroso
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Arlovski· May 8, 2016· Light Heavyweight· 20-4 vs 18-5
    SUB
    R2 · 3:11
  21. WIN
    vs Marcos Rogerio de Lima
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Holloway vs Oliveira· Aug 23, 2015· Light Heavyweight· 19-4 vs 13-3-1
    SUB
    R1 · 2:29
  22. WIN
    vs Stanislav Nedkov
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs Johnson· Jan 24, 2015· Light Heavyweight· 18-4 vs 12-2
    SUB
    R1 · 1:24
  23. WIN
    vs Cody Donovan
    UFCUFC Fight Night: McGregor vs Brandao· Jul 19, 2014· Light Heavyweight· 17-4 vs 8-5
    TKO
    R1 · 4:57
  24. LOSS
    vs Ovince Saint Preux
    UFCUFC 171: Hendricks vs Lawler· Mar 15, 2014· Light Heavyweight· 16-4 vs 15-5
    SUB
    R1 · 1:29
  25. WIN
    vs Walt Harris
    UFCUFC on FOX: Henderson vs Thomson· Jan 25, 2014· Heavyweight· 16-3 vs 6-3
    TKO
    R1 · 0:25
  26. LOSS
    vs Soa Palelei
    UFCUFC 164: Henderson vs Pettis 2· Aug 31, 2013· Heavyweight· 15-3 vs 20-3
    TKO
    R3 · 1:34
  27. WIN
    vs Gabriel Tampu
    M-1 Challenge 38· Apr 9, 2013· Heavyweight· 15-2 vs 0-1
    TKO
    R1 · 4:26
  28. LOSS
    vs Vladimir Mishchenko
    Oplot Challenge 40· Mar 8, 2013· Heavyweight· 14-2 vs 3-0
    SUB
    R1 · 0:58
  29. WIN
    vs Julian Bogdanov
    Gladiators Ukraine· Jan 19, 2013· 13-1 vs 1-2
    TKO
  30. WIN
    vs Kylychbek Sarkarbaev
    Gladiators Ukraine· Jan 19, 2013· 13-1 vs 2-3
    TKO
  31. LOSS
    vs Vladimir Mishchenko
    Oplot Challenge 22· Dec 29, 2012· Heavyweight· 12-1 vs 1-0
    SUB
    R1 · 1:47
  32. WIN
    vs Denis Simkin
    Gladiators Ukraine· Dec 22, 2012· 12-0 vs 0-1
    SUB
  33. WIN
    vs Valery Scherbakov
    Warrior's Honor· Nov 9, 2012· 11-0 vs 1-4
    SUB
  34. WIN
    vs Vladimir Gerasimchik
    Oplot MMA: White Collars 1· Oct 19, 2012· Heavyweight· 10-0 vs 1-7
    SUB
    R1 · 1:35
  35. WIN
    vs Igor Kukurudziak
    ProFC Ukraine· Oct 13, 2012· 9-0 vs 5-7
    SUB
  36. WIN
    vs Viktor Smirnov
    European Combat Sambo Federation· Oct 2, 2012· 8-0 vs 0-1
    TKO
  37. WIN
    vs Anatoly Didenko
    Oplot Challenge 4· Sep 15, 2012· Heavyweight· 7-0 vs 0-2
    SUB
    R1 · 0:29
  38. WIN
    vs Alexey Stepanov
    ProFC Ukraine· Sep 14, 2012· 6-0 vs 0-1
    SUB
  39. WIN
    vs Svyatoslav Scherbakov
    ProFC Ukraine· Aug 26, 2012· 5-0 vs 0-4
    SUB
  40. WIN
    vs Anatoly Didenko
    ProFC Ukraine· Aug 18, 2012· 4-0 vs 0-1
    SUB
  41. WIN
    vs Alexey Artemenko
    Big Boys Fights· Aug 16, 2012· 3-0 vs 0-1
    SUB
  42. WIN
    vs Denis Bogdanov
    ProFC Ukraine· Aug 10, 2012· 2-0 vs 0-5
    SUB
  43. WIN
    vs Alexander Umrikhin
    Real Fight Promotion· Jul 27, 2012· 1-0 vs 0-1
    TKO

Official UFC Ranking

Nikita Krylov's standing in the official UFC rankings, tracked since 2013.

