Volkov vs Almeida

When is Volkov vs Almeida?

Alexander Volkov could potentially square off against Jailton Almeida, in Early 2025.

The fight would be scheduled for 3 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which means the weight limit would be 265 pounds (18.9 stone or 120.2 KG).

Volkov vs Almeida stats

Alexander Volkov would step into the octagon with a record of 38 wins, 10 losses and 0 draws, 24 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Jailton Almeida would make his way to the cage with a record of 21 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 13 by submission.

The stats suggest Volkov would have a large advantage in power over Almeida, boasting a 63% knock out percentage over Almeida's 33%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Almeida would have a massive advantage over Volkov, boasting a 62% submission rate over Volkov's 11%.

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

Volkov has a height advantage of 3 inches over Almeida. This also extends to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Volkov is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 24 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 3 years and 5 months earlier than Almeida, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He has fought 66 more professional rounds, 102 to Almeida's 36.

Volkov vs Almeida form

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

In his last fight, he won against Sergei Pavlovich at UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov on 22nd June 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Previous to that, he had beaten Tai Tuivasa at UFC 293 on 9th September 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney, Australia.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Alexander Romanov at UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili on 11th March 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at The Theater at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, he was victorious 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.

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.

Almeida has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight, he beat Alexander Romanov at UFC 302 on 1st June 2024 by submission in the 1st round at Prudential Center, Newark, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Curtis Blaydes at UFC 299 on 9th March 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round at Kaseya Center, Miami.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Derrick Lewis at UFC Fight Night – Almeida vs. Lewis on 4th November 2023 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Ibirapuera Gymnasium, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Before that, he had defeated Jairzinho Rozenstruik at UFC Fight Night – Rozenstruik vs. Almeida on 13th May 2023 by submission in the 1st round at Spectrum Center, Charlotte, United States.

He was victorious against Shamil Abdurakhimov at UFC 283 on 21st January 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Jailton Almeida has been fighting more than Alexander Volkov.

Alexander Volkov last fought 1 month and 2 days ago, while Jailton Almeida's last outing was 1 month and 23 days ago.

Volkov's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 5 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 1.6 rounds on average.

Almeida's last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 6 months and 3 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 3 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

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