Alexander Volkov (38-11, 28) was born in Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union on October 24, 1988. At the age of 20 years on April 19, 2009, he made his professional MMA debut against Nikolay Pleshakov, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On November 19, 2016, 28-year old Alexander Volkov made his UFC debut on his 33rd professional MMA fight at UFC Fight Night: Mousasi vs. Hall 2 against a 31-year old Timothy Johnson, winning the fight via 3-round split decision.
Volkov's last fight was a 3-round split decision loss to Ciryl Gane at UFC 310 at age 36 on December 7, 2024. He is on a 1-fight losing streak.
He has fought 17 times in the UFC, and has a record of 12 wins and 5 losses in the promotion.
Some of Alexander Volkov's best fights have been against Attila Végh, Jairzinho Rozenstruik, Alexander Romanov, Alistair Overeem, Walt Harris, Mark Holata and Mighty Mo.
Volkov has 11 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
49  | Dec 7, 2024 36 years, 1 months 38-11 (28) | 34 years, 7 months 12-2 (9) | UFC | HW | 3 | SD | LOSS |
48  | Jun 22, 2024 35 years, 7 months 38-10 (28) | 32 years, 1 months 18-2 (15) | UFC | HW | 3 | UD | WIN |
47  | Sep 10, 2023 34 years, 10 months 37-10 (28) | 30 years, 5 months 14-5 (13) | UFC | HW | 2 | SUB | WIN Ezekiel choke |
46  | Mar 11, 2023 34 years, 4 months 36-10 (27) | 32 years, 3 months 16-1 (14) | UFC | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
45  | Jun 4, 2022 33 years, 7 months 35-10 (26) | 34 years, 2 months 12-3 (11) | UFC | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
44  | Mar 19, 2022 33 years, 4 months 34-10 (25) | 28 years, 11 months 11-2 (11) | UFC | HW | 1 | SUB | LOSS Straight armbar |
43  | Oct 30, 2021 33 years 34-9 (25) | 35 years, 11 months 22-6 (14) | UFC | HW | 3 | UD | WIN |
42 | Jun 26, 2021 32 years, 8 months 33-9 (25) | 31 years, 2 months 8-0 (6) | UFC | HW | 5 | UD | LOSS |
41  | Feb 6, 2021 32 years, 3 months 33-8 (25) | 40 years, 8 months 47-18 (42) | UFC | HW | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches |
40  | Oct 24, 2020 32 years 32-8 (24) | 37 years, 4 months 13-8 (13) | UFC | HW | 2 | TKO | WIN Body kick and punches |
39  | Jun 20, 2020 31 years, 7 months 31-8 (23) | 29 years, 4 months 13-2 (10) | UFC | HW | 5 | UD | LOSS |
38 | Nov 9, 2019 31 years 31-7 (23) | Greg Hardy | UFC | HW | 3 | UD | WIN |
37  | Oct 6, 2018 29 years, 11 months 30-7 (23) | 33 years, 7 months 20-5 (18) | UFC | HW | 3 | KO | LOSS Punches |
36  | Mar 17, 2018 29 years, 4 months 30-6 (23) | 40 years, 7 months 23-7-1 (17) | UFC | HW | 4 | KO | WIN Punches |
35  | Sep 2, 2017 28 years, 10 months 29-6 (22) | 29 years, 6 months 28-8 (25) | UFC | HW | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches |
34  | Apr 15, 2017 28 years, 5 months 28-6 (21) | 40 years, 9 months 22-13 (19) | UFC | HW | 3 | UD | WIN |
33  | Nov 19, 2016 28 years 27-6 (21) | 31 years, 8 months 10-2 (9) | UFC | HW | 3 | SD | WIN |
32  | Jun 16, 2016 27 years, 7 months 26-6 (21) | 30 years, 10 months 29-6-2 (21) | M-1 | HW | 1 | KO | WIN Punches Defended M-1 Global heavyweight title |
31 | Feb 19, 2016 27 years, 3 months 25-6 (20) | Denis Smoldarev | M-1 | HW | 3 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke Won M-1 Global heavyweight title |
30  | Jun 26, 2015 26 years, 8 months 24-6 (19) | 40 years, 1 months 22-10-2 (16) | Bellator | HW | 3 | UD | LOSS |
29  | Apr 10, 2015 26 years, 5 months 24-5 (19) | 29 years, 2 months 8-2 (4) | Bellator | HW | 3 | SD | LOSS |
