Alexander Volkanovski (27-4, 16) was born in Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia on September 29, 1988. At the age of 23 years on May 19, 2012, he made his professional MMA debut against Gerhard Voigt, winning the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
On November 26, 2016, 28-year old Alexander Volkanovski made his UFC debut on his 15th professional MMA fight at UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Brunson against Yusuke Kasuya, winning the fight in the 2nd round via TKO.
He became the UFC featherweight champion on December 14, 2019 at age 31 on his 22nd professional MMA fight at UFC 245 after defeating a 28-year old Max Holloway via 5-round unanimous decision.
Volkanovski's last fight was a featherweight title fight against Diego Lopes for the vacant UFC Championship title on April 12, 2025. He won the fight via 5th-round unanimous decision and won the title. He is on a 1-fight winning streak.
He has fought 17 times in the UFC, and has a record of 14 wins and 3 losses in the promotion.
Some of Alexander Volkanovski's best fights have been against Yair Rodríguez, Jung Chan-sung, Max Holloway, Brian Ortega, Diego Lopes, Chad Mendes and Jeremy Kennedy.
Volkanovski has 4 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
31  | Apr 12, 2025 36 years, 6 months 27-4 (16) | 30 years, 3 months 26-6 (22) | UFC | FT | 5 | UD | WIN Won UFC featherweight title Vacant |
30  | Feb 17, 2024 35 years, 4 months 26-4 (16) | 27 years 14-0 (11) | UFC | FT | 2 | KO | LOSS Punch Lost UFC featherweight title |
29  | Oct 21, 2023 35 years 26-3 (16) | 31 years, 11 months 24-1 (15) | UFC | LT | 1 | KO | LOSS Head kick and punches For UFC lightweight title |
28  | Jul 8, 2023 34 years, 9 months 26-2 (16) | 30 years, 9 months 19-3 (13) | UFC | FT | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches Defended UFC featherweight title |
27 | Feb 12, 2023 34 years, 4 months 25-2 (15) | 31 years, 3 months 23-1 (15) | UFC | LT | 5 | UD | LOSS For UFC lightweight title |
26  | Jul 2, 2022 33 years, 9 months 25-1 (15) | 30 years, 6 months 23-6 (12) | UFC | FT | 5 | UD | WIN Defended UFC featherweight title |
25  | Apr 9, 2022 33 years, 6 months 24-1 (15) | 35 years 17-6 (13) | UFC | FT | 4 | TKO | WIN Punches Defended UFC featherweight title |
24  | Sep 25, 2021 32 years, 11 months 23-1 (14) | 30 years, 7 months 15-1 (10) | UFC | FT | 5 | UD | WIN Defended UFC featherweight title |
23 | Jul 12, 2020 31 years, 9 months 22-1 (14) | 28 years, 7 months 21-5 (12) | UFC | FT | 5 | SD | WIN Defended UFC featherweight title |
22 | Dec 14, 2019 31 years, 2 months 21-1 (14) | 28 years 21-4 (12) | UFC | FT | 5 | UD | WIN Won UFC featherweight title |
21  | May 11, 2019 30 years, 7 months 20-1 (14) | 32 years, 8 months 28-4 (18) | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | WIN |
20  | Dec 29, 2018 30 years, 3 months 19-1 (14) | 33 years, 7 months 18-4 (10) | UFC | FT | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches |
19  | Jul 14, 2018 29 years, 9 months 18-1 (13) | 34 years, 1 months 24-5 (12) | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | WIN |
18  | Feb 11, 2018 29 years, 4 months 17-1 (13) | 25 years, 4 months 11-0 (5) | UFC | FT | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches and elbows |
17  | Nov 19, 2017 29 years, 1 months 16-1 (12) | 24 years, 3 months 11-3 (8) | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | WIN |
16  | Jun 11, 2017 28 years, 8 months 15-1 (12) | 36 years, 1 months 18-7-2 (10) | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | WIN |
15 | Nov 26, 2016 28 years, 1 months 14-1 (12) | Yusuke Kasuya | UFC | LT | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches |
14 | Jul 8, 2016 27 years, 9 months 13-1 (11) | Jai Bradney | LT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
13  | May 19, 2016 27 years, 7 months 12-1 (10) | 21 years, 9 months 8-0 (7) | FT | 1 | KO | WIN Punch Defended AFC featherweight title | |
12 | Dec 4, 2015 27 years, 2 months 11-1 (9) | Yusuke Yachi | FT | 4 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | |
11 | Jun 14, 2015 26 years, 8 months 10-1 (8) | James Bishop | FT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches Won AFC featherweight title | |
10 | Nov 1, 2014 26 years, 1 months 9-1 (7) | David Butt | LT | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
9 | Oct 24, 2014 26 years 8-1 (6) | Kyle Reyes | FT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
8 | Jul 26, 2014 25 years, 9 months 7-1 (6) | Jai Bradney | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
7 | May 17, 2014 25 years, 7 months 6-1 (5) | Rodolfo Marques Diniz | FT | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | |
6 | Feb 1, 2014 25 years, 4 months 5-1 (4) | Greg Atzori | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | |
5 | Dec 14, 2013 25 years, 2 months 4-1 (3) | Luke Catubig | WL | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
4 | May 10, 2013 24 years, 7 months 3-1 (2) | Corey Nelson | WL | 3 | TKO | LOSS Head kick and punches | |
3 | Apr 17, 2013 24 years, 6 months 3-0 (2) | Anton Zafir | WL | 4 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
2 | Feb 23, 2013 24 years, 4 months 2-0 (1) | Regan Wilson | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Doctor stoppage | |
1 | May 19, 2012 23 years, 7 months 1-0 (0) | Gerhard Voigt | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
