Heavyweight

Alexander Volkov

Last fought: May 2026

RECORD

Pro

40-11-0

UFC

14-5-0

Age

Height

6'7"

Weight

250 lbs

Reach

80"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	12:57
Fight Completion Rate	69.3%
Avg Rounds per Fight	2.59
% Fights Inside the Distance	47.4%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	143-61 (70.1%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	106-54 (66.2%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	37-7 (84.1%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	67.9%
% Time in Control	9.3%
% Time Controlled	22.8%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	29.0%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	6.32
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	3.55
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+2.77
Distance Strike Accuracy	55.3%
Distance Strike Defense	58.5%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	0.44
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.44
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	0.48
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	2.93
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	1.31
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	0.92

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 Heavyweight field

Alexander Volkov 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 Volkov
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	57.7%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	5.1
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.1
Strike Differential	2.0/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	62.5%
Takedown Defense	69.4%
Takedowns Landed/15min	0.6
Submission Attempts/15min	0.1
Control Time/15min	1:23
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	42.9%
Submission % of Wins	7.1%
Decision % of Wins	50.0%
Avg Fight Time	12:57
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.2
Reversals/15min	0.1

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	60.2%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	4.7
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	2.6
Takedown Accuracy	50.0%
Takedown Defense	40.0%
Control Time/Fight	2:01

Fight History

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	—

LOSS

vs. Ciryl Gane

UFC 310: Pantoja vs. Asakura • Dec 2024Heavyweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Alexander Volkov39/7155%TD 3/4Ctrl 4:32

Ciryl Gane43/6170%TD 2/4Ctrl 3:40

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Alexander Volkov	10/14	71%	2/3	1:34	—
	Ciryl Gane	12/15	80%	1/1	1:38	—

R2	Alexander Volkov	25/47	53%	0/0	0:00	—
	Ciryl Gane	27/39	69%	1/3	0:39	—

R3	Alexander Volkov	4/10	40%	1/1	2:58	—
	Ciryl Gane	4/7	57%	0/0	1:23	—

WIN

vs. Sergei Pavlovich

UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov • Jun 2024Heavyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Alexander Volkov83/15952%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Sergei Pavlovich46/13434%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:15

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Alexander Volkov	26/50	52%	0/0	0:00	—
	Sergei Pavlovich	15/43	35%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Alexander Volkov	31/55	56%	0/0	0:00	—
	Sergei Pavlovich	15/39	38%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Alexander Volkov	26/54	48%	0/0	0:00	—
	Sergei Pavlovich	16/52	31%	0/1	0:15	—

WIN

vs. Tai Tuivasa

UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland • Sep 2023Heavyweight

Submission (Ezekiel Choke) • Rd 2, 4:37

Alexander Volkov93/14365%TD 0/1Ctrl 2:35KD 1

Tai Tuivasa28/6742%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Alexander Volkov	51/83	61%	0/1	0:07	1
	Tai Tuivasa	15/39	38%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Alexander Volkov	42/60	70%	0/0	2:28	—
	Tai Tuivasa	13/28	46%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Alexandr Romanov

UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili • Mar 2023Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 2:16

Alexander Volkov12/1580%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:03

Alexandr Romanov0/10%TD 0/5Ctrl 0:38

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Alexander Volkov	12/15	80%	0/0	1:03	—
	Alexandr Romanov	0/1	0%	0/5	0:38	—

WIN

vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik

UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Rozenstruik • Jun 2022Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 2:12

Alexander Volkov21/3757%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Jairzinho Rozenstruik6/1833%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Alexander Volkov	21/37	57%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jairzinho Rozenstruik	6/18	33%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Tom Aspinall

UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall • Mar 2022Heavyweight

Submission (Straight Armbar) • Rd 1, 3:45

Alexander Volkov13/2357%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Tom Aspinall29/4367%TD 2/2Ctrl 1:54

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Alexander Volkov	13/23	57%	0/0	0:00	—
	Tom Aspinall	29/43	67%	2/2	1:54	—

WIN

vs. Marcin Tybura

UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira • Oct 2021Heavyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Alexander Volkov75/13954%TD 0/0Ctrl 2:00

Marcin Tybura58/13942%TD 0/16Ctrl 2:01

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Alexander Volkov	20/38	53%	0/0	1:38	—
	Marcin Tybura	9/35	26%	0/3	0:25	—

R2	Alexander Volkov	22/43	51%	0/0	0:06	—
	Marcin Tybura	28/63	44%	0/7	0:49	—

R3	Alexander Volkov	33/58	57%	0/0	0:16	—
	Marcin Tybura	21/41	51%	0/6	0:47	—

LOSS

vs. Ciryl Gane

UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Volkov • Jun 2021Heavyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Alexander Volkov115/24148%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Ciryl Gane135/25553%TD 0/4Ctrl 0:19

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Alexander Volkov	25/35	71%	0/0	0:00	—
	Ciryl Gane	16/32	50%	0/1	0:05	—

