Ground game
35 DThin offensive ground game. Wins come standing; once taken down this fighter is hunting a stand-up, not a sweep chain.
- 1.63 takedowns / 15 at 34% accuracy
- 0.20 submission attempts / 15 · 3 career sub wins
Featherweight · Champion
“The Great”
28-4
SLpM
5.99
SApM
2.99
Str Acc
60%
Str Def
52%
TD Avg
1.63
TD Acc
34%
TD Def
60%
Sub Avg
0.20
Volume pressure striker — suspect hips against the shot
Fight IQ
Built from FightMetric rates, method shares, and 7 loaded UFC rows. Timing and agility are tape proxies, not lab measurements.
IQ
Ground
Defense
Counter
Reaction
proxy
Agility
proxy
TD react
Chin
Durability
Gets through fire. Rarely finished by strikes; the later minutes are still theirs to win.
Fight IQ
Knows the assignment. Game plans hold up for 15 minutes; the adjustments are incremental, not chaotic.
Ground game
Thin offensive ground game. Wins come standing; once taken down this fighter is hunting a stand-up, not a sweep chain.
Timing & reaction
Late on the read. High absorb or a leaking TD defense suggests the first move often belongs to the opponent.
Counter punching
This is a first-strike, pressure profile more than a counter. Wins come from owning the center, not waiting.
Alexander Volkanovski “The Great” is a 37-year-old Orthodox featherweight out of Australia, camped at City Kickboxing. The tape read: volume pressure striker — suspect hips against the shot. Career mark 28-4-0 — 9 by KO/TKO, 3 by submission, 16 by decision. Fight IQ grades B+ (79).
What works. Durability is the standout at 82 (B+). Gets through fire. Rarely finished by strikes; the later minutes are still theirs to win. Ground game D on 1.63 TD/15 and 0.20 sub attempts. Striking defense C at 52% / 2.99 SApM. Counter punching D; punching agility C+ (output × accuracy × age curve). Takedown reaction D on 60% TD defense. These are tape proxies — not lab reaction times — built from FightMetric rates, finish shares, and 7 loaded UFC rows.
Where it breaks. Ground game is the soft spot (35, D). Thin offensive ground game. Wins come standing; once taken down this fighter is hunting a stand-up, not a sweep chain. Opponents who force wrestling and keep the fight on the fence have historically been the ones who make this résumé leak. Losses lean decision more often than a highlight — the issue is usually control of minutes, not a glass jaw.
Recent tape (7 bouts): W 4881999 (Decision - Unanimous R5) · W 4881999 (Decision - Unanimous R5) · L 4350812 (KO/TKO R2) · L Makhachev (KO/TKO R1) · W Rodriguez (KO/TKO R3). Form index positive over the last 5. 4 of those wins reached the championship minutes — cardio and late IQ are real.
Thin offensive ground game. Wins come standing; once taken down this fighter is hunting a stand-up, not a sweep chain.
Eats more than a championship pocket should. High SApM or a porous guard will get taxed against power.
This is a first-strike, pressure profile more than a counter. Wins come from owning the center, not waiting.
Late on the read. High absorb or a leaking TD defense suggests the first move often belongs to the opponent.
Enough snap to score and to threaten. Not a blur, but the volume is organized.
A takedown magnet. Low TD defense plus submission losses — this is the hole a grappler builds a camp around.
Gets through fire. Rarely finished by strikes; the later minutes are still theirs to win.
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UFC 333: Volkanovski vs. Evloevvs Movsar Evloev · model 44%
| Date | Opponent | Res | Method | Rnd | Sig |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1, 2026 | Fighter 4881999 | W | Decision - Unanimous | 5 5:00 | 98/160 |
| Apr 13, 2025 | Fighter 4881999 | W | Decision - Unanimous | 5 5:00 | 158/259 |
| Feb 18, 2024 | Fighter 4350812 | L | KO/TKO | 2 3:32 | 47/107 |
| Oct 21, 2023 | Islam Makhachev | L | KO/TKO | 1 3:06 | 4/6 |
| Jul 9, 2023 | Yair Rodriguez | W | KO/TKO | 3 4:19 | 66/97 |
| Feb 12, 2023 | Islam Makhachev | L | Decision - Unanimous | 5 5:00 | 70/143 |
| Sep 26, 2021 | Brian Ortega | W | Decision - Unanimous | 5 5:00 | 214/353 |