Alexander Volkov
“Drago”
Alexander Volkov is ranked 4th of 235 heavyweights by the First Light Rating, and 2nd in the UFC’s own heavyweight rankings.
- FLRFirst Light Ratingmeasure of true skill
- 2,1044th of 235 · Heavyweight
- FLIFirst Light Indexfame compared to skill
- −0.04Skill ahead of fame
▲ +0.02 in 30 days - Career phase
- PrimeCareer-best FLR 2,109, 9 May 2026
- Record
- 40–11Pro
Fame against skill.
Every fighter with an FLI, by skill and fame. Hover a dot for the fighter; click to open their page. The dashed curve is the fame their skill predicts: above it, a fighter is more famous than their skill; below it, better than their fame.
Skill and attention.
Attention is drawn at the skill level its fame matches: above the skill line, more famous than skilled. Shaded: where the most similar careers went next.
Recent fights.
| Date | Fight | FLR |
|---|---|---|
| 9 May 2026 | Won vs Waldo Cortes-AcostaUFC 328 - Chimaev vs. Strickland · Decision (Unanimous), R3 | +16 |
| 25 Oct 2025 | Won vs Jailton AlmeidaUFC 321 - Aspinall vs. Gane · Decision (Split), R3 | +4 |
| 7 Dec 2024 | Lost to Ciryl GaneUFC 310 - Pantoja vs. Asakura · Decision (Split), R3 | −5 |
| 22 Jun 2024 | Won vs Sergei PavlovichUFC on ABC 6 - Whittaker vs. Aliskerov · Decision (Unanimous), R3 | +16 |
| 9 Sept 2023 | Won vs Tai TuivasaUFC 293 - Adesanya vs. Strickland · Submission (Ezekiel Choke), R2 | +16 |
| 11 Mar 2023 | Won vs Alexander RomanovUFC Fight Night 221 - Yan vs. Dvalishvili · TKO (Punches), R1 | +17 |
| 4 Jun 2022 | Won vs Jairzinho RozenstruikUFC Fight Night 207 - Volkov vs. Rozenstruik · TKO (Punches), R1 | +22 |
| 19 Mar 2022 | Lost to Tom AspinallUFC Fight Night 204 - Volkov vs. Aspinall · Submission (Straight Armbar), R1 | −33 |
| 30 Oct 2021 | Won vs Marcin TyburaUFC 267 - Blachowicz vs. Teixeira · Decision (Unanimous), R3 | +17 |
| 26 Jun 2021 | Lost to Ciryl GaneUFC Fight Night 190 - Gane vs. Volkov · Decision (Unanimous), R5 | −16 |
| 6 Feb 2021 | Won vs Alistair OvereemUFC Fight Night 184 - Overeem vs. Volkov · TKO (Punches), R2 | +30 |
| 24 Oct 2020 | Won vs Walt HarrisUFC 254 - Nurmagomedov vs. Gaethje · TKO (Front Kick to the Body and Punches), R2 | +20 |
FLR is the First Light Rating points the fight earned or cost them.
How it is measured.
Data Credit: First Light Observatory.
How these numbers are made.
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