Light Heavyweight Bout

Alexander Gustafsson

“The Mauler”

Record: 10-8-0
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 6' 5"
Reach: 79"
Weight: 205 lbs.
Born: Jan 15, 1987

UFCStats profile

Career snapshot

Fights: 18
Minutes: 186.5
Knockdowns: 9
Sig. accuracy: 40.7%
Sig. landed / 15: —
Absorbed / 15: —
TD accuracy: 39.6%
TD defense: —
Sub attempts: 5
Control / 15: 2:28

Striking

Offense

Landed / attempted751/1845

Accuracy40.7%

Landed per 15—

Target

Head69.6%
Body14.6%
Leg15.7%

Position

Distance76.6%
Clinch7.9%
Ground15.6%

Defense

Absorbed / faced—

Strike defense—

Absorbed per 15—

Target absorbed

Head60.4%
Body15.5%
Leg24.1%

Position absorbed

Distance75.3%
Clinch15.3%
Ground9.4%

Grappling

For

Takedowns19/48

TD accuracy39.6%

TD per 151.5

Sub attempts5

Subs per 150.4

Reversals0

Control30:44

Control per 152:28

Against

Takedowns absorbed8/—

TD defense—

Sub attempts faced4

Control conceded17:54

Control against / 15—

By round

Averages by round
Round	Fights	Sig.	Acc.	Sig/15	Abs/15	TD	TD acc	Ctrl/15
R1	—	—	—	—	—	0.3/0.8	39.8%	—
R2	—	—	—	—	—	0.6/0.8	67.1%	—
R3	—	—	—	—	—	0.9/1.5	58.7%	—
R4	—	—	—	—	—	0/1.8	0.0%	—
R5	—	—	—	—	—	0/1.7	0.0%	—

Recent fights

Loss vs Nikita Krylov
KO/TKO · Round 1 · 1:07
UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. AspinallJul 23, 2022
KD 0 · Sig 5/8 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:07
Loss vs Fabricio Werdum
Submission · Round 1 · 2:30
UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. TillJul 25, 2020
KD 0 · Sig 11/19 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:12
Loss vs Anthony Smith
Submission · Round 4 · 2:38
UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. SmithJun 1, 2019
KD 0 · Sig 72/151 · TD 1/3 · Ctrl 0:38
Loss vs Jon Jones
KO/TKO · Round 3 · 2:02
UFC 232: Jones vs. Gustafsson 2Dec 29, 2018
KD 0 · Sig 22/83 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:00
Win vs Glover Teixeira
KO/TKO · Round 5 · 1:07
UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. TeixeiraMay 28, 2017
KD 2 · Sig 97/228 · TD 1/3 · Ctrl 2:50
Win vs Jan Blachowicz
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Arlovski vs. BarnettSep 3, 2016
KD 0 · Sig 50/100 · TD 4/5 · Ctrl 10:43
Loss vs Daniel Cormier
Decision - Split · Round 5 · 5:00
UFC 192: Cormier vs GustafssonOct 3, 2015
KD 1 · Sig 120/254 · TD 1/7 · Ctrl 1:00
Loss vs Anthony Johnson
KO/TKO · Round 1 · 2:15
UFC on FOX: Gustafsson vs JohnsonJan 24, 2015
KD 0 · Sig 10/20 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:00
Win vs Jimi Manuwa
KO/TKO · Round 2 · 1:18
UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs ManuwaMar 8, 2014
KD 1 · Sig 21/43 · TD 1/2 · Ctrl 3:24
Loss vs Jon Jones
Decision - Unanimous · Round 5 · 5:00
UFC 165: Jones vs GustafssonSep 21, 2013
KD 0 · Sig 110/288 · TD 1/8 · Ctrl 0:20

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