Alexander Volkanovski (born 29 September 1988) is an Australian

mixed martial artist Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, incorp ...

. He currently competes in the Featherweight division in the

Ultimate Fighting Championship The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion company based in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is owned and operated by Zuffa, a wholly owned subsidiary of Endeavor Group Holdings. It is the largest MMA ...

(UFC), where he is the current

UFC Featherweight Champion Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) champions are fighters who have won UFC championships. Historical notes At the time of the UFC's inception in 1993, mixed martial arts was not sanctioned in the United States, and did not include weight classe ...

. He is also a former

Australian Fighting Championship Australian Fighting Championship (AFC) is an Australian mixed martial arts (MMA) organisation based in Melbourne. In 2013 AFC was described as Australia's leading MMA organisation by MMA Kanvas and is part of Sherdog's list of top 50 global MMA ...

(AFC) Featherweight champion. Prior to his UFC debut, Volkanovski competed as a professional boxer in 2015. As of 16 November 2022, he is #1 in the UFC men's pound-for-pound rankings.

Background

Volkanovski was born on 29 September 1988, in

Wollongong, New South Wales Wollongong ( ), colloquially referred to as The Gong, is a city located in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia. The name is believed to originate from the Dharawal language, meaning either 'five islands/clouds', 'ground near wate ...

. His father was born in the village of Beranci in SR Macedonia (now North Macedonia) while his mother is from Greece. Alex began training in

Greco-Roman wrestling Greco-Roman (American English), Graeco-Roman (British English), classic wrestling (Euro English) or French wrestling (in Russia until 1948) is a style of wrestling that is practiced worldwide. Greco-Roman wrestling was included in the first mod ...

at an early age and won a national title twice at the age of 12. He decided to give up wrestling at the age of 14 and instead focused on a career in

rugby league Rugby league football, commonly known as just rugby league and sometimes football, footy, rugby or league, is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field measuring 68 metres (75 yards) wide and 112 ...

as a front rower. Volkanovski attended

Lake Illawarra High School Lake Illawarra High School is a government-funded co-educational comprehensive secondary day school, located on Reddall Parade, which follows the shores of Lake Illawarra, in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia. Established in ...

throughout his teenage years and worked as a concreter after graduation. He played

semi-professional Semi-professional sports are sports in which athletes are not participating on a full-time basis, but still receive some payment. Semi-professionals are not amateur because they receive regular payment from their team, but generally at a consid ...

rugby league for the Warilla Gorillas in the South Coast Rugby League where he was awarded the Mick Cronin Medal in 2010 as the league's best player. He also played a crucial role in Warilla's 2011 Premiership winning season and received the

Man of the Match In team sport, a player of the match or man of the match or woman of the match award is often given to the most outstanding player in a particular match. This can be a player from either team, although the player is generally chosen from the winn ...

award for his performance in his team's

Grand Final Primarily in Australian sports, a grand final (sometimes colloquially abbreviated to "grannie") is a game that decides a sports league's premiership (or championship) winning team, i.e. the conclusive game of a finals (or play-off) series. Sy ...

victory over

Gerringong Gerringong () is a town located about ten minutes drive south of Kiama, and about twenty minutes north of Nowra in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia in the Municipality of Kiama. At the , Gerringong had a population of 3,966. On ...

. Volkanovski then decided to quit rugby league at 23 years of age to pursue a professional career in

Mixed Martial Arts Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, inc ...

in the latter half of 2011. He claims to have watched

events since childhood and would often rent UFC VHS tapes from

Blockbuster Blockbuster or Block Buster may refer to: *Blockbuster (entertainment) a term coined for an extremely successful movie, from which most other uses are derived. Corporations * Blockbuster (retailer), a defunct video and game rental chain ** Bl ...

