Alexander Gustafsson
| Alexander Gustafsson | |||||||||||||||
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Gustafsson at the Swedish Sports Awards in 2014 | |||||||||||||||
| Born | Alexander Lars-Åke Gustafsson 15 January 1987 Arboga, Sweden | ||||||||||||||
| Nickname | The Mauler | ||||||||||||||
| Residence | Stockholm, Sweden | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Division | Light Heavyweight (2007–2019, 2021–present) Heavyweight (2020–present) | ||||||||||||||
| Reach | 79 in (201 cm) | ||||||||||||||
| Fighting out of | Stockholm, Sweden | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Allstars Training Center Alliance MMA | ||||||||||||||
| Rank | Purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu | ||||||||||||||
| Years active | 2007–present (MMA) | ||||||||||||||
| Mixed martial arts record | |||||||||||||||
| Total | 26 | ||||||||||||||
| Wins | 18 | ||||||||||||||
| By knockout | 11 | ||||||||||||||
| By submission | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| By decision | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Losses | 8 | ||||||||||||||
| By knockout | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| By submission | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| By decision | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||||||
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Alexander Lars-Åke Gustafsson (born 15 January 1987) is a Swedish professional mixed martial artist. He competed in the Light Heavyweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
Gustafsson spent a major part of his MMA career in the Light Heavyweight division of the UFC, where he became a top contender and fought for the title three times. He is often regarded as one of the best mixed martial artists never to have won a UFC Championship.