Heavyweight · Men

Alexander Volkov

“Drago”
Russia Strela Team debut 2009
#8 Heavyweight UFC #2 · Heavyweight
Elo 2,145 peak 2,169 · 7 Dec 2024 24 below it
Tapology Sherdog id 1180641
40-11pro record
2W current streak
2,160best win, Elo
1,579average opponent
-- born 24 Oct 1988
79.0" / 80.0" height / reach

Elo history

Hover for the fight at that point; dots are wins and losses

Record

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Rating by method KO1,800 Sub1,326 Dec1,484

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Fabrício Werdum KO/TKO R4 · 17 Mar 2018 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 2,160
  2. Jailton Almeida Decision R3 · 25 Oct 2025 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 2,071
  3. Waldo Cortes-Acosta Decision R3 · 9 May 2026 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 2,032
  4. Sergei Pavlovich Decision R3 · 22 Jun 2024 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 2,007
  5. Alistair Overeem KO/TKO R2 · 6 Feb 2021 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 2,002

Losses

The latest 5 of 11
  1. Ciryl Gane Decision R3 · 7 Dec 2024 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 2,132
  2. Tom Aspinall Submission R1 · 19 Mar 2022 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,817
  3. Ciryl Gane Decision R5 · 26 Jun 2021 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,984
  4. Curtis Blaydes Decision R5 · 20 Jun 2020 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 2,092
  5. Derrick Lewis KO/TKO R3 · 6 Oct 2018 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,962

