Alexander Volkanovski “The Great”
Featherweight · ORCA rating 85/100 · peak 89 · Volume striker · 16–3 in 19 graded UFC bouts
ORCA analysis
Alexander Volkanovski is the UFC Featherweight Champion and carries an ORCA rating of 85 (career peak 89). Striking offence is the strongest of the four families at 98, the best of 129 active featherweights (significant strike accuracy 99). The weak side is grappling offence, which grades 68, with takedowns landed per 15 minutes grading 80. 10 of 16 UFC wins went to the judges' scorecards.
Grades
| Family | Grade | Featherweight rank | Best reliable sub-grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Striking offence | 98 | 1 of 129 | Significant strike accuracy 99 |
| Striking defence | 84 | 13 of 129 | Opponent strike accuracy allowed 87 |
| Grappling offence | 68 | 30 of 129 | Control time, seconds per minute 88 |
| Grappling defence | 81 | 4 of 129 | Control time conceded, seconds per minute 98 |
Strongest sub-grade: Significant strike accuracy 99. Weakest: Takedowns landed per 15 minutes 80.
Profile
- Division
- Featherweight
- ORCA rating
- 85 (peak 89)
- Featherweight rank
- 1 of 129 active
- Title
- UFC Featherweight Champion
- UFC record
- 16–3
- Pro record
- 28–4
- Graded UFC bouts
- 19
- Style
- Volume striker
- Age
- 38
- Height
- 5′6″ (168 cm)
- Reach
- 71″ (180 cm)
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Gym
- Freestyle Fighting Gym
Career stats
- Significant strikes landed per minute: 5.98
- Significant strike accuracy: 57%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute: 3.33
- Significant strike defence: 58%
- Takedowns landed per 15 minutes: 1.63
- Takedown accuracy: 34%
- Takedown defence: 68%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes: 0.19
Fight history
- 2026-10-24 · W vs Movsar Evloev · KO/TKO · UFC 333: Volkanovski vs. Evloev
- 2026-01-31 · W vs Diego Lopes · Decision - Unanimous · UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2
- 2025-04-12 · W vs Diego Lopes · Decision - Unanimous · UFC 314: Volkanovski vs. Lopes
- 2024-02-17 · L vs Ilia Topuria · KO/TKO · UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria
- 2023-10-21 · L vs Islam Makhachev · KO/TKO · UFC 294: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski 2
- 2023-07-08 · W vs Yair Rodriguez · KO/TKO · UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez
- 2023-02-11 · L vs Islam Makhachev · Decision - Unanimous · UFC 284: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski
- 2022-07-02 · W vs Max Holloway · Decision - Unanimous · UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier
- 2022-04-09 · W vs Chan Sung Jung · KO/TKO · UFC 273: Volkanovski vs. The Korean Zombie
- 2021-09-25 · W vs Brian Ortega · Decision - Unanimous · UFC 266: Volkanovski vs. Ortega
- 2020-07-11 · W vs Max Holloway · Decision - Split · UFC 251: Usman vs. Masvidal
- 2019-12-14 · W vs Max Holloway · Decision - Unanimous · UFC 245: Usman vs. Covington
- 2019-05-11 · W vs Jose Aldo · Decision - Unanimous · UFC 237: Namajunas vs. Andrade
- 2018-12-29 · W vs Chad Mendes · KO/TKO · UFC 232: Jones vs. Gustafsson 2
- 2018-07-14 · W vs Darren Elkins · Decision - Unanimous · UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs. Ivanov
- 2018-02-10 · W vs Jeremy Kennedy · KO/TKO · UFC 221: Romero vs. Rockhold
- 2017-11-18 · W vs Shane Young · Decision - Unanimous · UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Tybura
- 2017-06-10 · W vs Mizuto Hirota · Decision - Unanimous · UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Hunt
- 2016-11-26 · W vs Yusuke Kasuya · KO/TKO · UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Brunson
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