Heavyweight · “Drago”
Alexander Volkov
40-11-0 UFC 14-5-0
6'7"Height
80"Reach
OrthodoxStance
1988-10-24Born
6KO wins
1Sub wins
50.0%Finish rate
12:57Avg 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 / min5.08
Sig. strikes absorbed / min3.06
Striking accuracy57.7%
Striking defense54.4%
Takedowns / 15 min0.61
Takedown accuracy62.5%
Takedown defense69.4%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.12
Control time9.3%
Record vs .500+ opponents12-5
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.
19 UFC bouts, newest first. Tap a fight for the full stat line — opponent records are shown as of fight night.
W Waldo Cortes Acosta 10-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland · 2026-05-09
88/143Sig. strikes
54/130Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:03Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Jailton Almeida 8-1 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC 321: Aspinall vs. Gane · 2025-10-25
24/27Sig. strikes
9/10Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
2:57Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Ciryl Gane 9-2 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC 310: Pantoja vs. Asakura · 2024-12-07
39/71Sig. strikes
43/61Absorbed
3/4Takedowns
4:32Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Sergei Pavlovich 6-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov · 2024-06-22
83/159Sig. strikes
46/134Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Tai Tuivasa 8-5 walk-in Submission · R2 4:37 — UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland · 2023-09-09
93/143Sig. strikes
28/67Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
2:35Control
1Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Alexandr Romanov 5-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:16 — UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili · 2023-03-11
12/15Sig. strikes
0/1Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
1:03Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Jairzinho Rozenstruik 6-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:12 — UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Rozenstruik · 2022-06-04
21/37Sig. strikes
6/18Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Tom Aspinall 4-0 walk-in Submission · R1 3:45 — UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall · 2022-03-19
13/23Sig. strikes
29/43Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Marcin Tybura 9-5 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira · 2021-10-30
75/139Sig. strikes
58/139Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
2:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Ciryl Gane 5-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Volkov · 2021-06-26
115/241Sig. strikes
135/255Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Alistair Overeem 12-7 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 2:06 — UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov · 2021-02-06
54/88Sig. strikes
10/20Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:11Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Walt Harris 6-7 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 1:15 — UFC 254: Khabib vs. Gaethje · 2020-10-24
45/73Sig. strikes
16/58Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:05Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Curtis Blaydes 8-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Volkov · 2020-06-20
31/77Sig. strikes
69/99Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
0:46Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Greg Hardy 2-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Zabit vs. Kattar · 2019-11-09
86/152Sig. strikes
46/135Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Derrick Lewis 11-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 4:49 — UFC 229: Khabib vs. McGregor · 2018-10-06
121/171Sig. strikes
39/70Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
1:46Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Fabricio Werdum 11-4 walk-in KO/TKO · R4 1:38 — UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Volkov · 2018-03-17
48/90Sig. strikes
48/88Absorbed
2/2Takedowns
1:47Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Stefan Struve 12-6 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 3:30 — UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Struve · 2017-09-02
135/253Sig. strikes
41/162Absorbed
2/2Takedowns
0:59Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Roy Nelson 9-9 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Reis · 2017-04-15
122/182Sig. strikes
32/67Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:23Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Timothy Johnson 2-1 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Mousasi vs. Hall 2 · 2016-11-19
45/84Sig. strikes
43/93Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
3:46Control
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 Volkov (fighter)) — results only; UFC bouts carry full stats in the fight history above.
Wins by method
KO/TKO
24
Submission
4
Decision
12
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
2
Submission
3
Decision
6
Other
0
Fights by organization
UFC
19
M-1 Challenge
9
Bellator
9
M-1 Selection
3
Union MMA Pro
1
Tech-KREP FC
1
MFP
1
BF
1
+ 7 more organizations in the full career list
Full career — 51 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Waldo Cortes-Acosta | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 328
2026-05-09 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Jailton Almeida | Decision (split) | UFC 321
2025-10-25 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Ciryl Gane | Decision (split) | UFC 310
