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Nikita Krylov

31-12-0
34y·6' 3"·77" reach·Orthodox
5:18
Control / 15m
time on top
+1.63
Striking diff.
landed minus absorbed
83%
Finish rate
wins inside the distance
0.9
Power
knockdowns per 100 landed

Tells

Non-traditional predictors we've tested against the record. Only the ones that fire on this fighter show up here.

Chin Decay

Predictive

First KO loss August 2013. Fighters at the same age and mileage lose by KO in 11.3% of fights; after a first KO it runs 17.3%.

Fired again Jul 2026

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Checked 3 tells for this fighter. 1 fired.

How they fight

Every significant strike they have landed across 22 recorded bouts, 689 in total. Target and position are two readings of the same strikes, so each adds to 100.

Target
Head 59%Body 25%Legs 16%
Position
Distance 59%Clinch 23%Ground 18%
And how often each lands
Head46%
Body67%
Legs84%
Distance45%
Clinch78%
Ground80%

How fights end

UFC bouts only, so these will not add up to the record above. Counts rather than rates: two knockouts in three wins is not a 67% finisher.

12Wins5 KO · 5 SUB · 2 DEC
10Losses4 KO · 4 SUB · 2 DEC

Control, bout by bout

Seconds spent controlling the opponent in each fight, oldest on the left. UFCStats records this per bout and never adds it up; this is what that looks like added up.

20%
Palelei
12%
Harris
0%
Preux
38%
Donovan
37%
Nedkov
79%
Lima
49%
Barroso
16%
Herman
33%
Cirkunov
22%
Blachowicz
32%
Preux
31%
Teixeira
75%
Walker
12%
Ankalaev
97%
Craig
13%
Gustafsson
62%
Oezdemir
73%
Spann
0%
Reyes
0%
Guskov
18%
Bukauskas
20%
Whittaker

As the fight goes on

Which measure to show

Significant strikes landed, per minute fought. Every round is measured against round one, except rounds reached by fewer than 3 bouts, which are dimmed and left uncompared.

Landed / minvs R1Bouts
R14.67100%22
R24.4194%11
R33.4273%7

Only fights that reached a round count towards it, so later rounds are a smaller sample.

Career numbers

Strikes landed / min4.38
Strikes absorbed / min2.75
Striking accuracyof everything thrown54%
Striking defenceof what comes back, missed48%
Takedowns / 15 min2.19
Takedown accuracyof attempts that land38%
Takedown defenceof attempts stuffed53%
Sub attempts / 15 min1.1
Pacestrikes landed and absorbed, added together7.13
Average bout lengthhow long their fights actually last, across 22 bouts7.2m

Earned Accuracy

How hard the opponents on this record were to hit at distance, and whether they beat it. Distance strikes only, so nobody gets credit for accuracy they picked up hammering someone already flat on the floor.

44.6%
Landed at range
909 thrown over 21 bouts
41.0%
Expected
against these opponents
+3.5pp
Gap
above expected
83.9%
Coverage
from real records
The fine print

Distance strikes only

Nothing thrown in the clinch or on the ground counts. Those land at about 72% and 71%, against 44% at distance, so a blended accuracy mostly measures where a fight happened. Rank the sport that way and its best strikers are all wrestlers.

One pass, not a rating

How much each opponent lets through is taken raw. It isn't adjusted for who they fought, so a fighter whose opponents all had soft schedules comes out looking better here than they are. Running it to convergence is a later job.

Coverage, and who gets ranked

Coverage is how much of the expected number came from the opponents' own records instead of the division average. Under 65% it's mostly the division talking, so the comparison gets hidden. Same for anyone under 5 qualifying bouts, or under 300 distance strikes of their own, which is where an accuracy still moves on a single exchange. Miss any of the three and you'll see what they landed, nothing else, and they stay out of any ranking.

Short records get pulled to the middle

An opponent who hasn't been shot at much gets dragged toward their division's average, and the drag fades as their record fills in. At 60 distance strikes faced, their own record and the division average count for the same.

