Alexander Volkanovski

🇦🇺 ︎

(1988-09-29)

Statistics

UFC Record: 15-3

By Method:

KO/TKO: 5-2
Submission: 0-0
Decision: 10-1

By Elo:

As Favorite: 12-2
As Underdog: 3-1

By Weight Class:

Featherweight: 13-1
Lightweight: 1-2

By Round:

Round 1: 0-1
Round 2: 3-1
Round 3: 5-0
Round 4: 1-0
Round 5: 6-1

By Type:

Main Event: 5-3
Title Fight: 8-3
Ranked Opponent: 11-3

UFC Roster Status: Active

Last 5: W L L W W

Elo: 3445

Peak Elo: 3587 (2022-07-02)

Avg Opponent Elo: 3151 (#12)

Bonuses: 6 (5 FOTN, 1 Performance)

Avg Fight Time: 16m 50s

Total Fight Time: 5h 2m 59s

Avg Time Between Fights: 168 days

Avg Card Placement: 3

Current Rankings:

#4 Men's Pound-for-Pound

🏅 Featherweight Champion

Peak Rankings:

#9 Pound-for-Pound

#1 Men's Pound-for-Pound

🏅 Featherweight Champion

Elo Rating & UFC Rankings

Bout History

2026-02-01
UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2

Alexander Volkanovski (37)

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W L L W L • 14-3
UFC rank: Champ • Elo: 3384 (70%)
50

FEATHERWEIGHT Title Fight

⭐DEC⭐

R5
5:00
🤖

🇧🇷 ︎

🇲🇽 ︎

Diego Lopes (31)
6-2 • W W W L W
Elo: 3240 (30%) • UFC rank: #2
45

Qudos Bank Arena
Sydney
Australia

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2025-04-12
UFC 314: Volkanovski vs. Lopes

Alexander Volkanovski (36)

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L L W L W • 13-3
UFC rank: #1 • Elo: 3305 (60%)
49

FEATHERWEIGHT Title Fight

⭐DEC⭐

R5
5:00
🤖

🇧🇷 ︎

🇲🇽 ︎

Diego Lopes (30)
5-1 • W W W W W
Elo: 3232 (40%) • UFC rank: #3
46

Kaseya Center
Miami, Florida
United States

🇺🇸 ︎

2024-02-17
UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria

⭐ Ilia Topuria (27)

🇬🇪 ︎

🇪🇸 ︎

W W W W W • 6-0
UFC rank: #3 • Elo: 3273 (26%)

FEATHERWEIGHT Title Fight

KO
R2
3:32

🇦🇺 ︎

Alexander Volkanovski (35)
13-2 • L W L W W
Elo: 3452 (74%) • UFC rank: Champ

Honda Center
Anaheim, California
United States

🇺🇸 ︎

2023-10-21
UFC 294: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski 2

⭐ Islam Makhachev (31)

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W W W W W • 13-1
UFC rank: Champ • Elo: 3633 (66%)

LIGHTWEIGHT Title Fight

KO
R1
3:06

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Alexander Volkanovski (35)
13-1 • W L W W W
Elo: 3521 (34%) • UFC rank: Champ

Etihad Arena
Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates

🇦🇪 ︎

2023-07-08
UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodríguez

Alexander Volkanovski (34)

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L W W W W • 12-1
UFC rank: Champ • Elo: 3466 (73%)

FEATHERWEIGHT Title Fight

TKO
R3
4:19

🇲🇽 ︎

Yair Rodriguez (30)
10-2 (1 NC) • N W L W W
Elo: 3297 (27%) • UFC rank: #1

T-Mobile Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States

🇺🇸 ︎

2023-02-11
UFC 284: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski

Islam Makhachev (31)

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W W W W W • 12-1
UFC rank: Champ • Elo: 3512 (39%)

LIGHTWEIGHT Title Fight

⭐DEC⭐

R5
5:00

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Alexander Volkanovski (34)
12-0 • W W W W W
Elo: 3587 (61%) • UFC rank: Champ

RAC Arena
Perth
Australia

🇦🇺 ︎

2022-07-02
UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier

Alexander Volkanovski (33)

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W W W W W • 11-0
UFC rank: Champ • Elo: 3524 (68%)

FEATHERWEIGHT Title Fight

DEC
R5
5:00

🇺🇸 ︎

Max Holloway (30)
19-6 • W L L W W
Elo: 3390 (32%) • UFC rank: #1

T-Mobile Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States

🇺🇸 ︎

2022-04-09
UFC 273: Volkanovski vs. The Korean Zombie

⭐ Alexander Volkanovski (33)

