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Alexander Volkanovski

UFC Record
15-3
Age
38
Height
5'6"
Reach
71"
Stance
Orthodox

Fighter Elo

The rating the forecasts are built on. It projects fighters.

Fighter Elo
1684Today
1830Best, Feb 2023
1678Classic Elo
#32 Men: Pound for Pound#3 Featherweight
12001400160018002000201720192021202320251373 going into Yusuke Kasuya, Nov 20161599 going into Mizuto Hirota, Jun 20171697 going into Shane Young, Nov 20171678 going into Jeremy Kennedy, Feb 20181761 going into Darren Elkins, Jul 20181795 going into Chad Mendes, Dec 20181800 going into Jose Aldo, May 20191788 going into Max Holloway, Dec 20191778 going into Max Holloway, Jul 20201734 going into Brian Ortega, Sep 20211768 going into Chan Sung Jung, Apr 20221809 going into Max Holloway, Jul 20221830 going into Islam Makhachev, Feb 20231795 going into Yair Rodriguez, Jul 20231798 going into Islam Makhachev, Oct 20231761 going into Ilia Topuria, Feb 20241664 going into Diego Lopes, Apr 20251729 going into Diego Lopes, Jan 20261684 today1684
Fighter Elo going into each UFC fight, and today.
Classic Elo
1678Today
1692Best, Feb 2023
1684Fighter Elo
#6 Men: Pound for Pound#2 Featherweight

Classic Elo only moves on wins and losses, so it reads more like normal rankings.

150016001700201720192021202320251500 going into Yusuke Kasuya, Nov 20161515 going into Mizuto Hirota, Jun 20171530 going into Shane Young, Nov 20171545 going into Jeremy Kennedy, Feb 20181561 going into Darren Elkins, Jul 20181580 going into Chad Mendes, Dec 20181596 going into Jose Aldo, May 20191613 going into Max Holloway, Dec 20191632 going into Max Holloway, Jul 20201650 going into Brian Ortega, Sep 20211664 going into Chan Sung Jung, Apr 20221676 going into Max Holloway, Jul 20221692 going into Islam Makhachev, Feb 20231675 going into Yair Rodriguez, Jul 20231689 going into Islam Makhachev, Oct 20231672 going into Ilia Topuria, Feb 20241653 going into Diego Lopes, Apr 20251666 going into Diego Lopes, Jan 20261678 today1678
Classic Elo going into each UFC fight, and after the last one.

How Fighter Elo Works

Fighter Elo is the model's rating for a fighter, on the same scale chess uses. An average UFC fighter sits around 1500. The gap between two fighters sets the forecast: 100 points ahead is about a 64% chance to win, 200 points about 76%, and 400 points about 91%.

Classic Elo only moves on wins and losses. Fighter Elo also counts how the fights went (striking and grappling numbers), age and build, and how active a fighter has been. It is worked out fresh before every fight, so it can move between fights too, for example with age or a long layoff.

Classic Elo, shown next to it, is the results-only version. It reads more like normal rankings, and the Rankings page can be switched to it.

Career Numbers

Across every UFC fight with recorded stats.

5.99Sig. Strikes Landed per Minute
57%Striking Accuracy
3.31Sig. Strikes Absorbed per Minute
59%Striking Defense
0.30Knockdowns per 15 Minutes
1.63Takedowns per 15 Minutes
34%Takedown Accuracy
69%Takedown Defense
0.20Submission Attempts per 15 Minutes
20%Share of Fight Time in Control
16.8 minAverage Fight Length
Ended ByKO/TKOSubmissionDecision
Wins5010
Losses201

Fight History

Every UFC fight, newest first. Tap a fight to see what both fighters put up.

