Krylov vs Reyes

Who won Krylov vs Reyes?

Dominick Reyes beat Nikita Krylov by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of UFC 314, on Saturday 12th April 2025 at Kaseya Center in Miami.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 205 pounds (14.6 stone or 93 KG).

Krylov vs Reyes stats

Nikita Krylov stepped into the octagon with a record of 30 wins, 9 losses and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 16 by submission.

Dominick Reyes made his way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Nikita Krylov's 19th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2013. Dominick Reyes marked his 13th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2017.

Nikita Krylov's UFC record stood at 11-8-0, while Dominick Reyes' came in at 9-4-0.

The stats suggested Reyes had a large advantage in power over Krylov, boasting a 64% knock out percentage over Krylov's 40%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Krylov had a massive advantage over Reyes, boasting a 53% submission rate over Reyes' 14%.

Nikita Krylov was the younger man by 3 years, at 32 years old.

Reyes had a height advantage of 1 inch over Krylov. Despite this, he had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Krylov was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 21 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 2 years and 4 months earlier than Reyes, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 24 more professional rounds, 56 to Reyes' 32.

Krylov vs Reyes form

Krylov had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Alexander Gustafsson at UFC Fight Night London on 23rd July 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at The O2, London, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had lost to Paul Craig at UFC Fight Night London on 19th March 2022 by submission in the 1st round at 02 Arena, London.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Johnny Walker at UFC on ESPN+ 28 on 14th March 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Ginásio Nilson Nelson, Brasilia, Brazil.

Before that, he had been beaten by Glover Teixeira at UFC on ESPN+ 16 on 14th September 2019 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Rogers Arena, Vancouver, Canada.

He had defeated Ovince St. Preux at UFC 236 on 13th April 2019 by submission in the 2nd round at State Farm Arena, Atlanta, United States.

Dominick Reyes had stopped 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he was victorious against Anthony Smith at UFC 310 on 7th December 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Dustin Jacoby at UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Imavov on 8th June 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at KFC Yum! Center, Louisville.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by Ryan Spann at UFC 281 on 12th November 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Before that, he had lost to Jiri Prochazka at UFC Vegas 25 on 1st May 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round.

He had been beaten by Jan Blachowicz at UFC 253 on 26th September 2020 by knockout in the 2nd round in their UFC Light Heavyweight championship fight at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Dominick Reyes had been fighting more than Nikita Krylov.

Going to this contest, Nikita Krylov had last fought 2 years, 8 months and 25 days ago, while Dominick Reyes' last outing had been 4 months and 10 days ago.

Krylov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Reyes' last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 6 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.6 rounds on average.

What time did Krylov vs Reyes start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 2:10 AM UTC , which was 10:10 PM EST or 7:10 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 3:10 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Krylov vs Reyes?

Nikita Krylov was a 53/100 (-190) favourite going into the contest, while Dominick Reyes made his way into the ring at 81/50 (+160) with oddsmakers.