Fighter Profile›Light Heavyweight

“The Miner”

Nikita Krylov

31-1121 UFC

Complete Fighter

Form

Declining

High Variance

Early Chaos

Output Front-Loaded

High Wear

6'3"ht·77"reach·Orthodoxstance·34age

Last fightWModestas Bukauskas·KO/TKO·R3·3mo ago

Fighter Context

12–9UFC·

5KO

5Sub

2Dec

7.3min/fight

146UFC min

vs. Winning-Record Opps

9–8(17 fights)

78%finish rate

+2.7str diff/min

vs. Veteran Opps

4–2(6 fights)

100%finish rate

+4.5str diff/min

CQ Key Stats

Striking Differential

+1.77

Positive

90%ile

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

⚠ Most fights ended before full time. Per-minute rates reflect limited fight time.

Adj. TD Threat

0.221

Strong

74%ile

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

Durability

Average

57%ile

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

73%

Dominant

90%ile

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

Striking

Krylov

Light Heavyweight avg

Sig. Strikes / Min4.36

Str. Accuracy54%

638UFC landed/1,172attempted

Sig. Absorbed / min

−1.4 vs avg2.59

Str. Defense47%

KD Rate / fight0.29

6UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / fight0.14

CQ KO Power

Average52%ile0.94

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

60%

Body

24%

Leg

16%

By Position

Distance57%

Clinch24%

Ground20%

Sig. Strikes by Round

	Round 121 rounds	Round 210 rounds	Round 36 rounds
Avg. Landed	18	17	15
Avg. Absorbed	11	10	10
Avg. Net	+7	+7	+6

Grappling

Krylov

Sub Hunter

·153s ctrlActive Control

Light Heavyweight avg

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min2.05

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY5.54

TD Accuracy37%

20UFC landed/54attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min1.20

5UFC wins/12attempted

Defense

TD Defense53%

25UFC defended/47opp. attempts

Sub Defense

Holds Ground

Finishing

Finish Rate

83%

Elite Finisher

div avg 64%

How They Lose

9UFC losses

Win Breakdown

KO / TKO5 / 12

Submission5 / 12

Decision2 / 12

KD → Finish

4/5Lethal

Loss Breakdown

KO / TKO3 / 9

Submission4 / 9

Decision2 / 9

Loss Pattern

6 of 9 losses by finish in R1–R2

Fast and versatile. 9 of 10 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

—

More data needed.

Decision Margin

1.7pts

W2 dec

—

L1 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

3UD

1SD

0MD

25%split rate

Career Trajectory

Win

Loss

D/NC

Elite opp (15+ wins)

Veteran opp (8+ wins)

Layoff

Div. change

sig. strikes trending up. Averaging 6 more in second half of career

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

Pace & Cardio

Output Front-Loaded

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=21

R2n=10

R3n=6

Outputsig strikes / min

4.7

4.3

3.4

Absorbedsig strikes / min

2.8

2.5

2.2

Diff

+1.9

+1.8

+1.2

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

Last 8 Fights — Trend

KD Abs

▼Str. Acc-22%L3

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

Elite oppVeteran opp

Krylov — 21 UFC Fights

Result

Method

21 fights

Modestas Bukauskas

KO/TKO R3 · 4:57Jan '26

+32

·72 SS (53%)·40 abs·1/4 td·157s ctrl·1 kd landed

Bogdan Guskov

KO/TKO R1 · 4:18Jul '25

-7

·16 SS (47%)·23 abs·1 kd taken

Dominick ReyesVeteran

KO/TKO R1 · 2:24Apr '25

-4

·4 SS (18%)·8 abs·1 kd taken

↵ 25mo layoff

Ryan SpannVeteran

SUB R1 · 3:38Mar '23

·7 SS (58%)·5 abs·2/2 td·1 td taken·159s ctrl·2 sub att

Volkan Oezdemir

U-DEC R3Oct '22

+15

·57 SS (47%)·42 abs·7/20 td·1 td taken·557s ctrl·1 sub att

Alexander GustafssonVeteran

KO/TKO R1 · 1:07Jul '22

+21

·26 SS (59%)·5 abs·9s ctrl·2 kd landed

Paul Craig

SUB R1 · 3:57Mar '22

+17

·19 SS (76%)·2 abs·1/1 td·1 td taken·229s ctrl

Magomed Ankalaev

U-DEC R3Feb '21

·47 SS (39%)·43 abs·1/6 td·3 td taken·104s ctrl

Johnny Walker

U-DEC R3Mar '20

·45 SS (78%)·37 abs·3/8 td·679s ctrl

Glover TeixeiraVeteran

S-DEC R3Sep '19

·47 SS (49%)·43 abs·2/4 td·1 td taken·279s ctrl·1 sub att

All Fighters

Light Heavyweight

“The Miner”

