Volkan Oezdemir (20-8, 15) was born in Fribourg, Switzerland on September 19, 1989. At the age of 20 years on September 4, 2010, he made his professional MMA debut against Martin Vath, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On February 4, 2017, 27-year old Volkan Oezdemir made his UFC debut on his 14th professional MMA fight at UFC Fight Night: Bermudez vs. The Korean Zombie against a 33-year old Ovince Saint Preux, winning the fight via 3-round split decision.
Oezdemir's last fight was a 3-round unanimous decision loss to Carlos Ulberg at UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Figueiredo at age 35 on November 23, 2024. He is on a 1-fight losing streak.
He has fought 15 times in the UFC, and has a record of 8 wins and 7 losses in the promotion.
Some of Volkan Oezdemir's best fights have been against Jimi Manuwa, Johnny Walker, Misha Cirkunov, Bogdan Guskov, Ilir Latifi, Paul Craig and Ovince Saint Preux.
Oezdemir has 8 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
28  | Nov 23, 2024 35 years, 2 months 20-8 (15) | 34 years 10-1 (8) | UFC | LHW | 3 | UD | LOSS |
27  | Jun 22, 2024 34 years, 9 months 20-7 (15) | 32 years, 2 months 21-8 (19) | UFC | LHW | 1 | KO | WIN Punch |
26  | Sep 2, 2023 33 years, 11 months 19-7 (14) | 30 years, 11 months 14-2 (14) | UFC | LHW | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
25  | Oct 22, 2022 33 years, 1 months 18-7 (13) | 30 years, 7 months 28-9 (27) | UFC | LHW | 3 | UD | LOSS |
24  | Jul 23, 2022 32 years, 10 months 18-6 (13) | 34 years, 7 months 16-4-1 (16) | UFC | LHW | 3 | UD | WIN |
23  | Oct 30, 2021 32 years, 1 months 17-6 (13) | 29 years, 4 months 14-1 (8) | UFC | LHW | 3 | UD | LOSS |
22  | Jul 12, 2020 30 years, 9 months 17-5 (13) | 27 years, 8 months 26-3-1 (25) | UFC | LHW | 2 | KO | LOSS Punch |
21  | Dec 21, 2019 30 years, 3 months 17-4 (13) | 27 years, 10 months 12-1 (10) | UFC | LHW | 3 | SD | WIN |
20  | Aug 10, 2019 29 years, 10 months 16-4 (13) | 36 years 14-6 (9) | UFC | LHW | 2 | KO | WIN Punches |
19  | Mar 16, 2019 29 years, 5 months 15-4 (12) | 29 years, 2 months 10-0 (8) | UFC | LHW | 3 | SD | LOSS |
18  | Oct 27, 2018 29 years, 1 months 15-3 (12) | 30 years, 3 months 31-13 (29) | UFC | LHW | 3 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke |
17  | Jan 20, 2018 28 years, 4 months 15-2 (12) | 38 years, 10 months 19-1 (11) | UFC | LHW | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches For UFC light-heavyweight title |
16  | Jul 29, 2017 27 years, 10 months 15-1 (12) | 37 years, 5 months 17-2 (16) | UFC | LHW | 1 | KO | WIN Punches |
15  | May 28, 2017 27 years, 8 months 14-1 (11) | 30 years, 3 months 13-2 (11) | UFC | LHW | 1 | KO | WIN Punch |
14  | Feb 4, 2017 27 years, 4 months 13-1 (10) | 33 years, 9 months 19-9 (13) | UFC | LHW | 3 | SD | WIN |
13 | Apr 9, 2016 26 years, 6 months 12-1 (10) | Alihan Vahaev | HW | 3 | UD | WIN | |
12 | Sep 20, 2014 25 years 11-1 (10) | Paco Estevez | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
11 | Apr 4, 2014 24 years, 6 months 10-1 (9) | Kelly Anundson | Bellator | HW | 2 | SUB | LOSS Neck crank |
10 | Oct 25, 2013 24 years, 1 months 10-0 (9) | Josh Lanier | Bellator | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches and elbows |
9 | Mar 9, 2013 23 years, 5 months 9-0 (8) | David Round | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
8 | Mar 9, 2013 23 years, 5 months 8-0 (7) | Angelier Benjamin | HW | 1 | KO | WIN Punches | |
7 | Mar 9, 2013 23 years, 5 months 7-0 (6) | Benyaich Mohamed | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
6 | Oct 6, 2012 23 years 6-0 (5) | Mohamed Amidi | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
5 | Sep 15, 2012 22 years, 11 months 5-0 (4) | Bruno Farias Grancheux | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
4 | May 12, 2012 22 years, 7 months 4-0 (3) | Ronilson Santos | 1 | TKO | WIN Retirement | ||
3 | Apr 7, 2012 22 years, 6 months 3-0 (2) | Mamadou Cisse | 1 | SUB | WIN Kimura | ||
2 | Oct 15, 2011 22 years 2-0 (1) | Boubacar Baldé | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
1 | Sep 4, 2010 20 years, 11 months 1-0 (1) | Martin Vath | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
