Volkan Oezdemir

Statistic	Volkan Oezdemir
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	48.4%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	5.0
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	4.2
Strike Differential	0.8/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	29.4%
Takedown Defense	80.0%
Takedowns Landed/15min	0.5
Submission Attempts/15min	0.1
Control Time/15min	1:40
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	55.6%
Submission % of Wins	11.1%
Decision % of Wins	33.3%
Avg Fight Time	9:24
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.7
Reversals/15min	0.0

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	51.9%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	5.7
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	4.8
Takedown Accuracy	50.0%
Takedown Defense	65.0%
Control Time/Fight	0:27

WIN

vs. Alonzo Menifield

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 1:27 • UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker • Nov 2025

Volkan Oezdemir13/3537%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00KD 1

Alonzo Menifield2/729%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Volkan Oezdemir	13/35	37%	0/0	0:00	1
	Alonzo Menifield	2/7	29%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Carlos Ulberg

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Figueiredo • Nov 2024

Volkan Oezdemir96/18352%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:03

Carlos Ulberg98/20448%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Volkan Oezdemir	29/51	57%	0/0	0:00	—
	Carlos Ulberg	24/60	40%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Volkan Oezdemir	28/59	47%	0/0	0:00	—
	Carlos Ulberg	29/60	48%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Volkan Oezdemir	39/73	53%	0/2	0:03	—
	Carlos Ulberg	45/84	54%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Johnny Walker

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 2:28 • UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov • Jun 2024

Volkan Oezdemir37/6755%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:06KD 2

Johnny Walker15/3345%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Volkan Oezdemir	37/67	55%	0/0	0:06	2
	Johnny Walker	15/33	45%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Bogdan Guskov

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 1, 3:46 • UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Spivac • Sep 2023

Volkan Oezdemir26/4657%TD 1/1Ctrl 1:23KD 1

Bogdan Guskov8/2532%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Volkan Oezdemir	26/46	57%	1/1	1:23	1
	Bogdan Guskov	8/25	32%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Nikita Krylov

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev • Oct 2022

Volkan Oezdemir42/8152%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:47

Nikita Krylov57/12147%TD 7/20Ctrl 9:17

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Volkan Oezdemir	27/50	54%	1/1	0:46	—
	Nikita Krylov	26/58	45%	2/7	2:02	—

R2	Volkan Oezdemir	11/18	61%	0/0	0:01	—
	Nikita Krylov	11/27	41%	3/8	3:28	—

R3	Volkan Oezdemir	4/13	31%	0/0	0:00	—
	Nikita Krylov	20/36	56%	2/5	3:47	—

WIN

vs. Paul Craig

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall • Jul 2022

Volkan Oezdemir72/12956%TD 1/2Ctrl 5:09

Paul Craig33/12626%TD 0/15Ctrl 0:07

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Volkan Oezdemir	16/29	55%	0/0	2:01	—
	Paul Craig	5/11	45%	0/5	0:07	—

R2	Volkan Oezdemir	27/48	56%	1/1	2:09	—
	Paul Craig	16/53	30%	0/6	0:00	—

R3	Volkan Oezdemir	29/52	56%	0/1	0:59	—
	Paul Craig	12/62	19%	0/4	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Magomed Ankalaev

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira • Oct 2021

Volkan Oezdemir48/10247%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

Magomed Ankalaev66/10861%TD 1/4Ctrl 1:45KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Volkan Oezdemir	16/36	44%	0/0	0:00	—
	Magomed Ankalaev	27/41	66%	0/1	0:45	1

R2	Volkan Oezdemir	19/34	56%	0/0	0:00	—
	Magomed Ankalaev	13/26	50%	1/2	0:54	—

R3	Volkan Oezdemir	13/32	41%	0/1	0:00	—
	Magomed Ankalaev	26/41	63%	0/1	0:06	—

LOSS

vs. Jiri Prochazka

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 0:49 • UFC 251: Usman vs. Masvidal • Jul 2020

Volkan Oezdemir41/9245%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:17

Jiri Prochazka33/7345%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Volkan Oezdemir	39/83	47%	0/1	0:17	—
	Jiri Prochazka	26/60	43%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Volkan Oezdemir	2/9	22%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jiri Prochazka	7/13	54%	0/0	0:02	1

WIN

vs. Aleksandar Rakic

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. The Korean Zombie • Dec 2019

