Alexander Gustafsson

“The Mauler”
OctagonStats Rating 1551
10-8-0
Career record (W-L-D)

Physical stats

Height6' 5" (196 cm)
Weight205 lbs. (93 kg)
Reach79" (201 cm)
StanceOrthodox
BornJan 15, 1987
Age39
DivisionLight Heavyweight

Striking & grappling

SLpM4.03
Str. Acc40%
SApM3.53
Str. Def51%
TD Avg1.53
TD Acc39%
TD Def-
Sub Avg0.4

Recent form

L L L L W
Last 5 fights, most recent first

Career timeline

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18 fights, oldest to newest — ■ win ■ loss ■ draw/no contest. Hover for details.

Career breakdown

Based on recorded UFC bouts — early regional fights may not be included.
Wins by method
5 KO/TKO wins · 2 sub wins · 3 decision wins
Losses by method
3 KO/TKO losses · 3 sub losses · 2 decision losses
Finish rate70%
Times finished75%
StreakL4
Best streak6
Avg fight10:22
Octagon time3h 6m
Opp win%70%
ActiveNov. 14, 2009 – Jul. 23, 2022 (14y)

Strength of schedule

Ranked opponents faced2
Ranked wins1
Best ranked winJan Blachowicz (#9 Light Heavyweight)
Based on current UFC rankings — a snapshot, not the ranking at fight time.

Bonus awards

Performance of the Night1
Fight of the Night5
Total bonuses6
Post-fight bonuses from UFC event records.

Career story

Alexander Gustafsson "The Mauler" is an 18-8-0 knockout artist. 70% finish rate.

Alexander debuted Nov. 14, 2009 vs Jared Hamman (win). Longest win streak: 6. On a 4-fight losing skid. 14 years active (Nov. 14, 2009–Jul. 23, 2022).

Best wins: Glover Teixeira (KO/TKO Punches R5, May. 28, 2017); Vladimir Matyushenko (KO/TKO Punch R1, Dec. 30, 2011); Jan Blachowicz (U-DEC R3, Sep. 03, 2016).

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Fight history

DateEventResultMethodRTimeKDStrTDSub
Jul. 23, 2022UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. AspinallL Nikita KrylovKO/TKO Punch11:070 25 260 00 0
Jul. 25, 2020UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. TillL Fabricio WerdumSUB Armbar12:300 011 40 10 1
Jun. 01, 2019UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. SmithL Anthony SmithSUB Rear Naked Choke42:380 072 491 00 1
Dec. 29, 2018UFC 232: Jones vs. Gustafsson 2L Jon JonesKO/TKO Punches32:020 022 590 10 0
May. 28, 2017UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. TeixeiraW Glover TeixeiraKO/TKO Punches51:072 097 421 10 0
Sep. 03, 2016UFC Fight Night: Arlovski vs. BarnettW Jan BlachowiczU-DEC35:000 050 284 00 0
Oct. 03, 2015UFC 192: Cormier vs GustafssonL Daniel CormierS-DEC55:001 0120 1401 10 0
Jan. 24, 2015UFC on FOX: Gustafsson vs JohnsonL Anthony JohnsonKO/TKO Punches12:150 110 300 00 0
Mar. 08, 2014UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs ManuwaW Jimi ManuwaKO/TKO Knee21:181 021 131 00 0
Sep. 21, 2013UFC 165: Jones vs GustafssonL Jon JonesU-DEC55:000 0110 1341 10 0
Dec. 08, 2012UFC on FOX: Henderson vs DiazW Mauricio RuaU-DEC35:000 072 416 10 1
Apr. 14, 2012UFC on FUEL TV: Gustafsson vs SilvaW Thiago SilvaU-DEC35:001 076 381 00 0
Dec. 30, 2011UFC 141: Lesnar vs OvereemW Vladimir MatyushenkoKO/TKO Punch12:131 010 50 00 0
Aug. 06, 2011UFC 133: Evans vs Ortiz 2W Matt HamillKO/TKO Punches23:341 037 130 00 0
Feb. 26, 2011UFC 127: Penn vs FitchW James Te HunaSUB Rear Naked Choke14:270 04 61 12 0
Oct. 16, 2010UFC 120: Bisping vs AkiyamaW Cyrille DiabateSUB Rear Naked Choke22:411 028 112 03 0
Apr. 10, 2010UFC 112: InvincibleL Phil DavisSUB Anaconda Choke14:550 00 140 10 1
Nov. 14, 2009UFC 105: Couture vs VeraW Jared HammanKO/TKO Punch10:411 06 60 00 0

Fight data compiled from public statistical sources (ufcstats.com) and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). OctagonStats is an independent database, not affiliated with UFC / TKO Group.