Alexander Volkov “Drago”
UFC record 14-5-0 · professional record 40-11-0
- Age
- 37 (born Oct 24, 1988)
- Height
- 201 cm (6' 7")
- Reach
- 203 cm (80")
- Leg reach
- 121 cm (48")
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Weight
- 250 lbs
- Country (hometown)
- Russia
- Status
- Active
- Style
- Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
- Gym
- Global Fight Gym
- UFC debut
- Nov 19, 2016
- Last fight
- May 9, 2026
3 fight-night bonuses: 2 Performance of the Night, 1 Fight of the Night.
Career statistics
- Sig. strikes landed per min
- 5.08
- Sig. strike accuracy
- 57%
- Sig. strikes absorbed per min
- 3.06
- Sig. strike defence
- 54%
- Takedowns per 15 min
- 0.61
- Takedown accuracy
- 62%
- Takedown defence
- 69%
- Submission attempts per 15 min
- 0.12
- Knockdowns
- 4
- Sig. strikes landed
- 1,250
- Takedowns landed
- 10
- Total fight time
- 4h 06m 08s
- Control time
- 22m 53s
UFC fights
| Result | Opponent | Method | Rd | Time | Event | Date | KD | Sig. str. | TD | Sub |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Waldo Cortes Acosta | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland | May 9, 2026 | 0 | 88 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Jailton Almeida | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 321: Aspinall vs. Gane | Oct 25, 2025 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| L | Ciryl Gane | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 310: Pantoja vs. Asakura | Dec 7, 2024 | 0 | 39 | 3 | 1 |
| W | Sergei Pavlovich | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov | Jun 22, 2024 | 0 | 83 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Tai Tuivasa | Submission · Ezekiel Choke From Mount | 2 | 4:37 | UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland | Sep 9, 2023 | 1 | 93 | 0 | 1 |
| W | Alexandr Romanov | KO/TKO · Punches to Head On Ground | 1 | 2:16 | UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili | Mar 11, 2023 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Jairzinho Rozenstruik | KO/TKO · Punches to Head At Distance | 1 | 2:12 | UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Rozenstruik | Jun 4, 2022 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| L | Tom Aspinall | Submission · Straight Armbar From Half Guard | 1 | 3:45 | UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall | Mar 19, 2022 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Marcin Tybura | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira | Oct 30, 2021 | 0 | 75 | 0 | 0 |
| L | Ciryl Gane | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Volkov | Jun 26, 2021 | 0 | 115 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Alistair Overeem | KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance | 2 | 2:06 | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov | Feb 6, 2021 | 1 | 54 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Walt Harris | KO/TKO · Kick to Body At Distance | 2 | 1:15 | UFC 254: Khabib vs. Gaethje | Oct 24, 2020 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 0 |
| L | Curtis Blaydes | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Volkov | Jun 20, 2020 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 0 |
| W | Greg Hardy | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Zabit vs. Kattar | Nov 9, 2019 | 0 | 86 | 0 | 0 |
| L | Derrick Lewis | KO/TKO · Punches to Head At Distance | 3 | 4:49 | UFC 229: Khabib vs. McGregor | Oct 6, 2018 | 0 | 121 | 1 | 0 |
| W | Fabricio Werdum | KO/TKO · Punch to Head In Clinch | 4 | 1:38 | UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Volkov | Mar 17, 2018 | 1 | 48 | 2 | 0 |
| W | Stefan Struve | KO/TKO · Punch to Head In Clinch | 3 | 3:30 | UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Struve | Sep 2, 2017 | 1 | 135 | 2 | 0 |
| W | Roy Nelson | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Reis | Apr 15, 2017 | 0 | 122 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Timothy Johnson | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Mousasi vs. Hall 2 | Nov 19, 2016 | 0 | 45 | 1 | 0 |