Volkanovski vs Topuria

When is Volkanovski vs Topuria?

Alexander Volkanovski could potentially square off against Ilia Topuria, in Early 2024.

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 Topuria 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.

Ilia Topuria would make his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 14 wins and 0 draws, with 4 of those by knock out and 8 by submission.

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

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Topuria would have a massive advantage over Volkanovski, boosting at 57% submission rate over Volkanovski's 12%.

Alexander Volkanovski is the older man by 8 years, at 34 years old.

Topuria has a height advantage of 1 inch over Volkanovski. Despite this, he has 3-inch reach advantage.

Volkanovski is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 14 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 2 years and 10 months earlier than Topuria, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He has fought 56 more professional rounds, 79 to Topuria's 23.

Volkanovski vs Topuria form

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

In his last fight, he defeated 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 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.

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 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.

Topuria remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he beat Josh Emmett at UFC Fight Night – Emmett vs. Topuria on 24th June 2023 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at : VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, United States.

Previous to that, he had beat Bryce Mitchell at UFC 282 on 10th December 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Jai Herbert at UFC Fight Night London on 19th March 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at 02 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had won against Ryan Hall at UFC 264 on 10th July 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

He had defeated Youssef Zalal at UFC Fight Island 5 on 10th October 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Alexander Volkanovski has been fighting more than Ilia Topuria.

Alexander Volkanovski last fought 2 months and 15 days ago, while Ilia Topuria's last outing was 2 months and 30 days ago.

Volkanovski's last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 29 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.

Topuria's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 13 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 7 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

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