UFC UFC 329: McGregor vs. Holloway 2 Final

Light Heavyweight

Robert Whittaker vs Nikita Krylov

Robert Whittaker
United Kingdom

Robert Whittaker

“The Reaper”

28-9

Winner

VS
Nikita Krylov
#12Ukraine

Nikita Krylov

“The Miner”

31-12

Winner

Robert Whittaker

KO/TKO (Punch · Head · At Distance) · Round 3 — 1:01

11 July 2026 · T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, USA

Key takeaways

  • Robert Whittaker beat Nikita Krylov by KO/TKO in round 3 at 1:01.
  • Robert Whittaker landed 55 of 112 total strikes.
  • Nikita Krylov landed more total strikes — 57 to 55 — and still lost the fight.
  • The judges scored it 20-18, 20-18, 20-18.

Tale of the tape

Robert WhittakerNikita Krylov
28-9Record31-12
35Age on fight night34
6′0″ (183 cm)Height6′3″ (191 cm)
73.5″ (187 cm)Reach77.5″ (197 cm)
185 lb (83.9 kg)Weight205 lb (93 kg)
OrthodoxStanceOrthodox
PMA Super Martial ArtsTeamRaty Team
Middlemore, New ZealandFromDonetsk, Ukraine

Fight statistics

55of 112 · 49%Total strikes landed57of 106 · 54%
55of 112Head strikes26of 68
0Body strikes18of 24
0Leg strikes13of 14
0Takedowns3of 6
0:00Control time2:10

Counts are total strikes thrown and landed — the source does not separate significant strikes.

Round by round

Robert WhittakerRoundNikita Krylov
21/39strikes0/0TD0KD0:00controlR126/47strikes3/5TD0KD2:10control
29/61strikes0/0TD0KD0:00controlR228/52strikes0/1TD0KD0:00control
5/12strikes0/0TD0KD0:00controlR33/7strikes0/0TD0KD0:00control

Judges’ scorecards

Ben Cartlidge

10R1910R29

20total18

Eric Colon

10R1910R29

20total18

Sal D'amato

10R1910R29

20total18

Form going into the fight

Robert Whittaker

  1. LReinier de Riddersplit decision2025
  2. LKhamzat Chimaevsubmission R1 3:342024
  3. WIkram AliskerovKO/TKO R1 1:492024
  4. WPaulo Costa2024
  5. LDricus Du PlessisKO/TKO R2 2:232023

Nikita Krylov

  1. WModestas BukauskasKO/TKO R3 4:572026
  2. LBogdan GuskovKO/TKO R1 4:182025
  3. LDominick ReyesKO/TKO R1 2:242025
  4. WRyan Spannsubmission R1 3:382023
  5. WVolkan Oezdemirunanimous decision2022

Also on this card

Conor McGregor vs Max HollowayWelterweightKO/TKO R1 1:09Benoit Saint Denis vs Paddy PimblettLightweightsubmission R1 0:52Cory Sandhagen vs Mario BautistaBantamweightunanimous decisionBrandon Royval vs Lone'er KavanaghFlyweightsubmission R3 3:40King Green vs Terrance McKinneyLightweightKO/TKO R1 4:59

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