as well as purchase UFC pay per views from 14 years of age. Coach Joe Lopez said Volkanovski started training in MMA at the age of 22 and

to keep fit during the rugby league off season, where he weighed . However, he soon realized he had a passion for the sport and wanted to go as far as he could. Volkanovski quickly became a good counter striker with a powerful overhand right as well as a fantastic offensive wrestler. He initially competed in multiple amateur fights in the middleweight division as he adjusted from his rugby weight before turning professional and moving down to welterweight, lightweight and ultimately the featherweight division. Volkanovski is based at Freestyle Fighting Gym in

Wollongong Wollongong ( ), colloquially referred to as The Gong, is a city located in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia. The name is believed to originate from the Dharawal language, meaning either 'five islands/clouds', 'ground near wate ...

but regularly completes training camps at

Tiger Muay Thai Tiger Muay Thai is a Thai mixed martial arts and muay thai training facility located in Phuket, Thailand. It has several prominent competitors such as UFC champions Petr Yan, Alexander Volkanovski and Valentina Shevchenko. History William McNa ...

Phuket Phuket (; th, ภูเก็ต, , ms, Bukit or ''Tongkah''; Hokkien:普吉; ) is one of the southern provinces (''changwat'') of Thailand. It consists of the island of Phuket, the country's largest island, and another 32 smaller islands of ...

and

City Kickboxing City Kickboxing is a mixed martial arts training gym based in Auckland, New Zealand. The gym features professional fighters who have competed in many major promotions, such as the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), Bellator, ONE Championship ...

Auckland Auckland (pronounced ) ( mi, Tāmaki Makaurau) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. The List of New Zealand urban areas by population, most populous urban area in the country and the List of cities in Oceania by po ...

with fellow UFC fighters, former UFC Middleweight Champion

Israel Adesanya Israel Mobolaji Odunayo Oluwafemi Temitayo Owolabi Adesanya (born 22 July 1989) is a New Zealand professional mixed martial artist, kickboxer, and former boxer with multiple championships in all three disciplines. As a mixed martial artist, h ...

Dan Hooker Daniel Hooker (born 13 February 1990) is a New Zealand mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Lightweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Hooker was the King in the Ring Middleweight Kickboxing Champion and WKBF ...

and

Kai Kara-France James Kaiwhare Kara-France (born March 26, 1993) is a New Zealand professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Flyweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). As of August 1, 2022, he is #3 in the UFC flyweight ...

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Starting as an amateur at middleweight and going 4–0 before turning professional, Volkanovski has fought in various MMA organizations in the

Oceania Oceania (, , ) is a region, geographical region that includes Australasia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia. Spanning the Eastern Hemisphere, Eastern and Western Hemisphere, Western hemispheres, Oceania is estimated to have a land area of ...

region in Asia from 2012 to July 2016 before signing with the

UFC The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion company based in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is owned and operated by Zuffa, a wholly owned subsidiary of Endeavor Group Holdings. It is the largest MMA ...

. He won a Pacific Xtreme Combat (PXC) title and two

(AFC) Featherweight titles. Volkanovski amassed a record of 13–1 with 10 straight wins prior to joining the

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Volkanovski made his promotional debut on 26 November 2016, and increased his win streak to 11 with a second-round TKO against Yusuke Kasuya at

UFC Fight Night 101 ''UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Brunson'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 101'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on November 27, 2016, at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Back ...

. He announced at the post-fight press conference that he would drop from lightweight to featherweight for his next fight.

Move down to Featherweight

Volkanovski was expected to face Michel Quiñones on 19 February 2017, at

UFC Fight Night 105 ''UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Browne'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 105'') was a mixed martial arts event promoted by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on February 19, 2017, at Scotiabank Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Backgroun ...

. However, the bout was scrapped after Quiñones suffered an injury and no replacement could be found. Volkanovski returned to Featherweight and faced

Mizuto Hirota is a Japanese mixed martial artist currently competing in the Featherweight division of the Rizin Fighting Federation. A professional competitor since 2005, he appeared in the Japanese MMA event Dynamite!! 2009 event and has also competed for U ...

on 11 June 2017, at

UFC Fight Night 110 ''UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Hunt'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 110'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on 11 June 2017 at the Spark Arena in Auckland, New Zealand. Background The event was ...

