Record & Stats
Record40-11 (28 finishes)Born
Oct 24, 1988
Age
37Y, 10M
Stance
Orthodox
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stoppages
28 (55%)
KO/TKO
24 (47%)
Submissions
4 (8%)
Analytics
Championships
Wins1Record1-1BellatorHeavyweight
Alexander Volkov MMA record
Alexander "Drago" Volkov's professional MMA record stands at 40-11 (28 finishes). The complete fight record below covers all 51 bouts, including age, opponent, result, method, round, and date. Volkov's most recent fight was a win over Waldo Cortes-Acosta on May 9, 2026. His next fight is scheduled against Rizvan Kuniev on Oct 24, 2026 at UFC 333.
Volkov has won the Bellator heavyweight championship. He has gone 1-1 in major title fights.
Complete Fight Record
| No | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via | Rd | Technique | Title | Weight | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | Oct 24, 2026 | 38 | Rizvan Kuniev | β | β | β | β | β | Heavyweight | β |
| 51 | May 9, 2026 | 37 | Waldo Cortes-Acosta | W | UD | 3 | β | β | Heavyweight | UFC |
| 50 | Oct 25, 2025 | 37 | Jailton Almeida | W | SD | 3 | β | β | Heavyweight | UFC |
| 49 | Dec 7, 2024 | 36 | Ciryl Gane | L | SD | 3 | β | β | Heavyweight | UFC |
| 48 | Jun 22, 2024 | 35 | Sergei Pavlovich | W | UD | 3 | β | β | Heavyweight | UFC |
| 47 | Sep 10, 2023 | 34 | Tai Tuivasa | W | SUB | 2 | Ezekiel choke | β | Heavyweight | UFC |
| 46 | Mar 11, 2023 | 34 | Alexander Romanov | W | TKO | 1 | Punches | β | Heavyweight | UFC |
| 45 | Jun 4, 2022 | 33 | Jairzinho Rozenstruik | W | TKO | 1 | Punches | β | Heavyweight | UFC |
| 44 | Mar 19, 2022 | 33 | Tom Aspinall | L | SUB | 1 | Straight armbar | β | Heavyweight | UFC |
| 43 | Oct 30, 2021 | 33 | Marcin Tybura | W | UD | 3 | β | β | Heavyweight | UFC |
| 42 | Jun 26, 2021 | 32 | Ciryl Gane | L | UD | 5 | β | β | Heavyweight | UFC |
| 41 | Feb 6, 2021 | 32 | Alistair Overeem | W | TKO | 2 | Punches | β | Heavyweight | UFC |
| 40 | Oct 24, 2020 | 32 | Walt Harris | W | TKO | 2 | Body kick and punches | β | Heavyweight | UFC |
| 39 | Jun 20, 2020 | 31 | Curtis Blaydes | L | UD | 5 | β | β | Heavyweight | UFC |
| 38 | Nov 9, 2019 | 31 | Greg Hardy | W | UD | 3 | β | β | Heavyweight | UFC |
| 37 | Oct 6, 2018 | 29 | Derrick Lewis | L | KO | 3 | Punches | β | Heavyweight | UFC |
| 36 | Mar 17, 2018 | 29 | FabrΓcio Werdum | W | KO | 4 | Punches | β | Heavyweight | UFC |
| 35 | Sep 2, 2017 | 28 | Stefan Struve | W | TKO | 3 | Punches | β | Heavyweight | UFC |
| 34 | Apr 15, 2017 | 28 | Roy Nelson | W | UD | 3 | β | β | Heavyweight | UFC |
| 33 | Nov 19, 2016 | 28 | Timothy Johnson | W | SD | 3 | β | β | Heavyweight | UFC |
| 32 | Jun 16, 2016 | 27 | Attila VΓ©gh | W | KO | 1 | Punches | ! M-1 Global Championship | Heavyweight | M-1 |
