Alexander Gustafsson

🇸🇪 ︎

(1987-01-15)

Statistics

UFC Record: 10-8

By Method:

KO/TKO: 5-3
Submission: 2-3
Decision: 3-2

By Elo:

As Favorite: 5-4
As Underdog: 5-4

By Weight Class:

Light Heavyweight: 10-7
Heavyweight: 0-1

By Round:

Round 1: 3-4
Round 2: 3-0
Round 3: 3-1
Round 4: 0-1
Round 5: 1-2

By Type:

Main Event: 3-5
Title Fight: 0-3
Ranked Opponent: 2-7

UFC Roster Status: Inactive

Last 5: WLLLL

Peak Elo: 3232 (2017-05-28) (#135)

Avg Opponent Elo: 2961 (#116)

Bonuses: 5 (4 FOTN, 1 Performance)

Avg Fight Time: 10m 21s

Total Fight Time: 3h 6m 28s (#210)

Avg Time Between Fights: 238 days

Avg Card Slot: 3.2 (#114)

Avg Age: 27.7 years

Avg Opp Age: 32.8 years

Peak Rankings:

#13 Pound-for-Pound

#1 Light Heavyweight

Elo Rating

UFC Rankings

Bout History

2022-07-23
UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall

⭐ Nikita Krylov (30)

🇷🇺 ︎

🇺🇦 ︎

WLWLL • 8-7
UFC rank: #11 • Elo: 2860 (36%)

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
KO
R1
1:07

🇸🇪 ︎

Alexander Gustafsson (35)
10-7 • LLLWW
Elo: 2960 (64%)

The O2 Arena
London, England
United Kingdom🇬🇧 ︎

2020-07-25
UFC on ESPN: Whittaker vs. Till

⭐ Fabricio Werdum (42)

🇧🇷 ︎

LWWLL • 11-6
UFC rank: #14 • Elo: 2999 (39%)

HEAVYWEIGHT
SUB
R1
2:30

🇸🇪 ︎

Alexander Gustafsson (33)
10-6 • LLWWL
Elo: 3084 (61%) • UFC rank: #7

du Forum
Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates🇦🇪 ︎

2019-06-01
UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Smith

⭐ Anthony Smith (30)

🇺🇸 ︎

LWWWL • 7-4
UFC rank: #4 • Elo: 3140 (42%)

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
SUB
R4
2:38

🇸🇪 ︎

Alexander Gustafsson (32)
10-5 • LWWLL
Elo: 3201 (58%) • UFC rank: #2

Ericsson Globe
Stockholm
Sweden🇸🇪 ︎

2018-12-29
UFC 232: Jones vs. Gustafsson 2

Jon Jones (31)

🇺🇸 ︎

WWWWN • 16-1 (1 NC)
UFC rank: #1 • Elo: 3529 (85%)

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT Title Fight

KO
R3
2:02

🇸🇪 ︎

Alexander Gustafsson (31)
10-4 • WWLLW
Elo: 3232 (15%) • UFC rank: #2

The Forum
Inglewood, California
United States🇺🇸 ︎

2017-05-28
UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Teixeira

Alexander Gustafsson (30)

🇸🇪 ︎

WLLWL • 9-4
UFC rank: #1 • Elo: 3126 (46%)

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT

⭐KO⭐

R5
1:07

🇧🇷 ︎

🇺🇸 ︎

Glover Teixeira (37)
9-3 • WWWLW
Elo: 3147 (54%) • UFC rank: #2

Ericsson Globe
Stockholm
Sweden🇸🇪 ︎

2016-09-03
UFC Fight Night: Arlovski vs. Barnett

Alexander Gustafsson (29)

🇸🇪 ︎

LLWLW • 8-4
UFC rank: #2 • Elo: 3105 (89%)

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇵🇱 ︎

Jan Blachowicz (33)
2-2 • WLLW
Elo: 2736 (11%)

Barclaycard Arena
Hamburg
Germany🇩🇪 ︎

2015-10-03
UFC 192: Cormier vs. Gustafsson

Daniel Cormier (36)

🇺🇸 ︎

WWWLW • 5-1
UFC rank: Champ • Elo: 3343 (83%)

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT Title Fight

⭐DEC⭐

R5
5:00

🇸🇪 ︎

Alexander Gustafsson (28)
8-3 • LWLWW
Elo: 3074 (17%) • UFC rank: #2

Toyota Center
Houston, Texas
United States🇺🇸 ︎

2015-01-24
UFC on Fox: Gustafsson vs. Johnson

⭐ Anthony Johnson (30)

