Alexander Gustafsson

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Age 37
Gender Male
Height 6' 5"
Weight Class Light-heavyweight

Alexander Gustafsson is a MMA fighter with a professional fight record of 18 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws

Professional Career Statistics

Pro Record 18-8-0 (Win-Loss-Draw)
Career Length 8 months, 6 days
Rounds Fought 46.4
Avg. Fights/Year 1.8
Longest Layoff 1 year, 11 months, 28 days
Quickest Turnaround 4 weeks, 0 days

Record BreakDown

- KO/TKO SUB DEC
Wins 11 3 4
Losses 3 3 2
Finish Rate 77.8%
Finished Rate 75.0%
Win by Decision Rate 22.2%
Loss by Decision Rate 25.0%
Win by KO Rate 61.1%
Loss by KO Rate 37.5%
Win by SUB Rate 16.7%
Loss by SUB Rate 37.5%
Win Method
Loss Method

Quick Hits

Fastest Win 41
Fastest KO 41
Fastest SUB 04:27
Ave. Rounds (Ws) 1.6
Ave. Length of Fight (Ws) 07:52
Ave. Rounds (Ls) 2.3
Ave. Length of Fight (Ls) 11:18
Finish Rounds
Finished Rounds

Official Professional MMA Fight Record

Date Opponent Weightclass Method Round Time
OFF 07/23/2022 L
(18-7-0)
Nikita Krylov
(30-9-0)
LHW
( 205.0 vs. 204.0 )
KO
UFC FN 108 ON ESPN: BLAYDES vs ASPINALL
1 01:07
OFF 07/25/2020 L
(18-6-0)
Fabricio Werdum
(24-10-1)
HW
( 240.0 vs. 242.0 )
Submission (Arm Bar)
UFC FN 44 ON ESPN: WHITTAKER vs TILL
1 02:30
OFF 06/01/2019 L
(18-5-0)
Anthony Smith
(37-21-0)
LHW
( 205.0 vs. 206.0 )
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
UFC on ESPN+ 11
4 02:38
OFF 12/29/2018 L
(18-4-0)
Jon Jones
(28-1-0)
LHW
( 204.5 vs. 204.0 )
KO (Strike)
UFC 232: JONES vs. GUSTAFSSON 2
3 02:02
OFF 05/28/2017 W
(17-4-0)
Glover Teixeira
(33-9-0)
LHW KO
UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Teixeira
5 01:07
OFF 09/03/2016 W
(16-4-0)
Jan Blachowicz
(29-10-1)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFN: ARLOVSKI vs. BARNETT
3 05:00
OFF 10/03/2015 L
(16-3-0)
Daniel Cormier
(22-3-0)
LHW
( 204.0 vs. 205.0 )
Decision (Split Decision)
UFC 192: Cormier vs Gustafsson
5 05:00
OFF 01/24/2015 L
(16-2-0)
Anthony Johnson
(23-6-0)
LHW
( 205.0 vs. 205.0 )
TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
UFC on FOX: Gustafsson vs Johnson
1 02:15
OFF 03/08/2014 W
(15-2-0)
Jimi Manuwa
(17-6-0)
LHW
( 205.0 vs. 205.0 )
TKO/RSC
UFC Fight Night 37: Manuwa vs. Gustafsson
2 01:18
OFF 09/21/2013 L
(15-1-0)
Jon Jones
(28-1-0)
LHW
( 204.5 vs. 204.5 )
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC 165: Jones vs. Gustafsson
5 05:00
OFF 12/08/2012 W
(14-1-0)
Mauricio Shogun Rua
(27-14-1)
LHW
( 205.4 vs. 205.0 )
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC on FOX: Henderson vs. Diaz
3 05:00
OFF 04/14/2012 W
(13-1-0)
Thiago Silva
(22-9-0)
LHW
( 205.0 vs. 205.0 )
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Fuel TV 2
3 05:00
OFF 12/30/2011 W
(12-1-0)
Vladimir Matyushenko
(27-8-0)
LHW
( 203.0 vs. 205.0 )
TKO/RSC
UFC 141 Lesnar vs. Overeem
1 02:13
OFF 08/06/2011 W
(11-1-0)
Matt Hamill
(12-8-0)
LHW
( 204.4 vs. 206.0 )
TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
UFC 133: Evans vs. Ortiz
2 03:34
OFF 02/27/2011 W
(10-1-0)
James Tehuna
(18-9-0)
LHW
( 205.0 vs. 205.0 )
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
UFC 127: Penn vs. Fitch
1 04:27
OFF 10/16/2010 W
(9-1-0)
Cyrille Diabate
(19-10-1)
LHW
( 204.0 vs. 204.0 )
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
UFC 120: Bisping vs. Akiyama
2 02:41
OFF 04/10/2010 L
(9-0-0)
Phil Davis
(24-7-0)
LHW
( 205.0 vs. 204.0 )
Submission (Choke)
UFC 112: Invincible
1 04:55
OFF 11/14/2009 W
(8-0-0)
Jared Hamman
(5-6-0)
LHW
( 203.0 vs. 204.0 )
TKO/RSC
UFC 105: Couture vs. Vera
1 00:41
NRB 05/30/2009 W
(7-0-0)
Vladimir Shemarov
(15-13-0)
KO (Strike)
Superior Challenge 3 - Untamed
1 02:37
NRB 11/08/2008 W
(6-0-0)
Pedro Quetglas
(1-2-0)
TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage)
The Zone FC 3 - Shockwave
1 02:08
NRB 09/13/2008 W
(5-0-0)
Krzysztof Kulak
(29-17-2)
LHW Decision
KSW - Extra
3 05:00
NRB 05/10/2008 W
(4-0-0)
Matteo Minonzio
(13-18-0)
TKO/RSC
The Zone FC: Showdown
1 03:52
NRB 03/13/2008 W
(3-0-0)
Florian Muller
(6-2-0)
TKO/RSC
Fite Selektor
3 05:00
NRB 02/09/2008 W
(2-0-0)
Fabold Fadami
(1-1-0)
TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
The Zone - FC
1 02:31
SB 12/15/2007 W
(1-0-0)
Mikael Heydari
(0-1-0)
HW TKO/RSC
Shooto : FinnFight 9
1 00:50
SB 11/17/2007 W
(0-0-0)
Saku Heikola
(7-10-0)
HW Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Shooto : Chicago Collision 3
2 03:42

* Bouts marked with 'OFF' denote results which have been verified by an ABC-recognized athletic commission. Bouts marked with an SB denote bouts overseen by a duly-recognized sanctioning organization. Bouts marked NRB denote non-regulated bouts.

* Bouts marked with an (*) are considered exhibition bouts and do not count towards the fighter's record

* Weights marked with an (*) denote those over the limit for the weight class