Alexander Volkanovski "The Great"

Featherweight

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Record and bio

Pro record—
UFC record16-3 · current 3-fight win streak
Opponents' combined UFC record166-40-1 (80.6%) across 19 opponents
Last 5 opponents40-4 (90.9%) across 5 opponents
Age38
Height5' 6"
Reach71"
StanceOrthodox

Career stats (UFC)

Significant strikes landed per minute5.98
Significant strikes absorbed per minute3.33
Striking accuracy57%
Striking defense58%
Takedowns per 15 minutes1.63
Takedowns landed / attempted34%
Takedown defense67%
Submission attempts per 15 minutes0.19
Average fight time16.5 min

UFC wins: 6 KO/TKO, 0 submission, 10 decision. UFC losses: 2 KO/TKO, 0 submission, 1 decision.

UFC fight history

DateOpponentTheir UFC record thenStyleResultMethodEvent
2026-10-24Movsar Evloev10-0WrestlerWKO/TKO R2 4:54 (title)UFC 333: Volkanovski vs. Evloev
2026-01-31Diego Lopes6-2Submission grapplerWDecision - Unanimous R5 5:00 (title)UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2
2025-04-12Diego Lopes5-1Submission grapplerWDecision - Unanimous R5 5:00 (title)UFC 314: Volkanovski vs. Lopes
2024-02-17Ilia Topuria6-0GrapplerLKO/TKO R2 3:32 (title)UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria
2023-10-21Islam Makhachev13-1GrapplerLKO/TKO R1 3:06 (title)UFC 294: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski 2
2023-07-08Yair Rodriguez10-2 (1 NC)StrikerWKO/TKO R3 4:19 (title)UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez
2023-02-11Islam Makhachev12-1GrapplerLDecision - Unanimous R5 5:00 (title)UFC 284: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski
2022-07-02Max Holloway19-6StrikerWDecision - Unanimous R5 5:00 (title)UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier
2022-04-09Chan Sung Jung7-3StrikerWKO/TKO R4 0:45 (title)UFC 273: Volkanovski vs. The Korean Zombie
2021-09-25Brian Ortega7-1 (1 NC)Submission grapplerWDecision - Unanimous R5 5:00 (title)UFC 266: Volkanovski vs. Ortega
2020-07-11Max Holloway17-5StrikerWDecision - Split R5 5:00 (title)UFC 251: Usman vs. Masvidal
2019-12-14Max Holloway17-4StrikerWDecision - Unanimous R5 5:00 (title)UFC 245: Usman vs. Covington
2019-05-11Jose Aldo10-3BalancedWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC 237: Namajunas vs. Andrade
2018-12-29Chad Mendes9-4WrestlerWKO/TKO R2 4:14UFC 232: Jones vs. Gustafsson 2
2018-07-14Darren Elkins14-4GrapplerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs. Ivanov
2018-02-10Jeremy Kennedy3-0WrestlerWKO/TKO R2 4:57UFC 221: Romero vs. Rockhold
2017-11-18Shane YoungUFC debut—WDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Tybura
2017-06-10Mizuto Hirota1-2-1WrestlerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Hunt
2016-11-26Yusuke Kasuya0-1BalancedWKO/TKO R2 2:06UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Brunson

UFC stats from ufcstats.com through 2026-10-31; bio and pro record from ESPN where available. Opponents' combined record is their UFC record going into each fight. 21+. Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER.

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