By The Numbers: Alexander Volkanovski

Alexander Volkanovski finds himself in familiar perch—head and shoulders above the rest of the Ultimate Fighting Championship featherweight division.

The Australian superstar and future hall of famer reclaimed the undisputed 145-pound title with a five-round unanimous decision over Diego Lopes in the UFC 314 main event on April 12 at the Kaseya Center in Miami. Scores were 48-47, 49-46 and 49-46. Volkanovski held the featherweight championship previously from Dec. 14, 2019 to Feb. 17, 2024. At 1,526 days, it ranks as the second-longest single reign in the history of the division, behind only the great Jose Aldo (1,848).

As Volkanovski awaits word on his next assignment from UFC matchmakers, a look at some of the numbers that have accompanied him to this point:

36: Years of age for Volkanovski, who was born on Sept. 29, 1988 in Wollongong, Australia—7,754 miles from Ultimate Fighting Championship headquarters in Las Vegas.

13: Volkanovski victories by knockout or technical knockout, accounting for 48% of his career total (27). His list of UFC victims: Yair Rodriguez, Chan Sung Jung, Chad Mendes, Jeremy Kennedy and Yusuke Kasuya. Volkanovski holds owns three other victories by submission (11%) and 11 more by decision (41%).

6: Organizations other than the UFC for which Volkanovski has plied his mixed martial arts trade. Wollongong Wars, Australian Fighting Championship, Pacific Xtreme Combat, Roshambo MMA, Southern Fight Promotions and Revolution Promotions comprise the list.

99: Seconds needed for Volkanovski to put away James Bishop with punches at AFC 13 on June 14, 2015. Nearly a decade later, it remains his fastest finish to date.

31: Takedowns completed by Volkanovski since he joined the UFC roster in 2016. He has done so on 90 attempts, giving him a success rate of 34%.

1,726: Total strikes landed by Volkanovski as a UFC featherweight, placing him fourth on the promotion’s all-time list at 145 pounds. Only Max Holloway (3,180), Darren Elkins (2,621) and Cub Swanson (1,828) have connected with more.

250,000: Dollars in post-fight bonuses banked by Volkanovski across his 17 appearances in the UFC. He has been awarded “Fight of the Night” four times and “Performance of the Night” once.

87: Rounds started by Volkanovski as a professional mixed martial artist. He has gone the distance on 12 different occasions and carries an 11-1 record in those bouts.

14: Consecutive calendar years in which Volkanovski has fought at least once. In addition to his 1-0 mark in 2025, he went 1-0 in 2012, 3-1 in 2013, 5-0 in 2014, 2-0 in 2015, 3-0 in 2016, 2-0 in 2017, 3-0 in 2018, 2-0 in 2019, 1-0 in 2020, 1-0 in 2021, 2-0 in 2022, 1-2 in 2023 and 0-1 in 2024.

.863: Cumulative winning percentage between the three opponents—Islam Makhachev (twice), Ilia Topuria and Corey Nelson—who have beaten Volkanovski. They boast a combined record of 62-9-2.