Ilia Topuria vs. Alexander Volkanovski
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Ilia Topuria
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 9 | 0 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 2 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 6 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 2.27 · 11 tier-1/2 wins · 15 finish wins over 17 documented bouts
In the UFC: 7-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +6.2 wins over .500
Alexander Volkanovski
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 15 | 3 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 13 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.55 · 15 tier-1/2 wins · 16 finish wins over 32 documented bouts
In the UFC: 12-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +6.4 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Ilia Topuria
Distance 84.3% (norm 85.9%) · Clinch 4.5% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 11.2% (norm 6.5%)
Alexander Volkanovski
Distance 80.8% (norm 85.9%) · Clinch 6.7% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 12.6% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Ilia Topuria
Head 78.3% (norm 77.5%) · Body 15.1% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 6.6% (norm 7.9%)
Alexander Volkanovski
Head 73.1% (norm 77.5%) · Body 8.8% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 18.0% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Topuria L/A | Acc | Featherweight med | Volkanovski L/A | Acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 387 / 845 | 45.8% | 40.5% | 1387 / 2567 | 54.0% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 34 / 45 | 75.6% | 70.5% | 154 / 212 | 72.6% | 70.5% |
| On the ground | 81 / 112 | 72.3% | 69.3% | 274 / 399 | 68.7% | 69.3% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 343 / 785 | 43.7% | 37.1% | 1180 / 2324 | 50.8% | 37.1% |
| To the body | 106 / 151 | 70.2% | 68.0% | 188 / 281 | 66.9% | 68.0% |
| To the legs | 53 / 66 | 80.3% | 80.3% | 447 / 573 | 78.0% | 80.3% |
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 (Featherweight: 127 fighters · Featherweight: 127 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 Topuria L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med | vs Volkanovski L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 383 / 1046 | 36.6% | 39.3% | 883 / 2278 | 38.8% | 39.3% |
| In the clinch | 24 / 34 | 70.6% | 70.3% | 95 / 126 | 75.4% | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 7 / 11 | too few to rate | 69.4% | 25 / 27 | 92.6% | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 257 / 841 | 30.6% | 35.9% | 604 / 1851 | 32.6% | 35.9% |
| To the body | 85 / 167 | 50.9% | 68.0% | 242 / 356 | 68.0% | 68.0% |
| To the legs | 72 / 83 | 86.7% | 81.5% | 157 / 224 | 70.1% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Volkanovski has more cage time on record.