Nikita Krylov
“The Miner”
Professional record
Last 5: LWLLW
Profile
- Age
- 34 (born March 7, 1992)
- Born in
- Khrustalnyi
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Weight
- 205 lbs.
- Reach
- 77"
- Stance
- Orthodox
- UFC record
- 12-10
How the fights ended
Wins in the UFC12
- KO/TKO 5
- Submission 5
- Decision 2
Losses in the UFC10
- KO/TKO 4
- Submission 4
- Decision 2
UFC career stats
Striking
- Significant strikes landed per minute
- 4.38 top 20%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute
- 2.75
Grappling
- Takedowns per 15 minutes
- 2.19 top 26%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes
- 1.1
Next fight
In the record book
About Nikita Krylov
Nikita Krylov "The Miner" is a light heavyweight mixed martial artist, born in Khrustalnyi, Ukraine on March 7, 1992. At 6' 3", Krylov has a 77" reach. Krylov is ranked #15 in the official UFC light heavyweight rankings.
Krylov turned professional in 2012, debuting with Real Fight Promotion. Krylov arrived in the UFC with a 15-2 record. Krylov made a UFC debut at UFC 164: Henderson vs Pettis 2 in August 2013 and lost to Soa Palelei by KO/TKO. In the UFC, Krylov is 12-10 across 22 fights.
A submission specialist, Krylov has 5 UFC submission wins, most often by rear-naked choke. In the stats, Krylov attempts more submissions than 87% of light heavyweights and lands more significant strikes per minute than 80% of light heavyweights.
Krylov needed only 0:25 to beat Walt Harris at UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Thomson, the fastest UFC win of that career. Krylov has fought Ovince Saint Preux twice in the UFC (lost, won). After 25 months away, Krylov returned at UFC 314: Volkanovski vs. Lopes in April 2025 and lost to Dominick Reyes. Krylov was 21 when the first UFC win came, against Walt Harris.
Krylov is booked to face Abdul-Rakhman Yakhyaev at UFC 333: Volkanovski vs. Evloev on October 24, 2026.
UFC fight history
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L
KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance · R3 1:01
UFC 329: McGregor vs. Holloway 2
Jul 11, 2026
51Str 3TD 0KD -
W
KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance · R3 4:57
Jan 24, 2026
72Str 1TD 1KD -
L
KO/TKO · Punches to Head On Ground · R1 4:18
UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. De Ridder
Jul 26, 2025
16Str 0TD 0KD -
L
KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance · R1 2:24
UFC 314: Volkanovski vs. Lopes
Apr 12, 2025
4Str 0TD 0KD -
W
Submission · Triangle Choke From Bottom Guard · R1 3:38
UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili
Mar 11, 2023
7Str 2TD 0KD -
W
Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00
UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev
Oct 22, 2022
57Str 7TD 0KD -
W
KO/TKO · Punch to Head In Clinch · R1 1:07
UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall
Jul 23, 2022
26Str 0TD 2KD -
L
Submission · Triangle Choke From Bottom Guard · R1 3:57
UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall
Mar 19, 2022
19Str 1TD 0KD -
L
Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gane
Feb 27, 2021
47Str 1TD 0KD -
W
Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Oliveira
Mar 14, 2020
45Str 3TD 0KD -
L
Decision - Split · R3 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Gaethje
Sep 14, 2019
47Str 2TD 0KD -
W
Submission · Rear Naked Choke · R2 2:30
UFC 236: Holloway vs. Poirier 2
Apr 13, 2019
27Str 1TD 0KD -
L
Submission · Arm Triangle From Back Control · R2 2:41
UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Oleinik
Sep 15, 2018
4Str 1TD 0KD -
L
Submission · Guillotine Choke On Ground · R1 4:38
Dec 10, 2016
16Str 1TD 0KD -
W
KO/TKO · Kick to Head At Distance · R2 0:40
Jul 30, 2016
60Str 0TD 1KD -
W
Submission · Rear Naked Choke · R2 3:11
UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Arlovski
May 8, 2016
58Str 0TD 0KD -
W
Submission · Rear Naked Choke · R1 2:29
UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs Oliveira
Aug 23, 2015
21Str 0TD 0KD -
W
Submission · Guillotine Choke Standing · R1 1:24
UFC on FOX: Gustafsson vs Johnson
Jan 24, 2015
13Str 0TD 1KD -
W
KO/TKO · Punches to Head From Back Control · R1 4:57
UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs Brandao
Jul 19, 2014
42Str 0TD 0KD -
L
Submission · Von Flue Choke From Side ControlTechnical Submission · R1 1:29
Mar 15, 2014
1Str 0TD 0KD -
W
KO/TKO · Kick to Head At Distance · R1 0:25
UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Thomson
Jan 25, 2014
11Str 0TD 1KD -
L
KO/TKO · Punches to Head From Mount · R3 1:34
UFC 164: Henderson vs Pettis 2
Aug 31, 2013
45Str 0TD 0KD
Full MMA career
Nikita Krylov is 31-12 across 43 professional fights in 10 promotions, since a pro debut on July 27, 2012 (Real Fight Promotion). 21 of those fights were outside the UFC.
