UFC UFC 333: Volkanovski vs. Evloev Upcoming

Light Heavyweight

Nikita Krylov vs Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev

Nikita Krylov
#12Ukraine

Nikita Krylov

“The Miner”

31-12

VS
Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev
Turkey

Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev

“The Hunter”

10-0

Fight night

24 October 2026 · Prelims1 card

Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Key takeaways

  • Nikita Krylov (31-12) faces Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev (10-0) at UFC 333: Volkanovski vs. Evloev on 24 October 2026.
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Tale of the tape

Nikita KrylovAbdul Rakhman Yakhyaev
31-12Record10-0
34Age on fight night25
6′3″ (191 cm)Height6′2″ (188 cm)
77.5″ (197 cm)Reach78″ (198 cm)
205 lb (93 kg)Weight205 lb (93 kg)
OrthodoxStanceOrthodox
Raty TeamTeamNuremberg MMA
Donetsk, UkraineFromGrozny, Chechnya, Russia

Form going into the fight

Nikita Krylov

  1. LRobert WhittakerKO/TKO R3 1:012026
  2. WModestas BukauskasKO/TKO R3 4:572026
  3. LBogdan GuskovKO/TKO R1 4:182025
  4. LDominick ReyesKO/TKO R1 2:242025
  5. WRyan Spannsubmission R1 3:382023

Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev

  1. WJulius WalkerKO/TKO R1 0:082026
  2. WBrendson Ribeirosubmission R1 2:522026
  3. WRafael Cerqueirasubmission R1 0:332025
  4. WAlik LorenzKO/TKO R1 0:302025

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Alexander Volkanovski vs Movsar EvloevFeatherweightPetr Yan vs Merab DvalishviliBantamweightLone'er Kavanagh vs Ramazan TemirovFlyweightArnold Allen vs Aaron PicoFeatherweightAzamat Murzakanov vs Dominick ReyesLight Heavyweight

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