Professional Record
40-11-0
Current Elo Rating
1901
True Contender System
Heavyweight Ranking
#3
Pound-for-Pound Ranking
#30
Tale of the tape
- Height
- 201 cm
- Reach
- 203 cm
- Weight
- 118.6 kg
- Age
- 37 years
- Place of birth
- Moscow, Russia
- UFC debut
- November 19, 2016
- Team / gym
- Global Fight Gym
Activity
Next fight
Alexander Volkovvs.Rizvan Kuniev
- Date
- October 24, 2026
- Division
- Heavyweight
- Alexander Volkov's Elo
- 1901
- Opponent's Elo
- 1697
Last fight
Alexander Volkovvs.Waldo Cortes-Acosta
W · DEC
- Event
- UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland
- Date
- May 9, 2026
- Elo change
- +29
Career Statistics
Professional Record
40-11-0
UFC Record
14-5-0
19 UFC fights
Current Elo
1,901
Peak Elo
1,901
Wins by method
6KO/TKO1Submissions7Decisions
Finish rate50%
From peak0
Streak2 Wins
Biggest Elo gain
Fabrício Werdum
Achievements and career
- Current streak: 2 straight wins
- Best recorded streak: 4 straight wins
Elo History
19 recorded UFC fights
UFC Start
1500
Current
1901
Peak Elo
1901
Total
+401
UFC Fight History
May 09, 2026
Waldo Cortes-Acosta
Decision
Elo
1901
Change
+29
Oct 25, 2025
Jailton Almeida
Decision
Elo
1872
Change
+21
Dec 07, 2024
Decision
Elo
1851
Change
-25
Jun 22, 2024
Decision
Elo
1876
Change
+31
Sep 09, 2023
Submission
Elo
1845
Change
+48
Mar 11, 2023
Alexandr Romanov
TKO
Elo
1797
Change
+37
Jun 04, 2022
Jairzinho Rozenstruik
TKO
Elo
1760
Change
+58
Mar 19, 2022
Submission
Elo
1703
Change
-63
Oct 30, 2021
Decision
Elo
1766
Change
+32
Jun 26, 2021
Decision
Elo
1734
Change
-26
Feb 06, 2021
TKO
Elo
1760
Change
+48
Oct 24, 2020
Walt Harris
TKO
Elo
1712
Change
+48
Jun 20, 2020
Decision
Elo
1665
Change
-22
Nov 09, 2019
Greg Hardy
Decision
Elo
1687
Change
+28
Oct 06, 2018
TKO
Elo
1659
Change
-46
Mar 17, 2018
Fabrício Werdum
TKO
Elo
1704
Change
+75
Sep 02, 2017
Stefan Struve
TKO
Elo
1629
Change
+63
Apr 15, 2017
Roy Nelson
Decision
Elo
1566
Change
+39
Nov 19, 2016
Tim Johnson
Decision
Elo
1527
Change
+27
| Date | Result | Opponent | Method | Elo | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 09, 2026 | W | Waldo Cortes-Acosta | Decision | 1901 | +29 |
| Oct 25, 2025 | W | Jailton Almeida | Decision | 1872 | +21 |
| Dec 07, 2024 | L | Ciryl Gane | Decision | 1851 | -25 |
| Jun 22, 2024 | W | Sergei Pavlovich | Decision | 1876 | +31 |
| Sep 09, 2023 | W | Tai Tuivasa | Submission | 1845 | +48 |
| Mar 11, 2023 | W | Alexandr Romanov | TKO | 1797 | +37 |
| Jun 04, 2022 | W | Jairzinho Rozenstruik | TKO | 1760 | +58 |
| Mar 19, 2022 | L | Tom Aspinall | Submission | 1703 | -63 |
| Oct 30, 2021 | W | Marcin Tybura | Decision | 1766 | +32 |
| Jun 26, 2021 | L | Ciryl Gane | Decision | 1734 | -26 |
| Feb 06, 2021 | W | Alistair Overeem | TKO | 1760 | +48 |
| Oct 24, 2020 | W | Walt Harris | TKO | 1712 | +48 |
| Jun 20, 2020 | L | Curtis Blaydes | Decision | 1665 | -22 |
| Nov 09, 2019 | W | Greg Hardy | Decision | 1687 | +28 |
| Oct 06, 2018 | L | Derrick Lewis | TKO | 1659 | -46 |
| Mar 17, 2018 | W | Fabrício Werdum | TKO | 1704 | +75 |
| Sep 02, 2017 | W | Stefan Struve | TKO | 1629 | +63 |
| Apr 15, 2017 | W | Roy Nelson | Decision | 1566 | +39 |
| Nov 19, 2016 | W | Tim Johnson | Decision | 1527 | +27 |
Fight history outside the UFC
32 bouts recorded in other promotions and on the road to the UFC.
Jun 16, 2016
Attila Végh
TKO · Punches · R1 · 2:38
M-1 · M-1 Challenge 68
Feb 19, 2016
Denis Smoldarev
Submission · Triangle Choke · R3 · 0:43
M-1 · M-1 Challenge 64
Jun 26, 2015
Cheick Kongo
Decision · Unanimous
BFC · Bellator 139
Apr 10, 2015
Tony Johnson Jr.
Decision · Split
BFC · Bellator 136
Competitive Profile
Alexander Volkov’s position is calculated by the True Contender MMA Elo system from real results and strength of opposition. The profile updates with the rankings after new fights are processed.