R2	Alexander Volkov	22/45	49%	0/0	0:00	—
	Ciryl Gane	24/39	62%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Alexander Volkov	23/48	48%	0/0	0:00	—
	Ciryl Gane	42/67	63%	0/1	0:05	—

R4	Alexander Volkov	21/56	38%	0/0	0:00	—
	Ciryl Gane	29/53	55%	0/1	0:09	—

R5	Alexander Volkov	24/57	42%	0/0	0:00	—
	Ciryl Gane	24/64	38%	0/1	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Alistair Overeem

UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov • Feb 2021Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 2:06

Alexander Volkov54/8861%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:11KD 1

Alistair Overeem10/2050%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:15

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Alexander Volkov	33/53	62%	0/0	0:08	—
	Alistair Overeem	8/14	57%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Alexander Volkov	21/35	60%	0/0	0:03	1
	Alistair Overeem	2/6	33%	0/1	0:15	—

WIN

vs. Walt Harris

UFC 254: Khabib vs. Gaethje • Oct 2020Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Kick) • Rd 2, 1:15

Alexander Volkov45/7362%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:05

Walt Harris16/5828%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Alexander Volkov	39/64	61%	0/0	0:02	—
	Walt Harris	15/54	28%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Alexander Volkov	6/9	67%	0/0	0:03	—
	Walt Harris	1/4	25%	0/1	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Curtis Blaydes

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	—

WIN

vs. Greg Hardy

UFC Fight Night: Zabit vs. Kattar • Nov 2019Heavyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Alexander Volkov86/15257%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Greg Hardy46/13534%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Alexander Volkov	23/45	51%	0/0	0:00	—
	Greg Hardy	11/40	28%	0/1	0:00	—

R2	Alexander Volkov	32/51	63%	0/0	0:00	—
	Greg Hardy	14/38	37%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	Alexander Volkov	31/56	55%	0/0	0:00	—
	Greg Hardy	21/57	37%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Derrick Lewis

UFC 229: Khabib vs. McGregor • Oct 2018Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 3, 4:49

Alexander Volkov121/17171%TD 1/2Ctrl 1:46

Derrick Lewis39/7056%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:42KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Alexander Volkov	40/57	70%	1/1	1:39	—
	Derrick Lewis	15/26	58%	0/1	0:37	—

R2	Alexander Volkov	40/60	67%	0/1	0:04	—
	Derrick Lewis	6/13	46%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	Alexander Volkov	41/54	76%	0/0	0:03	—
	Derrick Lewis	18/31	58%	0/0	0:05	1

WIN

vs. Fabricio Werdum

UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Volkov • Mar 2018Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 4, 1:38

Alexander Volkov48/9053%TD 2/2Ctrl 1:47KD 1

Fabricio Werdum48/8855%TD 3/9Ctrl 6:40

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Alexander Volkov	15/28	54%	1/1	0:06	—
	Fabricio Werdum	20/37	54%	2/2	3:50	—

R2	Alexander Volkov	3/9	33%	0/0	0:08	—
	Fabricio Werdum	14/24	58%	1/2	2:26	—

R3	Alexander Volkov	13/32	41%	1/1	0:45	—
	Fabricio Werdum	10/15	67%	0/4	0:24	—

R4	Alexander Volkov	17/21	81%	0/0	0:48	1
	Fabricio Werdum	4/12	33%	0/1	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Stefan Struve

UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Struve • Sep 2017Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 3, 3:30

Alexander Volkov135/25353%TD 2/2Ctrl 0:59KD 1

Stefan Struve41/16225%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Alexander Volkov	38/63	60%	2/2	0:55	—
	Stefan Struve	14/58	24%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Alexander Volkov	56/118	47%	0/0	0:00	—
	Stefan Struve	11/63	17%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Alexander Volkov	41/72	57%	0/0	0:04	1
	Stefan Struve	16/41	39%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Roy Nelson

UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Reis • Apr 2017Heavyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Alexander Volkov122/18267%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:23

Roy Nelson32/6748%TD 1/8Ctrl 4:32

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Alexander Volkov	29/39	74%	0/0	0:23	—
	Roy Nelson	9/14	64%	1/3	3:12	—

R2	Alexander Volkov	45/71	63%	0/0	0:00	—
	Roy Nelson	11/21	52%	0/3	1:07	—

R3	Alexander Volkov	48/72	67%	0/0	0:00	—
	Roy Nelson	12/32	38%	0/2	0:13	—

WIN

vs. Timothy Johnson

UFC Fight Night: Mousasi vs. Hall 2 • Nov 2016Heavyweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Alexander Volkov45/8454%TD 1/2Ctrl 3:46

Timothy Johnson43/9346%TD 1/8Ctrl 4:33KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Alexander Volkov	19/33	58%	1/2	0:55	—
	Timothy Johnson	24/40	60%	0/1	2:51	1

R2	Alexander Volkov	13/27	48%	0/0	1:05	—
	Timothy Johnson	15/34	44%	1/2	1:11	—

R3	Alexander Volkov	13/24	54%	0/0	1:46	—
	Timothy Johnson	4/19	21%	0/5	0:31	—

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