HeavyweightActive
Alexander Volkov
“Drago”
Country
RussiaRecord
40-11
Weight class
Heavyweight
Height
6'7"
Reach
80"
Age
37
Stance
Orthodox
Career stats
14 of 23 wins inside the distance · 25th percentile
Stopped in 10% of bouts — 3 of 31 · 82nd percentile
Bouts in the last 24 months · 83rd percentile
11:10
Avg bout length
2W
Streak
4
Title fights
8
Main events
Percentiles vs 489 heavyweights
Counted from the 31 bouts on record, not the full 51-fight career
Strikes & grappling
1250 landed from 2168 attempts — 58% accuracy · 71st percentile
10 landed from 16 attempts — 63% accuracy · 68th percentile
4 in 19 statted bouts · 14th percentile
14m of 4h 6m fought · 25th percentile
Head 59%
Body 21%
Leg 20%
Of 1250 significant strikes landed
Percentiles vs 28 heavyweights with a stats sheet
Strike and grappling figures counted from the 19 bouts with a recorded stats sheet — 4h 6m of fight time, of the 31 bouts on record
| Date | Opponent | Result | Method | Round | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 9, 2026 | Waldo Cortes Acosta | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland |
| Oct 25, 2025 | Jailton Almeida | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 321: Aspinall vs. Gane |
| Dec 7, 2024 | Ciryl Gane | LOSS | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 310: Pantoja vs. Asakura |
| Jun 22, 2024 | Sergei Pavlovich | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov |
| Sep 9, 2023 | Tai Tuivasa | WIN | SUBEzekiel Choke | R2 · 4:37 | UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland |
| Mar 11, 2023 | Alexandr Romanov | WIN | KOPunches | R1 · 2:16 | UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili |
| Jun 4, 2022 | Jairzinho Rozenstruik | WIN | KOPunches | R1 · 2:12 | UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Rozenstruik |
| Mar 19, 2022 | Tom Aspinall | LOSS | SUBStraight Armbar | R1 · 3:45 | UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall |
| Oct 30, 2021 | Marcin Tybura | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira |
| Jun 26, 2021 | Ciryl Gane | LOSS | DECDecision | R5 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Volkov |
| Feb 6, 2021 | Alistair Overeem | WIN | KOPunch | R2 · 2:06 | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov |
| Oct 24, 2020 | Walt Harris | WIN | KOKick | R2 · 1:15 | UFC 254: Khabib vs. Gaethje |
| Jun 20, 2020 | Curtis Blaydes | LOSS | DECDecision | R5 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Volkov |
| Nov 9, 2019 | Greg Hardy | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Zabit vs. Kattar |
| Oct 7, 2018 | Derrick Lewis | LOSS | KOPunches | R3 · 4:49 | UFC 229: Khabib vs. McGregor |
| Mar 17, 2018 | Fabricio Werdum | WIN | KOPunch | R4 · 1:38 | UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Volkov |
| Sep 2, 2017 | Stefan Struve | WIN | KOPunch | R3 · 3:30 | UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Struve |
| Apr 16, 2017 | Roy Nelson | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Johnson vs. Reis |
| Nov 19, 2016 | Tim Johnson | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Mousasi vs. Hall 2 |
| Jun 16, 2016 | Attila VeghTitle | WIN | KOKO | R1 | M-1 Challenge 68: Shlemenko vs. Vasilevsky 2 |
| Feb 19, 2016 | Denis SmoldarevTitle | WIN | SUBSubmission (Triangle Choke) | R3 | M-1 Challenge 64: Shlemenko vs. Vasilevsky |
