Nikita Krylov vs Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev

DateOct 24, 2026

DivisionLight Heavyweight

StatusScheduled

VenueEtihad Arena

BroadcastPARAMOUNT+

Start times & how to watch

Start time & how to watch

Main card starts Saturday, October 24, 2026 — watch on PARAMOUNT+.

US East (ET): Sat 2:00 PM
US West (PT): Sat 11:00 AM
United Kingdom: Sat 7:00 PM
Central Europe: Sat 8:00 PM
Australia (Sydney): Sun 5:00 AM
Your time

Nikita KrylovThe Miner |31-12-0Nikita Krylov vs Abdul Rakhman YakhyaevAbdul Rakhman YakhyaevHunter |10-0-0

Nikita KrylovThe Miner31-12-0

Fight Overview

Round3

Time5:00

31-12-0Record10-0-0

34Age25

6'3"Height6'2"

77"Reach78"

215 lbsWeight205 lbs

Light HeavyweightWeight ClassLight Heavyweight

Abdul Rakhman YakhyaevHunter10-0-0

Combat Edge Intelligence

Fight Intelligence

Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev owns a 50-point Elo edge (good). Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev shows more surface-level statistical edges across the tracked UFC categories. There are no clean shared-opponent matches in tracked pro MMA history.

Compare Nikita Krylov and Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev across their careers →

Elo Recent career Elo trajectory

Recent three-year Elo paths for both fighters. Ratings shown here are current career context; the event-specific prediction or verified result remains on this Fight page.

Nikita KrylovAbdul Rakhman Yakhyaev

Recent form

Nikita KrylovL W L L W · -8 Elo last 5

LWLLW

Abdul Rakhman YakhyaevW W W W W · +114 Elo last 5

WWWWW

Elo edge

Nikita Krylov1690-13 last move

Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev1740+21 last move

Fight intelligence

Model forecast and your pick

Inspect the model’s probability and Elo baseline, then make your own call before the card starts.

Combat Edge Model

Fight forecast

Frozen pre-fight · v0.7-2026-08-28

32%Nikita Krylov68%Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev

Model favoriteAbdul Rakhman Yakhyaev

Elo baseline57% for Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev

Matchup adjustment+11 pts vs Elo

Win probability computed before the fight from point-in-time Elo, records, and matchup data. The baseline shows what Elo alone expected; the adjustment is not a certainty. Analytics, not betting advice.

See all predictions →Back Abdul Rakhman YakhyaevStake

Forecast context

What separates the fighters

Model + Elo agree

Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev leads the full model at 68%. Elo agrees, and the complete matchup model strengthens that lean by 11 points.

Current Elo ratings1690 · 1740Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev leads by 50 rating points.

Recent opponent quality1710 · 1558Nikita Krylov faced the stronger recent schedule (10 vs 10 sampled fights).

Elo record depth32 · 10 fightsNikita Krylov has the deeper counted Elo history.

Largest tracked stat edgesNikita Krylov 0 · 4 Abdul Rakhman YakhyaevStrongest available gap: Takedown accuracy toward Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev.

Stat advantages

Nikita KrylovvsAbdul Rakhman Yakhyaev

Takedown accuracy

2%vs75%

Submission average

1.14vs7.41

Takedown average

2.19vs11.11

Sig. strikes landed per min

4.38vs8.64

Finishing profile

Nikita Krylovsubmission leads 52% of wins

Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaevsubmission leads 50% of wins

Common opponents

No clean shared-opponent match found in tracked pro MMA history.

Tale of the tape

Nikita KrylovAbdul Rakhman Yakhyaev

Tracked UFC statistics may not cover a fighter's full career. Unavailable measurements are not zero.

4.38Sig. strikes landed per min8.64

UFC light heavyweight average : 4.00

54Sig. strike accuracy69

UFC light heavyweight average : 50%

2.75Sig. strikes absorbed per min2.22

UFC light heavyweight average : 3.73

48Sig. strike defense59

UFC light heavyweight average : 51%

2.19Takedown average11.11

UFC light heavyweight average : 1.37

2Takedown accuracy75

UFC light heavyweight average : 27%

53Takedown defense100

UFC light heavyweight average : 58%

1.14Submission average7.41

UFC light heavyweight average : 0.59

13Wins by knockout4

16Wins by submission5

2Wins by decision1

4Losses by knockout0

6Losses by submission0

2Losses by decision0

Nikita Krylov vs Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev is a scheduled Light Heavyweight fight on UFC 333 : VOLKANOVSKI VS EVLOEV. Nikita Krylov enters with a 31-12-0 record and Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev enters with a 10-0-0 record. Combat Edge tracks the matchup preview, UFC stats, Elo edge, shared opponents, event date, venue, and full fight card.