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Russia
Moscow
Alexander Volkov
"
Drago
"
AGE
36
/
Oct 24, 1988
HEIGHT
6'7"
/
200.66 cm
WEIGHT
255 lbs
/
115.67 kg
ASSOCIATION
Strela Team
CLASS
Heavyweight
Wins
38
KO
/
TKO
24
63%
SUBMISSIONS
4
11%
DECISIONS
10
26%
Losses
11
KO
/
TKO
2
18%
SUBMISSIONS
3
27%
DECISIONS
6
55%
FIGHT HISTORY - PRO
Result
Fighter
Event
Method/
Referee
R
Time
loss
Ciryl Gane
UFC 310 - Pantoja vs. Asakura
Dec / 07 / 2024
Decision (Split)
Mark Smith
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
win
Sergei Pavlovich
UFC on ABC 6 - Whittaker vs. Aliskerov
Jun / 22 / 2024
Decision (Unanimous)
Jason Herzog
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
win
Tai Tuivasa
UFC 293 - Adesanya vs. Strickland
Sep / 09 / 2023
Submission (Ezekiel Choke)
Herb Dean
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
2
4:37
win
Alexander Romanov
UFC Fight Night 221 - Yan vs. Dvalishvili
Mar / 11 / 2023
TKO (Punches)
Mark Smith
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
2:16
win
Jairzinho Rozenstruik
UFC Fight Night 207 - Volkov vs. Rozenstruik
Jun / 04 / 2022
TKO (Punches)
Herb Dean
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
2:12
loss
Tom Aspinall
UFC Fight Night 204 - Volkov vs. Aspinall
Mar / 19 / 2022
Submission (Straight Armbar)
Marc Goddard
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
3:45
win
Marcin Tybura
UFC 267 - Blachowicz vs. Teixeira
Oct / 30 / 2021
Decision (Unanimous)
Marc Goddard
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
loss
Ciryl Gane
UFC Fight Night 190 - Gane vs. Volkov
Jun / 26 / 2021
Decision (Unanimous)
Herb Dean
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
5
5:00
win
Alistair Overeem
UFC Fight Night 184 - Overeem vs. Volkov
Feb / 06 / 2021
TKO (Punches)
Jason Herzog
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
2
2:06
win
Walt Harris
UFC 254 - Nurmagomedov vs. Gaethje
Oct / 24 / 2020
TKO (Front Kick to the Body and Punches)
Lukasz Bosacki
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
2
1:15
loss
Curtis Blaydes
UFC on ESPN 11 - Blaydes vs. Volkov
Jun / 20 / 2020
Decision (Unanimous)
Herb Dean
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
5
5:00
win
Greg Hardy
UFC Fight Night 163 - Magomedsharipov vs. Kattar
Nov / 09 / 2019
Decision (Unanimous)
Leon Roberts
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
loss
Derrick Lewis
UFC 229 - Nurmagomedov vs. McGregor
Oct / 06 / 2018
KO (Punches)
Herb Dean
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
4:49
win
Fabricio Werdum
UFC Fight Night 127 - Werdum vs. Volkov
Mar / 17 / 2018
KO (Punches)
Marc Goddard
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
4
1:38
win
Stefan Struve
UFC Fight Night 115 - Volkov vs. Struve
Sep / 02 / 2017
TKO (Punches)
Marc Goddard
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
3:30
win
Roy Nelson
UFC on Fox 24 - Johnson vs. Reis
Apr / 15 / 2017
Decision (Unanimous)
Dan Miragliotta
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
win
Tim Johnson
UFC Fight Night 99 - Mousasi vs. Hall 2
Nov / 19 / 2016
Decision (Split)
Grant Waterman
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
win
Attila Vegh
M-1 Challenge 68 - Shlemenko vs. Vasilevsky 2
Jun / 16 / 2016
KO (Punches)
Marco Broersen
1
2:38
win
Denis Smoldarev
M-1 Challenge 64 - Shlemenko vs. Vasilevsky
Feb / 19 / 2016
Submission (Triangle Choke)
Viktor Korneev
3
0:41
loss
Cheick Kongo
Bellator 139 - Kongo vs. Volkov
Jun / 26 / 2015