Winvs. Diego LopesUnanimous DecisionJan 31, 2026UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2

UFC Featherweight Title Bout · Title Fight · Scheduled for 5 rounds

Alexander VolkanovskiDiego Lopes
1729Fighter Elo Going In1629
1666Classic Elo Going In1581
98 of 160Significant Strikes70 of 158
112 of 178Total Strikes74 of 162
2 of 7Takedowns2 of 5
0Knockdowns0
1Submission Attempts0
2:49Control Time1:50
Winvs. Diego LopesUnanimous DecisionApr 12, 2025UFC 314: Volkanovski vs. Lopes

UFC Featherweight Title Bout · Title Fight · Scheduled for 5 rounds

Alexander VolkanovskiDiego Lopes
1664Fighter Elo Going In1633
1653Classic Elo Going In1577
158 of 259Significant Strikes63 of 194
165 of 266Total Strikes71 of 203
1 of 11Takedowns0 of 0
0Knockdowns1
0Submission Attempts0
1:18Control Time0:05
Lossvs. Ilia TopuriaKO/TKO · R2 3:32Feb 17, 2024UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria

UFC Featherweight Title Bout · Title Fight · Scheduled for 5 rounds

Alexander VolkanovskiIlia Topuria
1761Fighter Elo Going In1750
1672Classic Elo Going In1598
47 of 107Significant Strikes35 of 77
47 of 107Total Strikes36 of 78
0 of 0Takedowns0 of 0
0Knockdowns1
0Submission Attempts0
0:00Control Time0:03
Lossvs. Islam MakhachevKO/TKO · R1 3:06Oct 21, 2023UFC 294: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski 2

UFC Lightweight Title Bout · Title Fight · Scheduled for 5 rounds

Alexander VolkanovskiIslam Makhachev
1798Fighter Elo Going In1800
1689Classic Elo Going In1687
4 of 6Significant Strikes24 of 29
11 of 18Total Strikes39 of 46
0 of 0Takedowns0 of 1
0Knockdowns1
0Submission Attempts0
0:49Control Time0:19
Winvs. Yair RodriguezKO/TKO · R3 4:19Jul 8, 2023UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez

UFC Featherweight Title Bout · Title Fight · Scheduled for 5 rounds

Alexander VolkanovskiYair Rodriguez
1795Fighter Elo Going In1536
1675Classic Elo Going In1623
66 of 97Significant Strikes40 of 80
149 of 198Total Strikes57 of 103
7 of 12Takedowns0 of 0
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
7:13Control Time0:00
Lossvs. Islam MakhachevUnanimous DecisionFeb 11, 2023UFC 284: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski

UFC Lightweight Title Bout · Title Fight · Scheduled for 5 rounds

Alexander VolkanovskiIslam Makhachev
1830Fighter Elo Going In1776
1692Classic Elo Going In1670
70 of 143Significant Strikes57 of 95
164 of 255Total Strikes95 of 135
0 of 4Takedowns4 of 9
1Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
2:55Control Time7:37
Winvs. Max HollowayUnanimous DecisionJul 2, 2022UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier

UFC Featherweight Title Bout · Title Fight · Scheduled for 5 rounds

Alexander VolkanovskiMax Holloway
1809Fighter Elo Going In1693
1676Classic Elo Going In1674
199 of 372Significant Strikes127 of 301
204 of 377Total Strikes161 of 335
0 of 0Takedowns0 of 3
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
1:57Control Time0:16
Winvs. Chan Sung JungKO/TKO · R4 0:45Apr 9, 2022UFC 273: Volkanovski vs. The Korean Zombie

UFC Featherweight Title Bout · Title Fight · Scheduled for 5 rounds

Alexander VolkanovskiChan Sung Jung
1768Fighter Elo Going In1531
1664Classic Elo Going In1576
138 of 213Significant Strikes48 of 125
152 of 228Total Strikes51 of 128
4 of 8Takedowns0 of 0
1Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
2:52Control Time0:00
Winvs. Brian OrtegaUnanimous DecisionSep 25, 2021UFC 266: Volkanovski vs. Ortega

UFC Featherweight Title Bout · Title Fight · Scheduled for 5 rounds

Alexander VolkanovskiBrian Ortega
1734Fighter Elo Going In1614
1650Classic Elo Going In1607
214 of 353Significant Strikes88 of 234
229 of 377Total Strikes101 of 250
0 of 0Takedowns2 of 5
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts3
3:51Control Time0:54
Winvs. Max HollowaySplit DecisionJul 11, 2020UFC 251: Usman vs. Masvidal