. He won the fight via unanimous decision after almost finishing Hirota following a knockdown. Volkanovski was expected to face

Jeremy Kennedy Jeremy Michael Fitz-Kennedy (born September 16, 1992) is a Canadian mixed martial artist, currently competing in the Featherweight division of Bellator MMA. In addition to competing for Bellator, Kennedy has also competed in the Ultimate Fighting ...

at UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Tybura on 19 November 2017, in

Sydney Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountain ...

, Australia. However, Kennedy pulled out of the fight on 5 October, citing a back injury and was replaced by

Humberto Bandenay Humberto Bandenay (born September 4, 1994) is a Peruvian mixed martial artist (MMA) who is best known for competing in the Featherweight division in the UFC. Mixed martial arts career Early career Bandenay started his professional MMA career i ...

. In November 2017, it was announced that Bandenay would delay his UFC debut at this event due to undisclosed reasons, and was replaced by Drex Zamboanga. In turn, Zamboanga pulled out of the fight due to visa issues and was replaced by promotional newcomer

Shane Young Shane Karlarnee Young (born 31 July 1993) is a New Zealand mixed martial artist (MMA) who currently competes in the Featherweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Young is affiliated with the Māori tribe Ngāti Kahungunu. ...

. The bout proceeded at a catchweight of 150 pounds. Volkanovski won the fight via unanimous decision. The bout with Kennedy was rescheduled and took place on 11 February 2018, at

UFC 221 ''UFC 221: Romero vs. Rockhold'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that was held on February 11, 2018, at Perth Arena in Perth, Western Australia. Background While the UFC has hosted 11 previous events ...

. He won the fight via technical knockout. Volkanovski faced

Darren Elkins Darren Elkins (born May 16, 1984) is an American mixed martial artist signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship where he fights in the Featherweight division. Elkins is known for his toughness and comeback victories. Background Elkins was bor ...

on 14 July 2018, at

UFC Fight Night 133 ''UFC Fight Night: dos Santos vs. Ivanov'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 133'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that was held on July 14, 2018 at CenturyLink Arena in Boise, Idaho, United States. ...

. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Volkanovski faced

Chad Mendes Chad Edward Mendes (born May 1, 1985)Archived
from the ...

on 29 December 2018, at

UFC 232 ''UFC 232: Jones vs. Gustafsson 2'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that was held on December 29, 2018 at The Forum in Inglewood, California. Background A UFC Light Heavyweight Championship bout bet ...

. He won the fight via technical knockout in round two after surviving two knockdowns himself. This fight earned him the ''Fight of the Night'' award. Volkanovski faced former featherweight champion

José Aldo José Aldo da Silva Oliveira Júniorhttps://pbs.twimg.com/media/CI3oOc0VAAAr_iv.jpg (, born 9 September 1986), commonly anglicized as Jose Aldo, is a retired Brazilian professional mixed martial artist. He last competed in the Ultimate Fight ...

UFC 237 ''UFC 237: Namajunas vs. Andrade'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that was held on May 11, 2019, at Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Background The event was originally expected to be held ...

on 11 May 2019. He won the fight via unanimous decision.

UFC Featherweight Championship

Volkanovski faced

Max Holloway Jerome Max Keli'i Holloway (born December 4, 1991) is an American professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Featherweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A professional since 2010, Holloway became the ...

on 14 December 2019, for the

UFC Featherweight Championship Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) champions are fighters who have won UFC championships. Historical notes At the time of the UFC's inception in 1993, mixed martial arts was not sanctioned in the United States, and did not include weight classe ...

UFC 245 ''UFC 245: Usman vs. Covington'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on December 14, 2019 at T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States. Bac ...