Fight history

51 bouts, newest first. Hover a heading for what it means.
# Date Result Opponent Weight class Method Round Score Elo ± Opp Elo Odds Event
51 9 May 202637.5 yrs W40-11 Waldo Cortes-Acosta 17-2 · 34.6 yrs Heavyweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.60* 2,157→2,145 -12 2,032 -174→-135 UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland Ultimate Fighting Championship
50 25 Oct 202537.0 yrs W39-11 Jailton Almeida 22-3 · 34.3 yrs Heavyweight DecisionSplit R315:00 0.57* 2,169→2,157 -12 2,071 +139→+159 UFC 321: Aspinall vs. Gane Ultimate Fighting Championship
49 7 Dec 202436.1 yrs L38-11 Ciryl Gane 12-2 · 34.7 yrs Heavyweight DecisionSplit R315:00 0.68* 2,139→2,169 +30 2,132 +201→+292 UFC 310: Pantoja vs. Asakura Ultimate Fighting Championship
48 22 Jun 202435.7 yrs W38-10 Sergei Pavlovich 18-2 · 32.1 yrs Heavyweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.95* 2,078→2,139 +61 2,007 +170→+186 UFC on ABC 6: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov Ultimate Fighting Championship
47 9 Sep 202334.9 yrs W37-10 Tai Tuivasa 14-5 · 30.5 yrs Heavyweight SubEzekiel Choke R29:37 1.00 2,036→2,078 +43 1,839 -205→-245 UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland Ultimate Fighting Championship
46 11 Mar 202334.4 yrs W36-10 Alexandr Romanov 16-1 · 32.2 yrs Heavyweight KO/TKOPunches From Back Control R12:16 1.00 1,987→2,036 +48 1,820 -101→+130 UFC Fight Night 221: Yan vs. Dvalishvili Ultimate Fighting Championship
45 4 Jun 202233.6 yrs W35-10 Jairzinho Rozenstruik 12-3 · 34.2 yrs Heavyweight KO/TKOPunches R12:12 1.00 1,910→1,987 +77 1,868 -161→-162 UFC Fight Night 207: Volkov vs. Rozenstruik Ultimate Fighting Championship
44 19 Mar 202233.4 yrs L34-10 Tom Aspinall 11-2 · 28.9 yrs Heavyweight SubStraight Armlock R13:45 0.00 2,049→1,910 -138 1,817 -135→+113 UFC Fight Night 204: Volkov vs. Aspinall Ultimate Fighting Championship
43 30 Oct 202133.0 yrs W34-9 Marcin Tybura 22-6 · 36.0 yrs Heavyweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.74* 2,021→2,049 +28 1,964 -270→-300 UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira Ultimate Fighting Championship
42 26 Jun 202132.7 yrs L33-9 Ciryl Gane 8-0 · 31.2 yrs Heavyweight DecisionUnanimous R525:00 0.22* 2,099→2,021 -78 1,984 +120→+131 UFC Fight Night 190: Gane vs. Volkov Ultimate Fighting Championship
41 6 Feb 202132.3 yrs W33-8 Alistair Overeem 47-18 (1) · 40.7 yrs Heavyweight KO/TKOCross-hook Combo R27:06 1.00 2,014→2,099 +84 2,002 -175→-196 UFC Fight Night 184: Overeem vs. Volkov Ultimate Fighting Championship
40 24 Oct 202032.0 yrs W32-8 Walt Harris 13-8 (1) · 37.4 yrs Heavyweight KO/TKOBody Kick R26:15 1.00 1,967→2,014 +48 1,796 -197→-178 UFC 254: Nurmagomedov vs. Gaethje Ultimate Fighting Championship
39 20 Jun 202031.7 yrs L31-8 Curtis Blaydes 13-2 (1) · 29.3 yrs Heavyweight DecisionUnanimous R525:00 0.24* 1,986→1,967 -19 2,092 +184→+330 UFC on ESPN 11: Blaydes vs. Volkov Ultimate Fighting Championship
38 9 Nov 201931.0 yrs W31-7 Greg Hardy 5-1 (1) · 31.3 yrs Heavyweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.95* 1,966→1,986 +20 1,686 -290→-311 UFC Fight Night 163: Magomedsharipov vs. Kattar Ultimate Fighting Championship
