Nikita Krylov
12W · 9L
Orthodox
Light Heavyweight
Catch Weight
83% finish rate53% as favorite67% as underdog
1500
ELO Rating
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1499.9Developing→
Recency-weighted skill · finish-adjusted · streak-amplified
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#25of 43 active
Age
34
Mar 7, 1992
Height
6'3" (190.5 cm)
Reach
195.58 cm
Win Rate
57.1%
Output & Defense
Rate-normalized career statistics (per 15 minutes, except strike rates which are per-minute)
Strikes landed / min
4.36
SLpM
Strikes absorbed / min
2.59
SApM (lower is better)
Net striking
+1.77
SLpM − SApM
Strike defense
47%
Opponent strikes evaded
Takedowns / 15 min
2.05
TD_Avg
Takedown defense
53%
Opponent TDs stuffed
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.20
Sub_Avg
Active wrestlerSubmission threat
Head-to-Head Comparison
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Career Averages (per fight)
16.1
Sig. Strikes
1.0
Takedowns
1.1
Sub Attempts
How They Win
KO/TKO5 (42%)
Submission5 (42%)
Decision0 (0%)
Loss Vulnerability
KO/TKO3 (33%)
Submission4 (44%)
Decision0 (0%)
Betting Profile
Win rate when fighting as favorite vs underdog
As Favorite
53%
8W – 7L in 15 fights
As Underdog
67%
4W – 2L in 6 fights
ELO Trajectory
Skill rating evolution — hover dots for fight details
Elo Changes
Rating gained or lost in each fight
def. Modestas Bukauskas
+14.91500
lost to Bogdan Guskov
-10.81485
lost to Dominick Reyes
-8.51496
def. Ryan Spann
+2.51504
def. Volkan Oezdemir
+1.61502
def. Alexander Gustafsson
+1.51500
lost to Paul Craig
-1.01499
lost to Magomed Ankalaev
-0.41500
def. Johnny Walker
+0.31500
lost to Glover Teixeira
-0.21500
def. Ovince Saint Preux
+0.21500
lost to Jan Blachowicz
-0.11500
lost to Misha Cirkunov
0.01500
def. Ed Herman
0.01500
def. Francimar Barroso
0.01500
def. Marcos Rogerio de Lima
0.01500
def. Stanislav Nedkov
0.01500
def. Cody Donovan
0.01500
lost to Ovince Saint Preux
0.01500
def. Walt Harris
0.01500
lost to Soa Palelei
0.01500
Division ELO Rankings
Light Heavyweight · Active fighters ranked by recency-weighted skill
Navajo Stirling
1567
Carlos Ulberg
1554
Billy Elekana
1545
Bogdan Guskov
1541
Alex Pereira
1541
Iwo Baraniewski
1541
Dustin Jacoby
1533
Jiri Prochazka
1521
Fight History (21 fights)
UFC 324: Gaethje vs. Pimblett · Jan 24, 2026
UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. De Ridder · Jul 26, 2025
Loss
View Analysis →UFC 314: Volkanovski vs. Lopes · Apr 12, 2025
Loss
View Analysis →vs Ryan Spann
UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili · Mar 11, 2023
UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev · Oct 22, 2022
UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall · Jul 23, 2022
vs Paul Craig
UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall · Mar 19, 2022
Loss
View Analysis →UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gane · Feb 27, 2021
Loss
View Analysis →UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Oliveira · Mar 14, 2020
UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Gaethje · Sep 14, 2019
Loss
View Analysis →UFC 236: Holloway vs. Poirier 2 · Apr 13, 2019
UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Oleinik · Sep 15, 2018
Loss
View Analysis →UFC 206: Holloway vs. Pettis · Dec 10, 2016
Loss
View Analysis →vs Ed Herman
UFC 201: Lawler vs. Woodley · Jul 30, 2016
UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Arlovski · May 8, 2016
UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs Oliveira · Aug 23, 2015
UFC on FOX: Gustafsson vs Johnson · Jan 24, 2015
vs Cody Donovan
UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs Brandao · Jul 19, 2014
UFC 171: Hendricks vs Lawler · Mar 15, 2014
Loss
View Analysis →vs Walt Harris
UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Thomson · Jan 25, 2014
vs Soa Palelei
UFC 164: Henderson vs Pettis 2 · Aug 31, 2013
Loss
View Analysis →