Alexander Volkov

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Rank State: Nevada
Age: 35
Last 5: L W W W W
Association: Strela Team
Pro Debut Date: 2009-04-19
Pro Record: 38-10-0
Current Ranking:
#3 Heavyweight
'Big League' Record: 28-10-0
Last 3 Years: 5-1-0
Win Finish %: 73.7%
Combat Age: 48
Quality Perf. %: 54.2%
Last Quality Perf.: 2024-06-22
540 Metric: .593
Rating Points: 1304
Highest Quarterly Ranking: 10/01/2024

#3 Heavyweight

All-Time Rank:

#26 Heavyweight+
Last Fight Date: 6/22/2024 [UFC]
Last Opponent: [#5 HW] Sergei Pavlovich
Opponent's Last 5: W W W L L
Next Fight: UFC 310 - Dec. 7
Next Opponent: [#2 HW] Ciryl Gane
Opponent's Last 5: W L W L W
Last Loss Date: 3/19/2022
Last Loss: [#1 HW] Tom Aspinall
Opponent's Last 5: W L W W W
UFC Record: 12-4-0
Octagon Time: 3:21:08
Longest Win Streak: 4 (2022-2024, active)
Next Best Win Streak: 4 (2016-2018)
UFC Debut: 2016-11-19
Last UFC Fight: 2024-06-22

Complete Professional MMA Fight History
Fighter rankings represent most recent generated quarterly rating prior to the fight

  Opponent Outcome
W Sergei Pavlovich
#4 Heavyweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  UFC on ABC 6 - Whittaker vs. Aliskerov
Saturday, June 22nd 2024
W Tai Tuivasa
#7 Heavyweight 		Submission (Ezekiel Choke)
Round 2
  UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland
Saturday, September 9th 2023
W Alexander Romanov
#29 Heavyweight 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1
  UFC Fight Night 221 - Yan vs. Dvalishvili
Saturday, March 11th 2023
W Jairzinho Rozenstruik
#6 Heavyweight 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1
  UFC Fight Night 207 - Volkov vs. Rozenstruik
Saturday, June 4th 2022
L Tom Aspinall
#18 Heavyweight 		Submission (Straight Armbar)
Round 1
  UFC Fight Night 204 - Volkov vs. Aspinall
Saturday, March 19th 2022
W Marcin Tybura
#8 Heavyweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  UFC 267 - Blachowicz vs. Teixeira
Saturday, October 30th 2021
L Ciryl Gane
#3 Heavyweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 5
  UFC Fight Night 190 - Gane vs. Volkov
Saturday, June 26th 2021
W Alistair Overeem
#6 Heavyweight 		TKO (Punches)
Round 2
  UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov
Saturday, February 6th 2021
W Walt Harris
#18 Heavyweight 		TKO (Body Kick and Punches)
Round 2
  UFC 254 - Nurmagomedov vs. Gaethje
Saturday, October 24th 2020
L Curtis Blaydes
#4 Heavyweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 5
  UFC on ESPN 11 - Blaydes vs. Volkov
Saturday, June 20th 2020
W Greg Hardy
#93 Heavyweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  UFC Fight Night 163 - Magomedsharipov vs. ...