. Volkanovski won the fight via unanimous decision. Volkanovski made his first title defense in a rematch against

on 11 July 2020, at

UFC 251 The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion company based in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is owned and operated by Zuffa, a wholly owned subsidiary of Endeavor Group Holdings. It is the largest MMA ...

. He won the fight via split decision. This outcome was controversial amongst media outlets, with 18 out of 27 media scores giving it to Holloway, mixed martial arts personalities such as UFC president

Dana White Dana Frederick White Jr. (born July 28, 1969) is an American businessman who serves as president of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a global mixed martial arts organization. In August 2019, White's net worth was estimated at $500 milli ...

, former referee and creator of the rules system John McCarthy, and multiple mixed martial artists. Volkanovski was scheduled to make his second title defense against

Brian Ortega Brian Ortega (born February 21, 1991) is an American professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Featherweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A professional since 2010, Ortega has also competed in the R ...

on 27 March 2021, at

UFC 260 The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion company based in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is owned and operated by Zuffa, a wholly owned subsidiary of Endeavor Group Holdings. It is the largest MMA ...

. However, the fight was canceled due to

COVID-19 Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by a virus, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The first known case was COVID-19 pandemic in Hubei, identified in Wuhan, China, in December ...

protocols. Volkanovski later

tweeted Twitter is an online social media and social networking service owned and operated by American company Twitter, Inc., on which users post and interact with 280-character-long messages known as "tweets". Registered users can post, like, and ...

that he tested positive for COVID-19. On 2 April 2021, it was announced that

and Volkanovski would be the coaches for

The Ultimate Fighter 29 ''The Return of The Ultimate Fighter: Team Volkanovski vs. Team Ortega'' (also known as ''The Ultimate Fighter 29'' and ''TUF 29'') is an installment of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)-produced reality television series ''The Ultimate Fi ...

ESPN+ ESPN (originally an initialism for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is an American international basic cable sports channel owned by ESPN Inc., owned jointly by The Walt Disney Company (80%) and Hearst Communications (20%). The ...

and the show featured bantamweight and middleweight contestants. Volkanovski faced

on 25 September 2021, at

UFC 266 ''UFC 266: Volkanovski vs. Ortega'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on September 25, 2021 at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United S ...

for the

. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Volkanovski received universal praise for escaping multiple submission attempts and persevering. This fight earned him the '' Fight of the Night'' award. Volkanovski was scheduled to face

for a third time on 5 March 2022, at

UFC 272 ''UFC 272: Covington vs. Masvidal'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on March 5, 2022, at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States. ...

. However, a day after the announcement, Holloway was forced to pull from the event due to injury. Holloway was replaced by

Chan Sung Jung Jung Chan-sung ( ko, 정찬성; born March 17, 1987), anglicized as Chan Sung Jung and better known by his ring name The Korean Zombie, is a South Korean professional mixed martial artist and kickboxer. He currently competes in the Featherweig ...

and the title bout was moved to

UFC 273 ''UFC 273: Volkanovski vs. The Korean Zombie'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on April 9, 2022, at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida, United States. Backgroun ...

on 9 April 2022. Volkanovski won the fight early in the fourth round via standing TKO after dominating the majority of the bout and scoring three knockdowns. The win earned him the ''

Performance of the Night UFC Bonus Awards are three separate cash bonuses usually awarded to four fighters after each UFC event, based on internal decisions by UFC management. More/fewer bonuses have been awarded at some events, especially when no knockouts or submissions ...

'' award. The fight also earned him second place in the Crypto.com ''"Fan Bonus of the Night"'' award. The trilogy bout against Holloway was rescheduled at

UFC 276 ''UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on July 2, 2022, at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States. ...

on 2 July 2022. Volkanovski won the bout via unanimous decision, with all three judges scoring the fight 50-45. This win earned him the

Crypto.com Crypto.com is a cryptocurrency exchange company based in Singapore. As of May 2022, the company reportedly had 50 million customers and 4,000 employees. The exchange issues a token, Cronos. History The company was initially founded in Hong Kon ...