Volkan Oezdemir63/14444%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:32

Aleksandar Rakic75/14751%TD 1/9Ctrl 2:38

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Volkan Oezdemir	12/39	31%	0/0	0:29	—
	Aleksandar Rakic	23/47	49%	1/4	0:47	—

R2	Volkan Oezdemir	21/40	52%	0/0	0:00	—
	Aleksandar Rakic	22/39	56%	0/2	0:31	—

R3	Volkan Oezdemir	30/65	46%	0/0	0:03	—
	Aleksandar Rakic	30/61	49%	0/3	1:20	—

WIN

vs. Ilir Latifi

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 4:31 • UFC Fight Night: Shevchenko vs. Carmouche 2 • Aug 2019

Volkan Oezdemir64/13747%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:25KD 2

Ilir Latifi18/6030%TD 1/5Ctrl 1:07

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Volkan Oezdemir	22/45	49%	0/0	0:12	—
	Ilir Latifi	5/19	26%	1/5	1:07	—

R2	Volkan Oezdemir	42/92	46%	0/0	0:13	2
	Ilir Latifi	13/41	32%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Dominick Reyes

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC Fight Night: Till vs. Masvidal • Mar 2019

Volkan Oezdemir35/9935%TD 1/7Ctrl 1:35

Dominick Reyes44/12136%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Volkan Oezdemir	12/41	29%	1/1	0:48	—
	Dominick Reyes	10/30	33%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Volkan Oezdemir	12/35	34%	0/3	0:07	—
	Dominick Reyes	16/39	41%	0/2	0:00	—

R3	Volkan Oezdemir	11/23	48%	0/3	0:40	—
	Dominick Reyes	18/52	35%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Anthony Smith

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 3, 4:26 • UFC Fight Night: Oezdemir vs. Smith • Oct 2018

Volkan Oezdemir77/14852%TD 1/1Ctrl 4:55

Anthony Smith63/11754%TD 1/3Ctrl 1:29

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Volkan Oezdemir	27/54	50%	0/0	1:11	—
	Anthony Smith	26/49	53%	0/2	0:06	—

R2	Volkan Oezdemir	30/43	70%	1/1	3:44	—
	Anthony Smith	9/16	56%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Volkan Oezdemir	20/51	39%	0/0	0:00	—
	Anthony Smith	28/52	54%	1/1	1:23	—

LOSS

vs. Daniel Cormier

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 2:00 • UFC 220: Miocic vs. Ngannou • Jan 2018

Volkan Oezdemir38/8246%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:06

Daniel Cormier32/6152%TD 2/3Ctrl 1:43

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Volkan Oezdemir	37/79	47%	0/0	0:06	—
	Daniel Cormier	27/54	50%	1/2	0:16	—

R2	Volkan Oezdemir	1/3	33%	0/0	0:00	—
	Daniel Cormier	5/7	71%	1/1	1:27	—

WIN

vs. Jimi Manuwa

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 0:42 • UFC 214: Cormier vs. Jones 2 • Jul 2017

Volkan Oezdemir12/1963%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02

Jimi Manuwa2/450%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:15

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Volkan Oezdemir	12/19	63%	0/0	0:02	—
	Jimi Manuwa	2/4	50%	0/0	0:15	—

WIN

vs. Misha Cirkunov

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 0:28 • UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Teixeira • May 2017

Volkan Oezdemir5/771%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02KD 1

Misha Cirkunov9/1947%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Volkan Oezdemir	5/7	71%	0/0	0:02	1
	Misha Cirkunov	9/19	47%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Ovince Saint Preux

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC Fight Night: Bermudez vs. The Korean Zombie • Feb 2017

Volkan Oezdemir82/18245%TD 0/1Ctrl 1:23

Ovince Saint Preux76/18940%TD 0/4Ctrl 0:38

▼ Rounds

Fighter Profile

Career Statistics

Last 5 Fights (Averages)

Fight History

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Volkan Oezdemir	27/55	49%	0/1	1:20	—
	Ovince Saint Preux	14/30	47%	0/1	0:00	—

R2	Volkan Oezdemir	26/55	47%	0/0	0:03	—
	Ovince Saint Preux	24/62	39%	0/2	0:26	—

R3	Volkan Oezdemir	29/72	40%	0/0	0:00	—
	Ovince Saint Preux	38/97	39%	0/1	0:12	—