Featherweight

Alexander Volkanovski

Last fought: Jan 2026

RECORD

Pro

28-4-0

UFC

15-3-0

Age

Height

5'6"

Weight

145 lbs

Reach

71"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	16:49
Fight Completion Rate	79.7%
Avg Rounds per Fight	3.37
% Fights Inside the Distance	38.9%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	156-40 (79.6%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	125-38 (76.7%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	31-2 (93.9%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	75.1%
% Time in Control	19.7%
% Time Controlled	5.2%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	79.2%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	6.10
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	3.88
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+2.22
Distance Strike Accuracy	54.0%
Distance Strike Defense	61.2%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	0.55
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.49
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	2.13
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	0.99
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	1.00
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	1.43

All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →

Where the Strikes Land

Share of landed significant strikes by target

Where the Fight Happens

Share of total fight time by position

Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Featherweight field

Alexander Volkanovski League percentile bands (p5–p95) League median

The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →

Career Stats

Statistic	Alexander Volkanovski
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	57.1%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	6.0
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.3
Strike Differential	2.7/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	34.0%
Takedown Defense	68.9%
Takedowns Landed/15min	1.6
Submission Attempts/15min	0.2
Control Time/15min	2:57
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	33.3%
Submission % of Wins	0.0%
Decision % of Wins	66.7%
Avg Fight Time	16:49
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.3
Reversals/15min	0.1

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	59.3%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	4.9
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.1
Takedown Accuracy	33.3%
Takedown Defense	66.7%
Control Time/Fight	2:25

Fight History

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

LOSS

vs. Islam Makhachev

UFC 294: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski 2 • Oct 2023LightweightTITLE

KO/TKO (Kick) • Rd 1, 3:06

Alexander Volkanovski4/667%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:49

Islam Makhachev24/2983%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:19KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Alexander Volkanovski	4/6	67%	0/0	0:49	—
	Islam Makhachev	24/29	83%	0/1	0:19	1

R2	Alexander Volkanovski	19/34	56%	0/0	0:53	—
	Islam Makhachev	19/32	59%	1/2	0:57	—

R3	Alexander Volkanovski	14/37	38%	0/2	0:29	—
	Islam Makhachev	16/22	73%	1/3	0:35	—

R4	Alexander Volkanovski	6/13	46%	0/0	0:00	—
	Islam Makhachev	4/9	44%	1/1	3:25	—

R5	Alexander Volkanovski	20/36	56%	0/2	1:33	1
	Islam Makhachev	8/16	50%	0/2	0:36	—

WIN

vs. Yair Rodriguez

UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez • Jul 2023FeatherweightTITLE

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 3, 4:19

Alexander Volkanovski66/9768%TD 7/12Ctrl 7:13

Yair Rodriguez40/8050%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Alexander Volkanovski	11/15	73%	3/4	3:22	—
	Yair Rodriguez	5/9	56%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Alexander Volkanovski	18/25	72%	3/6	3:33	—
	Yair Rodriguez	12/19	63%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Alexander Volkanovski	37/57	65%	1/2	0:18	—
	Yair Rodriguez	23/52	44%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Islam Makhachev

UFC 284: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski • Feb 2023LightweightTITLE

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Alexander Volkanovski70/14349%TD 0/4Ctrl 2:55KD 1

Islam Makhachev57/9560%TD 4/9Ctrl 7:37

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Alexander Volkanovski	11/23	48%	0/0	0:00	—
	Islam Makhachev	10/16	62%	1/1	2:04	—

R2	Alexander Volkanovski	19/34	56%	0/0	0:53	—
	Islam Makhachev	19/32	59%	1/2	0:57	—

R3	Alexander Volkanovski	14/37	38%	0/2	0:29	—
	Islam Makhachev	16/22	73%	1/3	0:35	—

