Jacob Volkmann (19-7, 8) was born in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, U.S. on September 5, 1980. At the age of 27 years on September 29, 2007, he made his professional MMA debut against Chaylen Rader, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On November 21, 2009, 29-year old Jacob Volkmann made his UFC debut on his 10th professional MMA fight at UFC 106 against a 28-year old Paulo Thiago but lost the fight via unanimous decision.
Volkmann's last fight was a 1st-round submission loss to Ben Saunders at age 36 on September 9, 2016. He retired from the sport of MMA following this loss.
He has fought ten times in the UFC, and has a record of 6 wins and 4 losses in the promotion.
Some of Jacob Volkmann's best fights have been against Shane Roller, Ronys Torres, Antonio McKee, Kevin Knabjian, Paul Kelly, Danny Castillo and Efrain Escudero.
Volkmann has 7 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
26  | Sep 9, 2016 36 years 19-7 (8) | 33 years, 4 months 19-7-2 (15) | LT | 1 | SUB | LOSS Armbar | |
25 | Feb 5, 2016 35 years, 5 months 19-6 (8) | Antonio Trócoli | LT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
24  | Jul 17, 2015 34 years, 10 months 18-6 (8) | 28 years, 6 months 9-2 (9) | LT | 1 | CKO | WIN D'arce choke | |
23 | May 9, 2014 33 years, 8 months 17-6 (8) | T. J. O'Brien | LT | 1 | SUB | LOSS Guillotine choke | |
22 | Apr 26, 2014 33 years, 7 months 17-5 (8) | Danny White | LT | 2 | TKO | WIN Elbows and punches | |
21  | Oct 26, 2013 33 years, 1 months 16-5 (7) | 31 years, 7 months 16-6 (8) | LT | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
20  | Jun 14, 2013 32 years, 9 months 16-4 (7) | 34 years, 4 months 22-2 (18) | LT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
19  | Feb 2, 2013 32 years, 4 months 15-4 (7) | 26 years, 4 months 19-5 (15) | UFC | LT | 3 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke |
18  | Oct 5, 2012 32 years, 1 months 15-3 (7) | 33 years, 2 months 11-6 (9) | UFC | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
17  | May 26, 2012 31 years, 8 months 14-3 (6) | 23 years, 9 months 12-0 (11) | UFC | LT | 1 | SUB | LOSS Triangle armbar |
16  | Dec 30, 2011 31 years, 3 months 14-2 (6) | 25 years, 11 months 18-3 (13) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | WIN |
15  | Aug 14, 2011 30 years, 11 months 13-2 (6) | 31 years, 11 months 11-3 (8) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | WIN |
14 | Jan 1, 2011 30 years, 3 months 12-2 (6) | Antonio McKee | UFC | LT | 3 | SD | WIN |
13  | Aug 1, 2010 29 years, 10 months 11-2 (6) | 25 years, 10 months 11-2 (8) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | WIN |
12 | Mar 31, 2010 29 years, 6 months 10-2 (6) | Ronys Torres | UFC | LT | 3 | SD | WIN |
11  | Jan 2, 2010 29 years, 3 months 9-2 (6) | 27 years, 8 months 15-3 (12) | UFC | WL | 1 | SUB | LOSS Guillotine choke |
10  | Nov 21, 2009 29 years, 2 months 9-1 (6) | 28 years, 9 months 11-1 (9) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
9  | May 15, 2009 28 years, 8 months 9-0 (6) | 24 years, 10 months 10-3-1 (10) | Bellator | WL | 2 | SUB | WIN D'arce choke |
8  | Dec 5, 2008 28 years, 3 months 8-0 (5) | 29 years, 7 months 17-5 (13) | WL | 5 | UD | WIN Won VFC welterweight title | |
7 | Sep 5, 2008 28 years 7-0 (5) | Steve Merth | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
6 | Jul 19, 2008 27 years, 10 months 6-0 (4) | Travis McCullough | 1 | TKO | WIN Submission to strikes | ||
5 | Apr 26, 2008 27 years, 7 months 5-0 (3) | Wayne Hajicek | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
4 | Feb 23, 2008 27 years, 5 months 4-0 (2) | Brent Mehrhoff | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
3 | Jan 11, 2008 27 years, 4 months 3-0 (2) | Caleb Wolff | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | ||
2 | Oct 20, 2007 27 years, 1 months 2-0 (1) | Nathan Oliver | 2 | UD | WIN | ||
1 | Sep 29, 2007 27 years 1-0 (1) | Chaylen Rader | 1 | TKO | WIN Submission to strikes |