Decision (Unanimous)
John McCarthy
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
loss
Tony Johnson
Bellator 136 - Brooks vs. Jansen
Apr / 10 / 2015
Decision (Split)
Mike Beltran
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
win
Alexei Kudin
UMMAP - Union MMA Pro
Feb / 21 / 2015
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
win
Roy Boughton
Tech-Krep FC - Battle of Heroes
Dec / 12 / 2014
TKO (Doctor Stoppage)
Ashot Ashugyan
1
0:40
win
Blagoy Ivanov
Bellator MMA - Bellator 120
May / 17 / 2014
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
John Dixson
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
2
1:08
win
Siala-Mou Siliga
Bellator MMA - Bellator 116
Apr / 11 / 2014
KO (Head Kick)
John McCarthy
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
2:44
win
Mark Holata
Bellator MMA - Bellator 111
Mar / 07 / 2014
TKO (Punches)
Jason Herzog
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
1:21
loss
Vitaly Minakov
Bellator MMA - Bellator 108
Nov / 15 / 2013
TKO (Punches)
Dan Miragliotta
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
2:57
win
Rich Hale
BFC - Bellator Fighting Championships 84
Dec / 14 / 2012
Decision (Unanimous)
Gary Copeland
5
5:00
win
Vinicius Kappke de Queiroz
BFC - Bellator Fighting Championships 80
Nov / 09 / 2012
TKO (Punches)
James Warring
2
4:59
win
Brett Rogers
BFC - Bellator Fighting Championships 75
Oct / 05 / 2012
Decision (Unanimous)
Rob Hinds
3
5:00
win
Stefan Stankovic
FEFoMP - Mayor Cup 2012
May / 26 / 2012
TKO (Punches)
Dmitry Sazonov
1
4:27
win
Ricco Rodriguez
BF - Baltic Challenge 3
Feb / 23 / 2012
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
win
Arsen Abdulkerimov
M-1 Global - Fedor vs. Monson
Nov / 20 / 2011
TKO (Punches)
1
0:26
win
Bakhodir Ibragimov
MMACC - MMA Corona Cup 1
Oct / 07 / 2011
TKO (Punches)
2
2:22
win
Nedyalko Karadjov
League S-70 - Russia vs. Brazil
Aug / 05 / 2011
TKO (Punches)
1
2:41
win
Denis Goltsov
M-1 Challenge 25 - Zavurov vs. Enomoto
Apr / 28 / 2011
TKO (Punches)
Marco Broersen
2
3:05
win
Ruslan Chapko
VHTHFF - Interregional MMA Cup 2011
Jan / 14 / 2011
TKO (Punches)
1
0:47
loss
Pat Bennett
M-1 Challenge 22 - Narkun vs. Vasilevsky
Dec / 10 / 2010
Decision (Unanimous)
Mika Sinkkonen
4
5:00
win
Evgeni Babich
LM - Tournament 3
Sep / 18 / 2010
TKO (Punches)
1
2:10
win
Eldar Yagudin
Ratnoe Pole - The First Battlefield
Aug / 07 / 2010
TKO (Punches)
1
4:34
loss
Maxim Grishin
M-1 Selection 2010 - Eastern Europe Finals
Jul / 22 / 2010
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Marco Broersen
1
2:39
win
Alexander Romaschenko
M-1 Selection 2010 - Eastern Europe Round 3
May / 28 / 2010
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Viktor Korniev
1
2:59
win
Vitalii Yalovenko
M-1 Selection 2010 - Eastern Europe Round 2
Apr / 10 / 2010
TKO (Doctor Stoppage)
2
1:05
win
Ibragim Magomedov
M-1 Challenge 20 - 2009 Finals
Dec / 03 / 2009
Decision (Unanimous)
Craig Lawrence
3
5:00
win
Smbat Zakaryan
ProFC - Union Nation Cup 3
Oct / 30 / 2009
TKO (Punches)
1
4:20
win
Abdulkhalik Magomedov
M-1 Challenge - 2009 Selections 8
Oct / 04 / 2009
TKO (Punches)
1
4:43
loss
Akhmed Sultanov
M-1 Challenge - 2009 Selections 4
Jun / 24 / 2009
Submission (Armbar)
1
2:50
win
Adam Alikhanov
M-1 Challenge - 2009 Selections 3
May / 28 / 2009
TKO (Punches)
Viktor Korniev
1
0:20
win
Nikolay Pleshakov
M-1 Challenge - 2009 Selections 2
Apr / 19 / 2009
TKO (Punches)
Vacheslov Kiselov
1
1:20
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