All fightersAlexander Volkov
“Drago”
Heavyweight41-11RECORD
24KO / TKO WINS
4SUBMISSION WINS
13DECISION WINS
Profile
| Full name | Not added yet |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Drago |
| Date of birth | 24 Oct 1988 |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Birthplace | Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Lives in | Not added yet |
| Division | Heavyweight |
| Team | Strela Team |
| Height | 201 cm (6′7″) |
| Reach | 203 cm (80″) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Weight | 113.4 kg (250 lb) |
| Status | Not added yet |
| Pro debut | 19 Apr 2009 |
| UFC debut | 19 Nov 2016 |
| Last fight | 24 Oct 2026 |
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Fight history
52 professional fights on file (20 in the UFC). Newest first.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Time | Event | Date | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | Rizvan Kuniev | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 333: Volkanovski vs. Evloev | 24 Oct 2026 | Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
| Bout Heavyweight BoutScheduled 3 roundsScorecards 29-28, 30-27, 30-27 | |||||||
| Win | Waldo Cortes-Acosta | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland | 9 May 2026 | Newark, New Jersey, USA |
| Bout Heavyweight BoutReferee Mike BeltranScheduled 3 roundsScorecards Jon Bilyk 30-27, Henry Krawiec 29-28, Dave Tirelli 29-28 | |||||||
| Win | Jailton Almeida | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 321: Aspinall vs. Gane | 25 Oct 2025 | Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
| Bout Heavyweight BoutReferee Marc GoddardScheduled 3 roundsScorecards Tony Weeks 29-28, Mike Bell 28-29, Clemens Werner 29-28 | |||||||
| Loss | Ciryl Gane | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 310: Pantoja vs. Asakura | 7 Dec 2024 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Bout Heavyweight BoutReferee Mark SmithScheduled 3 roundsScorecards Adalaide Byrd 28-29, Eric Colon 29-28, Junichiro Kamijo 28-29 | |||||||
| Win | Sergei Pavlovich | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov | 22 Jun 2024 | Riyadh, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| Bout Heavyweight BoutReferee Jason HerzogScheduled 3 roundsScorecards Anders Ohlsson 30-27, Clemens Werner 30-27, Vito Paolillo 29-28 | |||||||
| Win | Tai Tuivasa | Submission (ezekiel choke) | 2 | 4:37 | UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland | 9 Sep 2023 | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Bout Heavyweight BoutReferee Herb DeanScheduled 3 rounds | |||||||
| Win | Alexandr Romanov | KO/TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:16 | UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili | 11 Mar 2023 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Bout Heavyweight BoutReferee Mark SmithScheduled 3 rounds | |||||||
| Win | Jairzinho Rozenstruik | KO/TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:12 | UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Rozenstruik | 4 Jun 2022 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Bout Heavyweight BoutReferee Herb DeanScheduled 5 rounds | |||||||
| Loss | Tom Aspinall | Submission (straight armbar) | 1 | 3:45 | UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall | 19 Mar 2022 | London, England, United Kingdom |
| Bout Heavyweight BoutReferee Marc GoddardScheduled 5 rounds | |||||||
| Win | Marcin Tybura | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira | 30 Oct 2021 | Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
| Bout Heavyweight BoutReferee Marc GoddardScheduled 3 roundsScorecards Vito Paolillo 30-27, Darryl Ransom 30-27, Clemens Werner 29-28 | |||||||
| Loss | Ciryl Gane | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Volkov | 26 Jun 2021 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Bout Heavyweight BoutReferee Herb DeanScheduled 5 roundsScorecards Junichiro Kamijo 45-50, Ron McCarthy 45-50, Sal D'amato 46-49 | |||||||
| Win | Alistair Overeem | KO/TKO (punch) | 2 | 2:06 | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov | 6 Feb 2021 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Bout Heavyweight BoutReferee Jason HerzogScheduled 5 rounds | |||||||
| Win | Walt Harris | KO/TKO (front kick) | 2 | 1:15 | UFC 254: Khabib vs. Gaethje | 24 Oct 2020 | Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
| Bout Heavyweight BoutReferee Lukasz BosackiScheduled 3 rounds | |||||||
| Loss | Curtis Blaydes | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Volkov | 20 Jun 2020 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Bout Heavyweight BoutReferee Herb DeanScheduled 5 roundsScorecards Eric Colon 46-49, Sal D'amato 47-48, Chris Lee 46-48 | |||||||
| Win | Greg Hardy | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Zabit vs. Kattar | 9 Nov 2019 | Moscow, Moscow, Russia |
| Bout Heavyweight BoutReferee Leon RobertsScheduled 3 roundsScorecards Lukasz Bosacki 30-27, Howard Hughes 30-27, Clemens Werner 30-27 | |||||||
| Loss | Derrick Lewis | KO/TKO (punches) | 3 | 4:49 | UFC 229: Khabib vs. McGregor | 6 Oct 2018 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Bout Heavyweight BoutReferee Herb DeanScheduled 3 rounds | |||||||
