Alexander Volkov vs Rizvan Kuniev

Rizvan Kuniev

Pro 14-4-1 (1 NC) | UFC 2-2-0

Age

38|34

Height

6'7"|6'4"

Reach

80"|76"

Stance

Orthodox|Orthodox

Career Statistics

Statistic	Alexander Volkov	Rizvan Kuniev	Edge
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	57.1%	50.2%	—
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	5.1	3.6	◄
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.1	3.2	—
Strike Differential	2.0/min	0.4/min	◄
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	62.5%	0.0%	◄
Takedown Defense	70.6%	92.0%	►
Takedowns Landed/15min	0.6	0.0	—
Submission Attempts/15min	0.2	0.0	—
Control Time/15min	1:25	2:31	►
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	40.0%	50.0%	—
Submission % of Wins	6.7%	0.0%	—
Decision % of Wins	53.3%	50.0%	—
Avg Fight Time	13:03	14:03	—
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.2	0.3	—
Reversals/15min	0.1	0.0	—
Edges	3	2	4 even

Fight Dynamics

Career Striking Volume

Alexander Volkov Rizvan Kuniev League median

Statistic	Alexander Volkov	Rizvan Kuniev	Edge
Fight Shape
Fight Completion Rate	70.6%	93.7%	—
Avg Fight Time	13:03	14:03	—
% Fights Inside the Distance	45.0%	25.0%	—
Strength of UFC Schedule
Opponent UFC Win % (all)	70.0%	75.0%	—
Opponent UFC Record (all)	145-62 (70.0%)	36-12 (75.0%)	—
Opponent Record (among wins)	108-55 (66.3%)	9-2 (81.8%)	—
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	68.9%	67.6%	—
% Time in Control	9.5%	16.8%	—
% Time Controlled	21.5%	15.6%	—
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	30.7%	51.8%	▶
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Landed / Min	6.23	3.71	◀
Distance Sig. Absorbed / Min	3.57	3.77	—
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+2.67	-0.05	◀
Distance Strike Accuracy	54.8%	44.3%	◀
Distance Strike Defense	57.6%	53.7%	—
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes	0.41	0.52	—
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.40	0.00	▶
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	0.44	0.53	—
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	2.83	3.29	—
Fade Index (R3 / R1 pace)	0.94	0.97	—

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

Last 5 Fights (Averages)

Statistic	Alexander Volkov	Rizvan Kuniev	Edge
Sig. Strike Accuracy	56.0%	50.2%	—
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	4.1	3.6	—
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	2.7	3.2	—
Takedown Accuracy	60.0%	0.0%	◄
Takedown Defense	52.6%	92.0%	►
Control Time/Fight	1:54	2:21	—
Edges	1	1	4 even

Last 3 Fights

Alexander Volkov

WIN

vs. Rizvan Kuniev

UFC 333: Volkanovski vs. Evloev • Oct 2026Heavyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Alexander Volkov74/15049%TD 0/0Ctrl 2:02

Rizvan Kuniev51/8759%TD 0/4Ctrl 0:04

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Alexander Volkov	21/59	36%	0/0	0:00	—
	Rizvan Kuniev	21/31	68%	0/0	0:04	—

R2	Alexander Volkov	26/46	57%	0/0	0:30	—
	Rizvan Kuniev	16/28	57%	0/3	0:00	—

R3	Alexander Volkov	27/45	60%	0/0	1:32	—
	Rizvan Kuniev	14/28	50%	0/1	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Waldo Cortes Acosta

UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland • May 2026Heavyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Alexander Volkov88/14362%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:03

Waldo Cortes Acosta54/13042%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:01

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Alexander Volkov	33/44	75%	0/0	0:00	—
	Waldo Cortes Acosta	15/33	45%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Alexander Volkov	34/56	61%	0/1	0:00	—
	Waldo Cortes Acosta	22/47	47%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Alexander Volkov	21/43	49%	0/0	0:03	—
	Waldo Cortes Acosta	17/50	34%	0/1	0:01	—

WIN

vs. Jailton Almeida

UFC 321: Aspinall vs. Gane • Oct 2025Heavyweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Alexander Volkov24/2789%TD 0/0Ctrl 2:57

Jailton Almeida9/1090%TD 7/9Ctrl 10:47

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Alexander Volkov	15/15	100%	0/0	2:14	—
	Jailton Almeida	0/0	—	1/2	2:38	—

R2	Alexander Volkov	2/4	50%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jailton Almeida	4/5	80%	3/4	4:27	—

R3	Alexander Volkov	7/8	88%	0/0	0:43	—
	Jailton Almeida	5/5	100%	3/3	3:42	—

Rizvan Kuniev

LOSS

vs. Alexander Volkov

UFC 333: Volkanovski vs. Evloev • Oct 2026Heavyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Rizvan Kuniev51/8759%TD 0/4Ctrl 0:04

Alexander Volkov74/15049%TD 0/0Ctrl 2:02

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rizvan Kuniev	21/31	68%	0/0	0:04	—
	Alexander Volkov	21/59	36%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Rizvan Kuniev	16/28	57%	0/3	0:00	—
	Alexander Volkov	26/46	57%	0/0	0:30	—

