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Alexander Volkov

Alexander Volkov

1175 ELO #20

"Drago"

MMA 40-11-0 · UFC 14-5-0 · Heavyweight (#2) · Moscow, Russia · Global Fight Gym · Last fought 31 days ago

Alexander Volkov "Drago" - UFC Fighter Profile

Alexander Volkov is a professional mixed martial arts fighter competing in the UFC Heavyweight division and is ranked #2. Born in Moscow, Russia, Alexander Volkov has compiled an MMA record of 40-11-0 with a UFC record of 14-5-0. Known for their Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu fighting style, Alexander Volkov trains at Global Fight Gym in Moscow, Russia. With an ELO rating of 1175, Alexander Volkov ranks #20 out of 2693 UFC fighters.

Career Highlights: Alexander Volkov has 14 wins in the UFC. Alexander Volkov lands an average of 4.84 significant strikes per minute and averages 0.54 takedowns per 15 minutes.

Sensible Hypothetical Matchups

No fight is booked yet. These active Heavyweight fighters are a similar age (within 8 years) and ELO (closest to 1175), and have not fought Alexander Volkov before.

Opponent UFC Age ELO Δ Age Δ ELO
Mohammed Usman 4-2-0 37 1029 0.0 146
Robelis Despaigne 1-2-0 37 986 0.0 189
Karl Williams 3-1-0 36 1029 1.0 146
Jon Jones 22-1-0 38 1324 1.0 149
Shamil Gaziev 3-3-0 36 1016 1.0 159
Marcus Buchecha 0-2-0 36 974 1.0 201

Fight Results Breakdown

19
Total Fights

Biggest Win

Fabricio Werdum in 2018
Opponent ELO: 1165

Biggest Upset Loss

Tom Aspinall in 2022
Your ELO: 1103 · Opponent ELO: 1084 · Favored by 19

Physical & Background Stats

Height
6' 7'
Weight
Heavyweight
Reach
80'
Stance
Orthodox
Date of Birth
Oct 24 1988
Age
37
Peak ELO
1175
ELO Rank
20 of 2693
Strength of Schedule
382-141-1
Combined record of UFC opponents
Avg ELO of Opponents
1094.8
Avg ELO of Defeated Opponents
1075.7

Performance Statistics

SLpM
4.84
Significant Strikes Landed per Minute
Str. Acc.
57%
Significant Striking Accuracy
SApM
2.9
Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute
Str. Def.
54%
Significant Strike Defence
TD Avg.
0.54
Average Takedowns per 15 minutes
TD Acc.
62%
Takedown Accuracy
Sub. Avg.
0.2
Average Submissions per 15 minutes

Alexander Volkov Fight History

No defeats in this fight history.

Date Event Opponent Method Round Time Result Odds
2026-05-09 UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland Waldo Cortes Acosta U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -136
2025-10-25 UFC 321: Aspinall vs. Gane Jailton Almeida S-DEC 3 5:00 Win +150
2024-12-07 UFC 310: Pantoja vs. Asakura Ciryl Gane S-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2024-06-22 UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov Sergei Pavlovich U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2023-09-09 UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland Tai Tuivasa SUB Ezekiel Choke 2 4:37 Win -
2023-03-11 UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili Alexandr Romanov KO/TKO Punches 1 2:16 Win -
2022-06-04 UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Rozenstruik Jairzinho Rozenstruik KO/TKO Punches 1 2:12 Win -
2022-03-19 UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall Tom Aspinall SUB Straight Armbar 1 3:45 Loss -
2021-10-30 UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira Marcin Tybura U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2021-06-26 UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Volkov Ciryl Gane U-DEC 5 5:00 Loss -
2021-02-06 UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov Alistair Overeem KO/TKO Punch 2 2:06 Win -
2020-10-24 UFC 254: Khabib vs. Gaethje Walt Harris KO/TKO Kick 2 1:15 Win -
2020-06-20 UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Volkov Curtis Blaydes U-DEC 5 5:00 Loss -
2019-11-09 UFC Fight Night: Zabit vs. Kattar Greg Hardy U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2018-10-06 UFC 229: Khabib vs. McGregor Derrick Lewis KO/TKO Punches 3 4:49 Loss -
2018-03-17 UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Volkov Fabricio Werdum KO/TKO Punch 4 1:38 Win -
2017-09-02 UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Struve Stefan Struve KO/TKO Punch 3 3:30 Win -
2017-04-15 UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Reis Roy Nelson U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2016-11-19 UFC Fight Night: Mousasi vs. Hall 2 Timothy Johnson S-DEC 3 5:00 Win -

ELO Progression Over Time

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Alexander Volkov ELO Rating Calculation

Fight # Date Opponent Name Opponent ELO Result ELO Gained ELO
19 2026-05-09 Waldo Cortes Acosta 1145 Win +15 1175
18 2025-10-25 Jailton Almeida 1144 Win 0 1160
17 2024-12-07 Ciryl Gane 1154 Loss 0 1160
16 2024-06-22 Sergei Pavlovich 1107 Win +14 1160
15 2023-09-09 Tai Tuivasa 1085 Win +19 1146
14 2023-03-11 Alexandr Romanov 1078 Win +20 1127
13 2022-06-04 Jairzinho Rozenstruik 1085 Win +21 1107
12 2022-03-19 Tom Aspinall 1084 Loss -17 1086
11 2021-10-30 Marcin Tybura 1096 Win +16 1103
10 2021-06-26 Ciryl Gane 1097 Loss -16 1087
9 2021-02-06 Alistair Overeem 1129 Win +23 1103
8 2020-10-24 Walt Harris 1058 Win +21 1080
7 2020-06-20 Curtis Blaydes 1129 Loss -13 1059
6 2019-11-09 Greg Hardy 1039 Win +15 1072
5 2018-10-06 Derrick Lewis 1142 Loss -13 1057
4 2018-03-17 Fabricio Werdum 1165 Win +26 1070
3 2017-09-02 Stefan Struve 1106 Win +25 1044
2 2017-04-15 Roy Nelson 1063 Win +19 1019
1 2016-11-19 Timothy Johnson 1022 Win 0 1000

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