HeavyweightContender

Alexander Volkov

Drago” · Russia

#42
P4P rank
83
Overall
40-11
Record
36
Age
6'7"
Height
250 lbs
Weight
80"
Reach
Skill axes
Striking88
Wrestling78
Grappling73
Cardio + IQ80

#6 of 16 in Heavyweight by overall.

Striking breakdown463 sig. strikes · 19 fights
Head56%
Body23%
Leg21%≈ kicks

Share of landed significant strikes by target. UFCStats doesn't label kicks vs punches, but leg strikes are essentially all kicks — a leg-heavy split reads like a kickboxer, a head-dominant one like a boxer.

Recent fights
Wvs Waldo Cortes AcostaDecision - Unanimous · Rd 3May 9, 2026Sig 33–15
Wvs Jailton AlmeidaDecision - Split · Rd 3Oct 25, 2025Sig 15–0 · TD 0–1 · 2:14 ctrl
Lvs Ciryl GaneDecision - Split · Rd 3Dec 7, 2024Sig 10–12 · TD 2–1 · 1:34 ctrl
Wvs Sergei PavlovichDecision - Unanimous · Rd 3Jun 22, 2024Sig 26–15
Wvs Tai TuivasaSubmission · Rd 2Sep 9, 2023Sig 51–15 · 0:07 ctrl · 1 KD

Last 5 UFC bouts, newest first — per-fight stats from UFCStats.

Opponent-adjusted19 UFC fights · Elite competition

Skill credited against the fighters actually faced — five takedowns on a contender count for more than five on a debutant. Scored 0–99 vs. the rated roster.

Adj. striking75
Adj. wrestling26
Adj. takedown defense50
Strength of schedule87
UFCStats career averages
Sig. strikes landed / min4.8
Striking accuracy57%
Sig. strikes absorbed / min2.9
Striking defense54%
Takedowns / 15 min0.5
Takedown accuracy62%
Takedown defense68%
Submissions / 15 min0.2
How the wins come
KO / TKO6
Submission1
Decision7

Finish rate 18% of wins.

Ratings are a scout-style read derived from public UFCStats career numbers — not an official rating. How it works.