Alexander Volkanovski vs Chad Mendes

Alexander Volkanovski is 28-4-0; Chad Mendes is 18-5-0. Chad Mendes is 3 years older than Alexander Volkanovski. Alexander Volkanovski has a 5" · 13 cm reach advantage over Chad Mendes. They have met once: Alexander Volkanovski 1, Chad Mendes 0.

Alexander Volkanovski

“The Great” · 28-4-0

UDUDTKO

FeatherweightMet once

Chad Mendes

“Money” · 18-5-0

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Style & credentials

Alexander Volkanovski

Greco-Roman WrestlingBJJMMA

2021Black belt · BJJJoe Lopez
2019UFC Featherweight ChampionUltimate Fighting Championship
—PXC World Featherweight ChampionPacific Xtreme Combat (PXC)
—AFC Featherweight Champion (2x)Australian Fighting Championship (AFC)

Camp · Freestyle Fighting Gym (Freestyle MMA) · Windang / Port Kembla, Wollongong, AU

Chad Mendes

No background on record

Camp · Team Alpha Male · United States

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

65%

Head

70%

10%

Body

11%

25%

Leg

19%

Time in position

Where their significant strikes are thrown

Alexander Volkanovskilast 18 fights

76%15%

Chad Mendeslast 16 fights

73%21%

■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Alexander Volkanovski· from fights outside the UFC Chad Mendes· from fights outside the UFC

Strikes landed / min

5.993.53

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Alexander Volkanovski · Elite · better than 96% of UFC fightersChad Mendes · Average · better than 55% of UFC fighters

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

3.313.12

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Alexander Volkanovski · Average · better than 53% of UFC fightersChad Mendes · Good · better than 60% of UFC fighters

Takedowns landed / 15 min

1.633.03

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Alexander Volkanovski · Good · better than 62% of UFC fightersChad Mendes · Elite · better than 88% of UFC fighters

Takedown accuracy

34%48%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Alexander Volkanovski · Average · better than 41% of UFC fightersChad Mendes · Good · better than 72% of UFC fighters

Takedown defence

69%100%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Alexander Volkanovski · Good · better than 62% of UFC fightersChad Mendes · Elite · better than 96% of UFC fighters

Submission attempts / 15 min

0.200.20

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Alexander Volkanovski · Below avg · better than 32% of UFC fightersChad Mendes · Below avg · better than 32% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1483 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

5.99

Strikes landed / min

3.53

3.31

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

3.12

1.63 / 4.8

Takedowns landed / 15 min

3.03 / 6.3

34%

Takedown accuracy

48%

69%

Takedown defence

100%

3:19

Control time / fight

2:07

0.20

Submission attempts / 15 min

0.20

Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.

Where the strikes land

Range × target

Alexander Volkanovski18 UFC fights · 1815 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

46%840/1809

7%136/223

23%411/535

Clinch

4%75/126

2%43/48

2%36/38

Ground

15%265/389

0%9/10

0%0/0

Chad Mendes13 UFC fights · 376 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

39%146/424

7%27/40

22%82/115

Clinch

5%17/27

1%2/4

1%5/5

Ground

25%93/121

1%4/5

0%0/0

Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.

When it ends

Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended

Alexander Volkanovski19 of 32 ended early · 59%13 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

3 early stoppages have no logged time

Chad Mendes15 of 24 ended early · 63%9 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

2 early stoppages have no logged time

finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended

Recent form · last 5

Alexander Volkanovski3-2

W
Diego Lopes
UFC 325: Volkanovski vs Lopes 2 · Feb 1, 2026
Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Featherweight
W
Diego Lopes
UFC 314: Volkanovski vs Lopes · Apr 12, 2025
Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Featherweight
L
Ilia Topuria
UFC 298: Volkanovski vs Topuria · Feb 17, 2024
TKO · R2 · 3:32 · Featherweight
L
Islam Makhachev
UFC 294: Makhachev vs Volkanovski 2 · Oct 21, 2023
TKO · R1 · 3:06 · Lightweight
W
Yair Rodriguez
UFC 290: Volkanovski vs Rodriguez · Jul 8, 2023
TKO · R3 · 4:19 · Featherweight

