Light Heavyweight · “No Time”
Volkan Oezdemir
19-8-0 UFC 9-7-0
6'2"Height
75"Reach
OrthodoxStance
1989-09-19Born
5KO wins
1Sub wins
66.7%Finish rate
9:24Avg 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 / min4.99
Sig. strikes absorbed / min4.19
Striking accuracy48.4%
Striking defense55.4%
Takedowns / 15 min0.5
Takedown accuracy29.4%
Takedown defense80.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.1
Control time11.1%
Record vs .500+ opponents8-6
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.
16 UFC bouts, newest first. Tap a fight for the full stat line — opponent records are shown as of fight night.
W Alonzo Menifield 10-5-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:27 — UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker · 2025-11-22
13/35Sig. strikes
2/7Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Carlos Ulberg 6-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Figueiredo · 2024-11-23
96/183Sig. strikes
98/204Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
0:03Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Johnny Walker 7-5 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:28 — UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov · 2024-06-22
37/67Sig. strikes
15/33Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:06Control
2Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Bogdan Guskov 0-0 walk-in Submission · R1 3:46 — UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Spivac · 2023-09-02
26/46Sig. strikes
8/25Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
1:23Control
1Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L Nikita Krylov 9-7 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev · 2022-10-22
42/81Sig. strikes
57/121Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
0:47Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Paul Craig 8-4-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall · 2022-07-23
72/129Sig. strikes
33/126Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
5:09Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Magomed Ankalaev 6-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira · 2021-10-30
48/102Sig. strikes
66/108Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Jiri Prochazka 0-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 0:49 — UFC 251: Usman vs. Masvidal · 2020-07-11
41/92Sig. strikes
33/73Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:17Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Aleksandar Rakic 4-0 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. The Korean Zombie · 2019-12-21
63/144Sig. strikes
75/147Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:32Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Ilir Latifi 7-4 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 4:31 — UFC Fight Night: Shevchenko vs. Carmouche 2 · 2019-08-10
64/137Sig. strikes
18/60Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:25Control
2Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Dominick Reyes 4-0 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Till vs. Masvidal · 2019-03-16
35/99Sig. strikes
44/121Absorbed
1/7Takedowns
1:35Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Anthony Smith 6-3 walk-in Submission · R3 4:26 — UFC Fight Night: Oezdemir vs. Smith · 2018-10-27
77/148Sig. strikes
63/117Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
4:55Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Daniel Cormier 8-1 walk-in TITLE KO/TKO · R2 2:00 — UFC 220: Miocic vs. Ngannou · 2018-01-20
38/82Sig. strikes
32/61Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:06Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Jimi Manuwa 6-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 0:42 — UFC 214: Cormier vs. Jones 2 · 2017-07-29
12/19Sig. strikes
2/4Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:02Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Misha Cirkunov 4-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 0:28 — UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Teixeira · 2017-05-28
5/7Sig. strikes
9/19Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:02Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Ovince Saint Preux 7-4 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Bermudez vs. The Korean Zombie · 2017-02-04
82/182Sig. strikes
76/189Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
1:23Control
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 (Volkan Oezdemir) — results only; UFC bouts carry full stats in the fight history above.
Wins by method
KO/TKO
12
Submission
2
Decision
5
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
2
Submission
2
Decision
4
Other
0
Fights by organization
UFC
16
Lions FC
3
Strength and Honor
2
Bellator
2
WFCA
1
WKN Valhalla
1
100% Fight
1
Shooto
1
Full career — 27 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Alonzo Menifield | KO (knee and punches) | UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker
2025-11-22 |
UFC | 1 | 1:27 |
| L | Carlos Ulberg | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Figueiredo
2024-11-23 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Johnny Walker | KO (punch) | UFC on ABC: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov
2024-06-22 |
UFC | 1 | 2:28 |
| W | Bogdan Guskov | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Spivac
2023-09-02 |
UFC | 1 | 3:46 |
| L | Nikita Krylov | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 280
2022-10-22 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Paul Craig | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall
2022-07-23 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Magomed Ankalaev | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 267
2021-10-30 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Jiří Procházka | KO (punch) | UFC 251
2020-07-12 |
UFC | 2 | 0:49 |
| W | Aleksandar Rakić | Decision (split) | UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. The Korean Zombie
2019-12-21 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Ilir Latifi | KO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Shevchenko vs. Carmouche 2
2019-08-10 |
UFC | 2 | 4:31 |
| L | Dominick Reyes | Decision (split) | UFC Fight Night: Till vs. Masvidal
2019-03-16 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Anthony Smith | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC Fight Night: Volkan vs. Smith
2018-10-27 |
UFC | 3 | 4:26 |
| L | Daniel Cormier | TKO (punches) | UFC 220
2018-01-20 |
UFC | 2 | 2:00 |
| W | Jimi Manuwa | KO (punches) | UFC 214
2017-07-29 |
UFC | 1 | 0:42 |
| W | Misha Cirkunov | KO (punch) | UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Teixeira
2017-05-28 |
UFC | 1 | 0:28 |
| W | Ovince Saint Preux | Decision (split) | UFC Fight Night: Bermudez vs. The Korean Zombie
2017-02-04 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Alihan Vahaev | Decision (unanimous) | WFCA 17
2016-04-09 |
WFCA | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Paco Estevez | TKO (punches) | Strength and Honor 10
2014-09-20 |
Strength and Honor | 1 | — |
| L | Kelly Anundson | Submission (neck crank) | Bellator 115
2014-04-04 |
Bellator | 2 | 3:19 |
| W | Josh Lanier | TKO (punches and elbows) | Bellator 105
2013-10-25 |
Bellator | 1 | 3:13 |
| W | David Round | TKO (punches) | WKN Valhalla: Battle of the Vikings 2013
2013-03-09 |
WKN Valhalla | 1 | — |
| W | Mohamed Amidi | TKO (punches) | Strength and Honor 6
2012-10-06 |
Strength and Honor | 1 | 1:59 |
| W | Bruno Farias Grancheux | TKO (punches) | Lions FC 4
2012-09-15 |
Lions FC | 1 | 1:54 |
| W | Ronilson Santos | TKO (retirement) | Lions FC 3
2012-05-12 |
Lions FC | 1 | 2:12 |
| W | Mamadou Cisse | Submission (kimura) | 100% Fight 10
2012-04-07 |
100% Fight | 1 | 3:43 |
| W | Boubacar Baldé | Decision (unanimous) | Lions FC 1
2011-10-15 |
Lions FC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Martin Vath | TKO (punches) | Shooto: Switzerland 7
2010-09-04 |
Shooto | 1 | 0:56 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Volkan Oezdemir) — 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 Light Heavyweight average, over 97 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.