Fighter Profile›Light Heavyweight

“The Mauler”

Alexander Gustafsson

18-818 UFC

Balanced

Form

· 4L

Inactive

6× Title

7× 5R

High Variance

Output Builds Late

High Wear

6'5"ht·79"reach·Orthodoxstance·39age

Last fightLNikita Krylov·KO/TKO·R1·3yr ago

Fighter Context

10–8UFC·

5KO

2Sub

3Dec

10.4min/fight

186UFC min

vs. Winning-Record Opps

8–8(16 fights)

75%finish rate

-1.0str diff/min

vs. Veteran Opps

2–5(7 fights)

100%finish rate

-3.4str diff/min

CQ Key Stats

Striking Differential

+0.50

Neutral

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.174

Passive

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

Average

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

59%

Strong

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Gustafsson

Distance Striker

Light Heavyweight avg

Sig. Strikes / Min4.03

Str. Accuracy40%

751UFC landed/1,845attempted

Sig. Absorbed / min

−0.4 vs avg3.53

Str. Defense51%

KD Rate / fight0.50

9UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / fight0.17

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

70%

Body

15%

Leg

16%

By Position

Distance77%

Clinch8%

Ground16%

Sig. Strikes by Round

	Round 118 rounds	Round 211 rounds	Round 38 rounds	Round 44 rounds	Round 53 rounds
Avg. Landed	11	18	26	24	16
Avg. Absorbed	13	14	17	19	19
Avg. Net	-2	+4	+9	+6	-3

Grappling

Gustafsson

G&P Threat

·102s ctrlActive Control

Light Heavyweight avg

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min1.53

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY3.86

TD Accuracy39%

19UFC landed/48attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.40

2UFC wins/5attempted

Defense

Elite TD Def

TD Defense83%

41UFC defended/49opp. attempts

Sub Defense

Sub Vulnerable

Finishing

Finish Rate

70%

Strong Finisher

div avg 64%

How They Lose

8UFC losses

Win Breakdown

KO / TKO5 / 10

Submission2 / 10

Decision3 / 10

KD → Finish

5/8Strong

Loss Breakdown

KO / TKO3 / 8

Submission3 / 8

Decision2 / 8

Loss Pattern

4 of 8 losses by finish in R1–R2

Fast and versatile. 6 of 7 finishes inside R1-R2, by both KO and submission

Finish Round Distribution

KO/TKO W

KO/TKO L

SUB W

SUB L

Cards & Decisions

Recovery Rate

29%

2 of 7 rounds won following a lost round

Decision Margin

3.1pts

W3 dec

1.3pts

L2 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

4UD

1SD

0MD

20%split rate

Career Trajectory

Win

Loss

D/NC

Elite opp (15+ wins)

Veteran opp (8+ wins)

Layoff

sig. strikes trending up. Averaging 7 more in second half of career

18 UFC fights · hover for details · colored line = 3-fight rolling avg

Pace & Cardio

Output Builds Late

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=18

R2n=11

R3n=8

Outputsig strikes / min

2.8

4.1

5.6

Absorbedsig strikes / min

3.3

3.1

3.7

Diff

-0.5

+1.0

+1.9

Per-round averages across career · partial final rounds included at actual elapsed time · rounds below 5 min. career total suppressed · dashed lines = division avg · switch to 5R for championship rounds

Last 8 Fights — Trend

KD Abs

▼Absorbed-44%L3

Last 8 UFC fights · Absorbed & Strike Diff = index vs career avg (1.0 = avg, 0 = breakeven) · Orange dots = KDs absorbed

