Featherweight · “The Great”
Alexander Volkanovski
28-4-0 UFC 15-3-0
5'6"Height
71"Reach
OrthodoxStance
1988-09-29Born
5KO wins
0Sub wins
33.3%Finish rate
16:49Avg fight
Statistical profile
The shape of their game.
Percentile scores against UFC veterans — volume-aware, and honest about small samples. The rim is reserved for true specialists.
Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans
Career rates
Sig. strikes landed / min5.99
Sig. strikes absorbed / min3.31
Striking accuracy57.1%
Striking defense58.7%
Takedowns / 15 min1.63
Takedown accuracy34.0%
Takedown defense68.9%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.2
Control time19.7%
Record vs .500+ opponents12-3
Striking trend
Output, fight by fight.
Significant strikes landed per minute over the last 8 fights — green dots are wins, red are losses.
Fight history
Every walk to the cage.
18 UFC bouts, newest first. Tap a fight for the full stat line — opponent records are shown as of fight night.
W Diego Lopes 6-2 walk-in TITLE Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2 · 2026-01-31
98/160Sig. strikes
70/158Absorbed
2/7Takedowns
2:49Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Diego Lopes 5-1 walk-in TITLE Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC 314: Volkanovski vs. Lopes · 2025-04-12
158/259Sig. strikes
63/194Absorbed
1/11Takedowns
1:18Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Ilia Topuria 6-0 walk-in TITLE KO/TKO · R2 3:32 — UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria · 2024-02-17
47/107Sig. strikes
35/77Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Islam Makhachev 13-1 walk-in TITLE KO/TKO · R1 3:06 — UFC 294: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski 2 · 2023-10-21
4/6Sig. strikes
24/29Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:49Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Yair Rodriguez 10-2 walk-in TITLE KO/TKO · R3 4:19 — UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez · 2023-07-08
66/97Sig. strikes
40/80Absorbed
7/12Takedowns
7:13Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Islam Makhachev 12-1 walk-in TITLE Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC 284: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski · 2023-02-11
70/143Sig. strikes
57/95Absorbed
0/4Takedowns
2:55Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Max Holloway 19-6 walk-in TITLE Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier · 2022-07-02
199/372Sig. strikes
127/301Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
1:57Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Chan Sung Jung 7-3 walk-in TITLE KO/TKO · R4 0:45 — UFC 273: Volkanovski vs. The Korean Zombie · 2022-04-09
138/213Sig. strikes
48/125Absorbed
4/8Takedowns
2:52Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Brian Ortega 7-1 walk-in TITLE Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC 266: Volkanovski vs. Ortega · 2021-09-25
214/353Sig. strikes
88/234Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
3:51Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Max Holloway 17-5 walk-in TITLE Decision - Split · R5 5:00 — UFC 251: Usman vs. Masvidal · 2020-07-11
137/272Sig. strikes
102/268Absorbed
3/9Takedowns
1:26Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Max Holloway 17-4 walk-in TITLE Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC 245: Usman vs. Covington · 2019-12-14
157/303Sig. strikes
134/303Absorbed
0/4Takedowns
0:44Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Jose Aldo 10-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 237: Namajunas vs. Andrade · 2019-05-11
95/176Sig. strikes
29/79Absorbed
0/3Takedowns
4:26Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Chad Mendes 9-4 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 4:14 — UFC 232: Jones vs. Gustafsson 2 · 2018-12-29
54/124Sig. strikes
28/51Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:08Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Darren Elkins 14-4 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs. Ivanov · 2018-07-14
100/144Sig. strikes
82/172Absorbed
2/12Takedowns
3:25Control
2Knockdowns
3Sub attempts
W Jeremy Kennedy 3-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 4:57 — UFC 221: Romero vs. Rockhold · 2018-02-10
73/120Sig. strikes
8/25Absorbed
2/3Takedowns
7:55Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Shane Young 0-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Tybura · 2017-11-18
68/114Sig. strikes
18/81Absorbed
5/14Takedowns
8:21Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Mizuto Hirota 1-2-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Hunt · 2017-06-10
87/139Sig. strikes
46/149Absorbed
4/7Takedowns
5:18Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Yusuke Kasuya 0-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 2:06 — UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Brunson · 2016-11-26
50/76Sig. strikes
4/10Absorbed
3/3Takedowns
4:23Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.
Record breakdown
How the record was built.
