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Alexander Volkanovski

Alexander Volkanovski#1 FW

VOLUME PRESSURE STRIKER
Secondary style
Precision Striker
VERSATILEANTI-WRESTLER
established · 18 UFC fights
28-4
Record
13 KO · 3 SUB · 12 DEC
Wins by method
WinLossLossWinWin
Recent form
38
Age
168 cm
Height
180 cm
Reach
Next fight
vs Movsar Evloev
UFC 333: Volkanovski vs. Evloev · 2026-10-24
39.8%
Model
48.7%
Market
-8.9
Edge (pp)
Full prediction →
Style DNAcurrent profile · updated 2026-10-13· fight data through 2026-01-31
STRIKING
Striking Initiative
P94
Volume
P79
Striking Efficiency
P90
Range Sniper
P71
Kickboxing
P76
Clinch Striking
P30
Defensive Striking
P71
GRAPPLING / WRESTLING
Wrestling
P58
Pressure Wrestling
P55
Top Control
P72
Submission
P25
Anti-Wrestling
P97
Grappling Defense
P90
Scrambler
P57
DAMAGE / FINISHING
Power
P66
Finisher
P20
Damage Resistance
P67
FIGHT DYNAMICS· style, not skill
Fast Starter
P67
Pace
P90
Late Fighter
P88
GLOBAL
Versatility
P99
Percentiles vs current established UFC fighters (8+ fights).

Archetype history

  1. VOLUME PRESSURE STRIKER2026-01-31 → CURRENT
  2. HIGH-PACE GRINDER2023-10-21 → 2026-01-31 · 4 fights
  3. VOLUME PRESSURE STRIKER2023-02-11 → 2023-07-08 · 2 fights
  4. HIGH-PACE GRINDER2022-04-09 → 2022-07-02 · 2 fights
UFC Stats & Rankinglatest data · through 2026-01-31
Striking
5.99
Landed / mini
Landed / min
  • Significant strikes landed per minute of fighting.
3.31
Absorbed / mini
Absorbed / min
  • Significant strikes absorbed per minute of fighting.
57%
Accuracyi
Accuracy
  • Share of significant strikes attempted that landed.
59%
Defensei
Defense
  • Share of the opponents' significant strikes that missed.
0.30
KD / 15 mini
KD / 15 min
  • Knockdowns scored per 15 minutes of fighting.
0.20
KD absorbed / 15 mini
KD absorbed / 15 min
  • Knockdowns suffered per 15 minutes of fighting.
Grappling / Wrestling
1.63
TD / 15 mini
TD / 15 min
  • Takedowns landed per 15 minutes of fighting.
4.80
TD att / 15 mini
TD att / 15 min
  • Takedowns attempted per 15 minutes of fighting.
34%
TD accuracyi
TD accuracy
  • Share of takedown attempts that landed.
69%
TD defensei
TD defense
  • Share of the opponents' takedown attempts stopped.
2:58
Control / 15 mini
Control / 15 min
  • Average control time per 15 minutes of fighting (min:sec).
0.20
Sub att / 15 mini
Sub att / 15 min
  • Submission attempts per 15 minutes of fighting.
Striking profile · share of significant strikes landed
Targets
Head65%
Body10%
Leg25%
Position
Distance76%
Clinch8%
Ground15%
Fight dynamics · volume by round · index, R1 = 100
StrikingR1100R2122R3136increasing
TakedownsR1100R295R3114increasing
ControlR1100R2100R397stable

Ranking evolution

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Model track record
88%
Model correct (7/8)
4/4
Fighter wins when model favored
1/4
Fighter wins when model underdog
2/2
Strategy bets won
Over the fights covered by the walk-forward test window (since 2022).
Win probability, fight by fight

Model vs market

Model Market (opening) Win Loss
Fights
2026-10-24
vs Movsar Evloev Upcoming
UFC 333: Volkanovski vs. Evloev
39.8%
Model
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2026-01-31
vs Diego Lopes Win · DEC
UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2
49.8%
Model · pick ✗
→
2025-04-12
vs Diego Lopes Win · DEC
UFC 314: Volkanovski vs. Lopes
61.1%
Model · pick ✓
→
2024-02-17
vs Ilia Topuria Loss · KO/TKO
UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria
35.7%
Model · pick ✓
→
2023-10-21
vs Islam Makhachev Loss · KO/TKO
UFC 294: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski 2
42.2%
Model · pick ✓
→
2023-07-08
vs Yair Rodriguez Win · KO/TKO
UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez
68.4%
Model · pick ✓
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2023-02-11
vs Islam Makhachev Loss · DEC
UFC 284: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski
37.3%
Model · pick ✓
→
2022-07-02
vs Max Holloway Win · DEC
UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier
69.4%
Model · pick ✓
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2022-04-09
vs Chan Sung Jung Win · KO/TKO
UFC 273: Volkanovski vs. The Korean Zombie
87.8%
Model · pick ✓
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