Volkov vs Romanov

Who won Volkov vs Romanov?

Alexander Volkov beat Alexander Romanov by knockout in the 1st round during the co-main event of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 11th March 2023 at The Theater at Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 265 pounds (18.9 stone or 120.2 KG).

Volkov vs Romanov stats

Alexander Volkov stepped into the octagon with a record of 35 wins, 10 losses and 0 draws, 23 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Alexander Romanov made his way to the cage with a record of 16 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 9 by submission.

Alexander Volkov's UFC record stood at 11-4-0, while Alexander Romanov's came in at 6-2-0.

The stats suggested Volkov had a large advantage in power over Romanov, boasting a 66% knock out percentage over Romanov's 38%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Romanov had a massive advantage over Volkov, boasting a 56% submission rate over Volkov's 9%.

Alexander Volkov was the older man by 2 years, at 35 years old.

Volkov had a height advantage of 5 inches over Romanov. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Volkov was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 28 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 7 years and 7 months earlier than Romanov, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 68 more professional rounds, 99 to Romanov's 31.

Volkov vs Romanov form

Volkov had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Jairzinho Rozenstruik at UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Rozenstruik on 4th June 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Tom Aspinall at UFC Fight Night London on 19th March 2022 by submission in the 1st round at 02 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Marcin Tybura at UFC 267 on 30th October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest.

Before that, he had been beaten by Ciryl Gane at UFC Vegas 30 on 26th June 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

He had defeated Alistair Overeem at UFC Vegas 18 on 6th February 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Volkov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

Romanov's last 4 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Volkov vs Romanov?

Alexander Volkov was a 13/10 (+130) underdog going into the contest, while Alexander Romanov made his way into the ring at 67/100 (-150) with oddsmakers.