Nikita Krylov (30-11, 28) was born in Krasnyi Luch, Luhansk, Ukraine on March 7, 1992. At the age of 20 years on July 27, 2012, he made his professional MMA debut against Alexander Umrikhin, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On August 31, 2013, 21-year old Nikita Krylov made his UFC debut on his 18th professional MMA fight at UFC 164 against a 36-year old Soa Palelei but lost the fight via TKO in the 3rd round.
Krylov's last fight was a 1st-round KO loss to Bogdan Guskov at UFC on ABC: Whittaker vs. de Ridder at age 33 on July 26, 2025. He is on a 2-fight losing streak.
He has fought 20 times in the UFC, and has a record of 11 wins and 9 losses in the promotion.
Some of Nikita Krylov's best fights have been against Alexander Gustafsson, Fábio Maldonado, Walt Harris, Cody Donovan, Stanislav Nedkov, Marcos Rogério de Lima and Ryan Spann.
Krylov has 11 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
41  | Jul 26, 2025 33 years, 4 months 30-11 (28) | 32 years, 10 months 17-3 (17) | UFC | LHW | 1 | KO | LOSS Punches |
40  | Apr 12, 2025 33 years, 1 months 30-10 (28) | 35 years, 3 months 14-4 (11) | UFC | LHW | 1 | KO | LOSS Punch |
39  | Mar 11, 2023 31 years 30-9 (28) | 31 years, 6 months 21-7 (18) | UFC | LHW | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke |
38  | Oct 22, 2022 30 years, 7 months 29-9 (27) | 33 years, 1 months 18-6 (13) | UFC | LHW | 3 | UD | WIN |
37  | Jul 23, 2022 30 years, 4 months 28-9 (27) | 35 years, 6 months 18-7 (14) | UFC | LHW | 1 | KO | WIN Punches |
36  | Mar 19, 2022 30 years 27-9 (26) | 34 years, 3 months 15-4-1 (15) | UFC | LHW | 1 | SUB | LOSS Triangle choke |
35  | Feb 27, 2021 28 years, 11 months 27-8 (26) | 28 years, 8 months 13-1 (8) | UFC | LHW | 3 | UD | LOSS |
34  | Mar 14, 2020 28 years 27-7 (26) | 27 years, 11 months 17-4 (16) | UFC | LHW | 3 | UD | WIN |
33  | Sep 14, 2019 27 years, 6 months 26-7 (26) | 39 years, 10 months 29-7 (23) | UFC | LHW | 3 | SD | LOSS |
32  | Apr 13, 2019 27 years, 1 months 26-6 (26) | 36 years 23-12 (16) | UFC | LHW | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
31  | Sep 15, 2018 26 years, 6 months 25-6 (25) | 35 years, 6 months 22-7 (13) | UFC | LHW | 2 | SUB | LOSS Arm-triangle choke |
30  | May 19, 2018 26 years, 2 months 25-5 (25) | 38 years, 2 months 24-11 (18) | LHW | 2 | KO | WIN Punch | |
29  | Oct 13, 2017 25 years, 7 months 24-5 (24) | 33 years, 8 months 26-12-1 (13) | LHW | 1 | KO | WIN Knee | |
28 | Aug 26, 2017 25 years, 5 months 23-5 (23) | Maro Perak | LHW | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
27 | Jun 2, 2017 25 years, 2 months 22-5 (22) | Stjepan Bekavac | LHW | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | |
26  | Dec 10, 2016 24 years, 9 months 21-5 (21) | 29 years, 9 months 12-2 (10) | UFC | LHW | 1 | SUB | LOSS Guillotine choke |
25  | Jul 30, 2016 24 years, 4 months 21-4 (21) | 35 years, 9 months 23-11 (19) | UFC | LHW | 2 | KO | WIN Head kick |
24  | May 8, 2016 24 years, 2 months 20-4 (20) | 36 years, 2 months 18-4 (14) | UFC | LHW | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
23  | Aug 23, 2015 23 years, 5 months 19-4 (19) | 30 years, 2 months 13-2-1 (12) | UFC | LHW | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
22  | Jan 24, 2015 22 years, 10 months 18-4 (18) | 33 years, 1 months 12-1 (10) | UFC | LHW | 1 | SUB | WIN Standing guillotine choke |
21  | Jul 19, 2014 22 years, 4 months 17-4 (17) | 33 years, 4 months 8-4 (7) | UFC | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
20 | Mar 15, 2014 22 years 16-4 (16) | 30 years, 11 months 14-5 (10) | UFC | LHW | 1 | CKO | LOSS Von flue choke |
19  | Jan 25, 2014 21 years, 10 months 16-3 (16) | 30 years, 7 months 6-2 (6) | UFC | 1 | TKO | WIN Head kick and punches | |
18  | Aug 31, 2013 21 years, 5 months 15-3 (15) | 36 years, 1 months 18-3 (18) | UFC | 3 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
17 | Apr 9, 2013 21 years, 1 months 15-2 (15) | Gabriel Tampu | M-1 | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
16 | Mar 8, 2013 21 years 14-2 (14) | Vladimir Mishchenko | 1 | SUB | LOSS Arm-triangle choke | ||
15 | Jan 19, 2013 20 years, 10 months 14-1 (14) | Kylychbek Sarkarbaev | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
14 | Jan 19, 2013 20 years, 10 months 13-1 (13) | Julian Bogdanov | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | ||
13 | Dec 29, 2012 20 years, 9 months 12-1 (12) | Vladimir Mishchenko | 1 | SUB | LOSS Arm-triangle choke | ||
12 | Dec 22, 2012 20 years, 9 months 12-0 (12) | Denis Simkin | 1 | SUB | WIN Americana | ||
11 | Nov 9, 2012 20 years, 8 months 11-0 (11) | Valery Scherbakov | 1 | SUB | WIN Achilles lock | ||
10 | Oct 20, 2012 20 years, 7 months 10-0 (10) | Vladimir Gerasimchik | 1 | SUB | WIN Kimura | ||
9 | Oct 13, 2012 20 years, 7 months 9-0 (9) | Igor Kukurudziak | 1 | SUB | WIN Kimura | ||
8 | Oct 2, 2012 20 years, 6 months 8-0 (8) | Viktor Smirnov | 1 | TKO | WIN Doctor stoppage | ||
7 | Sep 15, 2012 20 years, 6 months 7-0 (7) | Anatoliy Didenko | 1 | SUB | WIN Achilles lock | ||
6 | Sep 14, 2012 20 years, 6 months 6-0 (6) | Alexey Stepanov | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
5 | Aug 26, 2012 20 years, 5 months 5-0 (5) | Svyatoslav Scherbakov | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | ||
4 | Aug 18, 2012 20 years, 5 months 4-0 (4) | Anatoliy Didenko | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
3 | Aug 16, 2012 20 years, 5 months 3-0 (3) | Alexey Artemenko | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | ||
2 | Aug 10, 2012 20 years, 5 months 2-0 (2) | Denis Bogdanov | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
1 | Jul 27, 2012 20 years, 4 months 1-0 (1) | Alexander Umrikhin | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
