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.

This was Nikita Krylov's 19th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2013. 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 11-8-0, 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 same age as Johnny Walker, at 33 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 9 more professional rounds, 56 to Walker's 47.

Krylov vs Walker 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 lost to Dominick Reyes at UFC 314 on 12th April 2025 by knockout in the 1st round at Kaseya Center, Miami, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Ryan Spann at UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili on 11th March 2023 by submission in the 1st round at The Theater at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Volkan Oezdemir at UFC 280 on 22nd October 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Before that, he had defeated Alexander Gustafsson at UFC Fight Night London on 23rd July 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at The O2, London, United Kingdom.

He had been beaten by Paul Craig at UFC Fight Night London on 19th March 2022 by submission in the 1st round at 02 Arena, London.

Walker had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he was victorious against Paul Craig at UFC 283 on 21st January 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Previous to that, he had won against Ion Cutelaba at UFC 279 on 10th September 2022 by submission in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by Jamahal Hill at UFC Fight Night on 19th February 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had lost to Thiago Santos at UFC Vegas 38 on 2nd October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had beaten Ryan Spann at UFC Vegas 11 on 19th September 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Nikita Krylov had last fought 2 months and 23 days ago, while Johnny Walker's last outing had been 2 years, 5 months and 14 days ago.

Krylov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.4 rounds on average.

Walker's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 9 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

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