Alexander Volkanovski
15W · 3L
Orthodox
Featherweight
Lightweight
33% finish rate92% as favorite60% as underdog
1521
ELO Rating
ELO RatingHow is ELO calculated?18-month recency decay · streak amplification · activity velocity · career-death penalty. Old champions can't hide behind past glory.Understanding our ELO →
1521.3Contender↗
Recency-weighted skill · finish-adjusted · streak-amplified
Division ELOHow is ELO calculated?18-month recency decay · streak amplification · activity velocity · career-death penalty. Old champions can't hide behind past glory.Understanding our ELO →
#22of 81 active
Age
37
Sep 29, 1988
Height
5'6" (167.64 cm)
Reach
180.34 cm
Win Rate
83.3%
Output & Defense
Rate-normalized career statistics (per 15 minutes, except strike rates which are per-minute)
Strikes landed / min
5.99
SLpM
Strikes absorbed / min
3.31
SApM (lower is better)
Net striking
+2.68
SLpM − SApM
Strike defense
58%
Opponent strikes evaded
Takedowns / 15 min
1.63
TD_Avg
Takedown defense
68%
Opponent TDs stuffed
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.20
Sub_Avg
High-volume striker
Head-to-Head Comparison
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Career Averages (per fight)
29.1
Sig. Strikes
2.4
Takedowns
0.2
Sub Attempts
How They Win
KO/TKO5 (33%)
Submission0 (0%)
Decision0 (0%)
Loss Vulnerability
KO/TKO2 (67%)
Submission0 (0%)
Decision0 (0%)
Betting Profile
Win rate when fighting as favorite vs underdog
As Favorite
92%
11W – 1L in 12 fights
As Underdog
60%
3W – 2L in 5 fights
ELO Trajectory
Skill rating evolution — hover dots for fight details
Elo Changes
Rating gained or lost in each fight
def. Diego Lopes
+14.01521
def. Diego Lopes
+7.61507
lost to Ilia Topuria
-4.01500
lost to Islam Makhachev
-3.11504
def. Yair Rodriguez
+2.81507
lost to Islam Makhachev
-1.61504
def. Max Holloway
+1.61506
def. Chan Sung Jung
+1.61504
def. Brian Ortega
+0.81503
def. Max Holloway
+0.41502
def. Max Holloway
+0.31501
def. Jose Aldo
+0.21501
def. Chad Mendes
+0.21501
def. Darren Elkins
+0.21501
def. Jeremy Kennedy
+0.21500
def. Shane Young
+0.11500
def. Mizuto Hirota
+0.11500
def. Yusuke Kasuya
0.01500
Division ELO Rankings
Featherweight · Active fighters ranked by recency-weighted skill
Kevin Vallejos
1577
Melquizael Costa
1576
Mairon Santos
1559
Jean Silva
1559
Steve Garcia
1552
Nathaniel Wood
1544
Youssef Zalal
1540
Luke Riley
1539
Movsar Evloev
1537
Lerone Murphy
1535
Fight History (18 fights)
vs Diego Lopes
UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2 · Jan 31, 2026
vs Diego Lopes
UFC 314: Volkanovski vs. Lopes · Apr 12, 2025
vs Ilia Topuria
UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria · Feb 17, 2024
Loss
View Analysis →UFC 294: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski 2 · Oct 21, 2023
Loss
View Analysis →UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez · Jul 8, 2023
UFC 284: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski · Feb 11, 2023
Loss
View Analysis →vs Max Holloway
UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier · Jul 2, 2022
UFC 273: Volkanovski vs. The Korean Zombie · Apr 9, 2022
vs Brian Ortega
UFC 266: Volkanovski vs. Ortega · Sep 25, 2021
vs Max Holloway
UFC 251: Usman vs. Masvidal · Jul 11, 2020
vs Max Holloway
UFC 245: Usman vs. Covington · Dec 14, 2019
vs Jose Aldo
UFC 237: Namajunas vs. Andrade · May 11, 2019
vs Chad Mendes
UFC 232: Jones vs. Gustafsson 2 · Dec 29, 2018
UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs. Ivanov · Jul 14, 2018
UFC 221: Romero vs. Rockhold · Feb 10, 2018
vs Shane Young
UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Tybura · Nov 18, 2017
UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Hunt · Jun 10, 2017
UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Brunson · Nov 26, 2016