Alexander Volkanovski “The Great”
UFC record 15-3-0 · professional record 28-4-0
- Age
- 38 (born Sep 29, 1988)
- Height
- 168 cm (5' 6")
- Reach
- 180 cm (71")
- Leg reach
- 91 cm (36")
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Weight
- 145 lbs
- Country (hometown)
- Australia
- Status
- Active
- Gym
- Freestyle Fighting Gym
- UFC debut
- Nov 26, 2016
- Last fight
- Jan 31, 2026
6 fight-night bonuses: 1 Performance of the Night, 5 Fight of the Night.
Title reigns
| Division | Won | Ended | How it ended | Defences |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Featherweight | Dec 14, 2019 | Feb 17, 2024 | Lost the title | 5 |
| Featherweight | Apr 12, 2025 | — | Current champion | 1 |
Career statistics
- Sig. strikes landed per min
- 5.99
- Sig. strike accuracy
- 57%
- Sig. strikes absorbed per min
- 3.31
- Sig. strike defence
- 58%
- Takedowns per 15 min
- 1.63
- Takedown accuracy
- 34%
- Takedown defence
- 68%
- Submission attempts per 15 min
- 0.20
- Knockdowns
- 6
- Sig. strikes landed
- 1,815
- Takedowns landed
- 33
- Total fight time
- 5h 02m 59s
- Control time
- 59m 50s
UFC fights
| Result | Opponent | Method | Rd | Time | Event | Date | KD | Sig. str. | TD | Sub |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Diego Lopes | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2 | Jan 31, 2026 | 0 | 98 | 2 | 1 |
| W | Diego Lopes | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 314: Volkanovski vs. Lopes | Apr 12, 2025 | 0 | 158 | 1 | 0 |
| L | Ilia Topuria | KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance | 2 | 3:32 | UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria | Feb 17, 2024 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 0 |
| L | Islam Makhachev | KO/TKO · Kick to Head At Distance | 1 | 3:06 | UFC 294: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski 2 | Oct 21, 2023 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Yair Rodriguez | KO/TKO · Punches to Head On Ground | 3 | 4:19 | UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez | Jul 8, 2023 | 0 | 66 | 7 | 0 |
| L | Islam Makhachev | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 284: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski | Feb 11, 2023 | 1 | 70 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Max Holloway | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier | Jul 2, 2022 | 0 | 199 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Chan Sung Jung | KO/TKO · Punches to Head At Distance | 4 | 0:45 | UFC 273: Volkanovski vs. The Korean Zombie | Apr 9, 2022 | 1 | 138 | 4 | 0 |
| W | Brian Ortega | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 266: Volkanovski vs. Ortega | Sep 25, 2021 | 0 | 214 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Max Holloway | Decision (split) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 251: Usman vs. Masvidal | Jul 11, 2020 | 0 | 137 | 3 | 0 |
| W | Max Holloway | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 245: Usman vs. Covington | Dec 14, 2019 | 0 | 157 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Jose Aldo | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 237: Namajunas vs. Andrade | May 11, 2019 | 0 | 95 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Chad Mendes | KO/TKO · Punches to Head At Distance | 2 | 4:14 | UFC 232: Jones vs. Gustafsson 2 | Dec 29, 2018 | 1 | 54 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Darren Elkins | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs. Ivanov | Jul 14, 2018 | 2 | 100 | 2 | 3 |
| W | Jeremy Kennedy | KO/TKO · Punches to Head From Half Guard | 2 | 4:57 | UFC 221: Romero vs. Rockhold | Feb 10, 2018 | 0 | 73 | 2 | 0 |
| W | Shane Young | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Tybura | Nov 18, 2017 | 0 | 68 | 5 | 0 |
| W | Mizuto Hirota | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Hunt | Jun 10, 2017 | 1 | 87 | 4 | 0 |
| W | Yusuke Kasuya | KO/TKO · Punches to Head On Ground | 2 | 2:06 | UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Brunson | Nov 26, 2016 | 0 | 50 | 3 | 0 |