| 31 | Feb 19, 2016 | 27 | Denis Smoldarev | W | SUB | 3 | Triangle choke | + M-1 Global Championship | Heavyweight | M-1 |
| 30 | Jun 26, 2015 | 26 | Cheick Kongo | L | UD | 3 | β | β | Heavyweight | Bellator |
| 29 | Apr 10, 2015 | 26 | Tony Johnson | L | SD | 3 | β | β | Heavyweight | Bellator |
| 28 | Feb 21, 2015 | 26 | Alexei Kudin | W | UD | 3 | β | β | Heavyweight | β |
| 27 | Dec 12, 2014 | 26 | Roy Boughton | W | TKO | 1 | Punches | β | Heavyweight | Tech-Krep FC |
| 26 | May 17, 2014 | 25 | Blagoy Ivanov | W | SUB | 2 | Rear-naked choke | β | Heavyweight | Bellator |
| 25 | Apr 11, 2014 | 25 | Mighty Mo | W | KO | 1 | Head kick | β | Heavyweight | Bellator |
| 24 | Mar 7, 2014 | 25 | Mark Holata | W | TKO | 1 | Punches | β | Heavyweight | Bellator |
| 23 | Nov 15, 2013 | 25 | Vitaly Minakov | L | TKO | 1 | Punches | β Bellator World Championship | Heavyweight | Bellator |
| 22 | Dec 14, 2012 | 24 | Rich Hale | W | UD | 5 | β | + Bellator World Championship | Heavyweight | Bellator |
| 21 | Nov 9, 2012 | 24 | Vinicius Queiroz | W | TKO | 2 | Punches | β | Heavyweight | Bellator |
| 20 | Oct 5, 2012 | 23 | Brett Rogers | W | UD | 3 | β | β | Heavyweight | Bellator |
| 19 | May 26, 2012 | 23 | Stefan Stankovic | W | TKO | 1 | Punches | β | β | MFP |
| 18 | Feb 23, 2012 | 23 | Ricco Rodriguez | W | UD | 3 | β | β | Heavyweight | β |
| 17 | Nov 20, 2011 | 23 | Arsen Abdulkerimov | W | TKO | 1 | Punches | β | β | M-1 |
| 16 | Oct 7, 2011 | 22 | Bahodir Ibrogimov | W | TKO | 2 | Punches | β | β | β |
| 15 | Aug 5, 2011 | 22 | Nedyalko Karadzhov | W | TKO | 1 | Punches | β | β | League S-70 |
| 14 | Apr 28, 2011 | 22 | Denis Goltsov | W | TKO | 2 | Punches | β | Heavyweight | M-1 |
| 13 | Jan 15, 2011 | 22 | Ruslan Chapko | W | TKO | 1 | Punches | β | β | β |
| 12 | Dec 10, 2010 | 22 | Pat Bennett | L | UD | 4 | β | β | β | M-1 |
| 11 | Sep 18, 2010 | 21 | Evgeni Babich | W | TKO | 1 | Punches | β | β | β |
| 10 | Aug 7, 2010 | 21 | Eldar Yagudin | W | TKO | 1 | Punches | β | β | β |
| 9 | Jul 22, 2010 | 21 | Maxim Grishin | L | SUB | 1 | Rear-naked choke | β | Heavyweight | M-1 |
| 8 | May 28, 2010 | 21 | Alexander Romaschenko | W | SUB | 1 | Rear-naked choke | β | β | M-1 |
| 7 | Apr 10, 2010 | 21 | Vitalii Yalovenko | W | TKO | 2 | Doctor stoppage | β | β | M-1 |
| 6 | Dec 3, 2009 | 21 | Ibragim Magomedov | W | UD | 3 | β | β | β | M-1 |
| 5 | Oct 30, 2009 | 21 | Smbat Zakaryan | W | TKO | 1 | Punches | β | β | ProFC |
| 4 | Oct 4, 2009 | 20 | Abdulhalik Magomedov | W | TKO | 1 | Punches | β | β | M-1 |
| 3 | Jun 24, 2009 | 20 | Akhmed Sultanov | L | SUB | 1 | Armbar | β | β | M-1 |
| 2 | May 28, 2009 | 20 | Adam Alikhanov | W | TKO | 1 | Punches | β | β | M-1 |
| 1 | Apr 19, 2009 | 20 | Nikolay Pleshakov | W | TKO | 1 | Punches | β | β | M-1 |