Alexander Volkov

"Drago"

AGE	37 / Oct 24, 1988
HEIGHT	6'7" / 200.66 cm
WEIGHT	262 lbs / 118.84 kg

ASSOCIATION
Strela Team

CLASS
Heavyweight

Wins 39

KO / TKO

62%

SUBMISSIONS

10%

DECISIONS

28%

Losses 11

KO / TKO

18%

SUBMISSIONS

27%

DECISIONS

55%

FIGHT HISTORY - PRO

Result	Fighter	Event	Method/Referee	R	Time
win	Jailton Almeida	UFC 321 - Aspinall vs. Gane Oct / 25 / 2025	Decision (Split) Marc Goddard VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
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 Korneev	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) Vyacheslav Kiselev	1	4:43
loss	Akhmed Sultanov	M-1 Challenge - 2009 Selections 4 Jun / 24 / 2009	Submission (Armbar) Viktor Korneev	1	2:50
win	Adam Alikhanov	M-1 Challenge - 2009 Selections 3 May / 28 / 2009	TKO (Punches) Viktor Korneev	1	0:20
win	Nikolay Pleshakov	M-1 Challenge - 2009 Selections 2 Apr / 19 / 2009	TKO (Punches) Vyacheslav Kiselev	1	1:20

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