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Alexander Gustafsson vs Fabrício Werdum

A fight that actually happened — and everything both records say about it.

Meetings on record

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Alexander Gustafsson and Fabrício Werdum met once (2020). Fabrício Werdum won in 2020 by submission.

SOURCE·Alexander Gustafsson and Fabrício Werdum — English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)·both records name the other·REVIEWED AUG 2026

How this head-to-head is established

  1. This pairing exists only because at least one of the two articles' own results tables names the other fighter. No matchup on this site is speculative and none is a hypothetical.
  2. Every figure in the comparison below comes from that fighter's own page and carries the same source line. A dash means the source states nothing, not that the value is zero.
  3. Common opponents are found by matching linked bout lists, which is only possible because every fight list here is linked to every other. A shared opponent is not a transitive result and this page does not treat it as one.
  4. Nothing on this page predicts an outcome. It is a comparison of what is on record.

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Side by side

What both records stateAUG 2026
Alexander GustafssonFabrício Werdum
79″ (200.7 cm)Reach77″ (195.6 cm)
77″ (195.6 cm)Height76″ (193 cm)
+2.61%Reach advantage+1.35%
18–8Record24–9
78%Finish rate75%
13Longest unbeaten run7
30Recorded bouts35
—Stance—

A comparison of what is on record. Nothing here predicts a result.

Both records, drawn

The same ledger line on each: wins stamped above the rule, losses below, the mark's shape carrying how it ended.

Alexander Gustafsson

200020102020win v Michael Forsman, 2006, decisionwin v Mikael Haydari, 2007, kowin v Saku Heikkola, 2007, submissionwin v Pedro Quetglas, 2008, kowin v Krzysztof Kułak, 2008, decisionwin v Matteo Minonzio, 2008, kowin v Florian Muller, 2008, kowin v Farbod Fadami, 2008, kowin v Mikael Persson, 2008, submissionwin v Jared Hamman, 2009, kowin v Vladimir Shemarov, 2009, kowin v Christopher Lee-Klockare, 2009, submissionwin v Cyrille Diabaté, 2010, submissionloss v Phil Davis, 2010, submissionwin v Vladimir Matyushenko, 2011, kowin v Matt Hamill, 2011, kowin v James Te Huna, 2011, submissionwin v Maurício Rua, 2012, decisionwin v Thiago Silva, 2012, decisionloss v Jon Jones, 2013, decisionwin v Jimi Manuwa, 2014, koloss v Daniel Cormier, 2015, decisionloss v Anthony Johnson, 2015, kowin v Jan Błachowicz, 2016, decisionwin v Glover Teixeira, 2017, koloss v Jon Jones, 2018, koloss v Anthony Smith, 2019, submissionwin v Anton Turkalj, 2019, decisionloss v Fabrício Werdum, 2020, submissionloss v Nikita Krylov, 2022, ko
WON ABOVE·LOST BELOW BAR = STOPPAGE·BROKEN BAR = SUBMISSION·TICK = DECISION 2006–2022
2010 2020 win vs Michael Forsman (2006)win vs Mikael Haydari (2007)win vs Saku Heikkola (2007)win vs Pedro Quetglas (2008)win vs Krzysztof Kułak (2008)win vs Matteo Minonzio (2008)win vs Florian Muller (2008)win vs Farbod Fadami (2008)win vs Mikael Persson (2008)win vs Jared Hamman (2009)win vs Vladimir Shemarov (2009)win vs Christopher Lee-Klockare (2009)win vs Cyrille Diabaté (2010)loss vs Phil Davis (2010)win vs Vladimir Matyushenko (2011)win vs Matt Hamill (2011)win vs James Te Huna (2011)win vs Maurício Rua (2012)win vs Thiago Silva (2012)loss vs Jon Jones (2013)win vs Jimi Manuwa (2014)loss vs Daniel Cormier (2015)loss vs Anthony Johnson (2015)win vs Jan Błachowicz (2016)win vs Glover Teixeira (2017)loss vs Jon Jones (2018)loss vs Anthony Smith (2019)win vs Anton Turkalj (2019)loss vs Fabrício Werdum (2020)loss vs Nikita Krylov (2022)
winlossdraw / NC2006–2022

Fabrício Werdum

200020102020draw v James Zikic, 2002, drawwin v Tengiz Tedoradze, 2002, submissionwin v Gabriel Gonzaga, 2003, kowin v Kristof Midoux, 2003, submissionwin v Ebenezer Fontes Braga, 2004, koloss v Sergei Kharitonov, 2005, decisionwin v Roman Zentsov, 2005, submissionwin v Tom Erikson, 2005, submissionwin v Alexander Emelianenko, 2006, submissionloss v Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira, 2006, decisionwin v Alistair Overeem, 2006, submissionwin v John-Olav Einemo, 2006, decisionloss v Andrei Arlovski, 2007, decisionloss v Junior dos Santos, 2008, kowin v Brandon Vera, 2008, kowin v Gabriel Gonzaga, 2008, kowin v Antônio Silva, 2009, decisionwin v Mike Kyle, 2009, submissionwin v Fedor Emelianenko, 2010, submissionloss v Alistair Overeem, 2011, decisionwin v Mike Russow, 2012, kowin v Roy Nelson, 2012, decisionwin v Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira, 2013, submissionwin v Mark Hunt, 2014, kowin v Travis Browne, 2014, decisionwin v Cain Velasquez, 2015, submissionwin v Travis Browne, 2016, decisionloss v Stipe Miocic, 2016, kowin v Marcin Tybura, 2017, decisionwin v Walt Harris, 2017, submissionloss v Alistair Overeem, 2017, decisionloss v Alexander Volkov, 2018, kowin v Alexander Gustafsson, 2020, submissionloss v Aleksei Oleinik, 2020, decisionnc v Renan Ferreira, 2021
WON ABOVE·LOST BELOW BAR = STOPPAGE·BROKEN BAR = SUBMISSION·TICK = DECISION 2002–2021
2010 2020 draw vs James Zikic (2002)win vs Tengiz Tedoradze (2002)win vs Gabriel Gonzaga (2003)win vs Kristof Midoux (2003)win vs Ebenezer Fontes Braga (2004)loss vs Sergei Kharitonov (2005)win vs Roman Zentsov (2005)win vs Tom Erikson (2005)win vs Alexander Emelianenko (2006)loss vs Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira (2006)win vs Alistair Overeem (2006)win vs John-Olav Einemo (2006)loss vs Andrei Arlovski (2007)loss vs Junior dos Santos (2008)win vs Brandon Vera (2008)win vs Gabriel Gonzaga (2008)win vs Antônio Silva (2009)win vs Mike Kyle (2009)win vs Fedor Emelianenko (2010)loss vs Alistair Overeem (2011)win vs Mike Russow (2012)win vs Roy Nelson (2012)win vs Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira (2013)win vs Mark Hunt (2014)win vs Travis Browne (2014)win vs Cain Velasquez (2015)win vs Travis Browne (2016)loss vs Stipe Miocic (2016)win vs Marcin Tybura (2017)win vs Walt Harris (2017)loss vs Alistair Overeem (2017)loss vs Alexander Volkov (2018)win vs Alexander Gustafsson (2020)loss vs Aleksei Oleinik (2020)nc vs Renan Ferreira (2021)
winlossdraw / NC2002–2021

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