Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2022-07-23, good start with some nice exchanges: the mma bout Nikita Krylov vs Alexander Gustafsson gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night – take a look at our ranking of the Best Mma Fights of 2022).
Gustafsson vs Krylov is scheduled to take place Saturday, July 23rd at The O2 Arena in London (England), in a 3-round light heavyweight (205 lbs, 93 kg) bout; undercard of Curtis Blaydes vs Tom Aspinall – UFC London (also known as UFC Fight Night 208 or UFC on ESPN+ 66). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Nikita Krylov record
The black belt in karate and former Fight Nights Global champ Nikita Krylov entered this fight with a professional record of 27-9-0 (96% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.22 light heavyweight in the world.
He won just one out of his last four matches, against Johnny Walker in 2020 (Nikita Krylov vs Johnny Walker); after this bout he has lost to Magomed Ankalaev (Nikita Krylov vs Magomed Ankalaev) and Paul Craig (Paul Craig vs Nikita Krylov).
Krylov’s next fight: Volkan Oezdemir vs Nikita Krylov
Alexander Gustafsson record
His opponent, Alexander Gustafsson, has a mma record of 18-7-0 (78% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since 2020.
The last time he won a bout was against Glover Teixeira in 2017 (Alexander Gustafsson vs Glover Teixeira); since then he has lost to Jon Jones (in their rematch, Jon Jones vs Alexander Gustafsson 2), to Anthony Smith (Alexander Gustafsson vs Anthony Smith) and to Fabricio Werdum (Fabricio Werdum vs Alexander Gustafsson).
Fight card
Here is the UFC London full fight card (we are going to update it after the weigh-in):
MAIN CARD (live on ESPN+)
Curtis Blaydes vs Tom Aspinall
Jack Hermansson vs Chris Curtis
Paddy Pimblett vs Jordan Leavitt
Nikita Krylov vs Alexander Gustafsson
Molly McCann vs Hannah Goldy
Paul Craig vs Volkan Oezdemir
PRELIMINARY CARD (live on ESPN+)
Mason Jones vs Ludovít Klein
Marc Diakiese vs Damir Hadzovic
Nathaniel Wood vs Charles Rosa
Makwan Amirkhani vs Jonathan Pearce
Muhammad Mokaev vs Charles Johnson
Jai Herbert vs Kyle Nelson
Victoria Leonardo vs Mandy Bohm
Claudio Silva vs Nicolas Dalby
Full fight video / highlights
Here we are going to post a selection of the best videos about the bout Nikita Krylov vs Alexander Gustafsson as soon as the match ends. If you have seen the full fight you can rate it at the bottom of this post. (All videos are hosted on free video platforms such as Youtube, Dailymotion, Facebook, etc. and not uploaded by AllTheBestFights.com)
Official video
Result
Who won Krylov vs Gustafsson fight?
Nikita Krylov defeated Alexander Gustafsson via KO at 1:07, round 1.
Post-fight interview
Listen the words of the winner or the two fighters after their bout, here is the UFC London post-fight octagon interview of Nikita Krylov and Alexander Gustafsson.
