Reyes’s Counter Left Flattened Krylov
Dominick Reyes knocked out Nikita Krylov at 2:24 of the first round on April 12, 2025, at UFC 314 in Miami. The light heavyweight contest at Kaseya Center extended Reyes’s winning streak to three and supplied another emphatic moment in his return to form.
Two earlier finishes had rebuilt Reyes’s momentum
Reyes stopped Dustin Jacoby in the first round in June 2024, then defeated Anthony Smith by second-round technical knockout that December. Those results ended a difficult run of four consecutive losses.
The Krylov assignment placed another established opponent in front of the former title challenger. Reyes had previously contested the championship against Jon Jones and Jan Blachowicz in 2020.
An advancing opponent met a precisely timed counter
Reyes found an early connection before the decisive exchange developed. As Krylov charged forward, he intercepted him with a left hand that landed clean and sent him to the canvas.
The knockout ended the bout before either man needed a second-round adjustment. Reyes’s timing, rather than a prolonged accumulation of ground control, supplied the defining difference.
The third straight victory strengthened a renewed contender’s case
The finish followed two other stoppage wins, giving Reyes a clear sequence of successful performances against recognizable light heavyweight opposition. Each had ended before the scheduled distance.
Reyes’s April victory therefore represented a substantial recovery from the losing streak that had interrupted his championship ambitions. The result put him back into meaningful divisional discussions through the concrete evidence of three consecutive finishes, with Krylov the latest opponent unable to withstand his striking.
