Alexander Volkov #2
“Drago”
HeavyweightRecord: 40-11-0
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- Team Global Fight Gym
- From Moscow, Russia
- UFC debut Nov 2016
- Active
Height
6'7"
Weight
261.5 lb
Reach
80"
Leg reach
47.5"
Stance
Orthodox
Style
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Age
37
Career stats
Striking
Striking accuracy
58%
Sig. strikes landed
1,336 of 2,305
Landed per min
4.84
Absorbed per min
2.90
Strike defence
54%
Knockdown avg
0.22
Grappling
Takedown accuracy
31%
Takedowns landed
5 of 16
Takedown defence
69%
Takedowns per 15 min
0.54
Submissions per 15 min
0.22
Avg fight time
13:09
Strikes by target
Head
57%
Body
24%
Leg
19%
Strikes by position
Standing
82%
Clinch
12%
Ground
7%
Wins by method · 17 first-round finishes
KO/TKO
24
Submission
4
Decision
12
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Fights in UFC
19 bouts
| Date | Opponent | Result | Method | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 9, 2026 | Waldo Cortes Acosta | Win | U-DEC, R3 5:00 | UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland |
| Oct 25, 2025 | Jailton Almeida | Win | Decision - Split, R3 5:00 | UFC 321 |
| Dec 7, 2024 | Ciryl Gane | Loss | S-DEC, R3 5:00 | UFC 310 |
| Jun 22, 2024 | Sergei Pavlovich | Win | Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs Aliskerov |
| Sep 8, 2023 | Tai Tuivasa | Win | SUB, R2 4:37 | UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland |
| Mar 10, 2023 | Alexandr Romanov | Win | KO/TKO, R1 2:16 | UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili |
| Jun 3, 2022 | Jairzinho Rozenstruik | Win | KO/TKO, R1 2:12 | UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Rozenstruik |
| Mar 18, 2022 | Tom Aspinall | Loss | SUB, R1 3:45 | UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall |
| Oct 29, 2021 | Marcin Tybura | Win | U-DEC, R3 5:00 | UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira |
| Jun 25, 2021 | Ciryl Gane | Loss | U-DEC, R5 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Volkov |
| Feb 5, 2021 | Alistair Overeem | Win | KO/TKO, R2 2:06 | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov |
| Oct 23, 2020 | Walt Harris | Win | KO/TKO, R2 1:15 | UFC 254: Khabib vs. Gaethje |
| Jun 19, 2020 | Curtis Blaydes | Loss | U-DEC, R5 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Volkov |
| Nov 8, 2019 | Greg Hardy | Win | U-DEC, R3 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Zabit vs. Kattar |
| Oct 5, 2018 | Derrick Lewis | Loss | KO/TKO, R3 4:49 | UFC 229: Khabib vs. McGregor |
| Mar 16, 2018 | Fabricio Werdum | Win | KO/TKO, R4 1:38 | UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Volkov |
| Sep 1, 2017 | Stefan Struve | Win | KO/TKO, R3 3:30 | UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Struve |
| Apr 14, 2017 | Roy Nelson | Win | U-DEC, R3 5:00 | UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Reis |
| Nov 18, 2016 | Timothy Johnson | Win | S-DEC, R3 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Mousasi vs. Hall 2 |