Full record · 32 fights

L
Islam Makhachev
UFC 284: Makhachev vs Volkanovski · Feb 12, 2023
Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Lightweight
W
Max Holloway
UFC 276: Adesanya vs Cannonier · Jul 2, 2022
Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Featherweight
W
Chan Sung Jung
UFC 273: Volkanovski vs The Korean Zombie · Apr 9, 2022
TKO · R4 · 0:45 · Featherweight
W
Brian Ortega
UFC 266: Volkanovski vs Ortega · Sep 25, 2021
Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Featherweight
W
Max Holloway
UFC 251: Usman vs Masvidal · Jul 12, 2020
SD · R5 · 5:00 · Featherweight
W
Max Holloway
UFC 245: Usman vs Covington · Dec 14, 2019
Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Featherweight
W
Jose Aldo
UFC 237: Namajunas vs Andrade · May 11, 2019
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
W
Chad Mendes
UFC 232: Jones vs Gustafsson 2 · Dec 29, 2018
TKO · R2 · 4:14 · Featherweight
W
Darren Elkins
UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs Ivanov · Jul 14, 2018
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
W
Jeremy Kennedy
UFC 221: Romero vs Rockhold · Feb 11, 2018
TKO · R2 · 4:57 · Featherweight
W
Shane Young
UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs Tybura · Nov 19, 2017
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Catch Weight
W
Mizuto Hirota
UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Hunt · Jun 11, 2017
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
W
Yusuke Kasuya
UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs Brunson · Nov 26, 2016
TKO · R2 · 2:06 · Lightweight
W
Jai Bradney
Wollongong Wars 4 · Jul 8, 2016
TKO · Lightweight
W
Jamie Mullarkey
Australian FC 15 · Mar 19, 2016
TKO · R1 · 3:23 · Featherweight
W
Yusuke Yachi
PXC 50 · Dec 4, 2015
SUB · R4 · 3:43 · Featherweight
W
James Bishop
Australian FC 13 · Jun 14, 2015
TKO · R1 · 1:39 · Featherweight
W
Dave Butt
Wollongong Wars 2 · Nov 1, 2014
TKO · R2 · 1:52 · Lightweight
W
Kyle Reyes
PXC 45 · Oct 24, 2014
Unanimous Decision · Featherweight
W
Jai Bradney
Roshambo MMA 3 · Jul 26, 2014
SUB · R1 · 4:58 · Lightweight
W
Rodolfo Marques
Australian FC 9 · May 17, 2014
TKO · R1 · 3:41 · Featherweight
W
Greg Atzori
Roshambo MMA 2 · Feb 1, 2014
SUB · Lightweight
W
Luke Catubig
Australian FC 7 · Dec 13, 2013
TKO · R3 · 4:39 · Welterweight
L
Corey Nelson
Australian FC 5 · May 10, 2013
TKO · R3 · 0:13 · Welterweight
W
Anton Zafir
Roshambo MMA 1 · Apr 6, 2013
TKO · R4 · 2:19 · Welterweight
W
Regan Wilson
Cage Conquest · Feb 23, 2013
TKO
W
Gerhard Voigt
Australia Regional · May 19, 2012
DEC

Chad Mendes2-3

L
Alexander Volkanovski
UFC 232: Jones vs Gustafsson 2 · Dec 29, 2018
TKO · R2 · 4:14 · Featherweight
W
Myles Jury
UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs Ivanov · Jul 14, 2018
TKO · R1 · 2:52 · Featherweight
L
Frankie Edgar
The Ultimate Fighter Finale: Team McGregor vs Teab Faber · Dec 11, 2015
TKO · R1 · 2:28 · Featherweight
L
Conor McGregor
UFC 189: Mendes vs McGregor · Jul 11, 2015
TKO · R2 · 4:57 · Interim Featherweight
W
Ricardo Lamas
UFC Fight Night: Mendes vs Lamas · Apr 4, 2015
TKO · R1 · 2:45 · Featherweight

