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 same age as Johnny Walker, 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

Krylov 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 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, United States.

Previous to that, 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.

Going into that contest, 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.

Before 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.

He was victorious against 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.

Walker had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had been beaten by Volkan Oezdemir at UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov on 22nd June 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Previous to that, he had been defeated by Magomed Ankalaev at UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker on 13th January 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, his fight against Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 294 on 21st October 2023 ended in a no contest.

Before that, 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.

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.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Nikita Krylov had last fought 1 year, 4 months and 13 days ago, while Johnny Walker's last outing had been 1 month and 2 days ago.

Krylov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 4 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

Walker's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 6 months and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.6 rounds on average.

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