HeavyweightActive
Volkan Oezdemir
“No Time”
Country
SwitzerlandRecord
21-8
Weight class
Heavyweight
Height
6'2"
Reach
75"
Age
36
Stance
Orthodox
Career stats
11 of 16 wins inside the distance · 35th percentile
Stopped in 17% of bouts — 4 of 24 · 63rd percentile
Bouts in the last 24 months · 76th percentile
8:47
Avg bout length
1W
Streak
1
Title fights
2
Main events
Percentiles vs 489 heavyweights
Counted from the 24 bouts on record, not the full 29-fight career
Strikes & grappling
669 landed from 1371 attempts — 49% accuracy · 57th percentile
5 landed from 16 attempts — 31% accuracy · 61st percentile
7 in 15 statted bouts · 64th percentile
10m of 2h 16m fought · 36th percentile
Head 63%
Body 14%
Leg 23%
Of 669 significant strikes landed
Percentiles vs 28 heavyweights with a stats sheet
Strike and grappling figures counted from the 15 bouts with a recorded stats sheet — 2h 16m of fight time, of the 24 bouts on record
| Date | Opponent | Result | Method | Round | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 22, 2025 | Alonzo Menifield | WIN | KOPunches | R1 · 1:27 | UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker |
| Nov 23, 2024 | Carlos Ulberg | LOSS | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Figueiredo |
| Jun 22, 2024 | Johnny Walker | WIN | KOPunch | R1 · 2:28 | UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov |
| Sep 2, 2023 | Bogdan Guskov | WIN | SUBRear Naked Choke | R1 · 3:46 | UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Spivac |
| Oct 22, 2022 | Nikita Krylov | LOSS | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev |
| Jul 23, 2022 | Paul Craig | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall |
| Oct 30, 2021 | Magomed Ankalaev | LOSS | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira |
| Jul 11, 2020 | Jiří Procházka | LOSS | KOPunch | R2 · 0:49 | UFC 251: Usman vs. Masvidal |
| Dec 21, 2019 | Aleksandar Rakic | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. The Korean Zombie |
| Aug 10, 2019 | Ilir Latifi | WIN | KOPunch | R2 · 4:31 | UFC Fight Night: Shevchenko vs. Carmouche 2 |
| Mar 16, 2019 | Dominick Reyes | LOSS | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Till vs. Masvidal |
| Oct 28, 2018 | Anthony Smith | LOSS | SUBRear Naked Choke | R3 · 4:26 | UFC Fight Night: Volkan vs. Smith |
| Jan 20, 2018 | Daniel CormierTitle | LOSS | KOPunches | R2 · 2:00 | UFC 220: Miocic vs. Ngannou |
| Jul 29, 2017 | Jimi Manuwa | WIN | KOPunches | R1 · 0:42 | UFC 214: Cormier vs. Jones 2 |
| May 29, 2017 | Misha Cirkunov | WIN | KOPunch | R1 · 0:28 | UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Teixeira |
| Feb 5, 2017 | Ovince Saint Preux | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Bermudez vs. The Korean Zombie |
| Apr 9, 2016 | Alihan Vahaev | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 · 5:00 | WFCA 17: Grand Prix Akhmat |
| Sep 20, 2014 | Paco Estevez | WIN | KOTKO | R1 · - | SHC 10: Carvalho vs. Belo |
| Apr 4, 2014 | Kelly Anundson | LOSS | SUBSubmission (Neck Crank) | R2 · 3:19 | Bellator MMA: Bellator 115 |
| Oct 25, 2013 | Josh Lanier | WIN | KOTKO | R1 · 3:13 | Bellator MMA: Bellator 105 |
| Mar 9, 2013 | David Round | WIN | KOTKO | R1 · - | WKN: Valhalla: Battle of the Vikings |
| Mar 9, 2013 | Angelier Benjamin | WIN | KOKO | R1 · 0:45 | WKN: Valhalla: Battle of the Vikings |
| Mar 9, 2013 | Benyaich Mohamed | WIN | KOTKO | R1 · 0:15 | WKN: Valhalla: Battle of the Vikings |
| Oct 15, 2011 | Boubacar Balde | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 · 5:00 | Lions FC: Lions Fighting Championship |
KOPunchesR1 · 1:27
LOSS
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
KOPunchR1 · 2:28
SUBRear Naked ChokeR1 · 3:46
LOSS
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Paul Craig
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
LOSS
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
LOSS
KOPunchR2 · 0:49
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Ilir Latifi
KOPunchR2 · 4:31
LOSS
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Anthony Smith
SUBRear Naked ChokeR3 · 4:26
Daniel Cormier
KOPunchesR2 · 2:00Title
Jimi Manuwa
KOPunchesR1 · 0:42
Misha Cirkunov
KOPunchR1 · 0:28
Ovince Saint Preux
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Alihan Vahaev
DECDecision - UnanimousR3 · 5:00
Paco Estevez
KOTKOR1 · -
Kelly Anundson
SUBSubmission (Neck Crank)R2 · 3:19
Josh Lanier
KOTKOR1 · 3:13
David Round
KOTKOR1 · -
Angelier Benjamin
KOKOR1 · 0:45
Benyaich Mohamed
KOTKOR1 · 0:15
Boubacar Balde
DECDecision - UnanimousR3 · 5:00
How the wins came
Record
21
Wins
8
Losses
0
Draws
8:47
Avg bout length
1W
Streak
1
Title fights
2
Main events
Wins, losses and draws are Volkan Oezdemir’s official record. Everything else is counted from the 24 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.