Full pro career, from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Alexander Volkanovski) — results only; UFC bouts carry full stats in the fight history above.
Wins by method
KO/TKO
13
Submission
3
Decision
12
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
3
Submission
0
Decision
1
Other
0
Fights by organization
UFC
18
Australian FC
5
Roshambo MMA
3
Wollongong Wars
2
Pacific Xtreme Combat
2
Southern Fight Promotions
1
Revolution Promotions
1
Full career — 32 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Diego Lopes | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 325
2026-02-01 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Diego Lopes | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 314
2025-04-12 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| L | Ilia Topuria | KO (punch) | UFC 298
2024-02-17 |
UFC | 2 | 3:32 |
| L | Islam Makhachev | KO (head kick and punches) | UFC 294
2023-10-21 |
UFC | 1 | 3:06 |
| W | Yair Rodríguez | TKO (punches) | UFC 290
2023-07-08 |
UFC | 3 | 4:19 |
| L | Islam Makhachev | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 284
2023-02-12 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Max Holloway | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 276
2022-07-02 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Jung Chan-sung | TKO (punches) | UFC 273
2022-04-09 |
UFC | 4 | 0:45 |
| W | Brian Ortega | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 266
2021-09-25 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Max Holloway | Decision (split) | UFC 251
2020-07-12 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Max Holloway | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 245
2019-12-14 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | José Aldo | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 237
2019-05-11 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Chad Mendes | TKO (punches) | UFC 232
2018-12-29 |
UFC | 2 | 4:14 |
| W | Darren Elkins | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: dos Santos vs. Ivanov
2018-07-14 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Jeremy Kennedy | TKO (punches and elbows) | UFC 221
2018-02-11 |
UFC | 2 | 4:57 |
| W | Shane Young | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Tybura
2017-11-19 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Mizuto Hirota | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Hunt
2017-06-11 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Yusuke Kasuya | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Brunson
2016-11-26 |
UFC | 2 | 2:06 |
| W | Jai Bradney | TKO (punches) | Wollongong Wars 4
2016-07-08 |
Wollongong Wars | 1 | — |
| W | Jamie Mullarkey | KO (punch) | Australian FC 15
2016-05-19 |
Australian FC | 1 | 3:23 |
| W | Yusuke Yachi | Submission (triangle choke) | Pacific Xtreme Combat 50
2015-12-04 |
Pacific Xtreme Combat | 4 | 3:43 |
| W | James Bishop | TKO (punches) | Australian FC 13
2015-06-14 |
Australian FC | 1 | 1:39 |
| W | David Butt | TKO (punches) | Wollongong Wars 2
2014-11-01 |
Wollongong Wars | 2 | 1:52 |
| W | Kyle Reyes | Decision (unanimous) | Pacific Xtreme Combat 45
2014-10-24 |
Pacific Xtreme Combat | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Jai Bradney | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Roshambo MMA 3
2014-07-26 |
Roshambo MMA | 1 | 4:58 |
| W | Rodolfo Marques Diniz | KO (punch) | Australian FC 9
2014-05-17 |
Australian FC | 1 | 3:41 |
| W | Greg Atzori | Submission (guillotine choke) | Roshambo MMA 2
2014-02-01 |
Roshambo MMA | 1 | — |
| W | Luke Catubig | TKO (punches) | Australian FC 7
2013-12-14 |
Australian FC | 3 | 4:39 |
| L | Corey Nelson | TKO (head kick and punches) | Australian FC 5
2013-05-10 |
Australian FC | 3 | 0:13 |
| W | Anton Zafir | TKO (punches) | Roshambo MMA 1
2013-04-17 |
Roshambo MMA | 4 | 2:19 |
| W | Regan Wilson | TKO (doctor stoppage) | Southern Fight Promotions: Cage Conquest 2
2013-02-23 |
Southern Fight Promotions | 1 | 2:49 |
| W | Gerhard Voigt | Decision (unanimous) | Revolution Promotions: Revolution at the Roxy
2012-05-19 |
Revolution Promotions | 3 | 5:00 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Alexander Volkanovski) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.
Division context
Measured against the division.
Versus the Featherweight average, over 127 qualified fighters (5+ UFC fights, 30+ minutes of cage time). Green = better than average, red = worse; the tick mark is the division mean. "Strikes absorbed" counts lower as better.