Current
#15 Light Heavyweight
Peak
#5 Light Heavyweight
First ranked
Feb 29, 2016
Times ranked
354

Light Heavyweight

#1#5#10#1520172019202120232025Feb 29, 2016 · #15Mar 7, 2016 · #14May 10, 2016 · #13May 16, 2016 · #11Aug 9, 2016 · #10Nov 21, 2016 · #8Dec 14, 2016 · #10Feb 1, 2017 · #9Feb 8, 2017 · #8Feb 13, 2017 · #8Sep 19, 2018 · #15Sep 24, 2018 · #14Oct 8, 2018 · #13Nov 7, 2018 · #15Dec 3, 2018 · #14Dec 12, 2018 · #15Jan 21, 2019 · #15Apr 15, 2019 · #15Jun 11, 2019 · #14Aug 12, 2019 · #13Sep 16, 2019 · #15Sep 30, 2019 · #14Oct 14, 2019 · #15Nov 18, 2019 · #14Feb 10, 2020 · #13Mar 9, 2020 · #12Mar 16, 2020 · #10Jul 14, 2020 · #11Jul 27, 2020 · #10Aug 3, 2020 · #9Sep 28, 2020 · #8Mar 1, 2021 · #9Mar 21, 2022 · #11Sep 12, 2022 · #10Oct 24, 2022 · #8Nov 14, 2022 · #7Dec 6, 2022 · #8Jan 24, 2023 · #6May 16, 2023 · #5Aug 1, 2023 · #6Dec 12, 2023 · #7Dec 19, 2023 · #6Aug 27, 2024 · #7Oct 22, 2024 · #6Nov 26, 2024 · #8Apr 15, 2025 · #10Jul 29, 2025 · #12Aug 26, 2025 · #13Jun 2, 2026 · #12Jul 14, 2026 · #15Sep 22, 2026 · #15#15

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UFCalendar Power Index rating

Current
1683▼9
Peak
1796Mar 11, 2023
Rated fights
43
150016001700180020132016201920222025Jul 27, 2012 · 1541Aug 10, 2012 · 1569Aug 16, 2012 · 1601Aug 18, 2012 · 1630Aug 26, 2012 · 1653Sep 14, 2012 · 1676Sep 15, 2012 · 1688Oct 2, 2012 · 1700Oct 13, 2012 · 1711Oct 19, 2012 · 1717Nov 9, 2012 · 1726Dec 22, 2012 · 1736Dec 29, 2012 · 1697Jan 19, 2013 · 1721Jan 19, 2013 · 1711Mar 8, 2013 · 1688Apr 9, 2013 · 1705Aug 31, 2013 · 1670Jan 25, 2014 · 1685Mar 15, 2014 · 1673Jul 19, 2014 · 1686Jan 24, 2015 · 1700Aug 23, 2015 · 1717May 8, 2016 · 1734Jul 31, 2016 · 1749Dec 11, 2016 · 1734Jun 2, 2017 · 1743Aug 26, 2017 · 1753Oct 13, 2017 · 1766May 19, 2018 · 1778Sep 15, 2018 · 1762Apr 14, 2019 · 1779Sep 15, 2019 · 1775Mar 14, 2020 · 1785Feb 28, 2021 · 1776Mar 19, 2022 · 1758Jul 23, 2022 · 1770Oct 22, 2022 · 1780Mar 11, 2023 · 1796Apr 13, 2025 · 1685Jul 26, 2025 · 1673Jan 24, 2026 · 1692Jul 11, 2026 · 16831683

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Frequently asked questions

When does Nikita Krylov fight next?

Nikita Krylov fights Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev on Saturday, October 24, 2026 at UFC 333: Volkanovski vs Evloev.

What is Nikita Krylov's record?

Nikita Krylov's professional MMA record is 31-12-0.

Who is Nikita Krylov fighting next?

Nikita Krylov's next opponent is Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev at UFC 333: Volkanovski vs Evloev.

Who did Nikita Krylov fight last?

Nikita Krylov most recently fought Robert Whittaker at UFC 329: McGregor vs Holloway 2 on Saturday, July 11, 2026, LOSS (TKO).

What weight class does Nikita Krylov fight in?

Nikita Krylov fights at Light Heavyweight.

Is Nikita Krylov ranked in the UFC?

Nikita Krylov is currently ranked #15 in the UFC Light Heavyweight division.

How many knockouts does Nikita Krylov have?

Nikita Krylov has 13 wins by KO/TKO and 16 wins by submission.

How many UFC bonuses has Nikita Krylov won?

Nikita Krylov has won 1 UFC post-fight bonus: 1× Performance of the Night.

How tall is Nikita Krylov?

Nikita Krylov is 6'3" (191 cm) tall.

How much does Nikita Krylov weigh?

Nikita Krylov weighs 205 lbs (93 kg).

What is Nikita Krylov's reach?

Nikita Krylov has a reach of 77" (196 cm).

How old is Nikita Krylov?

Nikita Krylov is 34 years old (born Mar 7, 1992).

Where is Nikita Krylov from?

Nikita Krylov is from Ukraine.