Alexander Volkov
Russian mixed martial artist
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| December 7 2024 | In a rematch against Ciryl Gane at UFC 310, Volkov lost by controversial split decision, despite 19 out of 20 media outlets scoring the bout in his favor. |
| June 22 2024 | Volkov faced Sergei Pavlovich at UFC on ABC 6, winning the fight by unanimous decision. |
| September 10 2023 | He fought Tai Tuivasa at UFC 293, winning with an Ezekiel Choke in the second round, making him the second person in UFC history to finish a fight with this technique. |
| July 2023 | Alexander Volkov secured a win against Sergei Pavlovich by unanimous decision at UFC on ABC: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov. |
| March 2023 | Alexander Volkov faced Ciryl Gane at UFC 310 and lost by split decision. |
| March 11 2023 | Volkov faced Alexander Romanov at UFC Fight Night 221, winning the fight via technical knockout in the first round. |
| November 2022 | At UFC 267, Volkov won against Marcin Tybura by unanimous decision. |
| June 4 2022 | He fought Jairzinho Rozenstruik at UFC Fight Night 207, winning by technical knockout in round one. |
| March 2022 | Volkov achieved a victory against Alexander Romanov through TKO (punches) at UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili. |
| March 19 2022 | Volkov faced Tom Aspinall at UFC Fight Night 204, losing the bout via straight armbar submission in round one. |
| October 30 2021 | He competed against Marcin Tybura at UFC 267 and won the fight via unanimous decision. |
| September 2021 | Volkov won by TKO (punches) against Jairzinho Rozenstruik at UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Rozenstruik. |
| June 2021 | Volkov lost to Tom Aspinall via submission (straight armbar) at UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall. |
| June 26 2021 | Volkov fought Ciryl Gane at UFC Fight Night 190 and lost the match by unanimous decision. |
| February 6 2021 | Volkov faced Alistair Overeem at UFC Fight Night 184, winning by technical knockout in the second round and earning the Performance of the Night award. |
| October 24 2020 | He fought Walt Harris at UFC 254, winning the match via technical knockout in round two. |
| September 2020 | Volkov defeated Alistair Overeem via TKO (punches) at UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov. |
| June 20 2020 | Volkov faced Curtis Blaydes at UFC on ESPN: Blaydes vs. Volkov, losing the match by unanimous decision. |
| November 9 2019 | Replacing Junior Dos Santos, Volkov fought Greg Hardy at UFC on ESPN+ 21, winning the bout by unanimous decision. |
| August 2019 | Volkov lost to Curtis Blaydes by unanimous decision at UFC on ESPN: Blaydes vs. Volkov. |
| April 20 2019 | Volkov was scheduled to face Alistair Overeem at UFC Fight Night 149 but pulled out of the fight for undisclosed reasons. |
| October 6 2018 | Volkov faced Derrick Lewis at UFC 229, a fight he dominated but ultimately lost by knockout late in round three. |
| September 2018 | At UFC 229, Volkov was defeated by Derrick Lewis via KO (punches). |
| March 17 2018 | In a back-and-forth fight against Fabrício Werdum at UFC Fight Night 127, Volkov won by knockout in the fourth round, earning his first Performance of the Night bonus. |
| September 2 2017 | Volkov fought Stefan Struve at UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Struve, winning by TKO in the third round and earning his first Fight of the Night bonus. |
| April 15 2017 | Volkov faced Roy Nelson at UFC on Fox 24 and won the fight by unanimous decision. |
| November 2016 | He won against Stefan Struve via TKO (punches) at UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Struve. |
| November 19 2016 | Alexander Volkov made his UFC debut against Timothy Johnson at UFC Fight Night 99, winning the fight via a controversial split decision. |
| September 2016 | Signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). |
| June 16 2016 | He faced former Bellator light heavyweight champion Attila Végh at M-1 Challenge 68 and won the fight via knockout in the first round. |
| April 2016 | Volkov defeated Roy Nelson by unanimous decision at UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Reis. |
| February 19 2016 | Volkov fought Denis Smoldarev for the vacant M-1 Global Heavyweight title at M-1 Challenge 64, winning the match via submission (triangle choke). |
| 2015 | He achieved a victory against Alexei Kudin by unanimous decision at Union MMA Pro 2015. |
| October 2015 | He won against Denis Smoldarev via submission (triangle choke) at M-1 Challenge 64. |
| June 26 2015 | Volkov faced Cheick Kongo at Bellator 139 and lost the fight via unanimous decision, marking his second consecutive loss and resulting in his cut from Bellator MMA. |
| April 10 2015 | Volkov faced Tony Johnson at Bellator 136 and lost the fight via split decision. |
| 2014 | Volkov won against Roy Boughton via TKO (punches) at Tech-KREP FC: Battle of Heroes. |
| May 17 2014 | In the finals at Bellator 120, Volkov faced Blagoy Ivanov and won the fight via submission in the second round. |
| April 11 2014 | Volkov faced Mighty Mo in the semifinals at Bellator 116, winning the fight via spectacular knockout in the first round. |
| March 7 2014 | Volkov faced Mark Holata at Bellator 111 in the Heavyweight Tournament, winning the fight via TKO in the first round. |
| November 15 2013 | In his first title defense, Volkov faced Vitaly Minakov at Bellator 108 but lost the bout and his title via TKO in the first round. |
| December 14 2012 | Volkov fought Richard Hale for the Bellator Season 7 Heavyweight Tournament Final and the Bellator Heavyweight Championship, winning via unanimous decision. |
| November 2 2012 | In the semifinals at Bellator 80, Volkov faced Vinicius Queiroz and won the fight via TKO in the second round. |
| October 12 2012 | Volkov faced Brett Rogers at Bellator 75 in the opening round of the heavyweight tournament, winning the fight via unanimous decision. |
| September 2012 | Alexander Volkov was announced to compete for Bellator Fighting Championships and made his U.S. debut in the Bellator season seven heavyweight tournament. |
| 2011 | Less than a month after his first fight outside of M-1 in nearly a year, Alexander Volkov faced debuting Eldar Yagudin and won by TKO (punches) in the opening round. |
| August 5 2011 | On August 5, 2011, as part of League-70 Russia vs Brazil, Alexander Volkov defeated the undefeated Bulgarian Nedyalko Karadzhov via TKO in the opening round. |
| 2010 | Volkov competed in the M-1 Eastern European tournament, reaching the finals but was eliminated by Maxim Grishin via a rear-naked choke. |
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