UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland /9 May · Newark, New Jersey, USA /Heavyweight
Alexander Volkov Alexander Volkov #2 · balanced 2258 ± 130
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WC Waldo Cortes Acosta #8 · power puncher 2090 ± 123
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Tale of the tape

Alexander Volkov Waldo Cortes Acosta
Record13-510-2
Last fightwon vs Jailton Almeida (Decision - Split, 2025-10-25)won vs Derrick Lewis (KO/TKO, 2026-01-24)
CountrySoviet UnionDominican Republic
Height79"76"
Reach80"78"
Age37.534.6
StanceOrthodoxOrthodox
Weight classHeavyweightHeavyweight
Our rank#2#8
Style labelbalancedpower puncher

Style profile

Percentile within the division · the dashed ring is average · outward is always better
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Tale of the tape

Division percentile. The hover carries the raw numbers.
Alexander Volkov Waldo Cortes Acosta

The numbers behind it

Rates are per 15 minutes of fight time, adjusted for the quality of what the opponent usually allows. Defence and accuracy figures are percentages. A wider ± means fewer rounds of evidence, and on the chart it is the whisker along that axis.
MetricAlexander VolkovDivisionWaldo Cortes AcostaDivision
Strikes landed
/15 min
63.0 ± 18.8
97th percentile
49.556.3 ± 9.0
87th percentile
49.5
Strike avoidance
absorbed /15 min
51.9 ± 7.2
91st percentile
57.053.9 ± 4.7
78th percentile
57.0
Takedown attempts
/15 min
2.63 ± 1.79
3rd percentile
3.932.53 ± 1.75
1st percentile
3.93
Takedown defence
%
65 ± 14
94th percentile
5665 ± 16
96th percentile
56
Control time
s /15 min
201 ± 9
30th percentile
202168 ± 44
1st percentile
202
Striking defence
%
46 ± 2
9th percentile
4751 ± 5
99th percentile
47
Knockdowns
/15 min
0.67 ± 0.06
64th percentile
0.630.83 ± 0.38
97th percentile
0.63
Submission attempts
/15 min
0.55 ± 0.21
26th percentile
0.690.42 ± 0.34
1st percentile
0.69

Rating over time

After the fight

Alexander Volkov by Decision - Unanimous , round 3 at 5:00

Judges' cards

Dave Tirelli2928
Henry Krawiec2928
Jon Bilyk3027