Alexander Volkov (born October 24, 1988) is a

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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, incorpo ...

. He currently competes in the Heavyweight division for the

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(UFC). A professional MMA competitor since 2009, Volkov previously competed for the

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promotion, as well as Bellator MMA. He is a former heavyweight champion in both promotions. As of August 1, 2022, he is #8 in the UFC heavyweight rankings.

Mixed martial arts career

M-1 Global

In 2008 Volkov signed with the

. His professional MMA debut came in April 2009 when he defeated Nikolay Pleshakov by TKO (punches) in just 80 seconds. Volkov followed this up a month later with another TKO victory, this time against Adam Alikhanov in just 20 seconds. A further month later, Volkov suffered his first professional loss at the hands of Akhmed Sultanov. Midway through the first round, Volkov was forced to tap to an armbar. Volkov then went on a two-fight win streak, both via TKO. In December 2009, after just eight months as a professional fighter, Volkov faced Ibragim Magomedov at M-1 Challenge 20 - 2009 Finals. Coming in as an underdog, his team simply wanted him to make it through all three rounds, but Volkov exceeded expectations by winning via unanimous decision. Volkov was awarded an M-1 Global ring "as a reward for exceptional performance". Volkov faced Denis Smoldarev on February 19, 2016, M-1 Challenge 64 for the vacant M-1 Global Heavyweight title, he won the fight via submission (triangle choke). Volkov faced former Bellator light heavyweight champion Attila Végh on June 16, 2016, at M-1 Challenge 68. He won the fight via knockout in the first round. This and other fights of Alexander Volkov in the M-1 league can be viewed in th
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of the M-1 Global TV channel.

M-1 Eastern European Tournament

Within his first year of professional competition, Volkov was competing in the M-1 Eastern European tournament, taking victories in the opening round and the semi-final. Volkov progressed to the M-1 Selection 2010 - Eastern Europe Finals, where a win would put him in line to challenge for the M-1 Global Heavyweight title at the 2010 M-1 Challenge Season events. To reach the championship fight, Volkov first had to take on

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to become the Eastern Europe champion. Unfortunately for Volkov, he fell prey to a rear-naked choke early in the opening round and was eliminated.

Post M-1 Eastern European Tournament

Less than a month later, Volkov took his first fight outside of M-1 in nearly a year. His opponent was the debuting Eldar Yagudin, who he defeated inside the opening round by TKO (punches). On August 5, 2011, as part of League-70 Russia vs Brazil, held in Sochi, Russia, Alexander Volkov defeated the undefeated at that time Bulgarian Nedyalko Karadzhov via TKO in the opening round.

Bellator MMA

In September 2012, it was announced that Volkov would compete for Bellator Fighting Championships. He made his U.S. debut in the Bellator season seven heavyweight tournament. In the opening, quarter-final round he faced

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. Volkov dominated the fight by making the most of his reach advantage. Volkov won via unanimous decision. In the semifinals at

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, he faced

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and won via TKO in the second round. On December 14, Volkov fought

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in a 5 round fight for Bellator Season 7 Heavyweight Tournament Final and Bellator Heavyweight Championship. Volkov won via unanimous decision. In his first title defense, Volkov faced

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in the co-main event at

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on November 15, 2013. He lost the bout and his title via TKO in the first round. Volkov faced

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on March 7, 2014, at

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in Heavyweight Tournament. He won the fight via TKO in the first round. Volkov faced Mighty Mo in the semifinals at

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on April 11, 2014. He won the fight via spectacular knockout in the first round. Volkov faced

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in the finals on May 17, 2014, at

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. He won the fight via submission in the second round. Nearly a year since his last fight for the promotion, Volkov faced Tony Johnson at Bellator 136 on April 10, 2015. He lost the fight via split decision. Volkov faced

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at Bellator 139 on June 26, 2015. He lost the fight via unanimous decision marking his second consecutive loss being cut by the Bellator MMA.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

In September 2016, it was announced that Volkov has signed with the

. He made his debut against Timothy Johnson on November 19, 2016, at

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. Volkov was awarded a controversial split decision victory. 12 out of 12 media scores gave the bout to Johnson. Volkov faced Roy Nelson on April 15, 2017, at

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. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Volkov faced

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on September 2, 2017, at UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Struve. He won the bout via TKO in the third round. The win also earned Volkov his first ''Fight of the Night'' bonus award. Volkov faced Fabrício Werdum on March 17, 2018, at

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. He won the back-and-forth fight via knockout in the fourth round. The win also earned Volkov his first ''Performance of the Night'' bonus award. Volkov faced

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on October 6, 2018, at

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. Volkov dominated the fight, hurting Lewis multiple times, but ultimately lost the fight via knockout late in round three. Volkov was expected to face

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on April 20, 2019, at

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. However, on April 3, 2019 it was reported Volkov pulled out from the fight for undisclosed reason. Volkov was scheduled to face

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on November 9, 2019 at

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. However, dos Santos was forced to pull out from the event due to contracting a serious bacterial infection, and he was replaced by

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. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Volkov faced

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on June 20, 2020 at UFC on ESPN: Blaydes vs. Volkov. Volkov lost the fight by unanimous decision. Volkov faced Walt Harris on October 24, 2020 at

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. He won the fight via technical knockout in round two. Volkov faced

on February 6, 2021 at

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. He won the fight via technical knockout in round two. This win earned him the ''

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'' award. Volkov faced

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on June 26, 2021 at

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. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. Volkov faced

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on October 30, 2021 at

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. He won the bout via unanimous decision. Volkov faced

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on March 19, 2022 at

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. Volkov lost the fight via straight armbar submission in round one. Volkov faced

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on June 4, 2022 at

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. He won the fight via technical knockout in round one.

Fighting style

Volkov is primarily a standup striker. He utilizes his considerable height, long reach, and powerful kicks to deliver accurate strikes from a distance. In particular, he is known for his patient and technical pugilism as well as his punishing body kicks, which he utilized at

in his knockout victory against Walt Harris.

Championships and accomplishments

* Bellator Fighting Championships **

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(One time) ** Bellator Season Ten Heavyweight Tournament Championship ** Bellator Season Seven Heavyweight Tournament Championship *

** M-1 Global Heavyweight Championship (One time) ***One successful title defence **M-1 Eastern European Tournament Runner-Up *

** Fight of the Night (One time) **

(Two times)

Mixed martial arts record

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, Russia , , - , Win , align=center, 1–0 , Nikolay Pleshakov , TKO (punches) , M-1 Challenge: 2009 Selections 2 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:20 ,

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Volkov, Alexander 1988 births Living people Russian male mixed martial artists Heavyweight mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing Ashihara kaikan Mixed martial artists utilizing Kyokushin kaikan Mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu Russian male karateka Russian practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu Martial artists from Moscow Ultimate Fighting Championship male fighters Bellator MMA champions