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: W L L L L

Peak Elo: 3232 (2017-05-28)

Avg Opponent Elo: 2962 (#109)

Bonuses: 5 (4 FOTN, 1 Performance)

Avg Fight Time: 10m 22s

Total Fight Time: 3h 6m 28s

Avg Time Between Fights: 238 days

Avg Card Placement: 3.2

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) 🇷🇺 🇺🇦
W L W L L • 8-7
Elo: 2861 • UFC rank: #11

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
KO
R1
01:07

🇸🇪 Alexander Gustafsson (35)
10-7 • L L L W W
Elo: 2960

The O2 Arena
London, England
United Kingdom 🇬🇧

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

⭐ Fabricio Werdum (42) 🇧🇷
L W W L L • 11-6
Elo: 2997 • UFC rank: #14

HEAVYWEIGHT
SUB
R1
02:30

🇸🇪 Alexander Gustafsson (33)
10-6 • L L W W L
UFC rank: #7 • Elo: 3084

du Forum
Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates 🇦🇪

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

⭐ Anthony Smith (30) 🇺🇸
L W W W L • 7-4
Elo: 3141 • UFC rank: #4

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
SUB
R4
02:38

🇸🇪 Alexander Gustafsson (32)
10-5 • L W W L L
UFC rank: #2 • Elo: 3201

Ericsson Globe
Stockholm
Sweden 🇸🇪

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

Jon Jones (31) 🇺🇸
W W W W N • 16-1 (1 NC)
Elo: 3529 • UFC rank: #1

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT Title Fight

KO
R3
02:02

🇸🇪 Alexander Gustafsson (31)
10-4 • W W L L W
UFC rank: #2 • Elo: 3232

The Forum
Inglewood, California
United States 🇺🇸

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

Alexander Gustafsson (30) 🇸🇪
W L L W L • 9-4
UFC rank: #1 • Elo: 3126

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT

⭐KO⭐

R5
01:07

🇧🇷 🇺🇸 Glover Teixeira (37)
9-3 • W W W L W
UFC rank: #2 • Elo: 3147

Ericsson Globe
Stockholm
Sweden 🇸🇪

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

Alexander Gustafsson (29) 🇸🇪
L L W L W • 8-4
UFC rank: #2 • Elo: 3104

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
DEC
R3
05:00

🇵🇱 Jan Blachowicz (33)
2-2 • W L L W
Elo: 2737

Barclaycard Arena
Hamburg
Germany 🇩🇪

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

Daniel Cormier (36) 🇺🇸
W W W L W • 5-1
Elo: 3342 • UFC rank: Champ

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT Title Fight

⭐DEC⭐

R5
05:00

🇸🇪 Alexander Gustafsson (28)
8-3 • L W L W W
UFC rank: #2 • Elo: 3074

Toyota Center
Houston, Texas
United States 🇺🇸

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

⭐ Anthony Johnson (30) 🇺🇸
W W L W W • 9-4
Elo: 3238 • UFC rank: #3

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
TKO
R1
02:15

🇸🇪 Alexander Gustafsson (28)
8-2 • W L W W W
UFC rank: #1 • Elo: 3148

Tele2 Arena
Stockholm
Sweden 🇸🇪

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

⭐ Alexander Gustafsson (27) 🇸🇪
L W W W W • 7-2
UFC rank: #1 • Elo: 3093

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT

⭐TKO⭐

R2
01:18

🇬🇧 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Jimi Manuwa (34)
3-0 • W W W
UFC rank: #11 • Elo: 2926

The O2 Arena
London, England
United Kingdom 🇬🇧

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

Jon Jones (26) 🇺🇸
W W W W W • 12-1
Elo: 3427 • UFC rank: Champ

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT Title Fight

⭐DEC⭐

R5
05:00

🇸🇪 Alexander Gustafsson (26)
7-1 • W W W W W
UFC rank: #1 • Elo: 3123

Air Canada Centre
Toronto
Canada 🇨🇦

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

Alexander Gustafsson (25) 🇸🇪
W W W W W • 6-1
Elo: 3020

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
DEC
R3
05:00

🇧🇷 Mauricio Rua (31)
5-4 • W L W L W
Elo: 3029

KeyArena
Seattle, Washington
United States 🇺🇸

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

Alexander Gustafsson (25) 🇸🇪
W W W W L • 5-1
Elo: 2975

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
DEC
R3
05:00

🇧🇷 Thiago Silva (29)
5-2 (1 NC) • W L W L N
Elo: 2760

Ericsson Globe Arena
Stockholm
Sweden 🇸🇪

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

Alexander Gustafsson (24) 🇸🇪
W W W L W • 4-1
Elo: 2894

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
TKO
R1
02:13

🇧🇾 Vladimir Matyushenko (40)
7-3 • W W L W W
Elo: 2827

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

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

Alexander Gustafsson (24) 🇸🇪
W W L W • 3-1
Elo: 2773

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
TKO
R2
03:34

🇺🇸 Matt Hamill (34)
9-3 • W W W W L
Elo: 2847

Wells Fargo Center
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
United States 🇺🇸

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

Alexander Gustafsson (24) 🇸🇪
W L W • 2-1
Elo: 2701

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
SUB
R1
04:27

🇳🇿 James Te Huna (29)
1-0 • W
Elo: 2603

Acer Arena
Sydney
Australia 🇦🇺

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

Alexander Gustafsson (23) 🇸🇪
L W • 1-1
Elo: 2552

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
SUB
R2
02:41

🇫🇷 Cyrille Diabate (37)
1-0 • W
Elo: 2735

O2 Arena
London, England
United Kingdom 🇬🇧

2010-04-10
UFC 112: Invincible

Phil Davis (25) 🇺🇸
W • 1-0
Elo: 2571

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
SUB
R1
04:55

🇸🇪 Alexander Gustafsson (23)
1-0 • W
Elo: 2684

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

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

Alexander Gustafsson (22) 🇸🇪
Debut 🔰
Elo: 2579

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
KO
R1
00:41

🇺🇸 Jared Hamman (27)
🔰 Debut
Elo: 2595

Evening News Arena
Manchester, England
United Kingdom 🇬🇧