Volkan OezdemirStriker

Light Heavyweight · 21-8 · orthodox

Last 5
WLWWL
Height
6'2"
187.96 cm
Reach
6'3"
190.5 cm
Age
37
Elo Rating
1599.8

Scouting report

Career stats ranked against 106 Light Heavyweight fighters in our database with 5+ UFC fights. The tick marks the division median.

Strengths

  • Lands 4.99 significant strikes per minute — better than 87% of Light Heavyweight fighters
  • Stops 80% of opponents' takedown attempts — better than 82% of Light Heavyweight fighters

Weaknesses

  • Absorbs 4.19 significant strikes per minute — worse than 77% of Light Heavyweight fighters

Striking

  • Strikes landed / min
    4.99
    Top 13%
  • Striking accuracy
    48%
    Top 50%
  • Strikes absorbed / min
    4.19
    Bottom 23%
  • Striking defense
    55%
    Top 42%

Grappling

  • Takedowns / 15 min
    0.50
    Bottom 28%
  • Takedown accuracy
    29%
    Bottom 33%
  • Takedown defense
    80%
    Top 18%
  • Submission attempts / 15 min
    0.10
    Bottom 30%

Recent opponents

Last 5 opponents averaged Elo 1614, higher than 85% of Light Heavyweight fighters. Ratings are each opponent's current Elo, not their rating on fight night. The tick marks this fighter's own Elo (1600).

Last 5 — Fight Time
051015202515:00Krylov3:46Guskov2:28Walker15:00Ulberg1:27Menifield
Win Loss Draw/NC

Fight History

WAlonzo Menifield
UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker
2025-11-22 · KO/TKO, R1 1:27
LCarlos Ulberg
UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Figueiredo
2024-11-23 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WJohnny Walker
UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov
2024-06-22 · KO/TKO, R1 2:28
WBogdan Guskov
UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Spivac
2023-09-02 · Submission, R1 3:46
LNikita Krylov
UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev
2022-10-22 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WPaul Craig
UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall
2022-07-23 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
LMagomed Ankalaev
UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira
2021-10-30 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
LJiri Prochazka
UFC 251: Usman vs. Masvidal
2020-07-11 · KO/TKO, R2 0:49
WAleksandar Rakic
UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. The Korean Zombie
2019-12-21 · Decision - Split, R3 5:00
WIlir Latifi
UFC Fight Night: Shevchenko vs. Carmouche 2
2019-08-10 · KO/TKO, R2 4:31
LDominick Reyes
UFC Fight Night: Till vs. Masvidal
2019-03-16 · Decision - Split, R3 5:00
LAnthony Smith
UFC Fight Night: Oezdemir vs. Smith
2018-10-27 · Submission, R3 4:26
LDaniel CormierTitle
UFC 220: Miocic vs. Ngannou
2018-01-20 · KO/TKO, R2 2:00
WJimi Manuwa
UFC 214: Cormier vs. Jones 2
2017-07-29 · KO/TKO, R1 0:42
WMisha Cirkunov
UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Teixeira
2017-05-28 · KO/TKO, R1 0:28
WOvince Saint Preux
UFC Fight Night: Bermudez vs. The Korean Zombie
2017-02-04 · Decision - Split, R3 5:00