Alexander ‘The Great’ Volkanovski Boasts Incredible 27-4 Record With Seven UFC Featherweight Title Victories

As the reigning two-time UFC Featherweight Champion, we have taken a deep dive into the MMA career of Alexander Volkanovski. Read on to find out more about his MMA record, his UFC Title record and how many finishes he has on his impressive resumé.

Alexander Volkanovski Record

Alexander Volkanovski turned professional back in 2012 with a debut victory against Gerhard Voigt in Sydney, Australia. Since then, ‘The Great’ has had another 30 professional MMA fights, winning all but four of them.

Volkanovski’s career has been nothing short of magnificent to date. The Australian is the former long-reigning UFC Featherweight Champion, having made five successful defenses of the title since winning the belt back in December 2019.

The 36-year-old was at a stage one of the best pound-for-pound fighters on the planet, of that there was no question. His career up to now has been sensational, and he still has some big nights left before he hangs his gloves up.

‘Volk’ remains one of the biggest stars in the UFC and the fighting pride of Australia. He is the only two-time UFC Featherweight Champion in history, and is once again the best 145-pound fighter on the planet right now.

After becoming a two-time UFC featherweight king, Volkanovski has well and truly cemented his name in the history books as one of the best fighters to ever grace the octagon.

There is an argument that Volkanovski is already the best 145-pound fighter to ever enter the cage, with becoming a two-time featherweight king adding even more credence to that claim.

The Alexander Volkanovski Record Includes 12 Fight Winning Streak In The UFC

As previously mentioned, Alexander Volkanovski made his professional MMA debut over a decade ago now. He was on a Revolution Promotions card where he made the perfect start to his career by winning via decision. Volkanovski then had 13 more fights as a pro MMA fighter before g a deal with the UFC.

Up until four fights ago, ‘The Great’ was undefeated in his career in the UFC. He fought seven fights before fighting for the title, including wins over the likes of Jose Aldo and Chad Mendes.

His maiden UFC Featherweight Title shot came in December 2019, when he faced Max Holloway. ‘Volk’ won the fight via unanimous decision, becoming UFC champion at the first time of asking.

The pair had a rematch next at UFC 251 the following year, with Volkanovski winning the bout once again, this time via split decision. The Australian then made two more successful defenses against Brian Ortega and the ‘Korean Zombie’, before facing Max Holloway for the third time in their trilogy.

On that occasion, Volkanovski won more conclusively against Holloway, putting an end to their three fight series. At this stage, Volkanovski had beaten all of the top contenders at 145-pounds, so dared to be great by stepping up to 155-pounds to face Islam Makhachev for the UFC Lightweight Title.

On that occasion, Volkanovski fell just short in an extremely close fight. The fight went the distance, with Makhachev getting the nod on the judges’ scorecards. Volkanovski then came back down to featherweight, successfully defending his belt against Yair Rodriguez.

Alexander Volkanovski’s Fight Record Consists Of 13 KO’s, 11 Decision & Three Submissions

‘Volk’ looked sensational on his return to featherweight, making the fifth defense of his UFC Featherweight Title after stopping Rodriguez in Round 3 of the bout. Then came Volkanovski’s second shot at UFC gold up at 155-pounds in his rematch with Islam Makhachev.

However, in the rematch with Makhachev at UFC 294, Volkanovski suffered the second defeat of his UFC career and second to the Dagestani MMA phenom, getting knocked out in the very first round.

He moved back down to his natural weight of 145-pounds last time out of course, aiming to defend his UFC Featherweight Title for a record sixth time. However, despite being the favorite with the best UFC betting sites, ‘The Great’ was emphatically knocked out by Ilia Topuria, thus losing his belt in the process.

With two damaging knockout defeats on the spin, questions were asked of what ‘Volk’ would do next. In true Alexander Volkanovski fashion, he silenced any doubters by becoming the first ever two-time UFC Featherweight Champion.

The Aussie defeated Diego Lopes at UFC 314 to regain his 145-pound throne, putting on a clinical performance at UFC 314. At 36-years-old, this will go down in history as one of his greatest ever wins given the circumstances.

That takes us up to now in the career of Alexander Volkanovski. There is a genuine argument that Volkanovski is the greatest featherweight fighter of all time.

Jose Aldo, Chad Mendes, Brian Ortega, Yair Rodriguez and Max Holloway on three occasions are just some of the stellar names Volkanovski has defeated.