Volkanovski vs Sterling

When is Volkanovski vs Sterling?

Alexander Volkanovski could potentially face Aljamain Sterling, in Autumn/Fall 2023.

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 Sterling 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.

Aljamain Sterling would make his way to the cage with a record of 23 wins, 3 loses and 0 draws, with 3 of those wins by knock out and 8 by submission.

The stats suggest Volkanovski would have a massive power advantage over Sterling, boasting at 48% knock out percentage over Sterling's 13%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Sterling would have a large advantage over Volkanovski, boosting at 35% submission rate over Volkanovski's 12%.

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

Sterling has a height advantage of 1 inch over Volkanovski. Despite this, he has 1-inch reach advantage.

Volkanovski is currently arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 1 year later than Sterling, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He has fought 5 more professional rounds, 76 to Sterling's 71.

Volkanovski vs Sterling 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.

Sterling has won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 4 times.

In his last fight, he defeated Henry Cejudo 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 T.J. Dillashaw at UFC 280 on 22nd October 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round in their UFC Bantamweight championship fight at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Going into that contest, he had won against Petr Yan at UFC 273 on 9th April 2022 by split decision in their UFC Bantamweight championship fight at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, United States.

Before that, he had defeated Petr Yan at UFC 259 on 6th March 2021 by split decision in the 4th round in their UFC Bantamweight championship fight at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had beat Cory Sandhagen at UFC 250 on 6th June 2020 by submission in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Alexander Volkanovski has been fighting more than Aljamain Sterling.

Alexander Volkanovski last fought 3 months and 20 days ago, while Aljamain Sterling's last outing was 25 days ago.

Volkanovski's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 20 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.

Sterling's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 25 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 7 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

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