''Fan Bonus of the Night'' second place award which paid in bitcoin of US$20,000.

UFC Lightweight Championship

Volkanovski is scheduled to face current

UFC Lightweight Champion Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) champions are fighters who have won UFC championships. Historical notes At the time of the UFC's inception in 1993, mixed martial arts was not sanctioned in the United States, and did not include weight classe ...

Islam Makhachev Islam Ramazanovich Makhachev (russian: Исла́м Рамаза́нович Маха́чев; born 27 October 1991) is a Russian professional mixed martial artist and former Sambo competitor. He currently competes in the Lightweight division in ...

on February 12, 2023 at

UFC 284 ''UFC 284: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski'' is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will take place on February 12, 2023, at RAC Arena in Perth, Australia. Background The event will mark the promoti ...

Professional boxing career

Volkanovski has a single boxing bout, which was a

Super welterweight Light middleweight, also known as junior middleweight or super welterweight,PeBoxRec/ref> is a weight class in combat sports. Boxing The light middleweight division (also known as junior middleweight in the IBF or super welterweight in the WBA an ...

bout he won by unanimous decision in four rounds against Dillon Bargero.

Personal life

Volkanovski is married and has two daughters. He appeared as a coach in Malaysia Invasion, an amateur

MMA Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, incorp ...

reality show. Because of his paternal

Macedonian Macedonian most often refers to someone or something from or related to Macedonia. Macedonian(s) may specifically refer to: People Modern * Macedonians (ethnic group), a nation and a South Slavic ethnic group primarily associated with North M ...

and maternal

Greek Greek may refer to: Greece Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe: *Greeks, an ethnic group. *Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family. **Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor ...

heritage, he uses the nickname "The Great" in reference to

Alexander the Great Alexander III of Macedon ( grc, wikt:Ἀλέξανδρος, Ἀλέξανδρος, Alexandros; 20/21 July 356 BC – 10/11 June 323 BC), commonly known as Alexander the Great, was a king of the Ancient Greece, ancient Greek kingdom of Maced ...

, claiming that he had "a Macedonian father and a Greek mother", similar to himself.

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

(One time, current) *** Four successful title defenses ** Fight of the Night (Two times) **

(One time) ** Tied (

Arnold Allen Arnold Billy Allen (born 22 January 1994) is an English professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Featherweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). As of November 8, 2022, he is #4 in the UFC featherweig ...

) for the second longest win streak in UFC Featherweight division history (10) *
UFC Men's Pound-For-Pound No. 1
*

**''Fan Bonus of the Night'' *

Featherweight Champion (one time; former) ***One successful title defense *Cage Conquest **Cage Conquest Welterweight Champion *Pacific Xtreme Combat **PXC Featherweight Champion *Roshambo MMA **Roshambo MMA Lightweight Champion **Roshambo MMA Welterweight Champion *Wollongong Wars **Wollongong Wars Lightweight Champion *CombatPress.com **2019 Breakout Fighter of the Year *

World MMA Awards The World MMA Awards are awards presented by ''Fighters Only'' magazine to honor exceptional performance in various aspects of mixed martial arts. Winners are presented with the ''Fighters Only silver statuette''. The World MMA Awards are divided ...

**2019 – July 2020

Upset of the Year '' The Ring'' magazine was established in 1922 and has since named an Upset of the Year since 1970. The award, based on the magazine's writers' criteria, is given to a fight that resulted in an outcome that was highly contrary to general expectat ...

vs.

**2022 Charles 'Mask' Lewis Fighter of the Year **2022 International Fighter of the Year *

MMAjunkie.com MMA Junkie is a news website that covers the sport of mixed martial arts (MMA). It was founded in 2006, and is owned by Gannett Company since 2011. The site and its content have been featured in ''Time (magazine), Time'' magazine'', ''ESPN The Ma ...

**2021 September Fight of the Month vs.

ESPN ESPN (originally an initialism for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is an American international basic cable sports channel owned by ESPN Inc., owned jointly by The Walt Disney Company (80%) and Hearst Communications (20%). The ...

