Krylov vs Walker

Who won Krylov vs Walker?

Nikita Krylov beat Johnny Walker by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC on ESPN+ 28, on Saturday 14th March 2020 at Ginásio Nilson Nelson in Brasilia.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Nikita Krylov.

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 Walker stats

Nikita Krylov stepped into the octagon with a record of 26 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 15 by submission.

Johnny Walker made his way to the cage with a record of 17 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 14 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

Johnny Walker marked his 14th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2018.

Nikita Krylov's UFC record stood at 11-7-0, while Johnny Walker's came in at 7-6-0.

The stats suggested Walker had a massive power advantage over Krylov, boasting a 82% knock out percentage over Krylov's 42%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Krylov had a massive advantage over Walker, boasting a 58% submission rate over Walker's 12%.

Nikita Krylov was the younger man by 1 year, at 32 years old.

Walker had a height advantage of 3 inches over Krylov. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Krylov was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 12 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 1 year and 4 months earlier than Walker, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 8 more professional rounds, 55 to Walker's 47.

Krylov vs Walker form

Walker had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Anthony Smith at UFC Fight Night – Rozenstruik vs. Almeida on 13th May 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Spectrum Center, Charlotte, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Paul Craig at UFC 283 on 21st January 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Ion Cutelaba at UFC 279 on 10th September 2022 by submission in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, he had lost to Jamahal Hill at UFC Fight Night on 19th February 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had been beaten by Thiago Santos at UFC Vegas 38 on 2nd October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

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Walker's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 5 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

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