R3	Rizvan Kuniev	14/28	50%	0/1	0:00	—
	Alexander Volkov	27/45	60%	0/0	1:32	—

WIN

vs. Tyrell Fortune

UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Guskov • Jul 2026Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Knee) • Rd 3, 1:12

Rizvan Kuniev66/12055%TD 0/0Ctrl 2:21KD 1

Tyrell Fortune20/4347%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rizvan Kuniev	24/49	49%	0/0	0:28	—
	Tyrell Fortune	10/23	43%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Rizvan Kuniev	34/58	59%	0/0	1:50	—
	Tyrell Fortune	8/16	50%	0/2	0:00	—

R3	Rizvan Kuniev	8/13	62%	0/0	0:03	1
	Tyrell Fortune	2/4	50%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Jailton Almeida

UFC Fight Night: Bautista vs. Oliveira • Feb 2026Heavyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Rizvan Kuniev43/9346%TD 0/0Ctrl 6:35

Jailton Almeida31/6746%TD 0/8Ctrl 1:24

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rizvan Kuniev	12/24	50%	0/0	2:11	—
	Jailton Almeida	5/12	42%	0/3	1:11	—

R2	Rizvan Kuniev	15/35	43%	0/0	2:20	—
	Jailton Almeida	8/21	38%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	Rizvan Kuniev	16/34	47%	0/0	2:04	—
	Jailton Almeida	18/34	53%	0/4	0:13	—

Common Opponents

vs. Jailton Almeida

Alexander Volkov

WIN

UFC 321: Aspinall vs. Gane • Oct 2025Heavyweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Alexander Volkov24/2789%TD 0/0Ctrl 2:57

Jailton Almeida9/1090%TD 7/9Ctrl 10:47

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Alexander Volkov	15/15	100%	0/0	2:14	—
	Jailton Almeida	0/0	—	1/2	2:38	—

R2	Alexander Volkov	2/4	50%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jailton Almeida	4/5	80%	3/4	4:27	—

R3	Alexander Volkov	7/8	88%	0/0	0:43	—
	Jailton Almeida	5/5	100%	3/3	3:42	—

Rizvan Kuniev

WIN

UFC Fight Night: Bautista vs. Oliveira • Feb 2026Heavyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Rizvan Kuniev43/9346%TD 0/0Ctrl 6:35

Jailton Almeida31/6746%TD 0/8Ctrl 1:24

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rizvan Kuniev	12/24	50%	0/0	2:11	—
	Jailton Almeida	5/12	42%	0/3	1:11	—

R2	Rizvan Kuniev	15/35	43%	0/0	2:20	—
	Jailton Almeida	8/21	38%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	Rizvan Kuniev	16/34	47%	0/0	2:04	—
	Jailton Almeida	18/34	53%	0/4	0:13	—

vs. Curtis Blaydes

Alexander Volkov

LOSS

UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Volkov • Jun 2020Heavyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Alexander Volkov31/7740%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:46

Curtis Blaydes69/9970%TD 14/25Ctrl 19:52

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Alexander Volkov	1/1	100%	0/0	0:00	—
	Curtis Blaydes	27/32	84%	5/6	4:52	—

R2	Alexander Volkov	7/15	47%	0/0	0:00	—
	Curtis Blaydes	17/24	71%	3/4	4:02	—

R3	Alexander Volkov	5/13	38%	0/0	0:06	—
	Curtis Blaydes	13/22	59%	1/4	3:53	—

R4	Alexander Volkov	12/23	52%	1/2	0:26	—
	Curtis Blaydes	5/10	50%	3/6	3:39	—

R5	Alexander Volkov	6/25	24%	0/0	0:14	—
	Curtis Blaydes	7/11	64%	2/5	3:26	—

Rizvan Kuniev

LOSS

UFC Fight Night: Hill vs. Rountree Jr. • Jun 2025Heavyweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Rizvan Kuniev45/10842%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:26

Curtis Blaydes56/9559%TD 2/15Ctrl 5:21

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rizvan Kuniev	8/22	36%	0/0	0:00	—
	Curtis Blaydes	12/23	52%	2/9	3:01	—

R2	Rizvan Kuniev	24/52	46%	0/0	0:04	—
	Curtis Blaydes	16/39	41%	0/4	0:08	—

R3	Rizvan Kuniev	13/34	38%	0/0	0:22	—
	Curtis Blaydes	28/33	85%	0/2	2:12	—

Analysis Summary

Striking Volume: Alexander Volkov is the busier striker, landing 5.1 significant strikes per minute vs 3.6. Their opponent absorbs 3.2 strikes per minute on average — Alexander Volkov's output should find a target.

Grappling: Alexander Volkov shoots at 62% accuracy but Rizvan Kuniev stops 92% of attempts — the takedown path looks difficult.

Finish Threat: Rizvan Kuniev finishes 50% of wins (50% KO/TKO, 0% sub).

Data through UFC 333: Volkanovski vs. Evloev (Oct 24, 2026)