Nikita Krylov "The Miner"

Light Heavyweight

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Record and bio

Pro record—
UFC record12-11 · current 2-fight loss streak
Opponents' combined UFC record126-65-1 (66%) across 23 opponents
Last 5 opponents38-16 (70.4%) across 5 opponents
Age34
Height6' 3"
Reach77"
StanceOrthodox

Career stats (UFC)

Significant strikes landed per minute4.33
Significant strikes absorbed per minute2.74
Striking accuracy54%
Striking defense48%
Takedowns per 15 minutes2.16
Takedowns landed / attempted38%
Takedown defense52%
Submission attempts per 15 minutes1.13
Average fight time7 min

UFC wins: 5 KO/TKO, 5 submission, 2 decision. UFC losses: 5 KO/TKO, 4 submission, 2 decision.

UFC fight history

DateOpponentTheir UFC record thenStyleResultMethodEvent
2026-10-24Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev3-0—LKO/TKO R1 2:38UFC 333: Volkanovski vs. Evloev
2026-07-11Robert Whittaker17-7StrikerLKO/TKO R3 1:01UFC 329: McGregor vs. Holloway 2
2026-01-24Modestas Bukauskas7-4BalancedWKO/TKO R3 4:57UFC 324: Gaethje vs. Pimblett
2025-07-26Bogdan Guskov3-1Submission grapplerLKO/TKO R1 4:18UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. De Ridder
2025-04-12Dominick Reyes8-4StrikerLKO/TKO R1 2:24UFC 314: Volkanovski vs. Lopes
2023-03-11Ryan Spann7-2Submission grapplerWSubmission R1 3:38UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili
2022-10-22Volkan Oezdemir6-5StrikerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev
2022-07-23Alexander Gustafsson10-7StrikerWKO/TKO R1 1:07UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall
2022-03-19Paul Craig7-4-1GrapplerLSubmission R1 3:57UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall
2021-02-27Magomed Ankalaev5-1BalancedLDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gane
2020-03-14Johnny Walker3-1—WDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Oliveira
2019-09-14Glover Teixeira12-5BalancedLDecision - Split R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Gaethje
2019-04-13Ovince Saint Preux11-7BalancedWSubmission R2 2:30UFC 236: Holloway vs. Poirier 2
2018-09-15Jan Blachowicz5-4StrikerLSubmission R2 2:41UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Oleinik
2016-12-10Misha Cirkunov3-0GrapplerLSubmission R1 4:38UFC 206: Holloway vs. Pettis
2016-07-30Ed Herman10-7 (1 NC)GrapplerWKO/TKO R2 0:40UFC 201: Lawler vs. Woodley
2016-05-08Francimar Barroso3-1BalancedWSubmission R2 3:11UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Arlovski
2015-08-23Marcos Rogerio de Lima2-0—WSubmission R1 2:29UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs Oliveira
2015-01-24Stanislav Nedkov1-1 (1 NC)WrestlerWSubmission R1 1:24UFC on FOX: Gustafsson vs Johnson
2014-07-19Cody Donovan1-2—WKO/TKO R1 4:57UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs Brandao
2014-03-15Ovince Saint Preux2-0—LSubmission R1 1:29UFC 171: Hendricks vs Lawler
2014-01-25Walt Harris0-1BalancedWKO/TKO R1 0:25UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Thomson
2013-08-31Soa Palelei0-1—LKO/TKO R3 1:34UFC 164: Henderson vs Pettis 2

UFC stats from ufcstats.com through 2026-10-31; bio and pro record from ESPN where available. Opponents' combined record is their UFC record going into each fight. 21+. Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER.

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