**2021 Fight of the Year vs.

*MMA Mania **2021 Fight of the Year vs.

*MMA Sucka **2021 Fight of the Year vs.

BT Sport BT Sport is a group of broadcasting of sports events, pay television sports channels in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Owned by Warner Bros. Discovery Sports#Warner Bros. Discovery Sports Europe properties, Warner Bros. Dis ...

**2022 Fighter of the Year

Amateur wrestling

*Australian National Schools Wrestling Competition **Gold medal - 12/13 yrs 62 kg (2001)

Mixed martial arts record

, - , Win , align=center, 25–1 ,

, Decision (unanimous) ,

, , align=center, 5 , align=center, 5:00 ,

Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas (; Spanish for "The Meadows"), often known simply as Vegas, is the 25th-most populous city in the United States, the most populous city in the state of Nevada, and the county seat of Clark County. The city anchors the Las Vegas ...

, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 24–1 ,

Jung Chan-sung Jung Chan-sung ( ko, 정찬성; born March 17, 1987), anglicized as Chan Sung Jung and better known by his ring name The Korean Zombie, is a South Korean professional mixed martial artist and kickboxer. He currently competes in the Featherweig ...

, TKO (punches) ,

, , align=center, 4 , align=center, 0:45 ,

Jacksonville, Florida Jacksonville is a city located on the Atlantic coast of northeast Florida, the most populous city proper in the state and is the largest city by area in the contiguous United States as of 2020. It is the seat of Duval County, with which the ...

, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 23–1 ,

, Decision (unanimous) ,

, , align=center, 5 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 22–1 ,

, Decision (split) ,

, , align=center, 5 , align=center, 5:00 ,

Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi (, ; ar, أَبُو ظَبْيٍ ' ) is the capital and second-most populous city (after Dubai) of the United Arab Emirates. It is also the capital of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and the centre of the Abu Dhabi Metropolitan Area. ...

, United Arab Emirates , , - , Win , align=center, 21–1 ,

, Decision (unanimous) ,

, , align=center, 5 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 20–1 ,

, Decision (unanimous) ,

, , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a b ...

, Brazil , , - , Win , align=center, 19–1 ,

Chad Mendes Chad Edward Mendes (born May 1, 1985)Archived
from the ...

, TKO (punches) ,

, , align=center, 2 , align=center, 4:14 ,

Inglewood, California Inglewood is a city in southwestern Los Angeles County, California, in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. As of the 2020 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 107,762. It was incorporated on February 14, 1908. The city is in the South Bay ...

, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 18–1 ,

, Decision (unanimous) , UFC Fight Night: dos Santos vs. Ivanov , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

Boise, Idaho Boise (, , ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Idaho and is the county seat of Ada County. On the Boise River in southwestern Idaho, it is east of the Oregon border and north of the Nevada border. The downtown are ...

, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 17–1 ,

, TKO (punches and elbows) ,

, , align=center, 2 , align=center, 4:57 ,

Perth Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of 2.1 million (80% of the state) living in Greater Perth in 2020. Perth is ...

, Australia , , - , Win , align=center, 16–1 ,

, Decision (unanimous) , UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Tybura , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, Australia , , - , Win , align=center, 15–1 ,

, Decision (unanimous) , UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Hunt , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, New Zealand , , - , Win , align=center, 14–1 , Yusuke Kasuya , TKO (punches) , UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Brunson , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 2:06 ,

Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...

, Australia , , - , Win , align=center, 13–1 , Jai Bradney , TKO (punches) , Wollongong Wars 4 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, N/A ,

, Australia , , - , Win , align=center, 12–1 ,

Jamie Mullarkey Jamie Mullarkey (born 17 August 1994) is an Australian mixed martial artist who competes in the Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Background Mullarkey grew up in Central Coast area, attending Erina High School. He beg ...

