Alexander Yakovlev (25-13-1, 18) was born in Veliky Novgorod, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union on July 18, 1984. At the age of 19 years on February 19, 2004, he made his professional MMA debut against Dmitry Iliyicin, winning the fight via 2-round unanimous decision.
On October 4, 2014, 30-year old Alexander Yakovlev made his UFC debut on his 30th professional MMA fight at UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Story against a 28-year old Nico Musoke but lost the fight via unanimous decision.
Yakovlev's last fight was a 3-round unanimous decision loss to Maxim Butorin at age 38 on March 18, 2023. He is on a 4-fight losing streak.
He has fought eight times in the UFC, and has a record of 3 wins and 5 losses in the promotion.
Some of Alexander Yakovlev's best fights have been against George Sullivan, Alex da Silva Coelho, Gray Maynard, Vladimir Magomedshayshafiev, Dmitry Sokov, Danila Veselov and Oleg Glazunov.
Yakovlev has 13 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
39 | Mar 18, 2023 38 years, 8 months 25-13-1 (18) | Maxim Butorin | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
38 | Mar 27, 2022 37 years, 8 months 25-12-1 (18) | Ali Abdulkhalikov | LT | 5 | UD | LOSS Interim | |
37  | Oct 24, 2020 36 years, 3 months 25-11-1 (18) | 27 years, 7 months 17-2 (17) | UFC | LT | 1 | SUB | LOSS Armbar |
36 | Nov 9, 2019 35 years, 3 months 25-10-1 (18) | Roosevelt Roberts | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
35  | Apr 20, 2019 34 years, 9 months 25-9-1 (18) | 23 years, 2 months 20-1 (20) | UFC | LT | 2 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke |
34  | Nov 19, 2016 32 years, 4 months 24-9-1 (17) | 32 years, 3 months 19-5 (14) | UFC | WL | 2 | SUB | LOSS Straight armbar |
33  | Jul 23, 2016 32 years 24-8-1 (17) | 29 years, 2 months 7-1 (6) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
32  | Jan 30, 2016 31 years, 6 months 24-7-1 (17) | 34 years, 10 months 17-4 (11) | UFC | WL | 1 | KO | WIN Punches |
31  | Apr 4, 2015 30 years, 8 months 23-7-1 (16) | 35 years, 10 months 11-4-1 (2) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | WIN |
30  | Oct 4, 2014 30 years, 2 months 22-7-1 (16) | 28 years, 5 months 12-3 (9) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
29  | May 31, 2014 29 years, 10 months 22-6-1 (16) | 36 years, 6 months 18-6 (11) | TUF | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
28  | Nov 8, 2013 29 years, 3 months 22-5-1 (16) | 30 years, 8 months 32-12-2 (26) | WL | 3 | UD | WIN | |
27 | Sep 8, 2013 29 years, 1 months 21-5-1 (16) | Reinaldo da Silva | WL | 2 | UD | WIN | |
26 | Apr 9, 2013 28 years, 8 months 20-5-1 (16) | Murad Abdulaev | M-1 | WL | 3 | SD | WIN |
25  | Nov 15, 2012 28 years, 3 months 19-5-1 (16) | 28 years, 6 months 14-1 (9) | M-1 | WL | 5 | UD | LOSS For M-1 Global welterweight title |
24  | Mar 16, 2012 27 years, 7 months 19-4-1 (16) | 27 years, 8 months 18-2 (11) | M-1 | WL | 3 | UD | DRAW Majority |
23 | Nov 20, 2011 27 years, 4 months 19-4 (16) | Juan Manuel Suarez | M-1 | WL | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches |
22 | Apr 28, 2011 26 years, 9 months 18-4 (15) | Christian Eckerlin | M-1 | WL | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
21 | Jan 22, 2011 26 years, 6 months 17-4 (14) | Dimitri Anghelou | WL | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
20 | Dec 18, 2010 26 years, 5 months 16-4 (13) | Khamid Gereyhanov | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
19 | Aug 6, 2010 26 years 15-4 (12) | Vahe Tadevosyan | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | |
18 | Feb 28, 2009 24 years, 7 months 14-4 (11) | Jacob McClintock | WL | 1 | SUB | LOSS Armbar | |
17 | Sep 26, 2008 24 years, 2 months 14-3 (11) | Yuri Pulaev | LHW | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
16 | Nov 30, 2007 23 years, 4 months 13-3 (10) | Alexander Kokoev | LHW | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
15 | Nov 24, 2007 23 years, 4 months 12-3 (9) | Gigam Matevosian | LHW | 2 | UD | WIN | |
14 | Apr 28, 2007 22 years, 9 months 11-3 (9) | Gigam Matevosian | LHW | 2 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | |
13  | Mar 17, 2007 22 years, 7 months 10-3 (8) | 21 years, 3 months 3-0-1 (3) | M-1 | MD | 1 | SUB | LOSS Armbar |
12 | Nov 18, 2006 22 years, 4 months 10-2 (8) | Ishkhan Zakharian | M-1 | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
11 | Oct 12, 2006 22 years, 2 months 9-2 (7) | Andrei Simykin | M-1 | MD | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches |
10 | Jun 15, 2006 21 years, 10 months 8-2 (6) | Alexander Grebenkin | M-1 | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
9 | Oct 1, 2005 21 years, 2 months 7-2 (5) | Oleg Glazunov | M-1 | WL | 2 | KO | WIN Punches |
8 | Apr 10, 2005 20 years, 8 months 6-2 (4) | Danila Veselov | M-1 | WL | 2 | UD | WIN |
7 | Feb 25, 2005 20 years, 7 months 5-2 (4) | Artur Korchemny | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
6 | Feb 5, 2005 20 years, 6 months 4-2 (3) | Dmitry Sokov | M-1 | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
5 | May 21, 2004 19 years, 10 months 3-2 (2) | Magomed Tugayev | M-1 | WL | 2 | SUB | LOSS Armbar |
4 | Apr 10, 2004 19 years, 8 months 3-1 (2) | Vladimir Magomedshayshafiev | M-1 | WL | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
3 | Feb 21, 2004 19 years, 7 months 2-1 (1) | Vladimir Magomedshayshafiev | M-1 | WL | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches |
2  | Feb 19, 2004 19 years, 7 months 1-1 (0) | 19 years, 8 months 1-0 (1) | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches | ||
1 | Feb 19, 2004 19 years, 7 months 1-0 (0) | Dmitry Iliyicin | 2 | UD | WIN |