R4	Alexander Volkanovski	6/13	46%	0/0	0:00	—
	Islam Makhachev	4/9	44%	1/1	3:25	—

R5	Alexander Volkanovski	20/36	56%	0/2	1:33	1
	Islam Makhachev	8/16	50%	0/2	0:36	—

WIN

vs. Max Holloway

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	—

WIN

vs. Chan Sung Jung

UFC 273: Volkanovski vs. The Korean Zombie • Apr 2022FeatherweightTITLE

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 4, 0:45

Alexander Volkanovski138/21365%TD 4/8Ctrl 2:52KD 1

Chan Sung Jung48/12538%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Alexander Volkanovski	37/54	69%	1/2	0:47	—
	Chan Sung Jung	15/40	38%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Alexander Volkanovski	35/54	65%	2/4	1:22	—
	Chan Sung Jung	10/31	32%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Alexander Volkanovski	57/93	61%	1/2	0:43	1
	Chan Sung Jung	21/50	42%	0/0	0:00	—

R4	Alexander Volkanovski	9/12	75%	0/0	0:00	—
	Chan Sung Jung	2/4	50%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Brian Ortega

UFC 266: Volkanovski vs. Ortega • Sep 2021FeatherweightTITLE

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Alexander Volkanovski214/35361%TD 0/0Ctrl 3:51

Brian Ortega88/23438%TD 2/5Ctrl 0:54

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Alexander Volkanovski	30/52	58%	0/0	0:00	—
	Brian Ortega	16/51	31%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Alexander Volkanovski	38/61	62%	0/0	0:03	—
	Brian Ortega	23/58	40%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Alexander Volkanovski	61/99	62%	0/0	1:13	—
	Brian Ortega	17/40	42%	1/1	0:41	—

R4	Alexander Volkanovski	35/58	60%	0/0	2:33	—
	Brian Ortega	6/15	40%	1/2	0:13	—

R5	Alexander Volkanovski	50/83	60%	0/0	0:02	—
	Brian Ortega	26/70	37%	0/2	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Max Holloway

UFC 251: Usman vs. Masvidal • Jul 2020FeatherweightTITLE

Decision (Split) • Rd 5, 5:00

Alexander Volkanovski137/27250%TD 3/9Ctrl 1:26

Max Holloway102/26838%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Alexander Volkanovski	19/39	49%	0/0	0:00	—
	Max Holloway	19/47	40%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Alexander Volkanovski	22/47	47%	0/0	0:00	—
	Max Holloway	21/52	40%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Alexander Volkanovski	25/52	48%	0/1	0:34	—
	Max Holloway	15/47	32%	0/0	0:00	—

R4	Alexander Volkanovski	34/63	54%	1/2	0:14	—
	Max Holloway	24/61	39%	0/0	0:00	—

R5	Alexander Volkanovski	37/71	52%	2/6	0:38	—
	Max Holloway	23/61	38%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Max Holloway

UFC 245: Usman vs. Covington • Dec 2019FeatherweightTITLE

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Alexander Volkanovski157/30352%TD 0/4Ctrl 0:44

Max Holloway134/30344%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Alexander Volkanovski	27/56	48%	0/1	0:13	—
	Max Holloway	19/40	48%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Alexander Volkanovski	28/48	58%	0/0	0:00	—
	Max Holloway	22/55	40%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Alexander Volkanovski	35/63	56%	0/0	0:00	—
	Max Holloway	22/60	37%	0/0	0:00	—

R4	Alexander Volkanovski	36/75	48%	0/1	0:10	—
	Max Holloway	37/71	52%	0/0	0:00	—

R5	Alexander Volkanovski	31/61	51%	0/2	0:21	—
	Max Holloway	34/77	44%	0/0	0:02	—

WIN

vs. Jose Aldo

UFC 237: Namajunas vs. Andrade • May 2019Featherweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Alexander Volkanovski95/17654%TD 0/3Ctrl 4:26