Saturday, November 9th 2019
L Derrick Lewis
#5 Heavyweight 		KO (Punches)
Round 3
  UFC 229 - Nurmagomedov vs. McGregor
Saturday, October 6th 2018
W Fabricio Werdum
#3 Heavyweight 		KO (Punches)
Round 4
  UFC Fight Night 127 - Werdum vs. Volkov
Saturday, March 17th 2018
W Stefan Struve
#14 Heavyweight 		TKO (Punches)
Round 3
  UFC Fight Night 115 - Volkov vs. Struve
Saturday, September 2nd 2017
W Roy Nelson
#12 Heavyweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  UFC on Fox 24 - Johnson vs. Reis
Saturday, April 15th 2017
W Tim Johnson
#27 Heavyweight 		Decision (Split)
Round 3
  UFC Fight Night 99: Mousasi vs. Hall 2
Saturday, November 19th 2016
W Attila Vegh
#30 Light Heavyweight 		KO (Punches)
Round 1
  M-1 Challenge 68 - Shlemenko vs. Vasilevsky 2
Thursday, June 16th 2016
W Denis Smoldarev
#42 Heavyweight 		SUB
Round 3
  M-1 Challenge 64: Smoldarev vs. Volkov
Friday, February 19th 2016
L Cheick Kongo
#20 Heavyweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  Bellator 139 - Kongo vs. Volkov
Friday, June 26th 2015
L Tony Johnson
#53 Heavyweight 		Decision (Split)
Round 3
  Bellator 136 - Brooks vs. Jansen
Friday, April 10th 2015
W Alexei Kudin
#51 Heavyweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  UMMAP - Union MMA Pro
Saturday, February 21st 2015
W Roy Boughton
#136 Heavyweight 		TKO (Doctor Stoppage)
Round 1
  Tech-Krep Fighting Championship - Battle o...
Friday, December 12th 2014
W Blagoy Ivanov
#37 Heavyweight 		Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Round 2
  Bellator MMA - Bellator 120
Saturday, May 17th 2014
W Siala-Mou Siliga
#40 Heavyweight 		KO (Head Kick)
Round 1
  Bellator MMA - Bellator 116
Friday, April 11th 2014
W Mark Holata TKO (Punches)
Round 1
  Bellator MMA - Bellator 111
Friday, March 7th 2014
L Vitaly Minakov
#21 Heavyweight 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1
  Bellator MMA - Bellator 108
Friday, November 15th 2013
W Rich Hale
#47 Light Heavyweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 5
  BFC - Bellator Fighting Championships 84
Friday, December 14th 2012
W Vinicius Kappke de Queiroz TKO (Punches)
Round 1
  BFC - Bellator Fighting Championships 80
Friday, November 9th 2012
W Brett Rogers
#31 Heavyweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  BFC - Bellator Fighting Championships 75
Friday, October 5th 2012
W Stefan Stankovic TKO (Punches)
Round 1
  FEFoMP - Mayor Cup 2012
Saturday, May 26th 2012
W Ricco Rodriguez
#107 Heavyweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  BF - Baltic Challenge 3
Thursday, February 23rd 2012
W Arsen Abdulkerimov
#107 Heavyweight 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1
  M-1 Global - Fedor vs. Monson
Sunday, November 20th 2011
W Bakhodir Ibragimov TKO (Punches)
Round 2
  MMACC - MMA Corona Cup 1
Friday, October 7th 2011
W Nedyalko Karadjov TKO (Punches)
Round 1
  League S-70 - Russia vs. Brazil
Friday, August 5th 2011
W Denis Goltsov TKO (Punches)
Round 2
  M-1 Challenge 25 - Zavurov vs. Enomoto
Thursday, April 28th 2011
W Ruslan Chapko TKO (Punches)
Round 1
  MFT - Mix Fight Tournament
Friday, January 14th 2011
L Pat Bennett Decision (Unanimous)
Round 4
  M-1 Challenge 22 - Narkun vs. Vasilevsky
Friday, December 10th 2010
W Evgeni Babich TKO (Punches)
Round 1
  LM - Tournament 3
Saturday, September 18th 2010
W Eldar Yagudin TKO (Punches)
Round 1
  Field Of Arms: The First Battle
Friday, August 6th 2010
L Maxim Grishin
#102 Heavyweight 		Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Round 1
  M-1 Selection 2010 - Eastern Europe Finals
Thursday, July 22nd 2010
W Alexander Romaschenko Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Round 1
  M-1 Selection 2010 - Eastern Europe Round 3
Friday, May 28th 2010
W Vitalii Yalovenko TKO (Doctor Stoppage)
Round 2
