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Alexander Volkov

40-11-0
37y·6' 7"·80" reach·Orthodox
1:24
Control / 15m
time on top
+1.94
Striking diff.
landed minus absorbed
50%
Finish rate
wins inside the distance
0.3
Power
knockdowns per 100 landed

How they fight

Every significant strike they have landed across 19 recorded bouts, 1250 in total. Target and position are two readings of the same strikes, so each adds to 100.

Target
Head 59%Body 22%Legs 20%
Position
Distance 84%Clinch 8%Ground 7%
And how often each lands
Head48%
Body79%
Legs85%
Distance55%
Clinch70%
Ground81%

How fights end

UFC bouts only, so these will not add up to the record above. Counts rather than rates: two knockouts in three wins is not a 67% finisher.

14Wins6 KO · 1 SUB · 7 DEC
5Losses1 KO · 1 SUB · 3 DEC

Control, bout by bout

Seconds spent controlling the opponent in each fight, oldest on the left. UFCStats records this per bout and never adds it up; this is what that looks like added up.

25%
Johnson
3%
Nelson
7%
Struve
11%
Werdum
12%
Lewis
0%
Hardy
3%
Blaydes
1%
Harris
3%
Overeem
0%
Gane
13%
Tybura
0%
Aspinall
0%
Rozenstruik
46%
Romanov
27%
Tuivasa
0%
Pavlovich
30%
Gane
20%
Almeida
0%
Acosta

As the fight goes on

Which measure to show

Significant strikes landed, per minute fought. Every round is measured against round one, except rounds reached by fewer than 3 bouts, which are dimmed and left uncompared.

Landed / minvs R1Bouts
R15.25100%19
R25.49105%16
R34.8392%13
R44.3182%3
R53.002

Only fights that reached a round count towards it, so later rounds are a smaller sample.

Career numbers

Strikes landed / min4.84
Strikes absorbed / min2.9
Striking accuracyof everything thrown57%
Striking defenceof what comes back, missed54%
Takedowns / 15 min0.54
Takedown accuracyof attempts that land62%
Takedown defenceof attempts stuffed68%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.2
Pacestrikes landed and absorbed, added together7.74
Average bout lengthhow long their fights actually last, across 19 bouts12.9m

Earned Accuracy

How hard the opponents on this record were to hit at distance, and whether they beat it. Distance strikes only, so nobody gets credit for accuracy they picked up hammering someone already flat on the floor.

55.3%
Landed at range
1,909 thrown over 19 bouts
40.7%
Expected
against these opponents
+14.6pp
Gap
above expected
86.0%
Coverage
from real records
The fine print

Distance strikes only

Nothing thrown in the clinch or on the ground counts. Those land at about 72% and 71%, against 44% at distance, so a blended accuracy mostly measures where a fight happened. Rank the sport that way and its best strikers are all wrestlers.

One pass, not a rating

How much each opponent lets through is taken raw. It isn't adjusted for who they fought, so a fighter whose opponents all had soft schedules comes out looking better here than they are. Running it to convergence is a later job.

Coverage, and who gets ranked

Coverage is how much of the expected number came from the opponents' own records instead of the division average. Under 65% it's mostly the division talking, so the comparison gets hidden. Same for anyone under 5 qualifying bouts, or under 300 distance strikes of their own, which is where an accuracy still moves on a single exchange. Miss any of the three and you'll see what they landed, nothing else, and they stay out of any ranking.

Short records get pulled to the middle

An opponent who hasn't been shot at much gets dragged toward their division's average, and the drag fades as their record fills in. At 60 distance strikes faced, their own record and the division average count for the same.