UFC Featherweight Title Bout · Title Fight · Scheduled for 5 rounds

Alexander VolkanovskiMax Holloway
1778Fighter Elo Going In1729
1632Classic Elo Going In1665
137 of 272Significant Strikes102 of 268
139 of 275Total Strikes111 of 277
3 of 9Takedowns0 of 0
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
1:26Control Time0:00
Winvs. Max HollowayUnanimous DecisionDec 14, 2019UFC 245: Usman vs. Covington

UFC Featherweight Title Bout · Title Fight · Scheduled for 5 rounds

Alexander VolkanovskiMax Holloway
1788Fighter Elo Going In1720
1613Classic Elo Going In1685
157 of 303Significant Strikes134 of 303
157 of 303Total Strikes135 of 304
0 of 4Takedowns0 of 0
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
0:44Control Time0:02
Winvs. Jose AldoUnanimous DecisionMay 11, 2019UFC 237: Namajunas vs. Andrade

Featherweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Alexander VolkanovskiJose Aldo
1800Fighter Elo Going In1591
1596Classic Elo Going In1619
95 of 176Significant Strikes29 of 79
129 of 215Total Strikes39 of 90
0 of 3Takedowns0 of 1
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
4:26Control Time0:07
Winvs. Chad MendesKO/TKO · R2 4:14Dec 29, 2018UFC 232: Jones vs. Gustafsson 2

Featherweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Alexander VolkanovskiChad Mendes
1795Fighter Elo Going In1641
1580Classic Elo Going In1582
54 of 124Significant Strikes28 of 51
54 of 124Total Strikes28 of 51
0 of 0Takedowns3 of 4
1Knockdowns1
0Submission Attempts0
0:08Control Time0:45
Winvs. Darren ElkinsUnanimous DecisionJul 14, 2018UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs. Ivanov

Featherweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Alexander VolkanovskiDarren Elkins
1761Fighter Elo Going In1534
1561Classic Elo Going In1633
100 of 144Significant Strikes82 of 172
103 of 147Total Strikes93 of 184
2 of 12Takedowns1 of 6
2Knockdowns0
3Submission Attempts0
3:25Control Time0:59
Winvs. Jeremy KennedyKO/TKO · R2 4:57Feb 10, 2018UFC 221: Romero vs. Rockhold

Featherweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Alexander VolkanovskiJeremy Kennedy
1678Fighter Elo Going In1638
1545Classic Elo Going In1547
73 of 120Significant Strikes8 of 25
105 of 158Total Strikes11 of 29
2 of 3Takedowns0 of 3
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
7:55Control Time0:27
Winvs. Shane YoungUnanimous DecisionNov 18, 2017UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Tybura

Catch Weight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Alexander VolkanovskiShane Young
1697Fighter Elo Going In1448
1530Classic Elo Going In1500
68 of 114Significant Strikes18 of 81
79 of 128Total Strikes20 of 83
5 of 14Takedowns1 of 1
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
8:21Control Time0:16
Winvs. Mizuto HirotaUnanimous DecisionJun 10, 2017UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Hunt

Featherweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Alexander VolkanovskiMizuto Hirota
1599Fighter Elo Going In1349
1515Classic Elo Going In1489
87 of 139Significant Strikes46 of 149
93 of 145Total Strikes51 of 155
4 of 7Takedowns0 of 5
1Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
5:18Control Time0:23
Winvs. Yusuke KasuyaKO/TKO · R2 2:06Nov 26, 2016UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Brunson

Lightweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Alexander VolkanovskiYusuke Kasuya
1373Fighter Elo Going In1476
1500Classic Elo Going In1485
50 of 76Significant Strikes4 of 10
55 of 81Total Strikes7 of 13
3 of 3Takedowns1 of 2
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
4:23Control Time1:40