Alexander Volkanovski's record: 16 finishes in 28 wins before facing unbeaten Movsar Evloev

Alexander Volkanovski walks into UFC 333 on 24 Oct 2026 in Abu Dhabi as the featherweight champion, 38 years old and 28-4-0, facing the unbeaten Movsar Evloev (20-0-0). Sixteen of his 28 wins came inside the distance, and only one of his four losses went to the scorecards.

Alexander Volkanovski's record and how the wins came

"The Great" fights out of Freestyle Fighting Gym and made his professional debut on 19 May 2012. Of his 28 wins, 13 came by KO or TKO, 3 by submission and 12 by decision. That is a finish rate of 57%, counted as the share of wins that ended by KO, TKO or submission.

He fights orthodox at 168 cm with a 182 cm reach, and he has built his career on output and accuracy rather than a single finishing weapon. Five Fight of the Night awards and one Performance of the Night bonus sit on his résumé, a sign of how often his fights are worth watching to the final bell.

Recent form: last fight and title run

Volkanovski's last fight was a unanimous decision over Diego Lopes at UFC 325 on 31 Jan 2026, a rematch of their UFC 314 title fight, which he also won on the cards. Both went the full five rounds. The two wins give him a current streak of two, and a 3-2 mark over his last five.

Date	Opponent	Result	Method	Round
31 Jan 2026	Diego Lopes	Win	Decision (unanimous)	5
12 Apr 2025	Diego Lopes	Win	Decision (unanimous)	5
17 Feb 2024	Ilia Topuria	Loss	KO (punches)	2
21 Oct 2023	Islam Makhachev	Loss	KO (head kick and punches)	1
8 Jul 2023	Yair Rodríguez	Win	TKO (punches)	3

Every fight in that table was for a title. Before them he beat Max Holloway by unanimous decision at UFC 276 and Chan Sung Jung by TKO in round 4 at UFC 273, which shows how deep his championship run goes. The win over Yair Rodríguez at UFC 290 in round 3 is the last stoppage victory on his record, and since then he has had to win on the cards.

Volkanovski's losses

Three of his four career losses were stoppages, and the fourth was a unanimous decision against Islam Makhachev at UFC 284. All four came in championship fights, and both losses to Makhachev were at lightweight. The knockout by Ilia Topuria at UFC 298 ended in round 2, and the head kick that ended the rematch with Makhachev at UFC 294 came in round 1.

What the measured stats say

Across 18 fights with recorded strike data, Volkanovski lands 100.83 significant strikes per fight at 57.11% accuracy. He does not throw to look busy, he throws to land, and over five rounds that adds up.

The wrestling is a secondary weapon. He lands 1.83 takedowns per fight at 34.02% accuracy and averages 3:31 of control time. Knockdowns are rare, 0.33 per fight, and submission attempts rarer still at 0.22. His 13 KO and TKO wins come from accumulated damage more than single shots, which fits the volume profile.

Volkanovski vs. Evloev: the next fight

The title is on the line in the main event of UFC 333: Volkanovski vs. Evloev. It pairs a champion who has lost to the very best with a challenger who has never lost.

For Volkanovski, the question is whether the pace and accuracy that carried him past Lopes twice hold against an opponent with a 20-0-0 record. The answer comes on 24 Oct 2026 in Abu Dhabi.