light heavyweight
Other bouts 12
Fight Card
UFC 329: McGregor vs. Holloway 2
Jul 11, 2026 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
- 1welterweight MainConor McGregorvsMax Holloway
- 2lightweightBenoit Saint DenisvsPaddy Pimblett
- 3bantamweightCory SandhagenvsMario Bautista
- 4Not linkedheavyweightGable StevesonvsElisha Ellison
- 6bantamweightCody GarbrandtvsAdrian Yanez
- 7flyweightBrandon RoyvalvsLone'er Kavanagh
- 8women's flyweightTracy CortezvsWang Cong
- 9middleweightDamian PinasvsCesar Almeida
- 10featherweightLuke RileyvsKai Kamaka III
- 11middleweightRyan GandravsZach Reese
- 12flyweightOde OsbournevsCody Durden
- 13lightweightKing GreenvsTerrance McKinney
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Other fights on this card · 11
Conor McGregor vs Max Holloway Main event · welterweight Benoit Saint Denis vs Paddy Pimblett lightweight Cory Sandhagen vs Mario Bautista bantamweight Cody Garbrandt vs Adrian Yanez bantamweight Brandon Royval vs Lone'er Kavanagh flyweight Tracy Cortez vs Wang Cong women's flyweight Damian Pinas vs Cesar Almeida middleweight Luke Riley vs Kai Kamaka III featherweight Ryan Gandra vs Zach Reese middleweight Ode Osbourne vs Cody Durden flyweight King Green vs Terrance McKinney lightweight
Tale of the tape
| 17-7-0 | UFC record | 12-9-0 |
| KO 6 · Sub 0 | Finishes | KO 5 · Sub 5 |
| -2 | Streak | +1 |
| 35 | Age | 34 |
| 6'0" 183 cm | Height | 6'3" 191 cm |
| 73" 185 cm | Reach | 77" 196 cm |
| Orthodox | Stance | Orthodox |
| 1668 | Global Elo | 1583 |
| 1620 | Elo rating | 1532 |
Robert Whittaker — Notable ▼
At a glance
- 1 successful title defense
- Earned a bonus in 3 of last 5 fights
- UFC veteran since 2012
Nikita Krylov — Notable ▼
At a glance
- Top 5 · light heavyweightSubmission Attempts per 15 Min
- 1Jimmy Crute2.13
- 2Nikita Krylov1.23
- 3Billy Elekana0.85
- 4Tuco Tokkos0.70
- 5Bogdan Guskov0.69
- 83% of wins by KO or submission
- 50% of wins finished in round 1
- UFC veteran since 2013
Robert Whittaker — Striking profile
Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 1435 landed total · career
Targets head · body · leg
71% Head
- Head 71%
- Body 11%
- Leg 19%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
86% Distance
- Distance 86%
- Clinch 7%
- Ground 7%
Nikita Krylov — Striking profile
Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 638 landed total · career
Targets head · body · leg
60% Head
- Head 60%
- Body 24%
- Leg 16%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
57% Distance
- Distance 57%
- Clinch 24%
- Ground 20%
Performance comparison
Career averages. Edge highlighted on the side that's better. = division average.
4.39
Top 5 · light heavyweight
Strikes Landed per Minute
- 1Ikram Aliskerov7.15
- 2Marco Tulio7.07
- 3Djorden Santos6.97
- 4Jackson Mcvey6.51
- 5Ozzy Diaz6.36
div avg 4.47
43%
Top 5 · light heavyweight
Striking Accuracy
- 1Jackson Mcvey69%
- 2Ryan Loder69%
- 3Ikram Aliskerov65%
- 4Shara Magomedov63%
- 5Bo Nickal62%
div avg 51%
3.36
Top 5 · light heavyweight
Lowest Strikes Absorbed
- 1Ismail Naurdiev1.75
- 2Cam Rowston1.98
- 3Bo Nickal2.00
- 4Cesar Almeida2.07
- 5Josh Fremd2.23
div avg 3.48
60%
Top 5 · light heavyweight
Striking Defense
- 1Ismail Naurdiev65%
- 2Ozzy Diaz63%
- 3Sean Strickland61%
- 4Bo Nickal60%
- 5Caio Borralho60%
div avg 54%
0.73
Top 5 · light heavyweight
Takedowns per 15 Minutes
- 1Anthony Hernandez5.91
- 2Jacob Malkoun5.47
- 3Khamzat Chimaev5.32
- 4Andre Muniz4.22
- 5Azamat Bekoev3.48
div avg 1.73
38%
Top 5 · light heavyweight
Takedown Accuracy
- 1Ateba Gautier100%
- 2Eric Mcconico100%
- 3Robert Bryczek100%
- 4Tresean Gore73%
- 5Ikram Aliskerov71%
div avg 44%
82%
Top 5 · light heavyweight
Takedown Defense
- 1Ateba Gautier100%
- 2Ikram Aliskerov100%
- 3Bo Nickal100%
- 4Cam Rowston100%
- 5Baisangur Susurkaev100%
div avg 69%
0.00
Top 5 · light heavyweight
Submission Attempts per 15 Min
- 1Julian Marquez2.67
- 2Robert Valentin1.78
- 3Anthony Hernandez1.64
- 4Gerald Meerschaert1.49
- 5Bo Nickal1.47
div avg 0.52
1
Top 5 · light heavyweight
Control Time per 15 Minutes
- 1Khamzat Chimaev8.48
- 2Anthony Hernandez7.85
- 3Cam Rowston7.18
- 4Jacob Malkoun6.85
- 5Ryan Loder6.78
div avg 3
Finish & durability
How each tends to win, against how hard the other is to finish.
Robert Whittaker
35% finish rate
KO 6 · Sub 0
can finish?
Nikita Krylov
finished 78%
7 of 9 losses
Nikita Krylov
83% finish rate
KO 5 · Sub 5
can finish?
Robert Whittaker
finished 57%
4 of 7 losses
Strength of schedule in UFC
Robert Whittaker has faced the tougher recent slate — last-5 avg 1638 vs 1584, 9 quality wins to 1.
Robert Whittaker red corner
Avg opp Elo (last 5)
1638
Contender level Quality wins (1600+)
9
of 17 UFC wins
Toughest win
Yoel Romero
Elo 1717 at fight time
Expected wins
12.4
+4.6 above schedule
Opponent Elo over career
· 24 fights
1500 1614
Nikita Krylov blue corner
Avg opp Elo (last 5)
1584
UFC level Quality wins (1600+)
1
of 12 UFC wins
Toughest win
Ryan Spann
Elo 1615 at fight time
Expected wins
10.1
+1.9 above schedule
Opponent Elo over career
· 21 fights
1470 1552
Notable wins
Corner A recent form
Robert Whittaker
- Jul 26, 2025
- Oct 26, 2024
- Jun 22, 2024
- Feb 17, 2024
- Jul 8, 2023
Corner B recent form
Nikita Krylov
- Jan 24, 2026
- Jul 26, 2025
- Apr 12, 2025
- Mar 11, 2023
- Oct 22, 2022
Source
Per-fighter stats and bout records from
Robert Whittaker & Nikita Krylov on UFCStats. Honest Elo Meter samples each fighter's rating uncertainty (1,000 Monte Carlo iterations). Data analysis, not betting advice.
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