  M-1 Selection 2010 - Eastern Europe Round 2
Saturday, April 10th 2010
W Ibragim Magomedov
#48 Heavyweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  M-1 Challenge 20 - 2009 Finals
Thursday, December 3rd 2009
W Smbat Zakaryan TKO (Punches)
Round 1
  ProFC - Union Nation Cup 3
Friday, October 30th 2009
W Abdulkhalik Magomedov TKO (Punches)
Round 1
  M-1 Challenge - 2009 Selections 8
Sunday, October 4th 2009
L Akhmed Sultanov Submission (Armbar)
Round 1
  M-1 Challenge - 2009 Selections 4
Wednesday, June 24th 2009
W Adam Alikhanov TKO (Punches)
Round 1
  M-1 Challenge - 2009 Selections 3
Thursday, May 28th 2009
W Nikolay Pleshakov TKO (Punches)
Round 1
  M-1 Challenge - 2009 Selections 2
Sunday, April 19th 2009
  Opponent Event Outcome
W Sergei Pavlovich
#4 Heavyweight 		  UFC on ABC 6 - Whittaker vs. Aliskerov
Saturday, June 22nd 2024 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Tai Tuivasa
#7 Heavyweight 		  UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland
Saturday, September 9th 2023 		Submission (Ezekiel Choke)
Round 2
W Alexander Romanov
#29 Heavyweight 		  UFC Fight Night 221 - Yan vs. Dvalishvili
Saturday, March 11th 2023 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1
W Jairzinho Rozenstruik
#6 Heavyweight 		  UFC Fight Night 207 - Volkov vs. Rozenstruik
Saturday, June 4th 2022 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1
L Tom Aspinall
#18 Heavyweight 		  UFC Fight Night 204 - Volkov vs. Aspinall
Saturday, March 19th 2022 		Submission (Straight Armbar)
Round 1
W Marcin Tybura
#8 Heavyweight 		  UFC 267 - Blachowicz vs. Teixeira
Saturday, October 30th 2021 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
L Ciryl Gane
#3 Heavyweight 		  UFC Fight Night 190 - Gane vs. Volkov
Saturday, June 26th 2021 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 5
W Alistair Overeem
#6 Heavyweight 		  UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov
Saturday, February 6th 2021 		TKO (Punches)
Round 2
W Walt Harris
#18 Heavyweight 		  UFC 254 - Nurmagomedov vs. Gaethje
Saturday, October 24th 2020 		TKO (Body Kick and Punches)
Round 2
L Curtis Blaydes
#4 Heavyweight 		  UFC on ESPN 11 - Blaydes vs. Volkov
Saturday, June 20th 2020 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 5
W Greg Hardy
#93 Heavyweight 		  UFC Fight Night 163 - Magomedsharipov vs. ...
Saturday, November 9th 2019 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
L Derrick Lewis
#5 Heavyweight 		  UFC 229 - Nurmagomedov vs. McGregor
Saturday, October 6th 2018 		KO (Punches)
Round 3
W Fabricio Werdum
#3 Heavyweight 		  UFC Fight Night 127 - Werdum vs. Volkov
Saturday, March 17th 2018 		KO (Punches)
Round 4
W Stefan Struve
#14 Heavyweight 		  UFC Fight Night 115 - Volkov vs. Struve
Saturday, September 2nd 2017 		TKO (Punches)
Round 3
W Roy Nelson
#12 Heavyweight 		  UFC on Fox 24 - Johnson vs. Reis
Saturday, April 15th 2017 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Tim Johnson
#27 Heavyweight 		  UFC Fight Night 99: Mousasi vs. Hall 2
Saturday, November 19th 2016 		Decision (Split)
Round 3
W Attila Vegh
#30 Light Heavyweight 		  M-1 Challenge 68 - Shlemenko vs. Vasilevsky 2
Thursday, June 16th 2016 		KO (Punches)
Round 1
W Denis Smoldarev
#42 Heavyweight 		  M-1 Challenge 64: Smoldarev vs. Volkov
Friday, February 19th 2016 		SUB
Round 3
L Cheick Kongo
#20 Heavyweight 		  Bellator 139 - Kongo vs. Volkov
Friday, June 26th 2015 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
L Tony Johnson
#53 Heavyweight 		  Bellator 136 - Brooks vs. Jansen
Friday, April 10th 2015 		Decision (Split)
Round 3
W Alexei Kudin
#51 Heavyweight 		  UMMAP - Union MMA Pro
Saturday, February 21st 2015 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Roy Boughton
#136 Heavyweight 		  Tech-Krep Fighting Championship - Battle o...
