On the clock
6 of 9 wins inside the distance, 5 in round one. Stopped in 3 of 7 losses
When each fight ended. Wins above the line, losses below; decisions sit at the final bell.
KO or TKOSubmissionDecision
Career and every weight
Pick a weight to see the rating there, the numbers, and how they compare with that division.
Career
Every UFC fight, at every weight (205 lb). 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.
9–7UFC record
7 of 9Dominant wins
86Average win score
71stOpposition, percentile
How the wins came5 KO/TKO 1 submission 3 decision
Finish rate67% of wins
Stopped in losses3 of 7
Knockdowns landed7
Average fight time9:24
Sig. strikes landed / absorbed per min5.0 / 4.2
Sig. strike accuracy48%
Takedowns per 15 min0.5
Control time11% of the fight
Best winJimi Manuwa rated 1676 at 205 lb going in
Against the division
How Volkan Oezdemir’s UFC career compares with the careers of the 34 fighters on today’s light heavyweight board with 5 or more rated UFC fights, every weight counted. 100 is the best. Every light heavyweight leaderboard.
Top 10 against the light heavyweight board:No. 9dominant winsNo. 9dominant-win rateNo. 10toughest opposition
Dominant-win rateShare of wins scoring 85+
53
78%
Average win scoreOut of 100
22
86.1
Toughest oppositionOpponents' average standing at their weight going in, as a percentile
73
71st
Finish rateWins by KO or submission
43
67%
Strike differentialLanded minus absorbed, per minute
41
+0.80
Strikes landedSignificant strikes per minute
66
4.99
Hardest to hitFewest significant strikes absorbed per minute
16
4.19
TakedownsLanded per 15 minutes
44
0.50
ControlShare of fight time in control
50
11%
LowestMiddleBest
How the fights went
Every rated UFC fight, every weight. Tap a mark for the fight.
Who they beat, and how
Best win: Jimi Manuwa, rated 1676 at 205 lb. Dominant in 7 of 9 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
205 lb
No. 12 of 49 active men ranked at light heavyweight, with a published rating of 1650 across 16 fights at the weight.
9–7Record at 205 lb
7 of 9Dominant wins
86Average win score
1578Avg opponent rating
How the wins came5 KO/TKO 1 submission 3 decision
Finish rate67% of wins
Stopped in losses3 of 7
Knockdowns landed7
Average fight time9:24
Sig. strikes landed / absorbed per min5.0 / 4.2
Sig. strike accuracy48%
Takedowns per 15 min0.5
Control time11% of the fight
Best winJimi Manuwa rated 1676 going in
Against the division
How Volkan Oezdemir’s fights at 205 lb compare with the fights at the weight of the 28 fighters on today’s light heavyweight board with 5 or more fights there. 100 is the best.
Top 10 against the light heavyweight board:No. 7toughest oppositionNo. 8dominant winsNo. 8dominant-win rateNo. 8win streak
Dominant-win rateShare of wins scoring 85+
46
78%
Average win scoreOut of 100
16
86.1
Toughest oppositionOpponents' average standing at their weight going in, as a percentile
78
71st
Finish rateWins by KO or submission
37
67%
Strike differentialLanded minus absorbed, per minute
38
+0.80
Strikes landedSignificant strikes per minute
62
4.99
Hardest to hitFewest significant strikes absorbed per minute
15
4.19
TakedownsLanded per 15 minutes
46
0.50
ControlShare of fight time in control
50
11%
LowestMiddleBest
How the fights went
Every rated UFC fight at 205 lb. Tap a mark for the fight.
On the clock
6 of 9 wins inside the distance, 5 in round one. Stopped in 3 of 7 losses
When each fight ended. Wins above the line, losses below; decisions sit at the final bell.
KO or TKOSubmissionDecision
Who they beat, and how
Best win: Jimi Manuwa, rated 1676 at 205 lb. Dominant in 7 of 9 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
Every UFC fight
16 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.
| Date | Result | Score | Opponent | Method | Round | Weight | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Nov 2025 | Win | 91–9 | Alonzo Menifield | KO/TKO | R1 1:27 | Light Heavyweight | UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker |
| 23 Nov 2024 | Loss | 24–76 | Carlos Ulberg | unanimous decision | R3 5:00 | Light Heavyweight | UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Figueiredo |
| 22 Jun 2024 | Win | 93–7 | Johnny Walker | KO/TKO | R1 2:28 | Light Heavyweight | UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov |
| 2 Sep 2023 | Win | 93–7 | Bogdan Guskov | submission | R1 3:46 | Light Heavyweight | UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Spivac |
| 22 Oct 2022 | Loss | 17–83 | Nikita Krylov | unanimous decision | R3 5:00 | Light Heavyweight | UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev |
| 23 Jul 2022 | Win | 85–15 | Paul Craig | unanimous decision | R3 5:00 | Light Heavyweight | UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall |
| 30 Oct 2021 | Loss | 17–83 | Magomed Ankalaev | unanimous decision | R3 5:00 | Light Heavyweight | UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira |
| 11 Jul 2020 | Loss | 11–89 | Jiri Prochazka | KO/TKO | R2 0:49 | Light Heavyweight | UFC 251: Usman vs. Masvidal |
| 21 Dec 2019 | Win | 70–30 | Aleksandar Rakic | split decision | R3 5:00 | Light Heavyweight | UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. The Korean Zombie |
| 10 Aug 2019 | Win | 95–5 | Ilir Latifi | KO/TKO | R2 4:31 | Light Heavyweight | UFC Fight Night: Shevchenko vs. Carmouche 2 |
| 16 Mar 2019 | Loss | 29–71 | Dominick Reyes | split decision | R3 5:00 | Light Heavyweight | UFC Fight Night: Till vs. Masvidal |
| 27 Oct 2018 | Loss | 15–85 | Anthony Smith | submission | R3 4:26 | Light Heavyweight | UFC Fight Night: Oezdemir vs. Smith |
| 20 Jan 2018 | Loss | 13–87 | Daniel Cormier | KO/TKO | R2 2:00 | Light Heavyweight | UFC 220: Miocic vs. Ngannou |
| 29 Jul 2017 | Win | 88–12 | Jimi Manuwa | KO/TKO | R1 0:42 | Light Heavyweight | UFC 214: Cormier vs. Jones 2 |
| 28 May 2017 | Win | 90–10 | Misha Cirkunov | KO/TKO | R1 0:28 | Light Heavyweight | UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Teixeira |
| 4 Feb 2017 | Win | 71–29 | Ovince Saint Preux | split decision | R3 5:00 | Light Heavyweight | UFC Fight Night: Bermudez vs. The Korean Zombie |