2024-12-07 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Sergei Pavlovich | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ABC: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov
2024-06-22 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Tai Tuivasa | Submission (Ezekiel choke) | UFC 293
2023-09-10 |
UFC | 2 | 4:37 |
| W | Alexander Romanov | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili
2023-03-11 |
UFC | 1 | 2:16 |
| W | Jairzinho Rozenstruik | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Rozenstruik
2022-06-04 |
UFC | 1 | 2:12 |
| L | Tom Aspinall | Submission (straight armbar) | UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall
2022-03-19 |
UFC | 1 | 3:45 |
| W | Marcin Tybura | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 267
2021-10-30 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Ciryl Gane | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Volkov
2021-06-26 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Alistair Overeem | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov
2021-02-06 |
UFC | 2 | 2:06 |
| W | Walt Harris | TKO (body kick and punches) | UFC 254
2020-10-24 |
UFC | 2 | 1:15 |
| L | Curtis Blaydes | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Blaydes vs. Volkov
2020-06-20 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Greg Hardy | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Magomedsharipov vs. Kattar
2019-11-09 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Derrick Lewis | KO (punches) | UFC 229
2018-10-06 |
UFC | 3 | 4:49 |
| W | Fabrício Werdum | KO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Volkov
2018-03-17 |
UFC | 4 | 1:38 |
| W | Stefan Struve | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Struve
2017-09-02 |
UFC | 3 | 3:30 |
| W | Roy Nelson | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Reis
2017-04-15 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Timothy Johnson | Decision (split) | UFC Fight Night: Mousasi vs. Hall 2
2016-11-19 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Attila Végh | KO (punches) | M-1 Challenge 68
2016-06-16 |
M-1 Challenge | 1 | 2:38 |
| W | Denis Smoldarev | Submission (triangle choke) | M-1 Challenge 64
2016-02-19 |
M-1 Challenge | 3 | 0:41 |
| L | Cheick Kongo | Decision (unanimous) | Bellator 139
2015-06-26 |
Bellator | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Tony Johnson | Decision (split) | Bellator 136
2015-04-10 |
Bellator | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Alexei Kudin | Decision (unanimous) | Union MMA Pro 2015
2015-02-21 |
Union MMA Pro | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Roy Boughton | TKO (punches) | Tech-KREP FC: Battle of Heroes
2014-12-12 |
Tech-KREP FC | 1 | 0:40 |
| W | Blagoy Ivanov | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Bellator 120
2014-05-17 |
Bellator | 2 | 1:08 |
| W | Mighty Mo | KO (head kick) | Bellator 116
2014-04-11 |
Bellator | 1 | 2:44 |
| W | Mark Holata | TKO (punches) | Bellator 111
2014-03-07 |
Bellator | 1 | 1:21 |
| L | Vitaly Minakov | TKO (punches) | Bellator 108
2013-11-15 |
Bellator | 1 | 2:57 |
| W | Rich Hale | Decision (unanimous) | Bellator 84
2012-12-14 |
Bellator | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Vinicius Queiroz | TKO (punches) | Bellator 80
2012-11-09 |
Bellator | 2 | 4:59 |
| W | Brett Rogers | Decision (unanimous) | Bellator 75
2012-10-05 |
Bellator | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Stefan Stankovic | TKO (punches) | MFP: Mayor Cup 2012
2012-05-26 |
MFP | 1 | 4:27 |
| W | Ricco Rodriguez | Decision (unanimous) | BF: Baltic Challenge 3
2012-02-23 |
BF | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Arsen Abdulkerimov | TKO (punches) | M-1 Global: Fedor vs. Monson
2011-11-20 |
M-1 Global | 1 | 0:26 |
| W | Bahodir Ibrogimov | TKO (punches) | MMA Corona Cup 1
2011-10-07 |
MMA Corona Cup | 2 | 2:22 |
| W | Nedyalko Karadzhov | TKO (punches) | League S-70: Russia vs. Brazil
2011-08-05 |
League S-70 | 1 | 2:41 |
| W | Denis Goltsov | TKO (punches) | M-1 Challenge 25
2011-04-28 |
M-1 Challenge | 2 | 3:05 |
| W | Ruslan Chapko | TKO (punches) | Voronezh Interregional 2011
2011-01-15 |
Voronezh Interregional | 1 | — |
| L | Pat Bennett | Decision (unanimous) | M-1 Challenge 22
2010-12-10 |
M-1 Challenge | 4 | 5:00 |
| W | Evgeni Babich | TKO (punches) | LM: Tournament 3
2010-09-18 |
LM | 1 | 2:10 |
| W | Eldar Yagudin | TKO (punches) | Ratnoe Pole: The First Battlefield
2010-08-07 |
Ratnoe Pole | 1 | 4:34 |
| L | Maxim Grishin | Submission (rear-naked choke) | M-1 Selection: 2010 Eastern Europe Finals
2010-07-22 |
M-1 Selection | 1 | 2:39 |
| W | Alexander Romaschenko | Submission (rear-naked choke) | M-1 Selection: 2010 Eastern Europe Round 3
2010-05-28 |
M-1 Selection | 1 | 2:59 |
| W | Vitalii Yalovenko | TKO (doctor stoppage) | M-1 Selection: 2010 Eastern Europe Round 2
2010-04-10 |
M-1 Selection | 2 | 1:05 |
| W | Ibragim Magomedov | Decision (unanimous) | M-1 Challenge 20: 2009 Finals
2009-12-03 |
M-1 Challenge | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Smbat Zakaryan | TKO (punches) | ProFC: Union Nation Cup 3
2009-10-30 |
ProFC | 1 | 4:20 |
| W | Abdulhalik Magomedov | TKO (punches) | M-1 Challenge: 2009 Selections 8
2009-10-04 |
M-1 Challenge | 1 | 4:43 |
| L | Akhmed Sultanov | Submission (armbar) | M-1 Challenge: 2009 Selections 4
2009-06-24 |
M-1 Challenge | 1 | 2:50 |
| W | Adam Alikhanov | TKO (punches) | M-1 Challenge: 2009 Selections 3
2009-05-28 |
M-1 Challenge | 1 | 0:20 |
| W | Nikolay Pleshakov | TKO (punches) | M-1 Challenge: 2009 Selections 2
2009-04-19 |
M-1 Challenge | 1 | 1:20 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Alexander Volkov (fighter)) — 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 Heavyweight average, over 99 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.