Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC Fight Night: Volkov vs Struve
Heavyweight5 rounds scheduled
WIN
Alexander Volkov
Alexander Volkov
“Drago”
40-11-0
RESULT

Alexander Volkov def. Stefan Struve (TKO)

TKO · Round 3 · 3:30
Stefan Struve
Stefan Struve
“Skyscraper”
33-13-0
Saturday, September 2, 2017
Ahoy Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands

Alexander Volkov defeated Stefan Struve by TKO in round 3 (3:30) in the Heavyweight main event of UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs Struve, held Saturday, September 2, 2017 at Ahoy Rotterdam, Rotterdam.

Fight stats

Alexander Volkov
Stefan Struve
1
Knockdowns
0
135 of 253
Significant strikes
41 of 162
53%
Sig. strike accuracy
25%
144 of 264
Total strikes
41 of 162
2 of 2
Takedowns
0 of 0
100%
Takedown accuracy
—
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
0:59
Control time
0:00
Significant strikes by target
84 of 178
Head
26 of 125
18 of 27
Body
8 of 27
33 of 48
Leg
7 of 10
114 of 214
Distance
41 of 162
3 of 11
Clinch
0 of 0
18 of 28
Ground
0 of 0

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
38 of 63
Sig. str.
14 of 58
47 of 74
Total str.
14 of 58
2 of 2
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:55
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
56 of 118
Sig. str.
11 of 63
56 of 118
Total str.
11 of 63
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 3
1
KD
0
41 of 72
Sig. str.
16 of 41
41 of 72
Total str.
16 of 41
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:04
Ctrl
0:00
Referee
Marc Goddard
Time format
5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

40-11-0
Record
33-13-0
2
Win Streak
0
37
Age
38
6'7"
Height
6'11"
80"
Reach
84"
—
Stance
—
Heavyweight
Weight Class
Heavyweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

4.84
SLpM
3.12
57%
Str. Acc.
47%
2.90
SApM
4.04
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

0.54
TD Avg.
0.56
62%
TD Acc.
46%
68%
TD Def.
55%
—
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
Stefan Struve · 1-4
  • L
    Tai Tuivasa
    UFC 254: Khabib vs GaethjeSat, Oct 24, 2020
    TKO · R1 · 4:59 · Heavyweight
  • L
    Ben Rothwell
    UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs RozenstruikSun, Dec 8, 2019
    TKO · R2 · 4:57 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Marcos Rogerio de Lima
    UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs SantosSat, Feb 23, 2019
    Submission · R2 · 2:21 · Heavyweight
  • L
    Marcin Tybura
    UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs SmithSun, Jul 22, 2018
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
  • L
    Andrei Arlovski
    UFC 222: Cyborg vs KunitskayaSat, Mar 3, 2018
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight

Career Averages

Based on 19 fights · 24 fights
65.8
Avg sig. strikes
24.4
0.53
Avg takedowns
0.29
1:12
Avg control time
0:51
135
Career high strikes
93
3
Career high TDs
2

Strike Distribution

Alexander Volkov
Strike target
Stefan Struve
59%
Head
53%
22%
Body
23%
20%
Leg
24%
Alexander Volkov
Strike position
Stefan Struve
84%
Distance
84%
8%
Clinch
6%
7%
Ground
10%