Alexander Volkov "Drago"

Heavyweight

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Record and bio

Pro record—
UFC record15-5 · current 3-fight win streak
Opponents' combined UFC record145-62 (70%) across 20 opponents
Last 5 opponents35-8 (81.4%) across 5 opponents
Age38
Height6' 7"
Reach80"
StanceOrthodox

Career stats (UFC)

Significant strikes landed per minute5.07
Significant strikes absorbed per minute3.08
Striking accuracy57%
Striking defense54%
Takedowns per 15 minutes0.57
Takedowns landed / attempted62%
Takedown defense71%
Submission attempts per 15 minutes0.17
Average fight time13.1 min

UFC wins: 6 KO/TKO, 1 submission, 8 decision. UFC losses: 1 KO/TKO, 1 submission, 3 decision.

UFC fight history

DateOpponentTheir UFC record thenStyleResultMethodEvent
2026-10-24Rizvan Kuniev2-1StrikerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC 333: Volkanovski vs. Evloev
2026-05-09Waldo Cortes Acosta10-2StrikerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland
2025-10-25Jailton Almeida8-1GrapplerWDecision - Split R3 5:00UFC 321: Aspinall vs. Gane
2024-12-07Ciryl Gane9-2StrikerLDecision - Split R3 5:00UFC 310: Pantoja vs. Asakura
2024-06-22Sergei Pavlovich6-2StrikerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov
2023-09-09Tai Tuivasa8-5StrikerWSubmission R2 4:37UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland
2023-03-11Alexandr Romanov5-1GrapplerWKO/TKO R1 2:16UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili
2022-06-04Jairzinho Rozenstruik6-3BalancedWKO/TKO R1 2:12UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Rozenstruik
2022-03-19Tom Aspinall4-0—LSubmission R1 3:45UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall
2021-10-30Marcin Tybura9-5BalancedWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira
2021-06-26Ciryl Gane5-0StrikerLDecision - Unanimous R5 5:00UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Volkov
2021-02-06Alistair Overeem12-7StrikerWKO/TKO R2 2:06UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov
2020-10-24Walt Harris6-7 (1 NC)BalancedWKO/TKO R2 1:15UFC 254: Khabib vs. Gaethje
2020-06-20Curtis Blaydes8-2 (1 NC)WrestlerLDecision - Unanimous R5 5:00UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Volkov
2019-11-09Greg Hardy2-1 (1 NC)StrikerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Zabit vs. Kattar
2018-10-06Derrick Lewis11-3BalancedLKO/TKO R3 4:49UFC 229: Khabib vs. McGregor
2018-03-17Fabricio Werdum11-4StrikerWKO/TKO R4 1:38UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Volkov
2017-09-02Stefan Struve12-6Submission grapplerWKO/TKO R3 3:30UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Struve
2017-04-15Roy Nelson9-9BalancedWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Reis
2016-11-19Timothy Johnson2-1BalancedWDecision - Split R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Mousasi vs. Hall 2

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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