Friday, December 12th 2014 		TKO (Doctor Stoppage)
Round 1
W Blagoy Ivanov
#37 Heavyweight 		  Bellator MMA - Bellator 120
Saturday, May 17th 2014 		Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Round 2
W Siala-Mou Siliga
#40 Heavyweight 		  Bellator MMA - Bellator 116
Friday, April 11th 2014 		KO (Head Kick)
Round 1
W Mark Holata   Bellator MMA - Bellator 111
Friday, March 7th 2014 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1
L Vitaly Minakov
#21 Heavyweight 		  Bellator MMA - Bellator 108
Friday, November 15th 2013 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1
W Rich Hale
#47 Light Heavyweight 		  BFC - Bellator Fighting Championships 84
Friday, December 14th 2012 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 5
W Vinicius Kappke de Queiroz   BFC - Bellator Fighting Championships 80
Friday, November 9th 2012 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1
W Brett Rogers
#31 Heavyweight 		  BFC - Bellator Fighting Championships 75
Friday, October 5th 2012 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Stefan Stankovic   FEFoMP - Mayor Cup 2012
Saturday, May 26th 2012 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1
W Ricco Rodriguez
#107 Heavyweight 		  BF - Baltic Challenge 3
Thursday, February 23rd 2012 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Arsen Abdulkerimov
#107 Heavyweight 		  M-1 Global - Fedor vs. Monson
Sunday, November 20th 2011 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1
W Bakhodir Ibragimov   MMACC - MMA Corona Cup 1
Friday, October 7th 2011 		TKO (Punches)
Round 2
W Nedyalko Karadjov   League S-70 - Russia vs. Brazil
Friday, August 5th 2011 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1
W Denis Goltsov   M-1 Challenge 25 - Zavurov vs. Enomoto
Thursday, April 28th 2011 		TKO (Punches)
Round 2
W Ruslan Chapko   MFT - Mix Fight Tournament
Friday, January 14th 2011 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1
L Pat Bennett   M-1 Challenge 22 - Narkun vs. Vasilevsky
Friday, December 10th 2010 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 4
W Evgeni Babich   LM - Tournament 3
Saturday, September 18th 2010 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1
W Eldar Yagudin   Field Of Arms: The First Battle
Friday, August 6th 2010 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1
L Maxim Grishin
#102 Heavyweight 		  M-1 Selection 2010 - Eastern Europe Finals
Thursday, July 22nd 2010 		Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Round 1
W Alexander Romaschenko   M-1 Selection 2010 - Eastern Europe Round 3
Friday, May 28th 2010 		Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Round 1
W Vitalii Yalovenko   M-1 Selection 2010 - Eastern Europe Round 2
Saturday, April 10th 2010 		TKO (Doctor Stoppage)
Round 2
W Ibragim Magomedov
#48 Heavyweight 		  M-1 Challenge 20 - 2009 Finals
Thursday, December 3rd 2009 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Smbat Zakaryan   ProFC - Union Nation Cup 3
Friday, October 30th 2009 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1