| Win | Fabrício Werdum | KO/TKO (punch in clinch) | 4 | 1:38 | UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Volkov | 17 Mar 2018 | London, England, United Kingdom |
| Bout Heavyweight BoutReferee Marc GoddardScheduled 5 rounds | |||||||
| Win | Stefan Struve | KO/TKO (punch in clinch) | 3 | 3:30 | UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Struve | 2 Sep 2017 | Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands |
| Bout Heavyweight BoutReferee Marc GoddardScheduled 5 rounds | |||||||
| Win | Roy Nelson | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Reis | 15 Apr 2017 | Kansas City, Missouri, USA |
| Bout Heavyweight BoutReferee Dan MiragliottaScheduled 3 roundsScorecards Henry Guery 30-27, Rob Francis 30-27, Sal D'amato 30-27 | |||||||
| Win | Timothy Johnson | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Mousasi vs. Hall 2 | 19 Nov 2016 | Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom |
| Bout Heavyweight BoutReferee Grant WatermanScheduled 3 roundsScorecards Howard Hughes 29-28, Peter Lavery 27-30, Takeo Kobayashi 29-28 | |||||||
| Win | Attila Végh | KO (punches) | 1 | 2:38 | M-1 Challenge 68 | 16 Jun 2016 | Moscow, Russia |
| Win | Denis Smoldarev | Submission (triangle choke) | 3 | 0:41 | M-1 Challenge 64 | 19 Feb 2016 | Moscow, Russia |
| Loss | Cheick Kongo | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | Bellator 139 | 26 Jun 2015 | Mulvane, Kansas, United States |
| Loss | Tony Johnson | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | Bellator 136 | 10 Apr 2015 | Irvine, California, United States |
| Win | Alexei Kudin | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | Union MMA Pro 2015 | 21 Feb 2015 | Krasnodar, Russia |
| Win | Roy Boughton | TKO (punches) | 1 | 0:40 | Tech-KREP FC: Battle of Heroes | 12 Dec 2014 | Saint Petersburg, Russia |
| Win | Blagoy Ivanov | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 1:08 | Bellator 120 | 17 May 2014 | Southaven, Mississippi, United States |
| Win | Mighty Mo | KO (head kick) | 1 | 2:44 | Bellator 116 | 11 Apr 2014 | Temecula, California, United States |
| Win | Mark Holata | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:21 | Bellator 111 | 7 Mar 2014 | Thackerville, Oklahoma, United States |
| Loss | Vitaly Minakov | TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:57 | Bellator 108 | 15 Nov 2013 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States |
| Win | Rich Hale | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | Bellator 84 | 14 Dec 2012 | Hammond, Indiana, United States |
| Win | Vinicius Queiroz | TKO (punches) | 2 | 4:59 | Bellator 80 | 9 Nov 2012 | Hollywood, Florida, United States |
| Win | Brett Rogers | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | Bellator 75 | 5 Oct 2012 | Hammond, Indiana, United States |
| Win | Stefan Stankovic | TKO (punches) | 1 | 4:27 | MFP: Mayor Cup 2012 | 26 May 2012 | Khabarovsk, Russia |
| Win | Ricco Rodriguez | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | BF: Baltic Challenge 3 | 23 Feb 2012 | Kaliningrad, Russia |
| Win | Arsen Abdulkerimov | TKO (punches) | 1 | 0:26 | M-1 Global: Fedor vs. Monson | 20 Nov 2011 | Moscow, Russia |
| Win | Bahodir Ibrogimov | TKO (punches) | 2 | 2:22 | MMA Corona Cup 1 | 7 Oct 2011 | Moscow, Russia |
| Win | Nedyalko Karadzhov | TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:41 | League S-70: Russia vs. Brazil | 5 Aug 2011 | Sochi, Russia |
| Win | Denis Goltsov | TKO (punches) | 2 | 3:05 | M-1 Challenge 25 | 28 Apr 2011 | Saint Petersburg, Russia |
| Win | Ruslan Chapko | TKO (punches) | 1 | Voronezh Interregional 2011 | 15 Jan 2011 | Voronezh, Russia | |
| Loss | Pat Bennett | Decision (unanimous) | 4 | 5:00 | M-1 Challenge 22 | 10 Dec 2010 | Moscow, Russia |
| Win | Evgeni Babich | TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:10 | LM: Tournament 3 | 18 Sep 2010 | Lipetsk, Russia |
| Win | Eldar Yagudin | TKO (punches) | 1 | 4:34 | Ratnoe Pole: The First Battlefield | 7 Aug 2010 | Ryazan, Russia |
| Loss | Maxim Grishin | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 2:39 | M-1 Selection: 2010 Eastern Europe Finals | 22 Jul 2010 | Moscow, Russia |
| Win | Alexander Romaschenko | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 2:59 | M-1 Selection: 2010 Eastern Europe Round 3 | 28 May 2010 | Kyiv, Ukraine |
| Win | Vitalii Yalovenko | TKO (doctor stoppage) | 2 | 1:05 | M-1 Selection: 2010 Eastern Europe Round 2 | 10 Apr 2010 | Kyiv, Ukraine |
| Win | Ibragim Magomedov | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | M-1 Challenge 20: 2009 Finals | 3 Dec 2009 | Saint Petersburg, Russia |
| Win | Smbat Zakaryan | TKO (punches) | 1 | 4:20 | ProFC: Union Nation Cup 3 | 30 Oct 2009 | Rostov-on-Don, Russia |
| Win | Abdulhalik Magomedov | TKO (punches) | 1 | 4:43 | M-1 Challenge: 2009 Selections 8 | 4 Oct 2009 | Moscow, Russia |
| Loss | Akhmed Sultanov | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 2:50 | M-1 Challenge: 2009 Selections 4 | 24 Jun 2009 | Saint Petersburg, Russia |
| Win | Adam Alikhanov | TKO (punches) | 1 | 0:20 | M-1 Challenge: 2009 Selections 3 | 28 May 2009 | Saint Petersburg, Russia |
| Win | Nikolay Pleshakov | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:20 | M-1 Challenge: 2009 Selections 2 | 19 Apr 2009 | Saint Petersburg, Russia |