| Jun 26, 2015 | Cheick Kongo | LOSS | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 · 5:00 | Bellator 139: Kongo vs. Volkov |
| Apr 10, 2015 | Tony Johnson Jr. | LOSS | DECDecision - Split | R3 · 5:00 | Bellator 136: Brooks vs. Jansen |
| Feb 21, 2015 | Alexei Kudin | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 | UMMAP: Union MMA Pro |
| Dec 12, 2014 | Roy Boughton | WIN | KOTKO (Doctor Stoppage) | R1 · 0:40 | Tech-Krep FC: Battle of Heroes |
| May 17, 2014 | Blagoy Ivanov | WIN | SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke) | R2 | Bellator MMA: Bellator 120 |
| Apr 11, 2014 | Siala-Mou Siliga | WIN | KOKO | R1 | Bellator MMA: Bellator 116 |
| Mar 7, 2014 | Mark Holata | WIN | KOTKO | R1 · 1:21 | Bellator MMA: Bellator 111 |
| Nov 15, 2013 | Vitaly MinakovTitle | LOSS | KOTKO | R1 · 2:57 | Bellator MMA: Bellator 108 |
| Dec 14, 2012 | Richard HaleTitle | WIN | DECUnanimous Decision | R5 · 5:00 | BFC: Bellator Fighting Championships 84 |
| Nov 9, 2012 | Vinicius Queiroz | WIN | KOTKO (Punches) | R2 · 4:59 | BFC: Bellator Fighting Championships 80 |
| Oct 5, 2012 | Brett Rogers | WIN | DECUnanimous Decision | R3 · 5:00 | BFC: Bellator Fighting Championships 75 |
| May 26, 2012 | Stefan Stankovic | WIN | KOTKO | R1 | FEFOMP: Mayor Cup 2012 |
| Feb 23, 2012 | Ricco Rodriguez | WIN | Unanimous Decision | R3 | BF: Baltic Challenge 3 |
| Oct 7, 2011 | Bakhodir Ibragimov | WIN | KOTKO | R2 | MMACC: MMA Corona Cup 1 |
| Jan 14, 2011 | Ruslan Chapko | WIN | KOTKO | R1 | MFT: Mix Fight Tournament |
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Jailton Almeida
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
LOSS
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
WIN
SUBEzekiel ChokeR2 · 4:37
Alexandr Romanov
KOPunchesR1 · 2:16
Jairzinho Rozenstruik
KOPunchesR1 · 2:12
LOSS
SUBStraight ArmbarR1 · 3:45
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
LOSS
DECDecisionR5 · 5:00
Alistair Overeem
KOPunchR2 · 2:06
Walt Harris
KOKickR2 · 1:15
LOSS
DECDecisionR5 · 5:00
Greg Hardy
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
LOSS
KOPunchesR3 · 4:49
Fabricio Werdum
KOPunchR4 · 1:38
Stefan Struve
KOPunchR3 · 3:30
Roy Nelson
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Tim Johnson
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Attila Vegh
KOKOR1Title
Denis Smoldarev
SUBSubmission (Triangle Choke)R3Title
Cheick Kongo
DECDecision - UnanimousR3 · 5:00
Tony Johnson Jr.
DECDecision - SplitR3 · 5:00
Alexei Kudin
DECDecision - UnanimousR3
Roy Boughton
KOTKO (Doctor Stoppage)R1 · 0:40
Blagoy Ivanov
SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke)R2
Siala-Mou Siliga
KOKOR1
Mark Holata
KOTKOR1 · 1:21
Vitaly Minakov
KOTKOR1 · 2:57Title
Richard Hale
DECUnanimous DecisionR5 · 5:00Title
Vinicius Queiroz
KOTKO (Punches)R2 · 4:59
Brett Rogers
DECUnanimous DecisionR3 · 5:00
Stefan Stankovic
KOTKOR1
Ricco Rodriguez
Unanimous DecisionR3
Bakhodir Ibragimov
KOTKOR2
Ruslan Chapko
KOTKOR1
How the wins came
Record
40
Wins
11
Losses
0
Draws
11:10
Avg bout length
2W
Streak
4
Title fights
8
Main events
Wins, losses and draws are Alexander Volkov’s official record. Everything else is counted from the 31 bouts we hold a full result for — method, round and time. Per-fight striking and grappling statistics are not published in our data source, so they are not shown.