, KO (punch) , Australian FC 15 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 3:23 ,

, Australia , , - , Win , align=center, 11–1 , Yusuke Yachi , Submission (triangle choke) , Pacific Xtreme Combat 50 , , align=center, 4 , align=center, 3:43 ,

Mangilao Mangilao is a Villages of Guam, village on the eastern shore of the United States territory of Guam. The village's population has decreased slightly since the island's 2010 census. Cliffs lie along much of the village's shoreline provide dramatic ...

, Guam , , - , Win , align=center, 10–1 , James Bishop , TKO (punches) , Australian FC 13 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:39 ,

, Australia , , - , Win , align=center, 9–1 , David Butt , TKO (punches) , Wollongong Wars 2 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 1:52 ,

Thirroul Thirroul () is a northern seaside suburb of the city of Wollongong, Australia. Situated between Austinmer and Bulli, it is approximately 13 kilometres north of Wollongong, and 73 km south of Sydney. It lies between the Pacific Ocean and ...

, Australia , , - , Win , align=center, 8–1 , Kyle Reyes , Decision (unanimous) , Pacific Xtreme Combat 45 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, Guam , , - , Win , align=center, 7–1 , Jai Bradney , Submission (rear-naked choke) , Roshambo MMA 3 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 4:58 ,

Chandler Chandler or The Chandler may refer to: * Chandler (occupation), originally head of the medieval household office responsible for candles, now a person who makes or sells candles * Ship chandler, a dealer in supplies or equipment for ships Arts ...

, Australia , , - , Win , align=center, 6–1 , Rodolfo Marques Diniz , KO (punch) , Australian FC 9 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 3:41 ,

Albury Albury () is a major regional city in New South Wales, Australia. It is located on the Hume Highway and the northern side of the Murray River. Albury is the seat of local government for the council area which also bears the city's name – the ...

, Australia , , - , Win , align=center, 5–1 , Greg Atzori , Submission (guillotine choke) , Roshambo MMA 2 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, N/A ,

Brisbane Brisbane ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the states and territories of Australia, Australian state of Queensland, and the list of cities in Australia by population, third-most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a populati ...

, Australia , , - , Win , align=center, 4–1 , Luke Catubig , TKO (punches) , Australian FC 7 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 4:39 ,

, Australia , , - , Loss , align=center, 3–1 , Corey Nelson , TKO (head kick and punches) , Australian FC 5 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 0:13 ,

, Australia , , - , Win , align=center, 3–0 , Anton Zafir , TKO (punches) , Roshambo MMA 1 , , align=center, 4 , align=center, 2:19 ,

, Australia , , - , Win , align=center, 2–0 , Regan Wilson , TKO (doctor stoppage) , Southern Fight Promotions: Cage Conquest 2 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:49 ,

Nowra Nowra is a city in the South Coast region of New South Wales, Australia. It is located south-southwest of the state capital of Sydney (about as the crow flies). As of the 2021 census, Nowra has an estimated population of 22,584. Situated in th ...

, Australia , , - , Win , align=center, 1–0 , Gerhard Voigt , Decision (unanimous) , Revolution Promotions: Revolution at the Roxy , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, Australia ,

Professional boxing record

References

External links

* * , - {{DEFAULTSORT:Volkanovski, Alexander 1988 births Living people Sportspeople from Wollongong Sportsmen from New South Wales Australian male mixed martial artists Featherweight mixed martial artists Lightweight mixed martial artists Welterweight mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing Greco-Roman wrestling Mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu Rugby league players from New South Wales Australian male kickboxers Australian male sport wrestlers Australian people of Greek descent Australian people of Macedonian descent Australian practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu People awarded a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Ultimate Fighting Championship male fighters Ultimate Fighting Championship champions

Background

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Move down to Featherweight

UFC Featherweight Championship

UFC Lightweight Championship

Professional boxing career

Personal life

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

Amateur wrestling

Mixed martial arts record

Professional boxing record

See also

References

External links