Tai Tuivasavs
Alexander Volkov
Alexander Volkov def. Tai Tuivasa (Submission)
Heavyweight3 rounds scheduledSaturday, September 9, 2023
Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney Olympic Park, Australia
Alexander Volkov defeated Tai Tuivasa by Submission in round 2 (4:37) in the Heavyweight bout of UFC 293: Adesanya vs Strickland, held Saturday, September 9, 2023 at Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney Olympic Park.
Tale of the Tape
15-10-0
Record
40-11-0
0
Win Streak
2
33
Age
37
6'2"
Height
6'7"
75"
Reach
80"
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Stance
—
Heavyweight
Weight Class
Heavyweight
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Nationality
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Striking Profile
3.37
SLpM
4.84
48%
Str. Acc.
57%
4.61
SApM
2.90
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Str. Def.
—
Grappling Profile
0.00
TD Avg.
0.54
0%
TD Acc.
62%
58%
TD Def.
68%
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Sub. Avg.
—
Recent form (last 5 fights)
Tai Tuivasa · 0-5
- LUFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs PratesSat, May 2, 2026Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
- LUFC 325: Volkanovski vs Lopes 2Sat, Jan 31, 2026Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
- LUFC 305: Du Plessis vs AdesanyaSat, Aug 17, 2024Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs TyburaSat, Mar 16, 2024Submission · R1 · 4:08 · Heavyweight
- L
Alexander Volkov · 4-1
- WUFC 328: Chimaev vs StricklandSat, May 9, 2026Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
- W
- L
- W
- W
Common Opponents
Tai Tuivasa
Alexander Volkov
Head-to-Head History
Career Averages
Based on 18 fights · 18 fights
27.3
Avg sig. strikes
64.8
0.00
Avg takedowns
0.56
1:00
Avg control time
1:16
64
Career high strikes
135
0
Career high TDs
3
Strike Distribution
Tai Tuivasa
Strike target
Alexander Volkov
59%
Head
60%
18%
Body
22%
23%
Leg
18%
Tai Tuivasa
Strike position
Alexander Volkov
71%
Distance
83%
24%
Clinch
9%
5%
Ground
8%
Fight stats
Tai Tuivasa
Alexander Volkov
0
Knockdowns
1
28 of 67
Significant strikes
93 of 143
42%
Sig. strike accuracy
65%
30 of 69
Total strikes
107 of 164
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 1
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Takedown accuracy
0%
0
Submission attempts
1
0
Reversals
0
0:00
Control time
2:35
Significant strikes by target
4 of 31
Head
65 of 110
7 of 9
Body
18 of 21
17 of 27
Leg
10 of 12
26 of 65
Distance
72 of 115
2 of 2
Clinch
3 of 3
0 of 0
Ground
18 of 25
By round
ROUND 1
0
KD
1
15 of 39
Sig. str.
51 of 83
16 of 40
Total str.
53 of 86
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:07
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
13 of 28
Sig. str.
42 of 60
14 of 29
Total str.
54 of 78
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
1
0:00
Ctrl
2:28
Referee
Herb Dean
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)