28 | Feb 21, 2015 26 years, 3 months 24-4 (19) | Alexei Kudin | HW | 3 | UD | WIN | |
27 | Dec 12, 2014 26 years, 1 months 23-4 (19) | Roy Boughton | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
26  | May 17, 2014 25 years, 6 months 22-4 (18) | 27 years, 7 months 11-0 (8) | Bellator | HW | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
25  | Apr 11, 2014 25 years, 5 months 21-4 (17) | 43 years, 6 months 6-2 (6) | Bellator | HW | 1 | KO | WIN Head kick |
24  | Mar 7, 2014 25 years, 4 months 20-4 (16) | 31 years, 6 months 12-4 (8) | Bellator | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
23  | Nov 15, 2013 25 years 19-4 (15) | 28 years, 9 months 12-0 (11) | Bellator | HW | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches Lost Bellator World heavyweight title |
22  | Dec 14, 2012 24 years, 1 months 19-3 (15) | 27 years, 6 months 21-4-1 (17) | Bellator | HW | 5 | UD | WIN Won Bellator World heavyweight title |
21  | Nov 9, 2012 24 years 18-3 (15) | 29 years, 2 months 6-2 (6) | Bellator | HW | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches |
20  | Oct 5, 2012 23 years, 11 months 17-3 (14) | 31 years, 7 months 12-4 (11) | Bellator | HW | 3 | UD | WIN |
19 | May 26, 2012 23 years, 7 months 16-3 (14) | Stefan Stankovic | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
18  | Feb 23, 2012 23 years, 3 months 15-3 (13) | 34 years, 6 months 48-15 (37) | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
17 | Nov 20, 2011 23 years 14-3 (13) | Arsen Abdulkerimov | M-1 | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
16 | Oct 7, 2011 22 years, 11 months 13-3 (12) | Bahodir Ibrogimov | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
15 | Aug 5, 2011 22 years, 9 months 12-3 (11) | Nedyalko Karadzhov | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
14  | Apr 28, 2011 22 years, 6 months 11-3 (10) | 20 years, 10 months 3-2 (2) | M-1 | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
13 | Jan 15, 2011 22 years, 2 months 10-3 (9) | Ruslan Chapko | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
12 | Dec 10, 2010 22 years, 1 months 9-3 (8) | Pat Bennett | M-1 | 4 | UD | LOSS | |
11 | Sep 18, 2010 21 years, 10 months 9-2 (8) | Evgeni Babich | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
10 | Aug 7, 2010 21 years, 9 months 8-2 (7) | Eldar Yagudin | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
9  | Jul 22, 2010 21 years, 8 months 7-2 (6) | 26 years, 2 months 6-4 (5) | M-1 | 1 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke | |
8 | May 28, 2010 21 years, 7 months 7-1 (6) | Alexander Romaschenko | M-1 | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
7 | Apr 10, 2010 21 years, 5 months 6-1 (5) | Vitalii Yalovenko | M-1 | 2 | TKO | WIN Doctor stoppage | |
6 | Dec 3, 2009 21 years, 1 months 5-1 (4) | Ibragim Magomedov | M-1 | 3 | UD | WIN | |
5 | Oct 30, 2009 21 years 4-1 (4) | Smbat Zakaryan | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
4 | Oct 4, 2009 20 years, 11 months 3-1 (3) | Abdulhalik Magomedov | M-1 | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
3 | Jun 24, 2009 20 years, 8 months 2-1 (2) | Akhmed Sultanov | M-1 | 1 | SUB | LOSS Armbar | |
2 | May 28, 2009 20 years, 7 months 2-0 (2) | Adam Alikhanov | M-1 | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
1 | Apr 19, 2009 20 years, 5 months 1-0 (1) | Nikolay Pleshakov | M-1 | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