Bout log

LRobert WhittakerJul 2026KO R32:10 ctrl51 str3 td
Significant strikes
51 of 99 · 52%
Total strikes
57 of 106 · 54%
Takedowns
3 of 6 · 50%
Control
2:10
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
KO / TKO, R3 1:01
Punch to Head At Distance
Target
Head 41%Body 33%Legs 25%
Position
Distance 88%Clinch 12%Ground 0%
This fight on UFCStats
WModestas BukauskasJan 2026KO R32:37 ctrl72 str1 td
Significant strikes
72 of 137 · 53%
Total strikes
94 of 164 · 57%
Takedowns
1 of 4 · 25%
Control
2:37
Knockdowns
1
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
KO / TKO, R3 4:57
Punch to Head At Distance
Target
Head 35%Body 31%Legs 35%
Position
Distance 89%Clinch 7%Ground 4%
This fight on UFCStats
LBogdan GuskovJul 2025KO R10:00 ctrl16 str0 td
Significant strikes
16 of 34 · 47%
Total strikes
16 of 34 · 47%
Takedowns
0 of 0
Control
0:00
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
KO / TKO, R1 4:18
Punches to Head On Ground
Target
Head 38%Body 19%Legs 44%
Position
Distance 100%Clinch 0%Ground 0%
This fight on UFCStats
LDominick ReyesApr 2025KO R10:00 ctrl4 str0 td
Significant strikes
4 of 22 · 18%
Total strikes
4 of 22 · 18%
Takedowns
0 of 0
Control
0:00
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
KO / TKO, R1 2:24
Punch to Head At Distance
Target
Head 75%Body 25%Legs 0%
Position
Distance 100%Clinch 0%Ground 0%
This fight on UFCStats
WRyan SpannMar 2023SUB R12:39 ctrl7 str2 td
Significant strikes
7 of 12 · 58%
Total strikes
24 of 31 · 77%
Takedowns
2 of 2 · 100%
Control
2:39
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
2
Reversals
2
Ended
Submission, R1 3:38
Triangle Choke From Bottom Guard
Target
Head 29%Body 29%Legs 43%
Position
Distance 43%Clinch 43%Ground 14%
This fight on UFCStats
WVolkan OezdemirOct 2022U-DEC9:17 ctrl57 str7 td
Significant strikes
57 of 121 · 47%
Total strikes
171 of 251 · 68%
Takedowns
7 of 20 · 35%
Control
9:17
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
1
Reversals
0
Ended
Unanimous decision, 3 rounds
Target
Head 74%Body 21%Legs 5%
Position
Distance 67%Clinch 21%Ground 12%
This fight on UFCStats
WAlexander GustafssonJul 2022KO R10:09 ctrl26 str0 td
Significant strikes
26 of 44 · 59%
Total strikes
26 of 45 · 58%
Takedowns
0 of 0
Control
0:09
Knockdowns
2
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
KO / TKO, R1 1:07
Punch to Head In Clinch
Target
Head 92%Body 4%Legs 4%
Position
Distance 58%Clinch 15%Ground 27%
This fight on UFCStats
LPaul CraigMar 2022SUB R13:49 ctrl19 str1 td
Significant strikes
19 of 25 · 76%
Total strikes
30 of 39 · 77%
Takedowns
1 of 1 · 100%
Control
3:49
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Submission, R1 3:57
Triangle Choke From Bottom Guard
Target
Head 95%Body 5%Legs 0%
Position
Distance 16%Clinch 0%Ground 84%
This fight on UFCStats
LMagomed AnkalaevFeb 2021U-DEC1:44 ctrl47 str1 td
Significant strikes
47 of 120 · 39%
Total strikes
58 of 132 · 44%
Takedowns
1 of 6 · 17%
Control
1:44
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Unanimous decision, 3 rounds
Target
Head 38%Body 47%Legs 15%
Position
Distance 96%Clinch 4%Ground 0%
This fight on UFCStats
WJohnny WalkerMar 2020U-DEC11:19 ctrl45 str3 td
Significant strikes
45 of 58 · 78%
Total strikes
128 of 148 · 86%
Takedowns
3 of 8 · 38%
Control
11:19
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
1
Ended
Unanimous decision, 3 rounds
Target
Head 84%Body 13%Legs 2%
Position
Distance 22%Clinch 4%Ground 73%
This fight on UFCStats
LGlover TeixeiraSep 2019S-DEC4:39 ctrl47 str2 td
Significant strikes
47 of 95 · 49%
Total strikes
74 of 123 · 60%
Takedowns
2 of 4 · 50%
Control
4:39
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
1
Reversals
1
Ended
Split decision, 3 rounds
Target
Head 43%Body 36%Legs 21%
Position
Distance 79%Clinch 6%Ground 15%
This fight on UFCStats
WOvince Saint PreuxApr 2019SUB R22:23 ctrl27 str1 td
Significant strikes
27 of 44 · 61%
Total strikes
