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Alexander Volkanovski

Alexander Volkanovski

1195 ELO #12

"The Great"

MMA 28-4-0 · UFC 15-3-0 · UFC Featherweight Champion · Wollongong, Australia · Freestyle Fighting Gym · Last fought 129 days ago

Alexander Volkanovski "The Great" - UFC Fighter Profile

Alexander Volkanovski is a professional mixed martial arts fighter competing in the UFC Featherweight division as the current champion. Born in Wollongong, Australia, Alexander Volkanovski has compiled an MMA record of 28-4-0 with a UFC record of 15-3-0. Alexander Volkanovski trains at Freestyle Fighting Gym in Wollongong, Australia. With an ELO rating of 1195, Alexander Volkanovski ranks #12 out of 2693 UFC fighters.

Career Highlights: Alexander Volkanovski has 15 wins in the UFC. Alexander Volkanovski lands an average of 5.99 significant strikes per minute and averages 1.63 takedowns per 15 minutes.

Sensible Hypothetical Matchups

No fight is booked yet. These active Featherweight fighters are a similar age (within 8 years) and ELO (closest to 1195), and have not fought Alexander Volkanovski before.

Opponent UFC Age ELO Δ Age Δ ELO
Giga Chikadze 8-4-0 37 1051 0.0 144
Billy Quarantillo 6-5-0 37 1033 0.0 162
Bill Algeo 5-5-0 37 1028 0.0 167
Kron Gracie 1-3-0 37 981 0.0 214
Westin Wilson 1-3-0 37 977 0.0 218
Aljamain Sterling 18-5-0 36 1187 1.0 8

Fight Results Breakdown

18
Total Fights

Biggest Win

Max Holloway in 2022
Opponent ELO: 1236

Biggest Upset Loss

Ilia Topuria in 2024
Your ELO: 1189 · Opponent ELO: 1116 · Favored by 73

Physical & Background Stats

Height
5' 6'
Weight
Featherweight
Reach
71'
Stance
Orthodox
Date of Birth
Sep 29 1988
Age
37
Peak ELO
1204
ELO Rank
12 of 2693
Strength of Schedule
392-113-2
Combined record of UFC opponents
Avg ELO of Opponents
1121.7
Avg ELO of Defeated Opponents
1094.5

Performance Statistics

SLpM
5.99
Significant Strikes Landed per Minute
Str. Acc.
57%
Significant Striking Accuracy
SApM
3.31
Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute
Str. Def.
58%
Significant Strike Defence
TD Avg.
1.63
Average Takedowns per 15 minutes
TD Acc.
34%
Takedown Accuracy
Sub. Avg.
0.2
Average Submissions per 15 minutes

Alexander Volkanovski Fight History

No defeats in this fight history.

Date Event Opponent Method Round Time Result Odds
2026-01-31 UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2 Diego Lopes U-DEC 5 5:00 Win +125
2025-04-12 UFC 314: Volkanovski vs. Lopes Diego Lopes U-DEC 5 5:00 Win -
2024-02-17 UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria Ilia Topuria KO/TKO Punch 2 3:32 Loss -
2023-10-21 UFC 294: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski 2 Islam Makhachev KO/TKO Kick 1 3:06 Loss -
2023-07-08 UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez Yair Rodriguez KO/TKO Punches 3 4:19 Win -
2023-02-11 UFC 284: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski Islam Makhachev U-DEC 5 5:00 Loss -
2022-07-02 UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier Max Holloway U-DEC 5 5:00 Win -
2022-04-09 UFC 273: Volkanovski vs. The Korean Zombie Chan Sung Jung KO/TKO Punches 4 0:45 Win -
2021-09-25 UFC 266: Volkanovski vs. Ortega Brian Ortega U-DEC 5 5:00 Win -
2020-07-11 UFC 251: Usman vs. Masvidal Max Holloway S-DEC 5 5:00 Win -
2019-12-14 UFC 245: Usman vs. Covington Max Holloway U-DEC 5 5:00 Win -
2019-05-11 UFC 237: Namajunas vs. Andrade Jose Aldo U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2018-12-29 UFC 232: Jones vs. Gustafsson 2 Chad Mendes KO/TKO Punches 2 4:14 Win -
2018-07-14 UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs. Ivanov Darren Elkins U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2018-02-10 UFC 221: Romero vs. Rockhold Jeremy Kennedy KO/TKO Punches 2 4:57 Win -
2017-11-18 UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Tybura Shane Young U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2017-06-10 UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Hunt Mizuto Hirota U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2016-11-26 UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Brunson Yusuke Kasuya KO/TKO Punches 2 2:06 Win -

ELO Progression Over Time

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Alexander Volkanovski ELO Rating Calculation

Fight # Date Opponent Name Opponent ELO Result ELO Gained ELO
18 2026-01-31 Diego Lopes 1102 Win +12 1195
17 2025-04-12 Diego Lopes 1093 Win +13 1183
16 2024-02-17 Ilia Topuria 1116 Loss -19 1170
15 2023-10-21 Islam Makhachev 1225 Loss -15 1189
14 2023-07-08 Yair Rodriguez 1135 Win +19 1204
13 2023-02-11 Islam Makhachev 1209 Loss -16 1185
12 2022-07-02 Max Holloway 1236 Win +18 1201
11 2022-04-09 Chan Sung Jung 1102 Win +18 1183
10 2021-09-25 Brian Ortega 1139 Win +15 1165
9 2020-07-11 Max Holloway 1215 Win 0 1150
8 2019-12-14 Max Holloway 1236 Win +21 1150
7 2019-05-11 Jose Aldo 1148 Win +18 1129
6 2018-12-29 Chad Mendes 1109 Win +22 1111
5 2018-07-14 Darren Elkins 1128 Win +19 1089
4 2018-02-10 Jeremy Kennedy 1047 Win +21 1070
3 2017-11-18 Shane Young 1000 Win +14 1049
2 2017-06-10 Mizuto Hirota 1004 Win +15 1035
1 2016-11-26 Yusuke Kasuya 985 Win +20 1020

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