Fight preview · Saturday 24 October 2026

UFC 333: Volkanovski vs. Evloev

Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. How the fighters at the top of the card win, in numbers, at their weight. No picks: the Index measures what has happened, not what will.

Alexander Volkanovski v Movsar Evloev

Main event, featherweight title. No. 1 against No. 3 on our featherweight board. Alexander Volkanovski is 101 points higher on the published rating, the level each has already proven at 145 lb.

Alexander Volkanovski ChampionMovsar Evloev
No. 1Rank at the weightNo. 3
1879Published rating1778
14–1Record at 145 lb9–1
7 of 14Dominant wins1 of 9
86Average win score80
36%Finish rate0%
1714Avg opponent rating1538
5Knockdowns landed0
3 winsCurrent streak (all weights)1 loss
Brian Ortega, rated 1810 at the timeBest win at the weightLerone Murphy, rated 1764 at the time

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Petr Yan v Merab Dvalishvili

Co-main event, bantamweight title. No. 2 against No. 1 on our bantamweight board. Merab Dvalishvili is 2 points higher on the published rating, the level each has already proven at 135 lb.

Petr Yan ChampionMerab Dvalishvili
No. 2Rank at the weightNo. 1
1858Published rating1860
13–4Record at 135 lb13–4
4 of 13Dominant wins6 of 13
84Average win score85
31%Finish rate15%
1640Avg opponent rating1605
10Knockdowns landed1
5 winsCurrent streak (all weights)2 losses
Merab Dvalishvili, rated 1913 at the timeBest win at the weightCory Sandhagen, rated 1811 at the time

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Sources

  1. UFC.com: UFC 333, Volkanovski vs Evloev
  2. Wikipedia: UFC 333

Ratings and records as of 2 November 2026; they update weekly.