Elite oppVeteran opp

Gustafsson — 18 UFC Fights

Result

Method

18 fights

Nikita KrylovVeteran

KO/TKO R1 · 1:07Jul '22

-21

·5 SS (63%)·26 abs·7s ctrl·2 kd taken

↵ 24mo layoff

Fabricio WerdumVeteran

SUB R1 · 2:30Jul '20

·11 SS (58%)·4 abs·1 td taken·12s ctrl

Anthony Smith

TITLE

SUB R4 · 2:38Jun '19

+23

·72 SS (48%)·49 abs·1/3 td·38s ctrl

Jon JonesElite

TITLE

KO/TKO R3 · 2:02Dec '18

-37

·22 SS (27%)·59 abs·1 td taken

↵ 19mo layoff

Glover TeixeiraVeteran

TITLE

KO/TKO R5 · 1:07May '17

+55

·97 SS (43%)·42 abs·1/3 td·1 td taken·170s ctrl·2 kd landed

Jan Blachowicz

U-DEC R3Sep '16

+22

·50 SS (50%)·28 abs·4/5 td·643s ctrl

Daniel Cormier

TITLE

S-DEC R5Oct '15

-20

·120 SS (47%)·140 abs·1/7 td·1 td taken·60s ctrl·1 kd landed

Anthony JohnsonVeteran

KO/TKO R1 · 2:15Jan '15

-20

·10 SS (50%)·30 abs·1 kd taken

Jimi Manuwa

TITLE

KO/TKO R2 · 1:18Mar '14

·21 SS (49%)·13 abs·1/2 td·204s ctrl·1 kd landed

Jon JonesVeteran

TITLE

U-DEC R5Sep '13

-24

·110 SS (38%)·134 abs·1/8 td·1 td taken·20s ctrl

All Fighters

Light Heavyweight

“The Mauler”

Alexander Gustafsson

18-818 UFC

Form

6'5"ht·79"reach·Orthodoxstance·39age

Last fightLNikita Krylov·KO/TKO·3yr ago

Fighter Context

10–8UFC·

5KO

2Sub

3Dec

10.4min/fight

186UFC min

vs. Winning Record8–8

vs. Veterans (8+ W)2–5

CQ Key Stats

Str. Differential

+0.50

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.174

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

59%

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Gustafsson

Light Heavyweight avg

Distance Striker

Sig. Strikes / Min4.03

Str. Accuracy40%

751UFC landed/1,845attempted

Sig. Absorbed / Min

−0.4 vs avg3.53

Str. Defense51%

KD Rate / Fight0.50

9UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / Fight0.17

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

70%

Body

15%

Leg

16%

By Position

Dist77%

Clinch8%

Ground16%

Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)

	R1 n=18	R2 n=11	R3 n=8	R4 n=4	R5 n=3
Landed	11	18	26	24	16
Absorbed	13	14	17	19	19
Net	-2	+4	+9	+6	-3

Grappling

Gustafsson

Light Heavyweight avg

G&P Threat

102s ctrlActive Control

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min1.53

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY3.86

TD Accuracy39%

19UFC landed/48attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.40

2UFC wins/5attempted

Defense

Elite TD Def

TD Defense83%

41UFC defended/49opp. attempts

Sub Defense3 loss / 4 attempts

Finishing

Finish Rate

70%

Strong Finisher

Win Methods

5KO/TKO

2Sub

3Dec

Loss Methods

3KO/TKO

3Sub

2Dec

Finish Round Distribution

KO (W)

KO (L)

Sub (W)

Sub (L)

Cards & Decisions

Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.

29%2 of 7 rounds

Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.

3.1pts

W3 dec

1.3pts

L2 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

4UD

1SD

0MD

20%split rate

Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.

Pace & Cardio

Output Builds Late

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=18

R2n=11

R3n=8

Outputsig strikes / min

2.8

4.1

5.6

Absorbedsig strikes / min

3.3

3.1

3.7

Diff

-0.5

+1.0

+1.9

Per-round career averages · partial rounds time-adjusted · dashed = division avg · switch to 5R for championship rounds

Gustafsson — UFC Fight Log

Nikita KrylovVeteran

KO/TKO·R1·Jul '22

5 SS (63%)·26 abs·7s ctrl·2 kd taken

Fabricio WerdumVeteran

SUB·R1·Jul '20

11 SS (58%)·4 abs·1 td taken·12s ctrl

Anthony SmithTITLE

SUB·R4·Jun '19

72 SS (48%)·49 abs·1/3 td·38s ctrl

Jon JonesEliteTITLE

KO/TKO·R3·Dec '18

22 SS (27%)·59 abs·1 td taken

Glover TeixeiraVeteranTITLE

KO/TKO·R5·May '17

97 SS (43%)·42 abs·1/3 td·1 td taken·170s ctrl·2 kd

Jan Blachowicz

U-DEC·R3·Sep '16

50 SS (50%)·28 abs·4/5 td·643s ctrl

Daniel CormierTITLE

S-DEC·R5·Oct '15

120 SS (47%)·140 abs·1/7 td·1 td taken·60s ctrl·1 kd

Anthony JohnsonVeteran

KO/TKO·R1·Jan '15

10 SS (50%)·30 abs·1 kd taken

Round 118 rounds

Round 211 rounds

Round 38 rounds

Round 44 rounds

Round 53 rounds

Avg. Landed

Avg. Absorbed

Avg. Net

-2

-3

n=18

n=11

n=8

n=4

n=3

Landed

Absorbed

Net

-2

-3