#2Alexander VolkovStriker

Heavyweight · 40-11 · orthodox

Last 5
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Height
6'7"
200.66 cm
Reach
6'8"
203.2 cm
Age
38
Elo Rating
1706.5

Scouting report

Career stats ranked against 111 Heavyweight fighters in our database with 5+ UFC fights. The tick marks the division median.

Strengths

  • Completes 62% of their takedown attempts — better than 90% of Heavyweight fighters
  • Lands 4.84 significant strikes per minute — better than 87% of Heavyweight fighters
  • Lands 57% of the significant strikes they throw — better than 85% of Heavyweight fighters

Weaknesses

No stat ranks in the bottom quarter of the division.

Striking

  • Strikes landed / min
    4.84
    Top 13%
  • Striking accuracy
    57%
    Top 15%
  • Strikes absorbed / min
    2.90
    Top 39%
  • Striking defense
    54%
    Top 37%

Grappling

  • Takedowns / 15 min
    0.54
    Bottom 35%
  • Takedown accuracy
    62%
    Top 10%
  • Takedown defense
    68%
    Top 41%
  • Submission attempts / 15 min
    0.20
    Bottom 49%

Recent opponents

Last 5 opponents averaged Elo 1637, higher than 87% of Heavyweight fighters. Ratings are each opponent's current Elo, not their rating on fight night. The tick marks this fighter's own Elo (1707).

Last 5 — Fight Time
051015202515:00Pavlovich15:00Gane15:00Almeida15:00Cortes-Acosta15:00Kuniev
Win Loss Draw/NC

Fight History

WRizvan Kuniev
UFC 333: Volkanovski vs Evloev
2026-10-24 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WWaldo Cortes-Acosta
UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland
2026-05-09 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WJailton Almeida
UFC 321: Aspinall vs. Gane
2025-10-25 · Decision - Split, R3 5:00
LCiryl Gane
UFC 310: Pantoja vs. Asakura
2024-12-07 · Decision - Split, R3 5:00
WSergei Pavlovich
UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov
2024-06-22 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WTai Tuivasa
UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland
2023-09-09 · Submission, R2 4:37
WAlexandr Romanov
UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili
2023-03-11 · KO/TKO, R1 2:16
WJairzinho Rozenstruik
UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Rozenstruik
2022-06-04 · KO/TKO, R1 2:12
LTom Aspinall
UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall
2022-03-19 · Submission, R1 3:45
WMarcin Tybura
UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira
2021-10-30 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
LCiryl Gane
UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Volkov
2021-06-26 · Decision - Unanimous, R5 5:00
WAlistair Overeem
UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov
2021-02-06 · KO/TKO, R2 2:06
WWalt Harris
UFC 254: Khabib vs. Gaethje
2020-10-24 · KO/TKO, R2 1:15
LCurtis Blaydes
UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Volkov
2020-06-20 · Decision - Unanimous, R5 5:00
WGreg Hardy
UFC Fight Night: Zabit vs. Kattar
2019-11-09 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
LDerrick Lewis
UFC 229: Khabib vs. McGregor
2018-10-06 · KO/TKO, R3 4:49
WFabricio Werdum
UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Volkov
2018-03-17 · KO/TKO, R4 1:38
WStefan Struve
UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Struve
2017-09-02 · KO/TKO, R3 3:30
WRoy Nelson
UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Reis
2017-04-15 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WTimothy Johnson
UFC Fight Night: Mousasi vs. Hall 2
2016-11-19 · Decision - Split, R3 5:00