Fighter profile

Alexander Volkanovski

“The Great”

Featherweight · UFC record 16-3 · 19 detailed UFC fights · Last fight Sat 24 Oct 2026

Volume Striker

Fighter ratings

Ratings V2Rated

Striking (offense)93

Power78

Striking defense79

Takedown defense77

WrestlingProvisional measure75

Ratings V2 descriptive 0–100 scores (19 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: ESTABLISHED82.5

CardioEvidence: ESTABLISHED85.4

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: 168 cm (5'6")
Reach: 180 cm (5'11")
Stance: Orthodox
Age: 38

Last 3: L W W (most recent last)

Career statistics

Descriptive

19 detailed UFC fights · 65 rounds of recorded statistics. Exact totals from recorded UFC fights through Sat 24 Oct 2026; not opponent-adjusted and not model inputs.

Strikes landed28.8significant, per round

Strikes absorbed16.0per round

Striking differential+12.7per round

Takedown attempts1.52per round

Takedown defense67.3%of attempts stopped

Finish rate37.5%of UFC wins

Striking

Significant strikes landed per round: 28.8
Significant strikes absorbed per round: 16.0
Differential per round (landed − absorbed): +12.7
Striking accuracy: 56.9%
Striking defense (opponent strikes avoided): 58.2%
Knockdowns per round: 0.09
Target: head / body / leg: 65.6% / 10.2% / 24.2%
Position: distance / clinch / ground: 76.4% / 8.4% / 15.2%

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

Wrestling and grappling

Takedown attempts per round: 1.52
Takedowns landed per round: 0.52
Takedown accuracy: 34.3%
Takedown defense: 67.3%
Control time per round: 0:57
Submission attempts per round: 0.06
Reversals per round: 0.05

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

Outcomes and durability

UFC record (W-L-D, NC): 16-3-0
Finish rate (wins by KO/TKO or submission): 37.5%
Wins by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 6 · 0 · 10
Losses by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 2 · 0 · 1
Knockdowns scored / suffered: 6 / 4
Average fight time: 17:33 (over 16 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 Volkanovski — most recent UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 24 Oct 2026	Movsar Evloev	W	KO/TKO Punches	R2 4:54	UFC 333: Volkanovski vs. Evloev
Sat 31 Jan 2026	Diego Lopes	W	U-DEC	R5 5:00	UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2
Sat 12 Apr 2025	Diego Lopes	W	U-DEC	R5 5:00	UFC 314: Volkanovski vs. Lopes
Sat 17 Feb 2024	Ilia Topuria	L	KO/TKO Punch	R2 3:32	UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria
Sat 21 Oct 2023	Islam Makhachev	L	KO/TKO Kick	R1 3:06	UFC 294: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski 2

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Alexander Volkanovski — earlier UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 8 Jul 2023	Yair Rodriguez	W	KO/TKO Punches	R3 4:19	UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez
Sat 11 Feb 2023	Islam Makhachev	L	U-DEC	R5 5:00	UFC 284: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski
Sat 2 Jul 2022	Max Holloway	W	U-DEC	R5 5:00	UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier
Sat 9 Apr 2022	Chan Sung Jung	W	KO/TKO Punches	R4 0:45	UFC 273: Volkanovski vs. The Korean Zombie
Sat 25 Sep 2021	Brian Ortega	W	U-DEC	R5 5:00	UFC 266: Volkanovski vs. Ortega
Sat 11 Jul 2020	Max Holloway	W	S-DEC	R5 5:00	UFC 251: Usman vs. Masvidal
Sat 14 Dec 2019	Max Holloway	W	U-DEC	R5 5:00	UFC 245: Usman vs. Covington
Sat 11 May 2019	Jose Aldo	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 237: Namajunas vs. Andrade
Sat 29 Dec 2018	Chad Mendes	W	KO/TKO Punches	R2 4:14	UFC 232: Jones vs. Gustafsson 2
Sat 14 Jul 2018	Darren Elkins	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs. Ivanov
Sat 10 Feb 2018	Jeremy Kennedy	W	KO/TKO Punches	R2 4:57	UFC 221: Romero vs. Rockhold
Sat 18 Nov 2017	Shane Young	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Tybura
Sat 10 Jun 2017	Mizuto Hirota	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Hunt
Sat 26 Nov 2016	Yusuke Kasuya	W	KO/TKO Punches	R2 2:06	UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Brunson

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