Alexander "The Great" Volkanovski is the current UFC Featherweight Champion with a professional MMA record of 25 wins and 1 loss. Volkanovski is undefeated in the UFC and is ranked #1 in the UFC Men's pound-for-pound rankings.
Alexander Volkanovski began training in Greco-Roman Wrestling at an early age and won a national title at age 12. He would leave Greco-Roman Wrestling and pursue rugby throughout his high school and college years before starting his MMA training. He would quit rugby at age 23 to pursue a professional MMA career in late 2011.
Volkanovski had an amateur record of 4-0 before he went professional. He would make his professional debut in 2012 at Revolution Promotions which he won via unanimous decision. Volkonovski would fight in the Oceania regional circuit and get a record of 13-1 and become the AFC Featherweight, PXC Featherweight, Wollongong Wars Lightweight, Roshambo MMA Lightweight, and Cage Conquest Welterweight Champion in the process.
Volkanovski made his UFC debut in 2016 at UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Brunson that he won via TKO(punches). Volkanovski would go on a 7-fight-win streak in the UFC and score victories over MMA veterans Chad Mendes and Jose Aldo before being awarded a title shot at the UFC Featherweight Championship against Max Holloway.
Volkanovski fought Holloway at UFC 245 and won via Unanimous Decision to become the new UFC Featherweight Champion. He would defend the title against Holloway in a Split decision at UFC 251.
Volkanovski defended his title for the second time against Brian Ortega at UFC 266. The Champion dominated the fight and won via Unanimous Decision to extend his UFC win streak to 10 wins.
Alexander Volkanovski challenged Max Holloway for the UFC Featherweight Championship at UFC 245. The bout was an instant classic as Volkanovski barely out-landed Holloway 157-134 and edged out a unanimous decision victory to become the new UFC Featherweight Champion and increase his UFC win streak to 8.
Volkanovski rematched Max Holloway for the Featherweight title at UFC 251. The fight was as close as the first one as Volkonovski yet again out-landed Holloway 139-111 and dominated the ground game with 3-takedowns and a ground control time of 1 minute 26 seconds as compared to Holloway's 0 takedowns and no ground control time. Volkanovski would win the bout via split decision.
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Alexander Volkanovski fought Brian Ortega at UFC 266 for the UFC Featherweight Championship after serving as opposing head coaches in the 29th Season of The Ultimate Fighter. Volkanovski would dominate on the feet with 214 strikes to Ortega's 101 and dominate on the ground with a ground control time of 3 minutes 51 seconds to Ortega's 54 seconds control time. Volkanovski would win the bout via Unanimous Decision.
Alexander Volkanovski's current record stands at 25-1. He is the current UFC Featherweight Champion and No.1 in the UFC Men's pound-for-pound rankings.
Matches | Wins | Losses | Draws |
26 | 25 | 1 | 0 |
Alexander Volkanovski's last fight was against Max Holloway at UFC 276 for the UFC Featherweight Championship. Volkanovski won the fight via Unanimous Decision to retain the UFC Featherweight Championship.
Below is the professional MMA record of Alexander Volkanovski:
Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date |
Win | 25-1 | Max Holloway | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 276 | 02/07/2022 |
Win | 24-1 | Jung Chan-sung | KO/TKO | UFC 273 | 09/04/2022 |
Win | 23-1 | Brian Ortega | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 266 | 25/09/2021 |
Win | 22-1 | Max Holloway | Decision (split) | UFC 251 | 12/07/2020 |
Win | 21-1 | Max Holloway | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 245 | 15/12/2019 |
Win | 20-1 | José Aldo | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 237 | 12/05/2019 |
Win | 19-1 | Chad Mendes | TKO (punches) | UFC 232 | 30/12/2018 |
Win | 18-1 | Darren Elkins | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: dos Santos vs Ivanov | 15/07/2018 |
Win | 17-1 | Jeremy Kennedy | TKO (punches and elbows) | UFC: 221 | 11/02/2018 |
Win | 16-1 | Shane Young | Decision (unanimous) | UFC FIght Night: Werdum vs Tybura | 19/11/2017 |
Win | 15-1 | Mizuto Hiroto | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Hunt | 11/06/2017 |
Win | 14-1 | Yusuke Kasuya | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs Brunson | 27/11/2016 |
Win | 13-1 | Jai Bradney | TKO (punches) | Wollongong Wars 4 | 08/07/2016 |
Win | 12-1 | Jamie Mullarkey | KO (punch) | AFC 15 | 19/03/2016 |
Win | 11-1 | Yusuke Yachi | Submission (triangle choke) | PXC: 50 | 4/12/2015 |
Win | 10-1 | James Bishop | TKO (punches) | AFC 13 | 14/06/2015 |
Win | 9-1 | David Butt | TKO (punches) | WW: Wollongong Wars 2 | 1/10/2014 |
Win | 8-1 | Kyle Reyes | Decision (unanimous) | PXC 45 | 24/08/2014 |
Win | 7-1 | Jai Bradney | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Roshambo MMA 3: In The Cage | 26/07/2014 |
Win | 6-1 | Rodolfo Marquez Diniz | KO (punch) | AFC 9 | 17/05/2014 |
Win | 5-1 | Greg Atzori | Submission (guillotine) | Roshambo MMA 2: In The Cage | 01/02/2014 |
Win | 4-1 | Luke Catubig | TKO (punches) | AFC 7 | 14//12/2013 |
Loss | 3-1 | Corey Nelson | TKO ( head kick punches) | AFC 5 | 10/05/2013 |
Win | 3-0 | Anton Zafir | TKO (punches) | Roshambo MMA 1: In The Cage | 06/04/2013 |
Win | 2-0 | Regan Wilson | TKO (doctor stoppage) | Southern Fight Promotions: Cage Conquest 2 | 23/02/2013 |
Win | 1-0 | Gerhard Voigt | Decision (unanimous) | Revolution Promotions: Revolution at The Roxy | 19/05/2012 |
*Last Updated On 29th November 2022
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