Professional Record
21-8-0
Current Elo Rating
1744
True Contender System
Light Heavyweight Ranking
#8
Pound-for-Pound Ranking
#79
Career Statistics
Professional Record
- Professional fights
- 29
- Wins
- 21
- Losses
- 8
- Draws
- 0
In the UFC
- UFC fights
- 16
- Wins
- 9
- Losses
- 7
- Draws
- 0
Wins by method
- KO/TKO
- 5
- Submissions
- 1
- Decisions
- 3
- Finish rate
- 66.7%
Elo
Elo History
16 recorded UFC fights
UFC Start
1500
Current
1744
Peak Elo
1744
Total
+244
UFC Fight History
Nov 22, 2025
TKO
Elo
1744
Change
+48
Nov 23, 2024
Decision
Elo
1696
Change
-33
Jun 22, 2024
TKO
Elo
1729
Change
+66
Sep 02, 2023
Submission
Elo
1662
Change
+41
Oct 22, 2022
Decision
Elo
1621
Change
-22
Jul 23, 2022
Paul Craig
Decision
Elo
1643
Change
+43
Oct 30, 2021
Decision
Elo
1601
Change
-21
Jul 11, 2020
TKO
Elo
1621
Change
-71
Dec 21, 2019
Decision
Elo
1692
Change
+22
Aug 10, 2019
Ilir Latifi
TKO
Elo
1670
Change
+72
Mar 16, 2019
Decision
Elo
1598
Change
-15
Oct 27, 2018
Anthony Smith
Submission
Elo
1613
Change
-28
Jan 20, 2018
Daniel Cormier
TKO
Elo
1641
Change
-31
Jul 29, 2017
Jimi Manuwa
TKO
Elo
1672
Change
+72
May 28, 2017
Misha Cirkunov
TKO
Elo
1600
Change
+69
Feb 04, 2017
Ovince St. Preux
Decision
Elo
1531
Change
+31
| Date | Result | Opponent | Method | Elo | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 22, 2025 | W | Alonzo Menifield | TKO | 1744 | +48 |
| Nov 23, 2024 | L | Carlos Ulberg | Decision | 1696 | -33 |
| Jun 22, 2024 | W | Johnny Walker | TKO | 1729 | +66 |
| Sep 02, 2023 | W | Bogdan Guskov | Submission | 1662 | +41 |
| Oct 22, 2022 | L | Nikita Krylov | Decision | 1621 | -22 |
| Jul 23, 2022 | W | Paul Craig | Decision | 1643 | +43 |
| Oct 30, 2021 | L | Magomed Ankalaev | Decision | 1601 | -21 |
| Jul 11, 2020 | L | Jiří Procházka | TKO | 1621 | -71 |
| Dec 21, 2019 | W | Aleksandar Rakić | Decision | 1692 | +22 |
| Aug 10, 2019 | W | Ilir Latifi | TKO | 1670 | +72 |
| Mar 16, 2019 | L | Dominick Reyes | Decision | 1598 | -15 |
| Oct 27, 2018 | L | Anthony Smith | Submission | 1613 | -28 |
| Jan 20, 2018 | L | Daniel Cormier | TKO | 1641 | -31 |
| Jul 29, 2017 | W | Jimi Manuwa | TKO | 1672 | +72 |
| May 28, 2017 | W | Misha Cirkunov | TKO | 1600 | +69 |
| Feb 04, 2017 | W | Ovince St. Preux | Decision | 1531 | +31 |
Competitive Profile
Volkan Oezdemir’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.