1879RATING · 145 LB
Featherweight rankings

Alexander Volkanovski

No. 1 at featherweight. Current UFC champion. 16–3 in the UFC since 2016.

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Career and every weight

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Career

Every UFC fight, at every weight (155 lb, 145 lb, Catch Weight). Red is a dominant win (85 or more), blush any other win, grey a loss or draw. Ratings are kept weight by weight, in the other tabs; they do not compare across divisions. Opposition here is each opponent’s standing at their weight going in, as a percentile of everyone rated there that year.

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16–3UFC record
8 of 15Dominant wins
87Average win score
88thOpposition, percentile
How the wins came6 KO/TKO 0 submission 9 decision
Finish rate40% of wins
Stopped in losses2 of 3
Knockdowns landed6
Average fight time16:32
Sig. strikes landed / absorbed per min6.1 / 3.4
Sig. strike accuracy57%
Takedowns per 15 min1.5
Control time18% of the fight
Best winMovsar Evloev rated 1804 at 145 lb going in

Figures cover 18 of 19 fights: no contests and catch-weight bouts are not rated.

Against the division

How Alexander Volkanovski’s UFC career compares with the careers of the 52 fighters on today’s featherweight board with 5 or more rated UFC fights, every weight counted. 100 is the best. Every featherweight leaderboard.

Top 10 against the featherweight board:No. 2strike differentialNo. 2toughest oppositionNo. 2win streakNo. 4striking accuracyNo. 4dominant winsNo. 4strikes landed
Dominant-win rateShare of wins scoring 85+
65
53%
Average win scoreOut of 100
81
86.6
Toughest oppositionOpponents' average standing at their weight going in, as a percentile
98
88th
Finish rateWins by KO or submission
47
40%
Strike differentialLanded minus absorbed, per minute
98
+2.61
Strikes landedSignificant strikes per minute
94
6.05
Hardest to hitFewest significant strikes absorbed per minute
59
3.44
TakedownsLanded per 15 minutes
61
1.46
ControlShare of fight time in control
67
18%
LowestMiddleBest

How the fights went

Every rated UFC fight, every weight. Tap a mark for the fight.

On the clock

6 of 15 wins inside the distance, 0 in round one. Stopped in 2 of 3 losses

When each fight ended. Wins above the line, losses below; decisions sit at the final bell.

KO or TKOSubmissionDecision
Round 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5WinsLosses
Who they beat, and how

Best win: Movsar Evloev, rated 1804 at 145 lb. Dominant in 8 of 15 scored wins

Each fight's dominance score against how highly the opponent was rated at that weight going in, as a percentile of everyone rated there that year, so every weight shares one scale. Up and to the right is a dominant win over a strong opponent.

Dominant winWinLoss or draw
0255075100Weakest25th50th75thToughestOpponent’s standing at the weight going in, percentileDOMINANT 85+

145 lb

No. 1 of 86 active men ranked at featherweight, with a published rating of 1879 across 15 fights at the weight.

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Rating after every fight at 145 lb. The solid line is the published rating, the dashed line the best estimate; the shaded gap between them is still to prove. Tap a point for the fight.
14–1Record at 145 lb
7 of 14Dominant wins
86Average win score
1714Avg opponent rating
How the wins came5 KO/TKO 0 submission 9 decision
Finish rate36% of wins
Stopped in losses1 of 1
Knockdowns landed5
Average fight time17:30
Sig. strikes landed / absorbed per min6.4 / 3.6
Sig. strike accuracy57%
Takedowns per 15 min1.5
Control time17% of the fight
Best winBrian Ortega rated 1810 going in

Against the division

How Alexander Volkanovski’s fights at 145 lb compare with the fights at the weight of the 42 fighters on today’s featherweight board with 5 or more fights there. 100 is the best.

Top 10 against the featherweight board:No. 2striking accuracyNo. 2strike differentialNo. 2toughest oppositionNo. 2strikes landedNo. 2win streakNo. 5dominant wins
Dominant-win rateShare of wins scoring 85+
57
50%
Average win scoreOut of 100
77
86.1
Toughest oppositionOpponents' average standing at their weight going in, as a percentile
98
91st
Finish rateWins by KO or submission
33
36%
Strike differentialLanded minus absorbed, per minute
98
+2.81
Strikes landedSignificant strikes per minute
98
6.39
Hardest to hitFewest significant strikes absorbed per minute
54
3.58
TakedownsLanded per 15 minutes
66
1.48
ControlShare of fight time in control
63
17%
LowestMiddleBest

How the fights went

Every rated UFC fight at 145 lb. Tap a mark for the fight.

On the clock

5 of 14 wins inside the distance, 0 in round one. Stopped in 1 of 1 losses

When each fight ended. Wins above the line, losses below; decisions sit at the final bell.

