Alexander Volkov “Drago”
Heavyweight · ORCA rating 76/100 · peak 78 · Power striker · 15–5 in 20 graded UFC bouts
ORCA analysis
Alexander Volkov holds an ORCA rating of 76 (career peak 78), 4th of 54 active heavyweights on the ORCA board. Striking offence is the strongest of the four families at 98, 3rd of 54 active heavyweights (significant strikes landed per minute 98). Grappling offence trails at 41, with takedowns landed per 15 minutes grading 17. The 15 UFC wins split 6 by KO/TKO, 1 by submission and 8 on the cards.
Grades
| Family | Grade | Heavyweight rank | Best reliable sub-grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Striking offence | 98 | 3 of 54 | Significant strikes landed per minute 98 |
| Striking defence | 81 | 6 of 54 | Significant strikes absorbed per minute 91 |
| Grappling offence | 41 | 25 of 54 | Takedowns landed per 15 minutes 17 |
| Grappling defence | 50 | 36 of 54 | Takedown defence 83 |
Strongest sub-grade: Significant strikes landed per minute 98. Weakest: Takedowns landed per 15 minutes 17.
Profile
- Division
- Heavyweight
- ORCA rating
- 76 (peak 78)
- Heavyweight rank
- 4 of 54 active
- UFC record
- 15–5
- Pro record
- 40–11
- Graded UFC bouts
- 20
- Style
- Power striker
- Age
- 38
- Height
- 6′7″ (201 cm)
- Reach
- 80″ (203 cm)
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Gym
- Global Fight Gym
Career stats
- Significant strikes landed per minute: 5.07
- Significant strike accuracy: 57%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute: 3.08
- Significant strike defence: 54%
- Takedowns landed per 15 minutes: 0.57
- Takedown accuracy: 62%
- Takedown defence: 73%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes: 0.17
Fight history
- 2026-10-24 · W vs Rizvan Kuniev · Decision - Unanimous · UFC 333: Volkanovski vs. Evloev
- 2026-05-09 · W vs Waldo Cortes-Acosta · Decision - Unanimous · UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland
- 2025-10-25 · W vs Jailton Almeida · Decision - Split · UFC 321: Aspinall vs. Gane
- 2024-12-07 · L vs Ciryl Gane · Decision - Split · UFC 310: Pantoja vs. Asakura
- 2024-06-22 · W vs Sergei Pavlovich · Decision - Unanimous · UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov
- 2023-09-09 · W vs Tai Tuivasa · Submission · UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland
- 2023-03-11 · W vs Alexandr Romanov · KO/TKO · UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili
- 2022-06-04 · W vs Jairzinho Rozenstruik · KO/TKO · UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Rozenstruik
- 2022-03-19 · L vs Tom Aspinall · Submission · UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall
- 2021-10-30 · W vs Marcin Tybura · Decision - Unanimous · UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira
- 2021-06-26 · L vs Ciryl Gane · Decision - Unanimous · UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Volkov
- 2021-02-06 · W vs Alistair Overeem · KO/TKO · UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov
- 2020-10-24 · W vs Walt Harris · KO/TKO · UFC 254: Khabib vs. Gaethje
- 2020-06-20 · L vs Curtis Blaydes · Decision - Unanimous · UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Volkov
- 2019-11-09 · W vs Greg Hardy · Decision - Unanimous · UFC Fight Night: Zabit vs. Kattar
- 2018-10-06 · L vs Derrick Lewis · KO/TKO · UFC 229: Khabib vs. McGregor
- 2018-03-17 · W vs Fabricio Werdum · KO/TKO · UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Volkov
- 2017-09-02 · W vs Stefan Struve · KO/TKO · UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Struve
- 2017-04-15 · W vs Roy Nelson · Decision - Unanimous · UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Reis
- 2016-11-19 · W vs Timothy Johnson · Decision - Split · UFC Fight Night: Mousasi vs. Hall 2
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- Jon Jones · ORCA 94
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- Ciryl Gane · ORCA 81
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- Sergei Pavlovich · ORCA 73
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