Featherweight · Men

Alexander Volkanovski

“The Great”
Australia Freestyle Fighting Gym debut 2012
#15 Pound for pound #1 Featherweight UFC champion · Featherweight UFC #2 · Pound for pound
Elo 2,210 peak 2,376 · 8 Jul 2023 166 below it
Tapology Sherdog id 4398946
28-4pro record
2W current streak
2,287best win, Elo
1,710average opponent
-- born 29 Sep 1988
66.0" / 71.5" height / reach

Elo history

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

Record

-- – --
Rating by method KO1,468 Sub1,470 Dec1,678

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Max Holloway Decision R5 · 14 Dec 2019 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 2,287
  2. Max Holloway Decision R5 · 2 Jul 2022 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 2,218
  3. Max Holloway Decision R5 · 11 Jul 2020 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 2,215
  4. José Aldo Decision R3 · 11 May 2019 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 2,131
  5. Diego Lopes Decision R5 · 31 Jan 2026 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 2,122

Losses

Newest first
  1. Ilia Topuria KO/TKO R2 · 17 Feb 2024 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 2,066
  2. Islam Makhachev KO/TKO R1 · 21 Oct 2023 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 2,337
  3. Islam Makhachev Decision R5 · 11 Feb 2023 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 2,320
  4. Corey Nelson KO/TKO R3 · 10 May 2013 · Australian FC 1,420

