Fighter profile

Alexander Volkov

“Drago”

Heavyweight · UFC record 15-5 · 20 detailed UFC fights · Last fight Sat 24 Oct 2026

Volume Striker

Fighter ratings

Ratings V2Rated

Striking (offense)91

Power71

Striking defense74

Takedown defense77

WrestlingProvisional measure74

Ratings V2 descriptive 0–100 scores (20 detailed fights; as of Sat 24 Oct 2026). Not win probabilities or rankings. Missing values stay unavailable.

Chin and Cardio · Frozen through October 17, 2026

R1 research scale

ChinEvidence: ESTABLISHED85.4

CardioEvidence: ESTABLISHED74.4

Source: R1 public_candidate_display · status: Research candidate · as of Sat 17 Oct 2026. Separate frozen research scale; fights after October 17, 2026 are not reflected.

About these ratings

Ratings are domain-specific descriptive scales. Equal point differences across different domains do not imply equal absolute skill differences.

Striking (offense) · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 striking-offense score built from recorded significant strikes landed per round, significant-strike accuracy and significant-strike differential.
Power · Ratings V2: Recorded knockdown and KO/TKO-win threat under the Ratings V2 contract (knockdowns per round, KO/TKO win rate); not literal measured punching force.
Striking defense · Ratings V2: Recorded strike avoidance (striking defense) and bounded absorption (strikes absorbed per round) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Takedown defense · Ratings V2: Recorded defense against incoming takedown attempts (takedown defense rate) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Wrestling · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 wrestling-offense score: recorded takedowns landed per round and takedown accuracy. Not ground control or complete grappling.
Chin · R1 research scale: Exposure-adjusted recorded knockdown resistance. This is not a direct biological measurement of chin, recovery, or injury resistance.
Cardio · R1 research scale: Recorded later-round striking activity and effectiveness retention. This is not a direct physiological fitness measurement.

Ratings V2 scores follow each fighter's latest recorded state; R1 research-scale scores are frozen through 17 Oct 2026. Recovery is separate metadata, not a rating. No combined rating exists.

Profile

Height: 201 cm (6'7")
Reach: 203 cm (6'8")
Stance: Orthodox
Age: 38

Last 3: L W W (most recent last)

Career statistics

Descriptive

20 detailed UFC fights · 56 rounds of recorded statistics. Exact totals from recorded UFC fights through Sat 24 Oct 2026; not opponent-adjusted and not model inputs.

Strikes landed23.6significant, per round

Strikes absorbed14.3per round

Striking differential+9.3per round

Takedown attempts0.29per round

Takedown defense70.6%of attempts stopped

Finish rate46.7%of UFC wins

Striking

Significant strikes landed per round: 23.6
Significant strikes absorbed per round: 14.3
Differential per round (landed − absorbed): +9.3
Striking accuracy: 57.1%
Striking defense (opponent strikes avoided): 53.8%
Knockdowns per round: 0.07
Target: head / body / leg: 58.1% / 22.2% / 19.7%
Position: distance / clinch / ground: 84.7% / 8.5% / 6.8%

Per-round figures divide recorded totals by rounds with statistics. Shares are of significant strikes landed.

Wrestling and grappling

Takedown attempts per round: 0.29
Takedowns landed per round: 0.18
Takedown accuracy: 62.5%
Takedown defense: 70.6%
Control time per round: 0:27
Submission attempts per round: 0.05
Reversals per round: 0.02

Attempts and landed takedowns are counted separately; accuracy is landed ÷ attempted.

Outcomes and durability

UFC record (W-L-D, NC): 15-5-0
Finish rate (wins by KO/TKO or submission): 46.7%
Wins by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 6 · 1 · 8
Losses by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 1 · 1 · 3
Knockdowns scored / suffered: 4 / 2
Average fight time: 12:50 (over 18 bouts)

Results as recorded by UFCStats. Fight time is elapsed time (completed rounds plus ending time) and includes draws and no-contests. These are outcomes, not biological measurements.

UFC fight history

Alexander Volkov — most recent UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 24 Oct 2026	Rizvan Kuniev	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 333: Volkanovski vs. Evloev
Sat 9 May 2026	Waldo Cortes Acosta	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland
Sat 25 Oct 2025	Jailton Almeida	W	S-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 321: Aspinall vs. Gane
Sat 7 Dec 2024	Ciryl Gane	L	S-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 310: Pantoja vs. Asakura
Sat 22 Jun 2024	Sergei Pavlovich	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov

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Alexander Volkov — earlier UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 9 Sep 2023	Tai Tuivasa	W	SUB Ezekiel Choke	R2 4:37	UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland
Sat 11 Mar 2023	Alexandr Romanov	W	KO/TKO Punches	R1 2:16	UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili
Sat 4 Jun 2022	Jairzinho Rozenstruik	W	KO/TKO Punches	R1 2:12	UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Rozenstruik
Sat 19 Mar 2022	Tom Aspinall	L	SUB Straight Armbar	R1 3:45	UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall
Sat 30 Oct 2021	Marcin Tybura	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira
Sat 26 Jun 2021	Ciryl Gane	L	U-DEC	R5 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Volkov
Sat 6 Feb 2021	Alistair Overeem	W	KO/TKO Punch	R2 2:06	UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov
Sat 24 Oct 2020	Walt Harris	W	KO/TKO Kick	R2 1:15	UFC 254: Khabib vs. Gaethje
Sat 20 Jun 2020	Curtis Blaydes	L	U-DEC	R5 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Volkov
Sat 9 Nov 2019	Greg Hardy	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Zabit vs. Kattar
Sat 6 Oct 2018	Derrick Lewis	L	KO/TKO Punches	R3 4:49	UFC 229: Khabib vs. McGregor
Sat 17 Mar 2018	Fabricio Werdum	W	KO/TKO Punch	R4 1:38	UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Volkov
Sat 2 Sep 2017	Stefan Struve	W	KO/TKO Punch	R3 3:30	UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Struve
Sat 15 Apr 2017	Roy Nelson	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Reis
Sat 19 Nov 2016	Timothy Johnson	W	S-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Mousasi vs. Hall 2

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