Full record · 24 fights

L
Jose Aldo
UFC 179: Aldo vs Mendes 2 · Oct 25, 2014
Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Featherweight
W
Nik Lentz
UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Benavidez 2 · Dec 14, 2013
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
W
Clay Guida
UFC 164: Henderson vs Pettis 2 · Aug 31, 2013
TKO · R3 · 0:30 · Featherweight
W
Darren Elkins
UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Melendez · Apr 20, 2013
TKO · R1 · 1:08 · Featherweight
W
Yaotzin Meza
UFC on FX: Sotiropoulos vs. Pearson · Dec 16, 2012
TKO · R1 · 1:55 · Featherweight
W
Yaotzin Meza
UFC on FX 6 · Dec 14, 2012
TKO · R1 · 1:55 · Featherweight
W
Cody McKenzie
UFC 148: Silva vs. Sonnen II · Jul 8, 2012
TKO · R1 · 0:31 · Featherweight
L
Jose Aldo
UFC 142: Aldo vs Mendes · Jan 14, 2012
TKO · R1 · 4:59 · Featherweight
W
Rani Yahya
UFC 133: Evans vs. Ortiz · Aug 6, 2011
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
W
Michihiro Omigawa
UFC 126: Silva vs Belfort · Feb 5, 2011
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
W
Javier Vazquez
WEC 52: Faber vs. Mizugaki · Nov 10, 2010
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
W
Cub Swanson
WEC 50: Cruz vs. Benavidez 2 · Aug 17, 2010
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
W
Anthony Morrison
WEC 48: Aldo vs. Faber · Apr 23, 2010
SUB · R1 · 2:13 · Featherweight
W
Erik Koch
WEC 47: Bowles vs. Cruz · Mar 6, 2010
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
W
Mike Joy
Tachi Palace Fights · Oct 8, 2009
DEC
W
Steven Siler
Palace Fighting Championship · Jul 16, 2009
TKO
W
Art Arciniega
PFC: Best of Both Worlds 4 · Apr 23, 2009
Unanimous Decision · Featherweight
W
Leland Gridley
PFC: Best of Both Worlds 3 · Feb 6, 2009
TKO · R2 · 1:58 · Featherweight
W
Giovanni Encarnacion
Palace Fighting Championship · Sep 26, 2008
SUB

Head-to-Head History

UFC 232: Jones vs Gustafsson 2
Sat, Dec 29, 2018
Alexander Volkanovski
TKO · ROUND 2 · 4:14

Common Opponents

How each fared against the same opponents.

Alexander VolkanovskiChad Mendes

Frequently asked questions

Have Alexander Volkanovski and Chad Mendes ever fought?

Yes, once. Most recently at UFC 232: Jones vs Gustafsson 2 (Sat, Dec 29, 2018), where Alexander Volkanovski won by TKO.

What are the records of Alexander Volkanovski and Chad Mendes?

Alexander Volkanovski is 28-4-0 and Chad Mendes is 18-5-0.

Who has the longer reach, Alexander Volkanovski or Chad Mendes?

Alexander Volkanovski has the longer reach: 71" · 180 cm against 66" · 168 cm for Chad Mendes, a 5" · 13 cm advantage.

Who is taller, Alexander Volkanovski or Chad Mendes?

Neither. Both stand 5'6" · 168 cm.

Who is older, Alexander Volkanovski or Chad Mendes?

Chad Mendes is 41 and Alexander Volkanovski is 38.

Who has more finishes, Alexander Volkanovski or Chad Mendes?

Alexander Volkanovski has 16 wins inside the distance (13 by KO/TKO, 3 by submission); Chad Mendes has 11 wins (9 by KO/TKO, 2 by submission).

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