Alexander Volkanovski vs Ilia Topuria

Ilia Topuria

Pro 17-1-0 | UFC 9-1-0

Age

37|29

Height

5'6"|5'7"

Reach

71"|69"

Stance

Orthodox|Orthodox

Career Statistics

Statistic	Alexander Volkanovski	Ilia Topuria	Edge
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	57.1%	50.1%	—
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	6.0	4.8	◄
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.3	4.0	—
Strike Differential	2.7/min	0.8/min	◄
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	34.0%	57.1%	►
Takedown Defense	68.9%	95.2%	►
Takedowns Landed/15min	1.6	1.7	—
Submission Attempts/15min	0.2	0.9	►
Control Time/15min	2:57	3:04	—
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	33.3%	66.7%	—
Submission % of Wins	0.0%	11.1%	—
Decision % of Wins	66.7%	22.2%	—
Avg Fight Time	16:49	10:25	—
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.3	1.2	—
Reversals/15min	0.1	0.0	—
Edges	2	3	4 even

Fight Dynamics

Career Striking Volume

Alexander Volkanovski Ilia Topuria League median

Statistic	Alexander Volkanovski	Ilia Topuria	Edge
Fight Shape
Fight Completion Rate	79.7%	52.1%	—
Avg Fight Time	16:49	10:25	—
% Fights Inside the Distance	38.9%	80.0%	—
Strength of UFC Schedule
Opponent UFC Win % (all)	79.6%	75.4%	—
Opponent UFC Record (all)	156-40 (79.6%)	92-30 (75.4%)	—
Opponent Record (among wins)	125-38 (76.7%)	82-25 (76.6%)	—
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	75.1%	73.3%	—
% Time in Control	19.7%	20.5%	—
% Time Controlled	5.2%	6.3%	—
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	79.2%	76.5%	—
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Landed / Min	6.10	5.07	◀
Distance Sig. Absorbed / Min	3.88	5.01	◀
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+2.22	+0.05	◀
Distance Strike Accuracy	54.0%	45.8%	◀
Distance Strike Defense	61.2%	63.4%	—
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes	0.55	2.16	▶
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.49	0.30	▶
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	2.13	1.38	—
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	0.99	1.38	—
Fade Index (R3 / R1 pace)	1.43	0.93	—

UFC fights only. Metrics with insufficient data show "—" and award no edge. Methodology →

Last 5 Fights (Averages)

Statistic	Alexander Volkanovski	Ilia Topuria	Edge
Sig. Strike Accuracy	59.3%	50.3%	◄
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	4.9	5.6	—
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.1	4.6	◄
Takedown Accuracy	33.3%	75.0%	►
Takedown Defense	66.7%	100.0%	►
Control Time/Fight	2:25	1:35	—
Edges	2	2	2 even

Last 3 Fights

Alexander Volkanovski

WIN

vs. Diego Lopes

UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2 • Jan 2026FeatherweightTITLE

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Alexander Volkanovski98/16061%TD 2/7Ctrl 2:49

Diego Lopes70/15844%TD 2/5Ctrl 1:50

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Alexander Volkanovski	12/27	44%	0/2	0:27	—
	Diego Lopes	12/28	43%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Alexander Volkanovski	19/30	63%	0/0	0:00	—
	Diego Lopes	16/34	47%	1/1	0:39	—

R3	Alexander Volkanovski	21/35	60%	0/2	0:00	—
	Diego Lopes	17/38	45%	0/0	0:00	—

R4	Alexander Volkanovski	25/44	57%	0/0	0:00	—
	Diego Lopes	22/48	46%	0/0	0:00	—

R5	Alexander Volkanovski	21/24	88%	2/3	2:22	—
	Diego Lopes	3/10	30%	1/4	1:11	—

WIN

vs. Diego Lopes

UFC 314: Volkanovski vs. Lopes • Apr 2025FeatherweightTITLE

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Alexander Volkanovski158/25961%TD 1/11Ctrl 1:18

Diego Lopes63/19432%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:05KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Alexander Volkanovski	27/44	61%	1/3	0:58	—
	Diego Lopes	8/22	36%	0/0	0:03	—

R2	Alexander Volkanovski	24/52	46%	0/2	0:20	—
	Diego Lopes	16/33	48%	0/0	0:02	1

R3	Alexander Volkanovski	25/45	56%	0/1	0:00	—
	Diego Lopes	9/37	24%	0/0	0:00	—

R4	Alexander Volkanovski	39/57	68%	0/3	0:00	—
	Diego Lopes	16/43	37%	0/0	0:00	—

R5	Alexander Volkanovski	43/61	70%	0/2	0:00	—
	Diego Lopes	14/59	24%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Ilia Topuria

UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria • Feb 2024FeatherweightTITLE

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 3:32

Alexander Volkanovski47/10744%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Ilia Topuria35/7745%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:03KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Alexander Volkanovski	26/52	50%	0/0	0:00	—
	Ilia Topuria	15/38	39%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Alexander Volkanovski	21/55	38%	0/0	0:00	—
	Ilia Topuria	20/39	51%	0/0	0:03	1

Ilia Topuria

LOSS

vs. Justin Gaethje

UFC Freedom 250 • Jun 2026LightweightTITLE

KO/TKO • Rd 4, 5:00

Ilia Topuria97/16260%TD 1/3Ctrl 2:32KD 1

Justin Gaethje91/19247%TD 0/5Ctrl 1:32

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ilia Topuria	29/58	50%	0/0	0:00	—
	Justin Gaethje	32/68	47%	0/3	0:00	—

R2	Ilia Topuria	44/60	73%	0/0	2:02	1
	Justin Gaethje	12/35	34%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	Ilia Topuria	7/15	47%	0/1	0:05	—
	Justin Gaethje	22/36	61%	0/0	0:47	—

R4	Ilia Topuria	17/29	59%	1/2	0:25	—
	Justin Gaethje	25/53	47%	0/1	0:45	—

WIN

vs. Charles Oliveira

UFC 317: Topuria vs. Oliveira • Jun 2025LightweightTITLE

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 2:27

Ilia Topuria21/2972%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:01KD 1

Charles Oliveira9/1656%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:21

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ilia Topuria	21/29	72%	0/0	1:01	1
	Charles Oliveira	9/16	56%	0/2	0:21	—

WIN

vs. Max Holloway

UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway • Oct 2024FeatherweightTITLE

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 3, 1:34

Ilia Topuria75/14452%TD 2/2Ctrl 0:45KD 1

Max Holloway79/20439%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ilia Topuria	22/47	47%	2/2	0:41	—
	Max Holloway	30/75	40%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Ilia Topuria	32/62	52%	0/0	0:00	—
	Max Holloway	35/102	34%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Ilia Topuria	21/35	60%	0/0	0:04	1
	Max Holloway	14/27	52%	0/0	0:00	—

Common Opponents

vs. Max Holloway

Alexander Volkanovski

WIN

UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier • Jul 2022FeatherweightTITLE

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Alexander Volkanovski199/37253%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:57

Max Holloway127/30142%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:16

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Alexander Volkanovski	28/70	40%	0/0	0:00	—
	Max Holloway	24/56	43%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Alexander Volkanovski	37/78	47%	0/0	0:22	—
	Max Holloway	27/65	42%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Alexander Volkanovski	40/74	54%	0/0	0:32	—
	Max Holloway	26/63	41%	0/0	0:05	—

R4	Alexander Volkanovski	44/70	63%	0/0	0:26	—
	Max Holloway	31/63	49%	0/1	0:03	—

R5	Alexander Volkanovski	50/80	62%	0/0	0:37	—
	Max Holloway	19/54	35%	0/2	0:08	—

Ilia Topuria

WIN

UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway • Oct 2024FeatherweightTITLE

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 3, 1:34

Ilia Topuria75/14452%TD 2/2Ctrl 0:45KD 1

Max Holloway79/20439%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ilia Topuria	22/47	47%	2/2	0:41	—
	Max Holloway	30/75	40%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Ilia Topuria	32/62	52%	0/0	0:00	—
	Max Holloway	35/102	34%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Ilia Topuria	21/35	60%	0/0	0:04	1
	Max Holloway	14/27	52%	0/0	0:00	—

Analysis Summary

Striking Volume: Alexander Volkanovski is the busier striker, landing 6.0 significant strikes per minute vs 4.8. Their opponent absorbs 4.0 strikes per minute on average — Alexander Volkanovski's output should find a target.

Grappling: Alexander Volkanovski shoots at 34% accuracy but Ilia Topuria stops 95% of attempts — the takedown path looks difficult. Ilia Topuria shoots at 57% accuracy against Alexander Volkanovski's 69% defense — Alexander Volkanovski should keep it standing.

Finish Threat: Ilia Topuria finishes 78% of wins (67% KO/TKO, 11% sub).

Fight Length: Alexander Volkanovski's fights average 16:49 vs 10:25 for Ilia Topuria. If this reaches the championship rounds, Alexander Volkanovski's conditioning history becomes a factor.

Last updated: 2026-08-22 | Data source: UFCStats.com