Bout log

WWaldo Cortes AcostaMay 2026U-DEC0:03 ctrl88 str0 td
Significant strikes
88 of 143 · 62%
Total strikes
88 of 143 · 62%
Takedowns
0 of 1 · 0%
Control
0:03
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Unanimous decision, 3 rounds
Target
Head 25%Body 26%Legs 49%
Position
Distance 100%Clinch 0%Ground 0%
This fight on UFCStats
WJailton AlmeidaOct 2025S-DEC2:57 ctrl24 str0 td
Significant strikes
24 of 27 · 89%
Total strikes
123 of 130 · 95%
Takedowns
0 of 0
Control
2:57
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
1
Ended
Split decision, 3 rounds
Target
Head 79%Body 21%Legs 0%
Position
Distance 4%Clinch 25%Ground 71%
This fight on UFCStats
LCiryl GaneDec 2024S-DEC4:32 ctrl39 str3 td
Significant strikes
39 of 71 · 55%
Total strikes
105 of 140 · 75%
Takedowns
3 of 4 · 75%
Control
4:32
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
1
Reversals
0
Ended
Split decision, 3 rounds
Target
Head 49%Body 46%Legs 5%
Position
Distance 92%Clinch 8%Ground 0%
This fight on UFCStats
WSergei PavlovichJun 2024U-DEC0:00 ctrl83 str0 td
Significant strikes
83 of 159 · 52%
Total strikes
83 of 160 · 52%
Takedowns
0 of 0
Control
0:00
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Unanimous decision, 3 rounds
Target
Head 42%Body 19%Legs 39%
Position
Distance 100%Clinch 0%Ground 0%
This fight on UFCStats
WTai TuivasaSep 2023SUB R22:35 ctrl93 str0 td
Significant strikes
93 of 143 · 65%
Total strikes
107 of 164 · 65%
Takedowns
0 of 1 · 0%
Control
2:35
Knockdowns
1
Sub attempts
1
Reversals
0
Ended
Submission, R2 4:37
Ezekiel Choke From Mount
Target
Head 70%Body 19%Legs 11%
Position
Distance 77%Clinch 3%Ground 19%
This fight on UFCStats
WAlexandr RomanovMar 2023KO R11:03 ctrl12 str0 td
Significant strikes
12 of 15 · 80%
Total strikes
27 of 35 · 77%
Takedowns
0 of 0
Control
1:03
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
KO / TKO, R1 2:16
Punches to Head On Ground
Target
Head 67%Body 33%Legs 0%
Position
Distance 33%Clinch 25%Ground 42%
This fight on UFCStats
WJairzinho RozenstruikJun 2022KO R10:00 ctrl21 str0 td
Significant strikes
21 of 37 · 57%
Total strikes
21 of 37 · 57%
Takedowns
0 of 0
Control
0:00
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
KO / TKO, R1 2:12
Punches to Head At Distance
Target
Head 48%Body 24%Legs 29%
Position
Distance 100%Clinch 0%Ground 0%
This fight on UFCStats
LTom AspinallMar 2022SUB R10:00 ctrl13 str0 td
Significant strikes
13 of 23 · 57%
Total strikes
13 of 23 · 57%
Takedowns
0 of 0
Control
0:00
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Submission, R1 3:45
Straight Armbar From Half Guard
Target
Head 46%Body 38%Legs 15%
Position
Distance 100%Clinch 0%Ground 0%
This fight on UFCStats
WMarcin TyburaOct 2021U-DEC2:00 ctrl75 str0 td
Significant strikes
75 of 139 · 54%
Total strikes
89 of 153 · 58%
Takedowns
0 of 0
Control
2:00
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Unanimous decision, 3 rounds
Target
Head 71%Body 24%Legs 5%
Position
Distance 72%Clinch 24%Ground 4%
This fight on UFCStats
LCiryl GaneJun 2021U-DEC0:00 ctrl115 str0 td
Significant strikes
115 of 241 · 48%
Total strikes
115 of 241 · 48%
Takedowns
0 of 0
Control
0:00
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Unanimous decision, 5 rounds
Target
