Błachowicz vs Krylov

Who won Błachowicz vs Krylov?

Jan Blachowicz beat Nikita Krylov by submission in the 2nd round during the co-main event of UFC Fight Night 136, on Saturday 15th September 2018 at Olimpiyskiy Arena in Moscow.

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).

Błachowicz vs Krylov stats

Jan Blachowicz stepped into the octagon with a record of 22 wins, 7 loses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

Nikita Krylov made his way to the cage with a record of 25 wins, 5 loses and 0 draws, with 11 of those wins by knock out and 14 by submission.

The stats suggested Krylov had a large advantage in power over Blachowicz, boosting at 44% knock out percentage over Blachowicz's 23%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Krylov had an advantage over Blachowicz, with a 56% submission rate over Blachowicz's 36%.

Jan Blachowicz was the older man by 9 years, at 39 years old.

Krylov had a height advantage of 1 inch over Blachowicz. Despite this, both fighters had equal reach.

Blachowicz was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2007, 5 years and 5 months earlier than Krylov, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 33 more professional rounds, 87 to Krylov's 54.

Błachowicz vs Krylov form

Blachowicz had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beat Ronaldo Souza at UFC on ESPN+ 22 on 16th November 2019 by split decision in their 5 round contest at Ibirapuera Gymnasium, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Previous to that, he had beat Luke Rockhold at UFC 239 on 6th July 2019 by knockout in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Thiago Santos at UFC on ESPN+ 3 on 23rd February 2019 by knockout in the 3rd round at O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic.

Before that, he had won against Nikita Krylov at UFC Fight Night 136 on 15th September 2018 by knockout in the 2nd round at Olimpiyskiy Arena, Moscow, Russia.

He had beat Jimi Manuwa at UFC Fight Night 127 on 17th March 2018 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at 02 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Activity check

Blachowicz's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 8 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

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