Nikita Krylov

31-1121 UFC

Form

6'3"ht·77"reach·Orthodoxstance·34age

Last fightWModestas Bukauskas·KO/TKO·3mo ago

Fighter Context

12–9UFC·

5KO

5Sub

2Dec

7.3min/fight

146UFC min

vs. Winning Record9–8

vs. Veterans (8+ W)4–2

CQ Key Stats

Str. Differential

+1.77

90%ile

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

Adj. TD Threat

0.221

74%ile

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

Durability

57%ile

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

73%

90%ile

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

Striking

Krylov

Light Heavyweight avg

Sig. Strikes / Min4.36

Str. Accuracy54%

638UFC landed/1,172attempted

Sig. Absorbed / Min

−1.4 vs avg2.59

Str. Defense47%

KD Rate / Fight0.29

6UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / Fight0.14

CQ KO Power

Average52%ile0.94

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

60%

Body

24%

Leg

16%

By Position

Dist57%

Clinch24%

Ground20%

Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)

	R1 n=21	R2 n=10	R3 n=6
Landed	18	17	15
Absorbed	11	10	10
Net	+7	+7	+6

Grappling

Krylov

Light Heavyweight avg

Sub Hunter

153s ctrlActive Control

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min2.05

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY5.54

TD Accuracy37%

20UFC landed/54attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min1.20

5UFC wins/12attempted

Defense

TD Defense53%

25UFC defended/47opp. attempts

Sub Defense4 loss / 11 attempts

Finishing

Finish Rate

83%

Elite Finisher

Win Methods

5KO/TKO

5Sub

2Dec

Loss Methods

3KO/TKO

4Sub

2Dec

Finish Round Distribution

KO (W)

KO (L)

Sub (W)

Sub (L)

Cards & Decisions

Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.

—More data needed.

Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.

1.7pts

W2 dec

—more needed

L1 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

3UD

1SD

0MD

25%split rate

Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.

Pace & Cardio

Output Front-Loaded

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=21

R2n=10

R3n=6

Outputsig strikes / min

4.7

4.3

3.4

Absorbedsig strikes / min

2.8

2.5

2.2

Diff

+1.9

+1.8

+1.2

Per-round career averages · partial rounds time-adjusted · dashed = division avg

Krylov — UFC Fight Log

Modestas Bukauskas

KO/TKO·R3·Jan '26

72 SS (53%)·40 abs·1/4 td·157s ctrl·1 kd

Bogdan Guskov

KO/TKO·R1·Jul '25

16 SS (47%)·23 abs·1 kd taken

Dominick ReyesVeteran

KO/TKO·R1·Apr '25

4 SS (18%)·8 abs·1 kd taken

Ryan SpannVeteran

SUB·R1·Mar '23

7 SS (58%)·5 abs·2/2 td·1 td taken·159s ctrl·2 sub

Volkan Oezdemir

U-DEC·R3·Oct '22

57 SS (47%)·42 abs·7/20 td·1 td taken·557s ctrl·1 sub

Alexander GustafssonVeteran

KO/TKO·R1·Jul '22

26 SS (59%)·5 abs·9s ctrl·2 kd

Paul Craig

SUB·R1·Mar '22

19 SS (76%)·2 abs·1/1 td·1 td taken·229s ctrl

Magomed Ankalaev

U-DEC·R3·Feb '21

47 SS (39%)·43 abs·1/6 td·3 td taken·104s ctrl

Round 121 rounds

Round 210 rounds

Round 36 rounds

Avg. Landed

Avg. Absorbed

Avg. Net

n=21

n=10

n=6

Landed

Absorbed

Net