Jose Aldo29/7937%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:07

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Alexander Volkanovski	20/49	41%	0/1	0:30	—
	Jose Aldo	8/23	35%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Alexander Volkanovski	39/66	59%	0/0	1:08	—
	Jose Aldo	12/33	36%	0/1	0:07	—

R3	Alexander Volkanovski	36/61	59%	0/2	2:48	—
	Jose Aldo	9/23	39%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Chad Mendes

UFC 232: Jones vs. Gustafsson 2 • Dec 2018Featherweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 4:14

Alexander Volkanovski54/12444%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:08KD 1

Chad Mendes28/5155%TD 3/4Ctrl 0:45KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Alexander Volkanovski	16/53	30%	0/0	0:00	—
	Chad Mendes	15/27	56%	1/2	0:09	—

R2	Alexander Volkanovski	38/71	54%	0/0	0:08	1
	Chad Mendes	13/24	54%	2/2	0:36	1

WIN

vs. Darren Elkins

UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs. Ivanov • Jul 2018Featherweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Alexander Volkanovski100/14469%TD 2/12Ctrl 3:25KD 2

Darren Elkins82/17248%TD 1/6Ctrl 0:59

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Alexander Volkanovski	32/43	74%	0/2	1:10	2
	Darren Elkins	22/44	50%	1/3	0:46	—

R2	Alexander Volkanovski	26/40	65%	0/4	0:44	—
	Darren Elkins	32/64	50%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Alexander Volkanovski	42/61	69%	2/6	1:31	—
	Darren Elkins	28/64	44%	0/3	0:13	—

WIN

vs. Jeremy Kennedy

UFC 221: Romero vs. Rockhold • Feb 2018Featherweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 4:57

Alexander Volkanovski73/12061%TD 2/3Ctrl 7:55

Jeremy Kennedy8/2532%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:27

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Alexander Volkanovski	30/48	62%	1/2	4:10	—
	Jeremy Kennedy	3/7	43%	0/1	0:07	—

R2	Alexander Volkanovski	43/72	60%	1/1	3:45	—
	Jeremy Kennedy	5/18	28%	0/2	0:20	—

WIN

vs. Shane Young

UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Tybura • Nov 2017Catch Weight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Alexander Volkanovski68/11460%TD 5/14Ctrl 8:21

Shane Young18/8122%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:16

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Alexander Volkanovski	20/39	51%	1/5	1:49	—
	Shane Young	7/33	21%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Alexander Volkanovski	29/47	62%	3/5	2:31	—
	Shane Young	8/41	20%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Alexander Volkanovski	19/28	68%	1/4	4:01	—
	Shane Young	3/7	43%	1/1	0:16	—

WIN

vs. Mizuto Hirota

UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Hunt • Jun 2017Featherweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Alexander Volkanovski87/13963%TD 4/7Ctrl 5:18KD 1

Mizuto Hirota46/14931%TD 0/5Ctrl 0:23

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Alexander Volkanovski	33/56	59%	3/4	2:23	1
	Mizuto Hirota	16/41	39%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Alexander Volkanovski	28/45	62%	1/2	1:39	—
	Mizuto Hirota	14/50	28%	0/1	0:02	—

R3	Alexander Volkanovski	26/38	68%	0/1	1:16	—
	Mizuto Hirota	16/58	28%	0/4	0:21	—

WIN

vs. Yusuke Kasuya

UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Brunson • Nov 2016Lightweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 2:06

Alexander Volkanovski50/7666%TD 3/3Ctrl 4:23

Yusuke Kasuya4/1040%TD 1/2Ctrl 1:40

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Alexander Volkanovski	19/31	61%	2/2	2:37	—
	Yusuke Kasuya	3/6	50%	1/2	1:40	—

R2	Alexander Volkanovski	31/45	69%	1/1	1:46	—
	Yusuke Kasuya	1/4	25%	0/0	0:00	—

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