60 of 79 · 76%
Takedowns
1 of 2 · 50%
Control
2:23
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
2
Reversals
0
Ended
Submission, R2 2:30
Rear Naked Choke
Target
Head 56%Body 26%Legs 19%
Position
Distance 63%Clinch 22%Ground 15%
This fight on UFCStats
LJan BlachowiczSep 2018SUB R21:40 ctrl4 str1 td
Significant strikes
4 of 22 · 18%
Total strikes
21 of 40 · 53%
Takedowns
1 of 1 · 100%
Control
1:40
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
1
Reversals
0
Ended
Submission, R2 2:41
Arm Triangle From Back Control
Target
Head 75%Body 0%Legs 25%
Position
Distance 50%Clinch 0%Ground 50%
This fight on UFCStats
LMisha CirkunovDec 2016SUB R11:33 ctrl16 str1 td
Significant strikes
16 of 29 · 55%
Total strikes
26 of 40 · 65%
Takedowns
1 of 2 · 50%
Control
1:33
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Submission, R1 4:38
Guillotine Choke On Ground
Target
Head 31%Body 38%Legs 31%
Position
Distance 75%Clinch 25%Ground 0%
This fight on UFCStats
WEd HermanJul 2016KO R20:55 ctrl60 str0 td
Significant strikes
60 of 118 · 51%
Total strikes
70 of 128 · 55%
Takedowns
0 of 0
Control
0:55
Knockdowns
1
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
KO / TKO, R2 0:40
Kick to Head At Distance
Target
Head 58%Body 25%Legs 17%
Position
Distance 83%Clinch 17%Ground 0%
This fight on UFCStats
WFrancimar BarrosoMay 2016SUB R24:02 ctrl58 str0 td
Significant strikes
58 of 88 · 66%
Total strikes
115 of 152 · 76%
Takedowns
0 of 2 · 0%
Control
4:02
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
1
Reversals
1
Ended
Submission, R2 3:11
Rear Naked Choke
Target
Head 57%Body 31%Legs 12%
Position
Distance 21%Clinch 47%Ground 33%
This fight on UFCStats
WMarcos Rogerio de LimaAug 2015SUB R11:57 ctrl21 str0 td
Significant strikes
21 of 29 · 72%
Total strikes
34 of 46 · 74%
Takedowns
0 of 1 · 0%
Control
1:57
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
1
Reversals
0
Ended
Submission, R1 2:29
Rear Naked Choke
Target
Head 76%Body 19%Legs 5%
Position
Distance 33%Clinch 48%Ground 19%
This fight on UFCStats
WStanislav NedkovJan 2015SUB R10:31 ctrl13 str0 td
Significant strikes
13 of 16 · 81%
Total strikes
14 of 17 · 82%
Takedowns
0 of 0
Control
0:31
Knockdowns
1
Sub attempts
1
Reversals
0
Ended
Submission, R1 1:24
Guillotine Choke Standing
Target
Head 85%Body 8%Legs 8%
Position
Distance 15%Clinch 15%Ground 69%
This fight on UFCStats
WCody DonovanJul 2014KO R11:52 ctrl42 str0 td
Significant strikes
42 of 70 · 60%
Total strikes
80 of 114 · 70%
Takedowns
0 of 0
Control
1:52
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
2
Ended
KO / TKO, R1 4:57
Punches to Head From Back Control
Target
Head 69%Body 21%Legs 10%
Position
Distance 26%Clinch 50%Ground 24%
This fight on UFCStats
LOvince Saint PreuxMar 2014SUB R10:00 ctrl1 str0 td
Significant strikes
1 of 4 · 25%
Total strikes
1 of 4 · 25%
Takedowns
0 of 0
Control
0:00
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Submission, R1 1:29
Von Flue Choke From Side Control Technical Submission
Target
Head 0%Body 0%Legs 100%
Position
Distance 100%Clinch 0%Ground 0%
This fight on UFCStats
WWalt HarrisJan 2014KO R10:03 ctrl11 str0 td
Significant strikes
11 of 16 · 69%
Total strikes
11 of 16 · 69%
Takedowns
0 of 0
Control
0:03
Knockdowns
1
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
KO / TKO, R1 0:25
Kick to Head At Distance
Target
Head 45%Body 9%Legs 45%
Position
Distance 73%Clinch 0%Ground 27%
This fight on UFCStats
LSoa PaleleiAug 2013KO R32:19 ctrl45 str0 td
Significant strikes
45 of 68 · 66%
Total strikes
98 of 123 · 80%
Takedowns
0 of 1 · 0%
Control
2:19
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
2
Reversals
0
Ended
KO / TKO, R3 1:34
Punches to Head From Mount
Target
Head 82%Body 13%Legs 4%
Position
Distance 13%Clinch 87%Ground 0%
This fight on UFCStats

Numbers from UFCStats. Control time and strike placement are summed from each bout, everything else is as published.