37 6 Oct 201829.9 yrs L30-7 Derrick Lewis 20-5 (1) · 33.7 yrs Heavyweight KO/TKOPunches R314:49 0.00 2,089→1,971 -118 1,962 -191→-172 UFC 229: Nurmagomedov vs. McGregor Ultimate Fighting Championship
36 17 Mar 201829.4 yrs W30-6 Fabrício Werdum 23-7-1 · 40.6 yrs Heavyweight KO/TKOPunches R416:38 1.00 1,955→2,089 +134 2,160 +195→+155 UFC Fight Night 127: Werdum vs. Volkov Ultimate Fighting Championship
35 2 Sep 201728.9 yrs W29-6 Stefan Struve 28-8 · 29.5 yrs Heavyweight KO/TKOPunches R313:30 1.00 1,872→1,955 +83 1,855 -165→-124 UFC Fight Night 115: Volkov vs. Struve Ultimate Fighting Championship
34 15 Apr 201728.5 yrs W28-6 Roy Nelson 25-13 · 40.8 yrs Heavyweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.88* 1,805→1,872 +67 1,809 -135→-149 UFC on Fox 24: Johnson vs. Reis Ultimate Fighting Championship
33 19 Nov 201628.1 yrs W27-6 Tim Johnson 10-2 · 31.7 yrs Heavyweight DecisionSplit R315:00 0.39* 1,861→1,805 -56 1,705 -105→+130 UFC Fight Night 99: Mousasi vs. Hall 2 Ultimate Fighting Championship
32 16 Jun 201627.6 yrs W26-6 Attila Végh 32-6-2 · 30.9 yrs Heavyweighttitle KO/TKOPunches R12:38 1.00 1,780→1,861 +81 1,753 – M-1 Challenge 68: Shlemenko vs. Vasilevsky II M-1 Global
31 19 Feb 201627.3 yrs W25-6 Denis Smoldarev 11-1 · 25.9 yrs Heavyweighttitle SubTriangle Choke R310:43 1.00 1,699→1,780 +80 1,670 – M-1 Challenge 64: Smoldarev vs. Volkov M-1 Global
30 26 Jun 201526.7 yrs L24-6 Cheick Kongo 22-10-2 · 40.1 yrs Heavyweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.00* 1,798→1,699 -99 1,752 -165→-165 Bellator 139: Kongo vs. Volkov Bellator MMA
29 10 Apr 201526.5 yrs L24-5 Tony Johnson Jr. 8-2 · 29.2 yrs Heavyweight DecisionSplit R315:00 0.45* 1,872→1,798 -73 1,548 -315→-315 Bellator 136: Brooks vs. Jansen Bellator MMA
28 21 Feb 201526.3 yrs W24-4 Alexei Kudin 19-8 · 30.2 yrs Heavyweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,859→1,872 +12 1,648 – Cup Of Orenburg 2015 Union of Mixed Martial Arts
27 12 Dec 201426.1 yrs W23-4 Roy Boughton 10-4 · 22.5 yrs Heavyweight KO/TKOPunches R10:40 1.00 1,844→1,859 +16 1,443 – Tech-Krep FC - Battle of Heroes Tech-KREP FC
26 17 May 201425.6 yrs W22-4 Blagoy Ivanov 11-0 (1) · 27.6 yrs Heavyweighttitle SubRear Naked Choke R26:08 1.00 1,768→1,844 +75 1,720 – Bellator 120: Rampage vs. King Mo Bellator MMA
25 11 Apr 201425.5 yrs W21-4 Siala Siliga 6-2 · 43.5 yrs Heavyweight KO/TKOHead Kick R12:44 1.00 1,711→1,768 +57 1,585 -290→-290 Bellator 116: Johnson vs. Ivanov Bellator MMA
24 7 Mar 201425.4 yrs W20-4 Mark Holata 12-4 · 31.5 yrs Heavyweight KO/TKOPunches R11:21 1.00 1,688→1,711 +23 1,362 -425→-425 Bellator 111: Dantas vs. Leone Bellator MMA
23 15 Nov 201325.1 yrs L19-4 Vitaly Minakov 12-0 · 28.8 yrs Heavyweighttitle KO/TKOPunches R12:57 0.00 1,781→1,688 -94 1,757 +158→+158 Bellator 108: Rampage vs. Beltran Bellator MMA
22 14 Dec 201224.1 yrs W19-3 Richard Hale 21-4-1 · 27.6 yrs Heavyweighttitle DecisionUnanimous R525:00 0.80* 1,722→1,781 +60 1,750 -114→-114 Bellator 84 Bellator MMA
21 9 Nov 201224.0 yrs W18-3 Vinicius Queiroz 6-2 · 29.2 yrs Heavyweight KO/TKOPunches R29:59 1.00 1,693→1,722 +28 1,409 -202→-202 Bellator 80 Bellator MMA
20 5 Oct 201223.9 yrs W17-3 Brett Rogers 12-4 (1) · 31.6 yrs Heavyweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 1.00* 1,595→1,693 +99 1,640 +135→+135 Bellator 75 Bellator MMA