Fight history

32 bouts, newest first. Hover a heading for what it means.
# Date Result Opponent Weight class Method Round Score Elo ± Opp Elo Odds Event
32 31 Jan 202637.3 yrs W28-4 Diego Lopes 27-7 · 31.1 yrs Featherweighttitle DecisionUnanimous R525:00 0.81* 2,167→2,210 +44 2,122 -166→-145 UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2 Ultimate Fighting Championship
31 12 Apr 202536.5 yrs W27-4 Diego Lopes 26-6 · 30.3 yrs Featherweighttitle DecisionUnanimous R525:00 0.75* 2,135→2,167 +32 2,089 -145→-149 UFC 314: Volkanovski vs. Lopes Ultimate Fighting Championship
30 17 Feb 202435.4 yrs L26-4 Ilia Topuria 14-0 · 27.1 yrs Featherweighttitle KO/TKORight Hook R28:32 0.00 2,278→2,143 -135 2,066 -170→-129 UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria Ultimate Fighting Championship
29 21 Oct 202335.1 yrs L26-3 Islam Makhachev 24-1 · 32.0 yrs Lightweighttitle KO/TKOHead Kick & Hammerfists R13:06 0.00 2,376→2,278 -97 2,337 +196→+205 UFC 294: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski 2 Ultimate Fighting Championship
28 8 Jul 202334.8 yrs W26-2 Yair Rodriguez 21-3 (1) · 30.8 yrs Featherweighttitle KO/TKORight Hook to Ground Strikes R314:19 1.00 2,343→2,376 +33 2,088 -450→-380 UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez Ultimate Fighting Championship
27 11 Feb 202334.4 yrs L25-2 Islam Makhachev 23-1 · 31.3 yrs Lightweighttitle DecisionUnanimous R525:00 0.46* 2,360→2,343 -17 2,320 +258→+292 UFC 284: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski Ultimate Fighting Championship
26 2 Jul 202233.8 yrs W25-1 Max Holloway 23-6 · 30.6 yrs Featherweighttitle DecisionUnanimous R525:00 0.99* 2,293→2,360 +66 2,218 -187→-190 UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier Ultimate Fighting Championship
25 9 Apr 202233.5 yrs W24-1 Chan Sung Jung 17-6 · 35.1 yrs Featherweighttitle KO/TKOPunches (Standing TKO) R415:45 1.00 2,270→2,293 +23 1,940 -412→-700 UFC 273: Volkanovski vs. Korean Zombie Ultimate Fighting Championship
24 25 Sep 202133.0 yrs W23-1 Brian Ortega 15-1 (1) · 30.6 yrs Featherweighttitle DecisionUnanimous R525:00 0.93* 2,228→2,270 +42 2,092 -186→-185 UFC 266: Volkanovski vs. Ortega Ultimate Fighting Championship
23 11 Jul 202031.8 yrs W22-1 Max Holloway 21-5 · 28.6 yrs Featherweighttitle DecisionSplit R525:00 0.46* 2,258→2,241 -17 2,215 -197→-213 UFC 251: Usman vs. Masvidal Ultimate Fighting Championship
22 14 Dec 201931.2 yrs W21-1 Max Holloway 21-4 · 28.0 yrs Featherweighttitle DecisionUnanimous R525:00 0.77* 2,187→2,258 +72 2,287 +150→+149 UFC 245: Usman vs. Covington Ultimate Fighting Championship
21 11 May 201930.6 yrs W20-1 José Aldo 28-4 · 32.7 yrs Featherweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.93* 2,105→2,187 +82 2,131 +110→+115 UFC 237: Namajunas vs. Andrade Ultimate Fighting Championship
20 29 Dec 201830.2 yrs W19-1 Chad Mendes 18-4 · 33.7 yrs Featherweight KO/TKOPunches R29:14 1.00 2,041→2,105 +64 1,944 +120→+125 UFC 232: Jones vs. Gustafsson 2 Ultimate Fighting Championship
19 14 Jul 201829.8 yrs W18-1 Darren Elkins 24-5 · 34.2 yrs Featherweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 1.00* 1,945→2,041 +96 1,978 -305→-303 UFC Fight Night 133: Dos Santos vs. Ivanov Ultimate Fighting Championship
18 10 Feb 201829.4 yrs W17-1 Jeremy Kennedy 11-0 · 25.4 yrs Featherweight KO/TKOGround & Pound R29:57 1.00 1,903→1,945 +42 1,703 -210→-210 UFC 221: Romero vs. Rockhold Ultimate Fighting Championship
17 18 Nov 201729.1 yrs W16-1 Shane Young 12-3 · 24.3 yrs Featherweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 1.00* 1,885→1,903 +18 1,510 -588→-650 UFC Fight Night 121: Werdum vs. Tybura Ultimate Fighting Championship
16 10 Jun 201728.7 yrs W15-1 Mizuto Hirota 20-7-2 · 36.1 yrs Featherweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.98* 1,806→1,885 +79 1,785 -275→-514 UFC Fight Night 110: Hunt vs. Lewis Ultimate Fighting Championship
15 26 Nov 201628.2 yrs W14-1 Yusuke Kasuya 10-2-2 · 27.0 yrs Lightweight KO/TKOGround & Pound R27:06 1.00 1,765→1,806 +40 1,556 -150→-175 UFC Fight Night 101: Whittaker vs. Brunson Ultimate Fighting Championship
14 8 Jul 201627.8 yrs W13-1 Jai Bradney 16-12-1 (1) Lightweighttitle KO/TKOKO/TKO R1 1.00 1,756→1,765 +10 1,265 – Wollongong Wars 4 Wollongong Wars
13 19 Mar 201627.5 yrs W12-1 Jamie Mullarkey 9-0 · 21.6 yrs Featherweighttitle KO/TKOPunch R13:23 1.00 1,718→1,756 +38 1,495 – AFC 15: Wilkinson vs. Abdallah Australian FC
12 4 Dec 201527.2 yrs W11-1 Yusuke Yachi 13-4 · 25.6 yrs Featherweighttitle SubTriangle Choke R418:43 1.00 1,608→1,718 +110 1,698 – Pacific Xtreme Combat 50 Pacific X-treme Combat
11 14 Jun 201526.7 yrs W10-1 James Bishop 2-0 Featherweighttitle KO/TKOKO/TKO R11:39 1.00 1,588→1,608 +20 1,229 – Australian Fighting Championship 13 Australian FC
10 1 Nov 201426.1 yrs W9-1 Dave Butt 6-6 · 25.2 yrs Lightweight KO/TKOPunches R26:52 1.00 1,569→1,588 +19 1,205 – Wollongong Wars 2 Wollongong Wars
9 24 Oct 201426.1 yrs W8-1 Kyle Reyes 5-2 · 23.8 yrs Featherweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,548→1,569 +21 1,383 – Pacific Xtreme Combat 45 Pacific X-treme Combat
8 26 Jul 201425.8 yrs W7-1 Jai Bradney 15-9-1 Lightweighttitle SubRear Naked Choke R14:58 1.00 1,500→1,548 +48 1,332 – Roshambo MMA 3: In the Cage Roshambo MMA
7 17 May 201425.6 yrs W6-1 Rodolfo Marques 16-3-1 · 30.3 yrs Featherweight KO/TKOPunch R13:41 1.00 1,410→1,500 +90 1,420 – Australian Fighting Championship 9 Australian FC
6 1 Feb 201425.3 yrs W5-1 Greg Atzori 13-5 Lightweighttitle SubGuillotine Choke R1 1.00 1,311→1,410 +99 1,358 – Roshambo MMA 2: In the Cage Roshambo MMA
5 13 Dec 201325.2 yrs W4-1 Luke Catubig 2-2 Welterweight KO/TKOPunches R314:39 1.00 1,264→1,311 +47 1,089 – Australian Fighting Championship 7 Australian FC
4 10 May 201324.6 yrs L3-1 Corey Nelson 12-4-1 Welterweight KO/TKOHead Kick & Punches R310:13 0.00 1,329→1,264 -65 1,420 – Australian Fighting Championship 5 Australian FC
3 6 Apr 201324.5 yrs W3-0 Anton Zafir 2-0 · 26.1 yrs Welterweighttitle KO/TKOPunches R417:19 1.00 1,245→1,329 +84 1,231 – Roshambo MMA 1: In the Cage Roshambo MMA
2 23 Feb 201324.4 yrs W2-0 Regan Wilson 4-1 Welterweight KO/TKOPunches R12:49 1.00 1,138→1,245 +106 1,215 – Cage Conquest Cage Conquest
1 19 May 201223.6 yrs W1-0 Gerhard Voigt 2-2 – DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,101→1,138 +38 1,011 – Revolution Promotions - Revolution at the Roxy Australia Regional