Volkanovski vs Cejudo

When is Volkanovski vs Cejudo?

Alexander Volkanovski could potentially face Henry Cejudo, in Autumn/Fall 2022.

The fight would be scheduled for 5 rounds in the Featherweight division, which means the weight limit would be 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Volkanovski vs Cejudo stats

Alexander Volkanovski would step into the octagon with a record of 25 wins, 2 loses and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Henry Cejudo would make his way to the cage with a record of 16 wins, 3 loses and 0 draws, with 8 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggest Cejudo would have a slight advantage in power over Volkanovski, with a 50% knock out percentage over Volkanovski's 48%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Volkanovski would have an advantage over Cejudo, with a 12% submission rate over Cejudo's 0%.

Alexander Volkanovski is the younger man by 2 years, at 34 years old.

Volkanovski has a height advantage of 2 inches over Cejudo. This also extends to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Volkanovski is currently arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 8 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 11 year later than Cejudo, whose first professional fight was in . He has fought 29 more professional rounds, 76 to Cejudo's 47.

Volkanovski vs Cejudo form

Volkanovski has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges 3 times.

In his last fight, he lost to Islam Makhachev at UFC 284 on 11th February 2023 by unanimous decision in their UFC Lightweight championship fight at RAC Arena, Perth, Western Australia.

Previous to that, he had defeated Max Holloway at UFC 276 on 2nd July 2022 by unanimous decision in their UFC Featherweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had beat Chan Sung Jung at UFC 273 on 9th April 2022 by knockout in the 4th round in their UFC Featherweight championship fight at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville.

Before that, he had won against Brian Ortega at UFC 266 on 25th September 2021 by unanimous decision in their UFC Featherweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

He had beat Max Holloway at UFC 251 on 11th July 2020 by split decision in their UFC Featherweight championship fight at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Cejudo has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he Aljamain Sterling at UFC 288 on 6th May 2023 by split decision in their UFC Bantamweight championship fight at Prudential Center, Newark, United States.

Previous to that, he had defeated Dominick Cruz at UFC 249 on 9th May 2020 by knockout in the 2nd round in their UFC Bantamweight championship fight at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville.

Going into that contest, he had won against Marlon Moraes at UFC 238 on 8th June 2019 by knockout in the 3rd round in their UFC Bantamweight championship fight at United Center, Chicago.

Before that, he had defeated T.J. Dillashaw at UFC on ESPN+ 1 on 19th January 2019 by knockout in the 1st round in their UFC Flyweight championship fight at Barclays Center, Brooklyn.

He had beat Demetrious Johnson at UFC 227 on 4th August 2018 by split decision in their UFC Flyweight championship fight at Staples Center, Los Angeles.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Alexander Volkanovski has been fighting more than Henry Cejudo.

Alexander Volkanovski last fought 3 months and 19 days ago, while Henry Cejudo's last outing was 24 days ago.

Volkanovski's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 19 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 24 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 4.8 rounds on average.

Cejudo's last 5 fights have come over a period of 4 years, 9 months and 26 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 11 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3.2 rounds on average.

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