Light Heavyweight

Volkan Oezdemir

Last fought: Nov 2025

RECORD

Pro

21-8-0

UFC

9-7-0

Age

Height

6'2"

Weight

205 lbs

Reach

75"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	9:24
Fight Completion Rate	57.9%
Avg Rounds per Fight	1.88
% Fights Inside the Distance	56.2%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	92-37 (71.3%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	53-24 (68.8%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	39-13 (75.0%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	76.3%
% Time in Control	11.1%
% Time Controlled	12.6%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	46.8%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	5.23
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	4.79
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+0.44
Distance Strike Accuracy	45.2%
Distance Strike Defense	57.5%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	1.34
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.36
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	0.74
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	2.83
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	0.90
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	0.79

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 Light Heavyweight field

Volkan Oezdemir 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	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

Last 5 Averages

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

Fight History

WIN

vs. Alonzo Menifield

UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker • Nov 2025Light Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 1:27

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

UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Figueiredo • Nov 2024Light Heavyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

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

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

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 2:28

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

UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Spivac • Sep 2023Light Heavyweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 1, 3:46

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

UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev • Oct 2022Light Heavyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

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

UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall • Jul 2022Light Heavyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

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

UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira • Oct 2021Light Heavyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

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

UFC 251: Usman vs. Masvidal • Jul 2020Light Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 0:49

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

UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. The Korean Zombie • Dec 2019Light Heavyweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

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

UFC Fight Night: Shevchenko vs. Carmouche 2 • Aug 2019Light Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 4:31

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

UFC Fight Night: Till vs. Masvidal • Mar 2019Light Heavyweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

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

UFC Fight Night: Oezdemir vs. Smith • Oct 2018Light Heavyweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 3, 4:26

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

UFC 220: Miocic vs. Ngannou • Jan 2018Light HeavyweightTITLE

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 2:00

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

UFC 214: Cormier vs. Jones 2 • Jul 2017Light Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 0:42

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

UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Teixeira • May 2017Light Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 0:28

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

UFC Fight Night: Bermudez vs. The Korean Zombie • Feb 2017Light Heavyweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

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

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

▼ Rounds

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	—

Last updated: 2026-09-21 | Data source: UFCStats.com