Nikita Krylov

“The Miner”

#15 Light Heavyweight

OctagonStats Rating 1530

12-11-0

Career record (W-L-D)

Physical stats

Height6' 3" (190 cm)

Weight205 lbs. (93 kg)

Reach77" (196 cm)

StanceOrthodox

BornMar 07, 1992

Age34

DivisionLight Heavyweight

Striking & grappling

SLpM4.38

Str. Acc54%

SApM2.75

Str. Def48%

TD Avg2.19

TD Acc38%

TD Def-

Sub Avg1.1

Recent form

L L W L L

Last 5 fights, most recent first

Career timeline

2026

23 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 · 5 sub wins · 2 decision wins

Losses by method

4 KO/TKO losses · 4 sub losses · 2 decision losses

Finish rate83%

Times finished80%

StreakL2

Best streak5

Avg fight7:09

Octagon time2h 37m

Opp win%70%

ActiveAug. 31, 2013 – Jul. 11, 2026 (14y)

Strength of schedule

Ranked opponents faced5

Ranked wins0

Best ranked win-

Based on current UFC rankings — a snapshot, not the ranking at fight time.

Bonus awards

Performance of the Night1

Total bonuses1

Post-fight bonuses from UFC event records.

Career story

Nikita Krylov "The Miner" is a 31-12-0 finisher. 83% finish rate.

Nikita debuted Aug. 31, 2013 vs Soa Palelei (loss). Longest win streak: 5. 14 years active (Aug. 31, 2013–Jul. 11, 2026).

Best wins: Modestas Bukauskas (KO/TKO Punch R3, Jan. 24, 2026); Johnny Walker (U-DEC R3, Mar. 14, 2020); Volkan Oezdemir (U-DEC R3, Oct. 22, 2022).

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Fight history

Date	Event	Result	Method	R	Time	KD	Str	TD	Sub
October 24, 2026	UFC 333: Volkanovski vs. Evloev	L Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev	KO/TKO	1	2:38	0 1	4 6	0 1	0 1
Jul. 11, 2026	UFC 329: McGregor vs. Holloway 2	L Robert Whittaker	KO/TKO Punch	3	1:01	0 0	51 54	3 0	0 0
Jan. 24, 2026	UFC 324: Gaethje vs. Pimblett	W Modestas Bukauskas	KO/TKO Punch	3	4:57	1 0	72 40	1 0	0 0
Jul. 26, 2025	UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. De Ridder	L Bogdan Guskov	KO/TKO Punches	1	4:18	0 1	16 23	0 0	0 0
Apr. 12, 2025	UFC 314: Volkanovski vs. Lopes	L Dominick Reyes	KO/TKO Punch	1	2:24	0 1	4 8	0 0	0 0
Mar. 11, 2023	UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili	W Ryan Spann	SUB Triangle Choke	1	3:38	0 0	7 5	2 1	2 1
Oct. 22, 2022	UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev	W Volkan Oezdemir	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	57 42	7 1	1 0
Jul. 23, 2022	UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall	W Alexander Gustafsson	KO/TKO Punch	1	1:07	2 0	26 5	0 0	0 0
Mar. 19, 2022	UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall	L Paul Craig	SUB Triangle Choke	1	3:57	0 0	19 2	1 1	0 1
Feb. 27, 2021	UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gane	L Magomed Ankalaev	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	47 43	1 3	0 0
Mar. 14, 2020	UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Oliveira	W Johnny Walker	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	45 37	3 0	0 0
Sep. 14, 2019	UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Gaethje	L Glover Teixeira	S-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	47 43	2 1	1 2
Apr. 13, 2019	UFC 236: Holloway vs. Poirier 2	W Ovince Saint Preux	SUB Rear Naked Choke	2	2:30	0 0	27 4	1 3	2 0
Sep. 15, 2018	UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Oleinik	L Jan Blachowicz	SUB Arm Triangle	2	2:41	0 0	4 10	1 1	1 1
Dec. 10, 2016	UFC 206: Holloway vs. Pettis	L Misha Cirkunov	SUB Guillotine Choke	1	4:38	0 0	16 8	1 2	0 1
Jul. 30, 2016	UFC 201: Lawler vs. Woodley	W Ed Herman	KO/TKO Kick	2	0:40	1 0	60 26	0 1	0 0
May. 08, 2016	UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Arlovski	W Francimar Barroso	SUB Rear Naked Choke	2	3:11	0 0	58 22	0 2	1 0
Aug. 23, 2015	UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs Oliveira	W Marcos Rogerio de Lima	SUB Rear Naked Choke	1	2:29	0 0	21 5	0 0	1 2
Jan. 24, 2015	UFC on FOX: Gustafsson vs Johnson	W Stanislav Nedkov	SUB Guillotine Choke	1	1:24	1 0	13 4	0 0	1 0
Jul. 19, 2014	UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs Brandao	W Cody Donovan	KO/TKO Punches	1	4:57	0 1	42 21	0 1	0 2
Mar. 15, 2014	UFC 171: Hendricks vs Lawler	L Ovince Saint Preux	SUB Von Flue Choke	1	1:29	0 0	1 1	0 1	0 1
Jan. 25, 2014	UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Thomson	W Walt Harris	KO/TKO Kick	1	0:25	1 0	11 1	0 0	0 0
Aug. 31, 2013	UFC 164: Henderson vs Pettis 2	L Soa Palelei	KO/TKO Punches	3	1:34	0 0	45 29	0 4	2 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.