Volkan Oezdemir “No Time”
Light Heavyweight · ORCA rating 67/100 · peak 68 · Finisher · 9–7 in 16 graded UFC bouts
ORCA analysis
Volkan Oezdemir holds an ORCA rating of 67, 17th of 67 active light heavyweights on the ORCA board. The profile peaks in striking offence: 88, 13th of 67 active light heavyweights (significant strikes landed per minute 99). Grappling offence trails at 29, with control time, seconds per minute grading 25. 6 of 9 UFC wins came inside the distance (5 by KO/TKO, 1 by submission).
Grades
| Family | Grade | Light Heavyweight rank | Best reliable sub-grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Striking offence | 88 | 13 of 67 | Significant strikes landed per minute 99 |
| Striking defence | 64 | 19 of 67 | Opponent strike accuracy allowed 93 |
| Grappling offence | 29 | 50 of 67 | Control time, seconds per minute 25 |
| Grappling defence | 58 | 38 of 67 | Takedown defence 92 |
Strongest sub-grade: Significant strikes landed per minute 99. Weakest: Control time, seconds per minute 25.
Profile
- Division
- Light Heavyweight
- ORCA rating
- 67 (peak 68)
- Light Heavyweight rank
- 17 of 67 active
- UFC record
- 9–7
- Pro record
- 21–8
- Graded UFC bouts
- 16
- Style
- Finisher
- Age
- 37
- Height
- 6′2″ (188 cm)
- Reach
- 75″ (190 cm)
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Gym
- Allstars Training Center
Career stats
- Significant strikes landed per minute: 4.99
- Significant strike accuracy: 48%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute: 4.19
- Significant strike defence: 55%
- Takedowns landed per 15 minutes: 0.5
- Takedown accuracy: 34%
- Takedown defence: 81%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes: 0.1
Fight history
- 2025-11-22 · W vs Alonzo Menifield · KO/TKO · UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker
- 2024-11-23 · L vs Carlos Ulberg · Decision - Unanimous · UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Figueiredo
- 2024-06-22 · W vs Johnny Walker · KO/TKO · UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov
- 2023-09-02 · W vs Bogdan Guskov · Submission · UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Spivac
- 2022-10-22 · L vs Nikita Krylov · Decision - Unanimous · UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev
- 2022-07-23 · W vs Paul Craig · Decision - Unanimous · UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall
- 2021-10-30 · L vs Magomed Ankalaev · Decision - Unanimous · UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira
- 2020-07-11 · L vs Jiri Prochazka · KO/TKO · UFC 251: Usman vs. Masvidal
- 2019-12-21 · W vs Aleksandar Rakic · Decision - Split · UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. The Korean Zombie
- 2019-08-10 · W vs Ilir Latifi · KO/TKO · UFC Fight Night: Shevchenko vs. Carmouche 2
- 2019-03-16 · L vs Dominick Reyes · Decision - Split · UFC Fight Night: Till vs. Masvidal
- 2018-10-27 · L vs Anthony Smith · Submission · UFC Fight Night: Oezdemir vs. Smith
- 2018-01-20 · L vs Daniel Cormier · KO/TKO · UFC 220: Miocic vs. Ngannou
- 2017-07-29 · W vs Jimi Manuwa · KO/TKO · UFC 214: Cormier vs. Jones 2
- 2017-05-28 · W vs Misha Cirkunov · KO/TKO · UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Teixeira
- 2017-02-04 · W vs Ovince Saint Preux · Decision - Split · UFC Fight Night: Bermudez vs. The Korean Zombie
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