Head 36%Body 16%Legs 49%
Position
Distance 100%Clinch 0%Ground 0%
This fight on UFCStats
WAlistair OvereemFeb 2021KO R20:11 ctrl54 str0 td
Significant strikes
54 of 88 · 61%
Total strikes
54 of 88 · 61%
Takedowns
0 of 0
Control
0:11
Knockdowns
1
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
KO / TKO, R2 2:06
Punch to Head At Distance
Target
Head 87%Body 6%Legs 7%
Position
Distance 74%Clinch 20%Ground 6%
This fight on UFCStats
WWalt HarrisOct 2020KO R20:05 ctrl45 str0 td
Significant strikes
45 of 73 · 62%
Total strikes
45 of 73 · 62%
Takedowns
0 of 0
Control
0:05
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
KO / TKO, R2 1:15
Kick to Body At Distance Front Kick
Target
Head 71%Body 24%Legs 4%
Position
Distance 93%Clinch 7%Ground 0%
This fight on UFCStats
LCurtis BlaydesJun 2020U-DEC0:46 ctrl31 str1 td
Significant strikes
31 of 77 · 40%
Total strikes
127 of 177 · 72%
Takedowns
1 of 2 · 50%
Control
0:46
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Unanimous decision, 5 rounds
Target
Head 71%Body 19%Legs 10%
Position
Distance 100%Clinch 0%Ground 0%
This fight on UFCStats
WGreg HardyNov 2019U-DEC0:00 ctrl86 str0 td
Significant strikes
86 of 152 · 57%
Total strikes
86 of 152 · 57%
Takedowns
0 of 0
Control
0:00
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Unanimous decision, 3 rounds
Target
Head 51%Body 30%Legs 19%
Position
Distance 100%Clinch 0%Ground 0%
This fight on UFCStats
LDerrick LewisOct 2018KO R31:46 ctrl121 str1 td
Significant strikes
121 of 171 · 71%
Total strikes
133 of 183 · 73%
Takedowns
1 of 2 · 50%
Control
1:46
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
KO / TKO, R3 4:49
Punches to Head At Distance
Target
Head 64%Body 24%Legs 12%
Position
Distance 73%Clinch 17%Ground 11%
This fight on UFCStats
WFabricio WerdumMar 2018KO R41:47 ctrl48 str2 td
Significant strikes
48 of 90 · 53%
Total strikes
96 of 144 · 67%
Takedowns
2 of 2 · 100%
Control
1:47
Knockdowns
1
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
KO / TKO, R4 1:38
Punch to Head In Clinch
Target
Head 77%Body 17%Legs 6%
Position
Distance 67%Clinch 6%Ground 27%
This fight on UFCStats
WStefan StruveSep 2017KO R30:59 ctrl135 str2 td
Significant strikes
135 of 253 · 53%
Total strikes
144 of 264 · 55%
Takedowns
2 of 2 · 100%
Control
0:59
Knockdowns
1
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
KO / TKO, R3 3:30
Punch to Head In Clinch
Target
Head 62%Body 13%Legs 24%
Position
Distance 84%Clinch 2%Ground 13%
This fight on UFCStats
WRoy NelsonApr 2017U-DEC0:23 ctrl122 str0 td
Significant strikes
122 of 182 · 67%
Total strikes
125 of 185 · 68%
Takedowns
0 of 0
Control
0:23
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Unanimous decision, 3 rounds
Target
Head 63%Body 24%Legs 13%
Position
Distance 86%Clinch 14%Ground 0%
This fight on UFCStats
WTimothy JohnsonNov 2016S-DEC3:46 ctrl45 str1 td
Significant strikes
45 of 84 · 54%
Total strikes
91 of 141 · 65%
Takedowns
1 of 2 · 50%
Control
3:46
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Split decision, 3 rounds
Target
Head 78%Body 20%Legs 2%
Position
Distance 69%Clinch 31%Ground 0%
This fight on UFCStats

Numbers from UFCStats. Control time and strike placement are summed from each bout, everything else is as published.