Alexander Volkanovski vs Movsar Evloev

Alexander Volkanovski

Pro 28-4-0 | UFC 15-3-0

Featherweight

Movsar Evloev

Pro 20-0-0 | UFC 10-0-0

Age

38|32

Height

5'6"|5'7"

Reach

71"|72"

Stance

Orthodox|Orthodox

Career Statistics

Statistic	Alexander Volkanovski	Movsar Evloev	Edge
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	57.1%	47.6%	◄
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	6.0	3.9	◄
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.3	2.8	—
Strike Differential	2.7/min	1.1/min	◄
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	34.0%	52.6%	►
Takedown Defense	68.9%	61.1%	—
Takedowns Landed/15min	1.6	4.8	►
Submission Attempts/15min	0.2	0.2	—
Control Time/15min	2:57	5:21	►
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	33.3%	0.0%	—
Submission % of Wins	0.0%	0.0%	—
Decision % of Wins	66.7%	100.0%	—
Avg Fight Time	16:49	16:00	—
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.3	0.0	—
Reversals/15min	0.1	0.1	—
Edges	3	3	3 even

Fight Dynamics

Career Striking Volume

Alexander Volkanovski Movsar Evloev League median

Statistic	Alexander Volkanovski	Movsar Evloev	Edge
Fight Shape
Fight Completion Rate	79.7%	100.0%	—
Avg Fight Time	16:49	16:00	—
% Fights Inside the Distance	38.9%	0.0%	—
Strength of UFC Schedule
Opponent UFC Win % (all)	79.6%	77.3%	—
Opponent UFC Record (all)	156-40 (79.6%)	68-20 (77.3%)	—
Opponent Record (among wins)	125-38 (76.7%)	68-20 (77.3%)	—
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	75.1%	56.7%	—
% Time in Control	19.7%	35.7%	▶
% Time Controlled	5.2%	7.6%	—
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	79.2%	82.5%	—
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Landed / Min	6.10	5.18	◀
Distance Sig. Absorbed / Min	3.88	4.17	—
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+2.22	+1.00	◀
Distance Strike Accuracy	54.0%	41.9%	◀
Distance Strike Defense	61.2%	64.5%	—
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes	0.55	0.00	◀
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.49	0.00	▶
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	2.13	5.34	—
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	0.99	1.98	—
Fade Index (R3 / R1 pace)	1.43	1.72	—

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

Last 5 Fights (Averages)

Statistic	Alexander Volkanovski	Movsar Evloev	Edge
Sig. Strike Accuracy	59.3%	50.9%	◄
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	4.9	3.5	◄
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.1	2.8	—
Takedown Accuracy	33.3%	56.4%	►
Takedown Defense	66.7%	25.0%	◄
Control Time/Fight	2:25	5:46	►
Edges	3	2	1 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

Movsar Evloev

WIN

vs. Lerone Murphy

UFC Fight Night: Evloev vs. Murphy • Mar 2026Featherweight

Decision (Majority) • Rd 5, 5:00

Movsar Evloev86/18946%TD 9/10Ctrl 3:54

Lerone Murphy89/23937%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Movsar Evloev	11/31	35%	0/0	0:00	—
	Lerone Murphy	14/49	29%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Movsar Evloev	17/37	46%	0/0	0:00	—
	Lerone Murphy	24/57	42%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Movsar Evloev	25/50	50%	1/1	0:23	—
	Lerone Murphy	23/48	48%	0/0	0:00	—

R4	Movsar Evloev	21/35	60%	3/4	1:19	—
	Lerone Murphy	16/39	41%	0/0	0:00	—

R5	Movsar Evloev	12/36	33%	5/5	2:12	—
	Lerone Murphy	12/46	26%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Aljamain Sterling

UFC 310: Pantoja vs. Asakura • Dec 2024Featherweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Movsar Evloev8/2631%TD 4/5Ctrl 6:09

Aljamain Sterling12/2646%TD 6/8Ctrl 6:16

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Movsar Evloev	1/6	17%	1/1	0:55	—
	Aljamain Sterling	3/11	27%	2/2	2:49	—

R2	Movsar Evloev	3/9	33%	2/2	3:25	—
	Aljamain Sterling	5/8	62%	1/3	0:48	—

R3	Movsar Evloev	4/11	36%	1/2	1:49	—
	Aljamain Sterling	4/7	57%	3/3	2:39	—

WIN

vs. Arnold Allen

UFC 297: Strickland vs. Du Plessis • Jan 2024Featherweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Movsar Evloev51/11843%TD 5/17Ctrl 3:31

Arnold Allen59/14042%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:03

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Movsar Evloev	13/28	46%	2/9	1:31	—
	Arnold Allen	12/40	30%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Movsar Evloev	21/47	45%	2/2	0:59	—
	Arnold Allen	18/42	43%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Movsar Evloev	17/43	40%	1/6	1:01	—
	Arnold Allen	29/58	50%	0/0	0:03	—

Common Opponents

vs. Diego Lopes

Alexander Volkanovski

WIN

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	—

Movsar Evloev

WIN

UFC 288: Sterling vs. Cejudo • May 2023Featherweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Movsar Evloev88/12968%TD 4/7Ctrl 8:30

Diego Lopes37/6954%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:41

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Movsar Evloev	16/22	73%	1/2	3:34	—
	Diego Lopes	17/27	63%	0/0	0:25	—

R2	Movsar Evloev	39/66	59%	1/1	2:20	—
	Diego Lopes	10/24	42%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Movsar Evloev	33/41	80%	2/4	2:36	—
	Diego Lopes	10/18	56%	0/0	0:16	—

Analysis Summary

Striking Volume: Alexander Volkanovski is the busier striker, landing 6.0 significant strikes per minute vs 3.9. Their opponent absorbs 2.8 strikes per minute on average — Alexander Volkanovski's output should find a target.

Striking Accuracy: Alexander Volkanovski connects on 57.1% of significant strikes compared to 47.6%. The 9pp accuracy gap compounds over the rounds.

Grappling: Alexander Volkanovski shoots at 34% accuracy but Movsar Evloev stops 61% of attempts — the takedown path looks difficult. Movsar Evloev shoots at 53% accuracy against Alexander Volkanovski's 69% defense — Alexander Volkanovski should keep it standing.

Control: Movsar Evloev controls 5:42 per fight on average vs 3:19 — sustained control shifts rounds and drains cardio.

Finish Threat: Both fighters trend toward decisions — Alexander Volkanovski (67% of wins) and Movsar Evloev (100%).

Last updated: 2026-10-01 | Data source: UFCStats.com