Pro wins31
- KO/TKO 13
- Submission 16
- Decision 2
Pro losses12
- KO/TKO 4
- Submission 6
- Decision 2
- Finish rate
- 94% of wins
- Longest win streak
- 12
Fights by promotion
| Promotion | Record | First fight |
|---|---|---|
| UFC | 12-10 | 2013 |
| European Combat Sambo Federation | 6-0 | 2012 |
| Oplot Challenge | 2-2 | 2012 |
| Fight Nights Global | 3-0 | 2017 |
| Gladiators FC | 3-0 | 2012 |
| Big Boys Fights | 1-0 | 2012 |
| M-1 | 1-0 | 2013 |
| Real Fight Promotion | 1-0 | 2012 |
| United Donbass Cup | 1-0 | 2017 |
| Warrior's Honor | 1-0 | 2012 |
All professional fights
| Result | Opponent | Date |
|---|---|---|
| L | Robert Whittaker | Jul 11, 2026 |
| W | Modestas Bukauskas | Jan 24, 2026 |
| L | Bogdan Guskov | Jul 26, 2025 |
| L | Dominick Reyes | Apr 12, 2025 |
| W | Ryan Spann | Mar 11, 2023 |
| W | Volkan Oezdemir | Oct 22, 2022 |
| W | Alexander Gustafsson | Jul 23, 2022 |
| L | Paul Craig | Mar 19, 2022 |
| L | Magomed Ankalaev | Feb 27, 2021 |
| W | Johnny Walker | Mar 14, 2020 |
| L | Glover Teixeira | Sep 14, 2019 |
| W | Ovince Saint Preux | Apr 13, 2019 |
| L | Jan Błachowicz | Sep 15, 2018 |
| W | Fábio Maldonado | May 19, 2018 |
| W | Emanuel Newton | Oct 13, 2017 |
| W | Maro Perak | Aug 26, 2017 |
| W | Stjepan Bekavac | Jun 2, 2017 |
| L | Misha Cirkunov | Dec 10, 2016 |
| W | Ed Herman | Jul 30, 2016 |
| W | Francimar Barroso | May 8, 2016 |
| W | Marcos Rogério de Lima | Aug 23, 2015 |
| W | Stanislav Nedkov | Jan 24, 2015 |
| W | Cody Donovan | Jul 19, 2014 |
| L | Ovince Saint Preux | Mar 15, 2014 |
| W | Walt Harris | Jan 25, 2014 |
| L | Soa Palelei | Aug 31, 2013 |
| W | Gabriel Tampu | Apr 9, 2013 |
| L | Vladimir Mishchenko | Mar 8, 2013 |
| W | Kylychbek Sarkarbaev | Jan 19, 2013 |
| W | Julian Bogdanov | Jan 19, 2013 |
| L | Vladimir Mishchenko | Dec 29, 2012 |
| W | Denis Simkin | Dec 22, 2012 |
| W | Valery Scherbakov | Nov 9, 2012 |
| W | Vladimir Gerasimchik | Oct 20, 2012 |
| W | Igor Kukurudziak | Oct 13, 2012 |
| W | Viktor Smirnov | Oct 2, 2012 |
| W | Anatoliy Didenko | Sep 15, 2012 |
| W | Alexey Stepanov | Sep 14, 2012 |
| W | Svyatoslav Scherbakov | Aug 26, 2012 |
| W | Anatoliy Didenko | Aug 18, 2012 |
| W | Alexey Artemenko | Aug 16, 2012 |
| W | Denis Bogdanov | Aug 10, 2012 |
| W | Alexander Umrikhin | Jul 27, 2012 |
Full professional record from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Quick answers
What is Nikita Krylov's record?
Nikita Krylov's professional MMA record is 31 wins, 12 losses and 0 draws.
How old is Nikita Krylov?
Nikita Krylov is 34 years old, born on March 7, 1992.
How tall is Nikita Krylov and what is their reach?
Nikita Krylov stands 6' 3" with a 77" reach.
Who is Nikita Krylov fighting next?
Nikita Krylov is scheduled to face Abdul-Rakhman Yakhyaev at UFC 333: Volkanovski vs. Evloev on October 24, 2026.