KO or TKOSubmissionDecision
Round 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5WinsLosses
Who they beat, and how

Best win: Movsar Evloev, rated 1804 at 145 lb. Dominant in 7 of 14 scored wins

Each fight's dominance score against how highly the opponent was rated at that weight going in, as a percentile of everyone rated there that year, so every weight shares one scale. Up and to the right is a dominant win over a strong opponent.

Dominant winWinLoss or draw
0255075100Weakest25th50th75thToughestOpponent’s standing at the weight going in, percentileDOMINANT 85+

155 lb

Not on the lightweight board: last fight at 155 lb on 21 Oct 2023, outside the 18-month activity window. Last rating at the weight: 1754, after 3 fights there.

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Rating after every fight at 155 lb. The solid line is the published rating, the dashed line the best estimate. Tap a point for the fight.
1–2Record at 155 lb
1 of 1Dominant wins
94Average win score
1633Avg opponent rating
How the wins came1 KO/TKO 0 submission 0 decision
Finish rate100% of wins
Stopped in losses1 of 2
Knockdowns landed1
Average fight time11:44
Sig. strikes landed / absorbed per min3.5 / 2.4
Sig. strike accuracy55%
Takedowns per 15 min1.3
Control time23% of the fight
Best winYusuke Kasuya rated 1162 going in

Against the division needs 5 rated fights at 155 lb; Alexander Volkanovski has 3 so far. The Career tab compares the whole UFC career.

How the fights went

Every rated UFC fight at 155 lb. Tap a mark for the fight.

On the clock

1 of 1 wins inside the distance, 0 in round one. Stopped in 1 of 2 losses

When each fight ended. Wins above the line, losses below; decisions sit at the final bell.

KO or TKOSubmissionDecision
Round 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5WinsLosses
Who they beat, and how

Best win: Yusuke Kasuya, rated 1162 at 155 lb. Dominant in 1 of 1 scored wins

Each fight's dominance score against how highly the opponent was rated at that weight going in, as a percentile of everyone rated there that year, so every weight shares one scale. Up and to the right is a dominant win over a strong opponent.

Dominant winWinLoss or draw
0255075100Weakest25th50th75thToughestOpponent’s standing at the weight going in, percentileDOMINANT 85+

Every UFC fight

19 fights on record, newest first, at every weight. Score is the fight's dominance score out of 100, this fighter first; 85 or more is a dominant win.

DateResultScoreOpponentMethodRoundWeightEvent
24 Oct 2026Win89–11Movsar EvloevKO/TKOR2 4:54FeatherweightUFC 333: Volkanovski vs. Evloev
31 Jan 2026Win81–19Diego Lopesunanimous decisionR5 5:00FeatherweightUFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2
12 Apr 2025Win83–17Diego Lopesunanimous decisionR5 5:00FeatherweightUFC 314: Volkanovski vs. Lopes
17 Feb 2024Loss11–89Ilia TopuriaKO/TKOR2 3:32FeatherweightUFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria
21 Oct 2023Loss8–92Islam MakhachevKO/TKOR1 3:06LightweightUFC 294: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski 2
8 Jul 2023Win94–6Yair RodriguezKO/TKOR3 4:19FeatherweightUFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez
11 Feb 2023Loss21–79Islam Makhachevunanimous decisionR5 5:00LightweightUFC 284: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski
2 Jul 2022Win83–17Max Hollowayunanimous decisionR5 5:00FeatherweightUFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier
9 Apr 2022Win96–4Chan Sung JungKO/TKOR4 0:45FeatherweightUFC 273: Volkanovski vs. The Korean Zombie
25 Sep 2021Win84–16Brian Ortegaunanimous decisionR5 5:00FeatherweightUFC 266: Volkanovski vs. Ortega
11 Jul 2020Win76–24Max Hollowaysplit decisionR5 5:00FeatherweightUFC 251: Usman vs. Masvidal
14 Dec 2019Win80–20Max Hollowayunanimous decisionR5 5:00FeatherweightUFC 245: Usman vs. Covington
11 May 2019Win85–15Jose Aldounanimous decisionR3 5:00FeatherweightUFC 237: Namajunas vs. Andrade
29 Dec 2018Win90–10Chad MendesKO/TKOR2 4:14FeatherweightUFC 232: Jones vs. Gustafsson 2
14 Jul 2018Win83–17Darren Elkinsunanimous decisionR3 5:00FeatherweightUFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs. Ivanov
10 Feb 2018Win96–4Jeremy KennedyKO/TKOR2 4:57FeatherweightUFC 221: Romero vs. Rockhold
18 Nov 2017Win86–14Shane Youngunanimous decisionR3 5:00Catch WeightUFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Tybura
10 Jun 2017Win88–12Mizuto Hirotaunanimous decisionR3 5:00FeatherweightUFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Hunt
26 Nov 2016Win94–6Yusuke KasuyaKO/TKOR2 2:06LightweightUFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Brunson