🇺🇸 ︎

WWLWW • 9-4
UFC rank: #3 • Elo: 3239 (63%)

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
TKO
R1
2:15

🇸🇪 ︎

Alexander Gustafsson (28)
8-2 • WLWWW
Elo: 3148 (37%) • UFC rank: #1

Tele2 Arena
Stockholm
Sweden🇸🇪 ︎

2014-03-08
UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Manuwa

⭐ Alexander Gustafsson (27)

🇸🇪 ︎

LWWWW • 7-2
UFC rank: #1 • Elo: 3093 (72%)

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT

⭐TKO⭐

R2
1:18

🇬🇧 ︎

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 ︎

Jimi Manuwa (34)
3-0 • WWW
Elo: 2926 (28%) • UFC rank: #11

The O2 Arena
London, England
United Kingdom🇬🇧 ︎

2013-09-21
UFC 165: Jones vs. Gustafsson

Jon Jones (26)

🇺🇸 ︎

WWWWW • 12-1
UFC rank: Champ • Elo: 3426 (86%)

UFC HALL OF FAME

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT Title Fight

UFC HALL OF FAME

⭐DEC⭐

R5
5:00

🇸🇪 ︎

Alexander Gustafsson (26)
7-1 • WWWWW
Elo: 3122 (14%) • UFC rank: #1

Air Canada Centre
Toronto
Canada🇨🇦 ︎

2012-12-08
UFC on Fox: Henderson vs. Diaz

Alexander Gustafsson (25)

🇸🇪 ︎

WWWWW • 6-1
Elo: 3020 (48%)

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇧🇷 ︎

Mauricio Rua (31)
5-4 • WLWLW
Elo: 3029 (52%)

KeyArena
Seattle, Washington
United States🇺🇸 ︎

2012-04-14
UFC on Fuel TV: Gustafsson vs. Silva

Alexander Gustafsson (25)

🇸🇪 ︎

WWWWL • 5-1
Elo: 2975 (77%)

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇧🇷 ︎

Thiago Silva (29)
5-2 (1 NC) • WLWLN
Elo: 2760 (23%)

Ericsson Globe Arena
Stockholm
Sweden🇸🇪 ︎

2011-12-30
UFC 141: Lesnar vs. Overeem

Alexander Gustafsson (24)

🇸🇪 ︎

WWWLW • 4-1
Elo: 2894 (59%)

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
TKO
R1
2:13

🇧🇾 ︎

Vladimir Matyushenko (40)
7-3 • WWLWW
Elo: 2827 (41%)

MGM Grand Garden Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States🇺🇸 ︎

2011-08-06
UFC 133: Evans vs. Ortiz

Alexander Gustafsson (24)

🇸🇪 ︎

WWLW • 3-1
Elo: 2773 (39%)

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
TKO
R2
3:34

🇺🇸 ︎

Matt Hamill (34)
9-3 • WWWWL
Elo: 2846 (61%)

Wells Fargo Center
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
United States🇺🇸 ︎

2011-02-26
UFC 127: Penn vs. Fitch

Alexander Gustafsson (24)

🇸🇪 ︎

WLW • 2-1
Elo: 2700 (63%)

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
SUB
R1
4:27

🇳🇿 ︎

James Te Huna (29)
1-0 • W
Elo: 2603 (37%)

Acer Arena
Sydney
Australia🇦🇺 ︎

2010-10-16
UFC 120: Bisping vs. Akiyama

Alexander Gustafsson (23)

🇸🇪 ︎

LW • 1-1
Elo: 2552 (25%)

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
SUB
R2
2:41

🇫🇷 ︎

Cyrille Diabate (37)
1-0 • W
Elo: 2735 (75%)

O2 Arena
London, England
United Kingdom🇬🇧 ︎

2010-04-10
UFC 112: Invincible

Phil Davis (25)

🇺🇸 ︎

W • 1-0
Elo: 2571 (35%)

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
SUB
R1
4:55

🇸🇪 ︎

Alexander Gustafsson (23)
1-0 • W
Elo: 2683 (65%)

Concert Arena, Yas Island
Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates🇦🇪 ︎

2009-11-14
UFC 105: Couture vs. Vera

Alexander Gustafsson (22)

🇸🇪 ︎

Debut 🔰
Elo: 2579 (47%)

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
KO
R1
0:41

🇺🇸 ︎

Jared Hamman (27)
🔰 Debut
Elo: 2594 (53%)

Evening News Arena
Manchester, England
United Kingdom🇬🇧 ︎