Late 2023
Potentially

Potential contest
5 rounds contest @ Featherweight
26-2-0
34-9-0

Belts on The Line

UFC Featherweight

The tape

34
Age
33
5' 6" / 168 cm
Height
5' 10" / 178 cm
71.7" / 182 cm
Reach
74" / 188 cm

Full record

KO 3UD 5UD 5KO 4UD 5
Form
KO 1SUB 2SUB 1SUB 3KO 2
26
Wins
34
13
By KO
10
50
KO%
29
3
By Sub
21
12
SUB%
62
2
Losses
9
1
Stopped
4
0
Tapped
4
0
Draws
0
2012
Debut
2008
28
Bouts
44
79
Rounds
76
5 hours, 55 minutes
Fight Time
4 hours, 21 minutes

Current rankings @ Featherweight

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UFC
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Bellator
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3
Tapology
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Alexander Volkanovski vs Charles Oliveira preview

When is Volkanovski vs Oliveira?

Alexander Volkanovski could potentially square off against Charles Oliveira, in Late 2023.

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

Volkanovski vs Oliveira stats

Alexander Volkanovski would step into the octagon with a record of 26 wins, 2 loses and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Charles Oliveira would make his way to the cage with a record of 34 wins, 9 loses and 0 draws, with 10 of those wins by knock out and 21 by submission.

The stats suggest Volkanovski would have a large advantage in power over Oliveira, boasting at 50% knock out percentage over Oliveira's 29%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Oliveira would have a massive advantage over Volkanovski, boosting at 62% submission rate over Volkanovski's 12%.

Alexander Volkanovski is the older man by 1 year, at 34 years old.

Oliveira has a height advantage of 4 inches over Volkanovski. This also extends to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Volkanovski is currently arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 15 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 4 year and 2 months later than Oliveira, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He has fought 3 more professional rounds, 79 to Oliveira's 76.

Volkanovski vs Oliveira form

Volkanovski has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight, he won against Yair Rodriguez at UFC 290 on 8th July 2023 by knockout in the 3rd round in their UFC Featherweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Islam Makhachev at UFC 284 on 11th February 2023 by unanimous decision in their UFC Lightweight championship fight at RAC Arena, Perth, Western Australia.

Going into that contest, he had won against 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.

Before that, 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.

He had defeated Brian Ortega at UFC 266 on 25th September 2021 by unanimous decision in their UFC Featherweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Oliveira has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight, he won against Beneil Dariush at UFC 289 on 10th June 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Rogers Arena, Vancouver, Canada.

Previous to that, he had lost to Islam Makhachev at UFC 280 on 22nd October 2022 by submission in the 2nd round in their UFC Lightweight championship fight at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Going into that contest, he had won against Justin Gaethje at UFC 274 on 7th May 2022 by submission in the 1st round in their UFC Lightweight championship fight at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Before that, he had defeated Dustin Poirier at UFC 269 on 11th December 2021 by submission in the 3rd round in their UFC Lightweight championship fight at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

He had beat Michael Chandler at UFC 262 on 15th May 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round in their UFC Lightweight championship fight at Toyota Center, Houston.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Alexander Volkanovski has been fighting more than Charles Oliveira.

Alexander Volkanovski last fought 2 months and 16 days ago, while Charles Oliveira's last outing was 3 months and 14 days ago.

Volkanovski's last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 30 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 4 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 22 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 4.4 rounds on average.

Oliveira's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 9 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

What are the odds on Volkanovski vs Oliveira?

Sorry, we couldn’t find any odds for Volkanovski vs Oliveira yet. If a contest doesn’t have odds initially after it is announced, bookmakers usually release them closer to the day of the fight.

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