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W W W W W • 10-0
UFC rank: Champ • Elo: 3503 (90%)

FEATHERWEIGHT Title Fight

TKO
R4
0:45

🇰🇷 ︎

Chan Sung Jung (35)
7-3 • L W W L W
Elo: 3129 (10%) • UFC rank: #4

VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena
Jacksonville, Florida
United States

🇺🇸 ︎

2021-09-25
UFC 266: Volkanovski vs. Ortega

Alexander Volkanovski (32)

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W W W W W • 9-0
UFC rank: Champ • Elo: 3448 (73%)

FEATHERWEIGHT Title Fight

⭐DEC⭐

R5
5:00

🇲🇽 ︎

🇺🇸 ︎

Brian Ortega (30)
7-1 (1 NC) • W W W L W
Elo: 3278 (27%) • UFC rank: #2

T-Mobile Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States

🇺🇸 ︎

2020-07-11
UFC 251: Usman vs. Masvidal

Alexander Volkanovski (31)

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W W W W W • 8-0
UFC rank: Champ • Elo: 3459 (72%)

FEATHERWEIGHT Title Fight

DEC
R5
5:00

🇺🇸 ︎

Max Holloway (28)
17-5 • W W L W L
Elo: 3292 (28%) • UFC rank: #1

du Forum
Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates

🇦🇪 ︎

2019-12-14
UFC 245: Usman vs. Covington

Alexander Volkanovski (31)

🇦🇺 ︎

W W W W W • 7-0
UFC rank: #1 • Elo: 3337 (39%)

FEATHERWEIGHT Title Fight

DEC
R5
5:00

🇺🇸 ︎

Max Holloway (28)
17-4 • W W W L W
Elo: 3414 (61%) • UFC rank: Champ

T-Mobile Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States

🇺🇸 ︎

2019-05-11
UFC 237: Namajunas vs. Andrade

Alexander Volkanovski (30)

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W W W W W • 6-0
UFC rank: #4 • Elo: 3210 (37%)

FEATHERWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇧🇷 ︎

Jose Aldo (32)
10-3 • W L L W W
Elo: 3306 (63%) • UFC rank: #1

Jeunesse Arena
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil

🇧🇷 ︎

2018-12-29
UFC 232: Jones vs. Gustafsson 2

Alexander Volkanovski (30)

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W W W W W • 5-0
UFC rank: #10 • Elo: 3116 (53%)

FEATHERWEIGHT

⭐TKO⭐

R2
4:14

🇺🇸 ︎

Chad Mendes (33)
9-4 • L W L L W
Elo: 3094 (47%) • UFC rank: #5

The Forum
Inglewood, California
United States

🇺🇸 ︎

2018-07-14
UFC Fight Night: dos Santos vs. Ivanov

Alexander Volkanovski (29)

🇦🇺 ︎

W W W W • 4-0
Elo: 2992 (38%)

FEATHERWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇺🇸 ︎

Darren Elkins (34)
14-4 • W W W W W
Elo: 3077 (62%) • UFC rank: #10

CenturyLink Arena
Boise, Idaho
United States

🇺🇸 ︎

2018-02-10
UFC 221: Romero vs. Rockhold

Alexander Volkanovski (29)

🇦🇺 ︎

W W W • 3-0
Elo: 2904 (56%)

FEATHERWEIGHT
TKO
R2
4:57

🇨🇦 ︎

Jeremy Kennedy (25)
3-0 • W W W
Elo: 2862 (44%)

Perth Arena
Perth
Australia

🇦🇺 ︎

2017-11-18
UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Tybura

Alexander Volkanovski (29)

🇦🇺 ︎

W W • 2-0
Elo: 2874 (85%)

CATCHWEIGHT (150 LB)
DEC
R3
5:00

🇳🇿 ︎

Shane Young (24)
🔰 Debut
Elo: 2574 (15%)

Qudos Bank Arena
Sydney
Australia

🇦🇺 ︎

2017-06-10
UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Hunt

Alexander Volkanovski (28)

🇦🇺 ︎

W • 1-0
Elo: 2842 (84%)

FEATHERWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇯🇵 ︎

Mizuto Hirota (36)
1-2-1 • L L D W
Elo: 2558 (16%)

Spark Arena
Auckland
New Zealand

🇳🇿 ︎

2016-11-26
UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Brunson

Alexander Volkanovski (28)

🇦🇺 ︎

Debut 🔰
Elo: 2802 (80%)

LIGHTWEIGHT
TKO
R2
2:06

🇯🇵 ︎

Yusuke Kasuya (27)
0-1 • L
Elo: 2558 (20%)

Rod Laver Arena
Melbourne
Australia

🇦🇺 ︎