Heavyweight · “Drago”
Alexander Volkov
40-11-0 UFC 14-5-0
6'7"Height
80"Reach
OrthodoxStance
37Age
6KO wins
1Sub wins
50.0%Finish rate
12:57Avg fight
Statistical profile
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
Fight history
W Waldo Cortes Acosta 10-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland · May 9, 2026
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 · October 25, 2025
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 · December 7, 2024
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 · June 22, 2024
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 · September 9, 2023
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 · March 11, 2023
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 · June 4, 2022
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 · March 19, 2022
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 · October 30, 2021
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 · June 26, 2021
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 · February 6, 2021
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 · October 24, 2020
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 · June 20, 2020
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 · November 9, 2019
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 · October 6, 2018
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 · March 17, 2018
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 · September 2, 2017
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 · April 15, 2017
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 · November 19, 2016
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
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
May 9, 2026 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Jailton Almeida | Decision (split) | UFC 321
October 25, 2025 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Ciryl Gane | Decision (split) | UFC 310
December 7, 2024 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Sergei Pavlovich | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ABC: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov
June 22, 2024 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Tai Tuivasa | Submission (Ezekiel choke) | UFC 293
September 10, 2023 |
UFC | 2 | 4:37 |
| W | Alexander Romanov | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili
March 11, 2023 |
UFC | 1 | 2:16 |
| W | Jairzinho Rozenstruik | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Rozenstruik
June 4, 2022 |
UFC | 1 | 2:12 |
| L | Tom Aspinall | Submission (straight armbar) | UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall
March 19, 2022 |
UFC | 1 | 3:45 |
| W | Marcin Tybura | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 267
October 30, 2021 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Ciryl Gane | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Volkov
June 26, 2021 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Alistair Overeem | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov
February 6, 2021 |
UFC | 2 | 2:06 |
| W | Walt Harris | TKO (body kick and punches) | UFC 254
October 24, 2020 |
UFC | 2 | 1:15 |
| L | Curtis Blaydes | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Blaydes vs. Volkov
June 20, 2020 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Greg Hardy | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Magomedsharipov vs. Kattar
November 9, 2019 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Derrick Lewis | KO (punches) | UFC 229
October 6, 2018 |
UFC | 3 | 4:49 |
| W | Fabrício Werdum | KO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Volkov
March 17, 2018 |
UFC | 4 | 1:38 |
| W | Stefan Struve | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Struve
September 2, 2017 |
UFC | 3 | 3:30 |
| W | Roy Nelson | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Reis
April 15, 2017 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Timothy Johnson | Decision (split) | UFC Fight Night: Mousasi vs. Hall 2
November 19, 2016 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Attila Végh | KO (punches) | M-1 Challenge 68
June 16, 2016 |
M-1 Challenge | 1 | 2:38 |
| W | Denis Smoldarev | Submission (triangle choke) | M-1 Challenge 64
February 19, 2016 |
M-1 Challenge | 3 | 0:41 |
| L | Cheick Kongo | Decision (unanimous) | Bellator 139
June 26, 2015 |
Bellator | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Tony Johnson | Decision (split) | Bellator 136
April 10, 2015 |
Bellator | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Alexei Kudin | Decision (unanimous) | Union MMA Pro 2015
February 21, 2015 |
Union MMA Pro | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Roy Boughton | TKO (punches) | Tech-KREP FC: Battle of Heroes
December 12, 2014 |
Tech-KREP FC | 1 | 0:40 |
| W | Blagoy Ivanov | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Bellator 120
May 17, 2014 |
Bellator | 2 | 1:08 |
| W | Mighty Mo | KO (head kick) | Bellator 116
April 11, 2014 |
Bellator | 1 | 2:44 |
| W | Mark Holata | TKO (punches) | Bellator 111
March 7, 2014 |
Bellator | 1 | 1:21 |
| L | Vitaly Minakov | TKO (punches) | Bellator 108
November 15, 2013 |
Bellator | 1 | 2:57 |
| W | Rich Hale | Decision (unanimous) | Bellator 84
December 14, 2012 |
Bellator | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Vinicius Queiroz | TKO (punches) | Bellator 80
November 9, 2012 |
Bellator | 2 | 4:59 |
| W | Brett Rogers | Decision (unanimous) | Bellator 75
October 5, 2012 |
Bellator | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Stefan Stankovic | TKO (punches) | MFP: Mayor Cup 2012
May 26, 2012 |
MFP | 1 | 4:27 |
| W | Ricco Rodriguez | Decision (unanimous) | BF: Baltic Challenge 3
February 23, 2012 |
BF | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Arsen Abdulkerimov | TKO (punches) | M-1 Global: Fedor vs. Monson
November 20, 2011 |
M-1 Global | 1 | 0:26 |
| W | Bahodir Ibrogimov | TKO (punches) | MMA Corona Cup 1
October 7, 2011 |
MMA Corona Cup | 2 | 2:22 |
| W | Nedyalko Karadzhov | TKO (punches) | League S-70: Russia vs. Brazil
August 5, 2011 |
League S-70 | 1 | 2:41 |
| W | Denis Goltsov | TKO (punches) | M-1 Challenge 25
April 28, 2011 |
M-1 Challenge | 2 | 3:05 |
| W | Ruslan Chapko | TKO (punches) | Voronezh Interregional 2011
January 15, 2011 |
Voronezh Interregional | 1 | — |
| L | Pat Bennett | Decision (unanimous) | M-1 Challenge 22
December 10, 2010 |
M-1 Challenge | 4 | 5:00 |
| W | Evgeni Babich | TKO (punches) | LM: Tournament 3
September 18, 2010 |
LM | 1 | 2:10 |
| W | Eldar Yagudin | TKO (punches) | Ratnoe Pole: The First Battlefield
August 7, 2010 |
Ratnoe Pole | 1 | 4:34 |
| L | Maxim Grishin | Submission (rear-naked choke) | M-1 Selection: 2010 Eastern Europe Finals
July 22, 2010 |
M-1 Selection | 1 | 2:39 |
| W | Alexander Romaschenko | Submission (rear-naked choke) | M-1 Selection: 2010 Eastern Europe Round 3
May 28, 2010 |
M-1 Selection | 1 | 2:59 |
| W | Vitalii Yalovenko | TKO (doctor stoppage) | M-1 Selection: 2010 Eastern Europe Round 2
April 10, 2010 |
M-1 Selection | 2 | 1:05 |
| W | Ibragim Magomedov | Decision (unanimous) | M-1 Challenge 20: 2009 Finals
December 3, 2009 |
M-1 Challenge | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Smbat Zakaryan | TKO (punches) | ProFC: Union Nation Cup 3
October 30, 2009 |
ProFC | 1 | 4:20 |
| W | Abdulhalik Magomedov | TKO (punches) | M-1 Challenge: 2009 Selections 8
October 4, 2009 |
M-1 Challenge | 1 | 4:43 |
| L | Akhmed Sultanov | Submission (armbar) | M-1 Challenge: 2009 Selections 4
June 24, 2009 |
M-1 Challenge | 1 | 2:50 |
| W | Adam Alikhanov | TKO (punches) | M-1 Challenge: 2009 Selections 3
May 28, 2009 |
M-1 Challenge | 1 | 0:20 |
| W | Nikolay Pleshakov | TKO (punches) | M-1 Challenge: 2009 Selections 2
April 19, 2009 |
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.