Alexander Volkov vs. Rizvan Kuniev
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Alexander Volkov
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 21 | 8 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 19 | 3 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.34 · 21 tier-1/2 wins · 28 finish wins over 51 documented bouts
In the UFC: 12-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +4.3 wins over .500
Rizvan Kuniev
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 5 | 1 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 9 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.18 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 19 documented bouts
In the UFC: 2-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +5.0 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Alexander Volkov
Distance 88.1% (norm 79.2%) · Clinch 6.8% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 5.1% (norm 9.3%)
Rizvan Kuniev
Distance 72.6% (norm 79.2%) · Clinch 27.1% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 0.3% (norm 9.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Alexander Volkov
Head 70.8% (norm 79.2%) · Body 15.8% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 13.4% (norm 7.6%)
Rizvan Kuniev
Head 84.4% (norm 79.2%) · Body 14.3% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 1.2% (norm 7.6%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Volkov L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med | Kuniev L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 1056 / 1909 | 55.3% | 40.1% | 92 / 233 | 39.5% | 40.1% |
| In the clinch | 104 / 148 | 70.3% | 70.4% | 61 / 87 | 70.1% | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 90 / 111 | 81.1% | 70.2% | 1 / 1 | too few to rate | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 734 / 1535 | 47.8% | 39.0% | 115 / 271 | 42.4% | 39.0% |
| To the body | 269 / 342 | 78.7% | 77.0% | 35 / 46 | 76.1% | 77.0% |
| To the legs | 247 / 291 | 84.9% | 87.8% | 4 / 4 | too few to rate | 87.8% |
Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Heavyweight: 93 fighters · Heavyweight: 93 fighters).
What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man
Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.
| Zone | vs Volkov L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med | vs Kuniev L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 593 / 1430 | 41.5% | 40.7% | 77 / 169 | 45.6% | 40.7% |
| In the clinch | 42 / 58 | 72.4% | 70.6% | 30 / 36 | 83.3% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 117 / 162 | 72.2% | 72.2% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 72.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 420 / 1199 | 35.0% | 39.3% | 63 / 154 | 40.9% | 39.3% |
| To the body | 153 / 230 | 66.5% | 75.1% | 19 / 24 | too few to rate | 75.1% |
| To the legs | 179 / 221 | 81.0% | 84.4% | 25 / 27 | 92.6% | 84.4% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Volkov has more cage time on record.