W Abdulkhalik Magomedov   M-1 Challenge - 2009 Selections 8
Sunday, October 4th 2009 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1
L Akhmed Sultanov   M-1 Challenge - 2009 Selections 4
Wednesday, June 24th 2009 		Submission (Armbar)
Round 1
W Adam Alikhanov   M-1 Challenge - 2009 Selections 3
Thursday, May 28th 2009 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1
W Nikolay Pleshakov   M-1 Challenge - 2009 Selections 2
Sunday, April 19th 2009 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1

Quarterly Generated Historical Rankings
Rating bar represents the fighter's standing relative to the top of the division at the time

Date ↑ ↓ Rank Record Points
10/01/2024   #3 Heavyweight 38-10-0
1304
07/01/2024 3 #3 Heavyweight 38-10-0
1304
04/01/2024 1 #6 Heavyweight 37-10-0
964
01/01/2024 1 #5 Heavyweight 37-10-0
964
10/01/2023 1 #4 Heavyweight 37-10-0
964
07/01/2023   #5 Heavyweight 36-10-0
802
04/01/2023 1 #5 Heavyweight 36-10-0
812
01/01/2023 1 #4 Heavyweight 35-10-0
812
10/01/2022 2 #3 Heavyweight 35-10-0
812
07/01/2022 2 #5 Heavyweight 35-10-0
812
04/01/2022 2 #7 Heavyweight 34-10-0
592
01/01/2022   #5 Heavyweight 34-9-0
757
10/01/2021 1 #5 Heavyweight 33-9-0
674
07/01/2021 1 #6 Heavyweight 33-9-0
674
04/01/2021 3 #5 Heavyweight 33-8-0
775
01/01/2021   #8 Heavyweight 32-8-0
538
10/01/2020 2 #8 Heavyweight 31-8-0
482
07/01/2020   #10 Heavyweight 31-8-0
491
04/01/2020   #10 Heavyweight 31-7-0
499
01/01/2020 1 #10 Heavyweight 31-7-0
509
10/01/2019   #9 Heavyweight 30-7-0
550
07/01/2019 1 #9 Heavyweight 30-7-0
562
04/01/2019   #8 Heavyweight 30-7-0
577
01/01/2019 4 #8 Heavyweight 30-7-0
581
10/01/2018   #4 Heavyweight 30-6-0
748
07/01/2018   #4 Heavyweight 30-6-0
748
04/01/2018 3 #4 Heavyweight 30-6-0
748
01/01/2018   #7 Heavyweight 29-6-0
374
10/01/2017 4 #7 Heavyweight 29-6-0
374
07/01/2017 9 #11 Heavyweight 28-6-0
289
04/01/2017 2 #20 Heavyweight 27-6-0
189
01/01/2017 1 #18 Heavyweight 27-6-0
189
10/01/2016   #19 Heavyweight 26-6-0
179
07/01/2016 4 #19 Heavyweight 26-6-0
179
04/01/2016 6 #23 Heavyweight 25-6-0
144
01/01/2016 1 #29 Heavyweight 24-6-0
121
10/01/2015 4 #28 Heavyweight 24-6-0
121
07/01/2015 8 #24 Heavyweight 24-6-0
121
04/01/2015 1 #16 Heavyweight 24-4-0
180
01/01/2015 1 #17 Heavyweight 23-4-0
173
10/01/2014 1 #16 Heavyweight 22-4-0
173
07/01/2014 9 #15 Heavyweight 22-4-0
173
04/01/2014 1 #24 Heavyweight 20-4-0
116
01/01/2014 9 #25 Heavyweight 19-4-0
115
10/01/2013   #16 Heavyweight 19-3-0
154
07/01/2013   #16 Heavyweight 19-3-0
154
04/01/2013   #16 Heavyweight 19-3-0
154
01/01/2013 49 #16 Heavyweight 19-3-0
154
10/01/2012 2 #65 Heavyweight 16-3-0
54
07/01/2012 4 #63 Heavyweight 16-3-0
54
04/01/2012 8 #67 Heavyweight 15-3-0
54
01/01/2012 61 #75 Heavyweight 14-3-0
45
10/01/2011 27 #136 Heavyweight 12-3-0
30
07/01/2011 29 #163 Heavyweight 11-3-0
26
04/01/2011 3 #192 Heavyweight 10-3-0
23
01/01/2011 93 #195 Heavyweight 9-3-0
24
10/01/2010 44 #102 Heavyweight 9-2-0
36
07/01/2010 1 #58 Heavyweight 7-1-0
53
04/01/2010 1 #57 Heavyweight 5-1-0
53
01/01/2010 NR #58 Heavyweight 5-1-0
53