Professional Record
21-8-0
Current Elo Rating
1744
True Contender System
Light Heavyweight Ranking
#8
Pound-for-Pound Ranking
#79
Tale of the tape
- Height
- 188 cm
- Reach
- 190 cm
- Weight
- 93.4 kg
- Age
- 37 years
- Place of birth
- Fribourg, Switzerland
- UFC debut
- February 5, 2017
- Team / gym
- Allstars Training Center
Activity
Next fight
No bout announced
Volkan Oezdemir has no next fight confirmed by the UFC yet.
This section updates automatically as soon as one is announced.
Last fight
Volkan Oezdemirvs.Alonzo Menifield
W · TKO
- Event
- UFC Fight Night
- Date
- November 22, 2025
- Elo change
- +48
Career Statistics
Professional Record
21-8-0
UFC Record
9-7-0
16 UFC fights
Current Elo
1,744
Peak Elo
1,744
Wins by method
5KO/TKO1Submissions3Decisions
Finish rate66.7%
From peak0
StreakNot enough data yet
Biggest Elo gain
Ilir Latifi
Achievements and career
- Title fight record: 0-1
- Best recorded streak: 3 straight wins
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
TKO
Title fight
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 |
Fight history outside the UFC
13 bouts recorded in other promotions and on the road to the UFC.
Apr 09, 2016
Alikhan Vakhaev
Decision · Unanimous
AFC · Akhmat Fight Show 18
Sep 20, 2014
Paco Estevez
TKO · R1 · 0:52
SHC · SHC 10
Apr 04, 2014
Kelly Anundson
Submission · Neck Crank · R2 · 3:19
BFC · Bellator 115
Oct 25, 2013
Josh Lanier
TKO · Punches · R1 · 3:13
BFC · Bellator 105
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.