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Alexander Yakovlev "Russian Thunder"

Inactive · age 41 · Southpaw · 6'3" 191 cm · 155 lb 70 kg · reach 74" 188 cm
At a glance
  • 67% of wins by KO or submission
  • 33% of wins finished in round 1
  • UFC veteran since 2014
Elo rating
1448
Global Elo 1497 ±38
Rank
—
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UFC record
3-6-0
KO 1 · Sub 1 · Dec 1
Streak
-2
Δ90d +14 · Δ1y +14
Last fight
Oct 24, 2020
Loss by Submission · R1
Career at a glance
Octagon time
1h 39m
Avg fight time
11:01
Fights per year
1.4
Since last fight
5y 8mo

Honest Elo history

9 fights · tap & drag
May 31, 2014 — L vs Demian Maia Δ-18Oct 4, 2014 — L vs Nicholas Musoke Δ-24Apr 4, 2015 — W vs Gray Maynard Δ+40Jan 30, 2016 — W vs George Sullivan Δ+38Jul 23, 2016 — L vs Kamaru Usman Δ-26Nov 19, 2016 — L vs Zak Cummings Δ-15Apr 20, 2019 — W vs Alex Da Silva Δ+19Nov 9, 2019 — L vs Roosevelt Roberts Δ-15Oct 24, 2020 — L vs Joel Alvarez Δ-16 140014251450147515001525 201520162017201820192020 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":288.9,"elo":1447,"date":"2014-05-31","opp":"Demian Maia","result":"L","delta":-18},{"i":1,"x":128.8,"y":351.4,"elo":1423,"date":"2014-10-04","opp":"Nicholas Musoke","result":"L","delta":-24},{"i":2,"x":184.9,"y":248,"elo":1463,"date":"2015-04-04","opp":"Gray Maynard","result":"W","delta":40},{"i":3,"x":277.5,"y":149.4,"elo":1502,"date":"2016-01-30","opp":"George Sullivan","result":"W","delta":38},{"i":4,"x":331.4,"y":216,"elo":1476,"date":"2016-07-23","opp":"Kamaru Usman","result":"L","delta":-26},{"i":5,"x":368.1,"y":255.1,"elo":1461,"date":"2016-11-19","opp":"Zak Cummings","result":"L","delta":-15},{"i":6,"x":639.7,"y":207.5,"elo":1479,"date":"2019-04-20","opp":"Alex Da Silva","result":"W","delta":19},{"i":7,"x":702.2,"y":246.4,"elo":1464,"date":"2019-11-09","opp":"Roosevelt Roberts","result":"L","delta":-15},{"i":8,"x":810,"y":287.1,"elo":1448,"date":"2020-10-24","opp":"Joel Alvarez","result":"L","delta":-16}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Oct 24, 2020 Joel Alvarez L -16
Nov 9, 2019 Roosevelt Roberts L -15
Apr 20, 2019 Alex Da Silva W +19
Nov 19, 2016 Zak Cummings L -15
Jul 23, 2016 Kamaru Usman L -26

Performance

SLpM Significant Strikes Landed per Minute. Higher = busier striker.
Strikes Landed
L1L3L5
Str Acc Striking accuracy: significant strikes landed / attempted. Higher = more efficient striker.
Strike Accuracy
L1L3L5
SApM Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute. How often opponents land on this fighter. Lower is better.
Strikes Absorbed
L1L3L5
Str Def Share of opponent’s significant strike attempts that miss or are blocked. Higher is better.
Striking Defense
L1L3L5
TD / 15 min Takedowns landed per 15 minutes (one full 3-round fight). Measures wrestling output.
Takedowns
L1L3L5
TD Acc Takedowns landed / attempted. Higher = cleaner entries.
Takedown Accuracy
L1L3L5
TD Def Share of opponent takedown attempts stuffed. Higher = harder to put on the mat.
Takedown Defense
L1L3L5
Sub / 15 min Submission attempts per 15 minutes. Counts attempts, not just finishes — a proxy for grappling aggression.
Submission Attempts
L1L3L5
Ctrl / 15 min Control time in seconds per 15 minutes. Time in dominant grappling positions. 240 = 4 min, the realistic high-end across divisions.
Control Time (sec)
L1L3L5
KD / 15 min Knockdowns landed per 15 minutes. Counts every flash KD even if the fight continued — measures stopping power across all rounds, not just finishes.
Knockdowns
L1L3L5
Above division avg (intensity ∝ how far)
Near avg (±10%)
Below division avg

Finishes

How wins come Finish rate = (KO + Submission wins) / total UFC wins. Measures how often this fighter closes the show before the scorecards.
67%
2 / 3
Finish rate
KO
1
33% of wins
SUB
1
33% of wins
DEC
1
33% of wins
KO: 1 (33%) 1 Sub: 1 (33%) 1 Dec: 1 (33%) 1
Finishes by round
2 total
R1
1 50%
R2
1 50%
R3
R4
R5

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 173 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
49% Head
  • Head 49%
  • Body 27%
  • Leg 24%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
72% Distance
  • Distance 72%
  • Clinch 13%
  • Ground 16%

Durability

How they're beaten How fights end AGAINST this fighter. Finished-against rate = (times KO'd + submitted) / total UFC losses. A low rate means they rarely get stopped.
33%
of losses by finish
2 of 6
0 KO/TKO 2 Sub 4 Dec Never been KO'd

Strength of schedule in UFC

Avg opp Elo (last 5) Average Elo rating of the last 5 opponents this fighter faced. A proxy for schedule difficulty — 1700+ is elite-level competition, 1500 is a UFC average opponent.
1543
UFC level
Quality wins (1600+) Wins over opponents rated 1600+ Elo at the time of the fight — clearly above the ~1500 UFC average, contender tier. A count of genuine quality results, not record-padding.
1
of 3 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Gray Maynard
Elo 1606 at fight time
Expected wins How many wins an average fighter would be expected to have against this exact schedule, based on pre-fight Elo win probabilities. The line below shows whether this fighter is over- or under-performing their matchups.
3.7
−0.7 wins below what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 9 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1636
1547
Notable wins
Gray Maynard 1606

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Source Raw fight data and per-bout statistics come from Alexander Yakovlev on UFCStats →. Elo rating, uncertainty bands, and division-relative analytics computed by HonestElo — not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.