Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC Fight Night: Johnson vs Reis
Heavyweight3 rounds scheduled
WIN
Alexander Volkov
Alexander Volkov
“Drago”
40-11-0
RESULT

Alexander Volkov def. Roy Nelson (Unanimous Decision)

Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
Roy Nelson
Roy Nelson
“Big Country”
22-14-0
Sunday, April 16, 2017
Sprint Center, Kansas City, United States

Alexander Volkov defeated Roy Nelson by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Heavyweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Johnson vs Reis, held Sunday, April 16, 2017 at Sprint Center, Kansas City.

Fight stats

Alexander Volkov
Roy Nelson
0
Knockdowns
0
122 of 182
Significant strikes
32 of 67
67%
Sig. strike accuracy
48%
125 of 185
Total strikes
40 of 75
0 of 0
Takedowns
1 of 8
—
Takedown accuracy
13%
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
0:23
Control time
4:32
Significant strikes by target
77 of 132
Head
18 of 52
29 of 34
Body
9 of 9
16 of 16
Leg
5 of 6
105 of 157
Distance
25 of 58
17 of 25
Clinch
6 of 7
0 of 0
Ground
1 of 2

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
29 of 39
Sig. str.
9 of 14
32 of 42
Total str.
12 of 17
0 of 0
Takedowns
1 of 3
0
Sub. att
0
0:23
Ctrl
3:12
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
45 of 71
Sig. str.
11 of 21
45 of 71
Total str.
16 of 26
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 3
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
1:07
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
48 of 72
Sig. str.
12 of 32
48 of 72
Total str.
12 of 32
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 2
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:13
Referee
Dan Miragliotta
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

40-11-0
Record
22-14-0
2
Win Streak
0
37
Age
49
6'7"
Height
6'0"
80"
Reach
73"
—
Stance
—
Heavyweight
Weight Class
Heavyweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

4.84
SLpM
2.18
57%
Str. Acc.
36%
2.90
SApM
4.79
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

0.54
TD Avg.
1.14
62%
TD Acc.
27%
68%
TD Def.
65%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Alexander Volkov · 4-1
  • W
    Waldo Cortes Acosta
    UFC 328: Chimaev vs StricklandSat, May 9, 2026
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Jailton Almeida
    UFC 321: Aspinall vs GaneSat, Oct 25, 2025
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
  • L
    Ciryl Gane
    UFC 310: Pantoja vs AsakuraSat, Dec 7, 2024
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Sergei Pavlovich
    UFC Saudi ArabiaSat, Jun 22, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Tai Tuivasa
    UFC 293: Adesanya vs StricklandSat, Sep 9, 2023
    Submission · R2 · 4:37 · Heavyweight
Roy Nelson · 2-3
  • L
    Alexander Volkov
    UFC Fight Night: Johnson vs ReisSun, Apr 16, 2017
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Antonio Silva
    UFC Fight Night: Cyborg vs LansbergSun, Sep 25, 2016
    TKO · R2 · 4:10 · Heavyweight
  • L
    Derrick Lewis
    UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs AlvarezThu, Jul 7, 2016
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Jared Rosholt
    UFC Fight Night: Hendricks vs ThompsonSun, Feb 7, 2016
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
  • L
    Josh Barnett
    UFC Fight Night: Barnett vs NelsonMon, Sep 28, 2015
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Heavyweight

Career Averages

Based on 19 fights · 19 fights
65.8
Avg sig. strikes
23.1
0.53
Avg takedowns
0.84
1:12
Avg control time
2:10
135
Career high strikes
60
3
Career high TDs
7

Strike Distribution

Alexander Volkov
Strike target
Roy Nelson
59%
Head
78%
22%
Body
12%
20%
Leg
10%
Alexander Volkov
Strike position
Roy Nelson
84%
Distance
72%
8%
Clinch
19%
7%
Ground
9%