19 26 May 201223.6 yrs W16-3 Stefan Stanković 1-3 (1) Heavyweight KO/TKOPunches R14:27 1.00 1,588→1,595 +6 1,012 – FEFoMP - Mayor Cup 2012 Far Eastern Modern Pankration Federation
18 23 Feb 201223.3 yrs W15-3 Ricco Rodriguez 48-15 · 34.5 yrs Heavyweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,566→1,588 +22 1,406 – Baltic Fights: Baltic Challenge 3 Baltic Fights
17 20 Nov 201123.1 yrs W14-3 Arsen Abdulkerimov 6-1 Heavyweight KO/TKOPunches R10:26 1.00 1,497→1,566 +69 1,423 – M-1 Global: Battle Of The Legends M-1 Global
16 7 Oct 201123.0 yrs W13-3 Bakhodir Ibragimov 3-0 Heavyweight KO/TKOPunches R27:22 1.00 1,462→1,497 +35 1,222 – MMACC - MMA Corona Cup 1 MMACC
15 5 Aug 201122.8 yrs W12-3 Nedyalko Karadjov 4-0 – KO/TKOPunches R12:41 1.00 1,391→1,462 +71 1,326 – League S-70 - Russia vs. Brazil S-70
14 28 Apr 201122.5 yrs W11-3 Denis Goltsov 3-2 · 20.9 yrs Heavyweight KO/TKOPunches R28:05 1.00 1,340→1,391 +51 1,185 – M-1 Challenge 25: Zavurov vs Magumedov 2 M-1 Global
13 13 Jan 201122.2 yrs W10-3 Ruslan Chapko 0-2 Heavyweight KO/TKOPunches R10:47 1.00 1,310→1,340 +30 1,037 – Voronezh Interregional 2011 Voronezh MMA Federation
12 10 Dec 201022.1 yrs L9-3 Pat Bennett 3-2 Heavyweight DecisionUnanimous (Overturned by the Promoter) R420:00 0.16 1,423→1,310 -113 1,173 – M-1 Challenge 22: Narkun vs. Vasilevskiy M-1 Global
11 17 Sep 201021.9 yrs W9-2 Evgeny Babich 1-2 · 20.4 yrs Heavyweight KO/TKOPunches R12:10 1.00 1,406→1,423 +17 1,022 – Lipetsk Mixfight Cup 4 Lipetsk Mixfight Cup
10 6 Aug 201021.8 yrs W8-2 Eldar Yagudin debut Heavyweight KO/TKOPunches R14:34 1.00 1,389→1,406 +17 1,000 – Ratnoe Pole - The First Battlefield The First Strike Championship
9 22 Jul 201021.7 yrs L7-2 Maxim Grishin 6-4 · 26.2 yrs Heavyweighttitle SubRear Naked Choke R12:39 0.00 1,495→1,389 -106 1,420 – M-1: European Selection 2010 (Stage 8) M-1 Global
8 28 May 201021.6 yrs W7-1 Alexander Romaschenko 2-1 · 25.5 yrs Heavyweighttitle SubRear Naked Choke R12:59 1.00 1,469→1,495 +26 1,166 – M-1: European Selection 2010 (Stage 6) M-1 Global
7 10 Apr 201021.5 yrs W6-1 Vitaly Yalovenko 0-1 Heavyweighttitle KO/TKODoctor Stoppage R26:05 1.00 1,453→1,469 +16 1,057 – M-1: European Selection 2010 (Stage 4) M-1 Global
6 3 Dec 200921.1 yrs W5-1 Ibragim Magomedov 22-7-1 · 34.5 yrs Heavyweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,339→1,453 +114 1,594 – M-1 Challenge 20: Russia M-1 Global
5 30 Oct 200921.0 yrs W4-1 Smbat Zakaryan debut Heavyweight KO/TKOPunches R14:20 1.00 1,285→1,339 +54 1,143 – ProFC - Union Nation Cup 3 ProFC
4 4 Oct 200920.9 yrs W3-1 Abdulkhalik Magomedov 0-1 · 26.2 yrs Heavyweight KO/TKOPunches R14:43 1.00 1,227→1,285 +58 1,106 – M-1: Russian Selection 2009 (Stage 8) M-1 Global
3 23 Jun 200920.7 yrs L2-1 Akhmed Sultanov 7-3 Heavyweight SubArmbar R12:50 0.00 1,343→1,227 -116 1,225 – M-1: Russian Selection 2009 (Stage 4) M-1 Global
2 28 May 200920.6 yrs W2-0 Adam Alikhanov debut Heavyweight KO/TKOPunches R10:20 1.00 1,270→1,343 +73 1,211 – M-1: Russian Selection 2009 (Stage 3) M-1 Global
1 19 Apr 200920.5 yrs W1-0 Nikolai Pleshakov debut Heavyweight KO/TKOPunches R11:20 1.00 1,183→1,270 +88 1,183 – M-1: Russian Selection 2009 (Stage 2) M-1 Global