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UFCUFC Fight Night: Werdum vs Tybura
Catchweight3 rounds scheduled
WIN
Alexander Volkanovski
Alexander Volkanovski
“The Great”
28-4-0
RESULT

Alexander Volkanovski def. Shane Young (Unanimous Decision)

Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
Shane Young
Shane Young
“Smokin'”
13-8-0
Saturday, November 18, 2017
Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney Olympic Park, Australia

Alexander Volkanovski defeated Shane Young by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Catchweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs Tybura, held Saturday, November 18, 2017 at Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney Olympic Park.

Fight stats

Alexander Volkanovski
Shane Young
0
Knockdowns
0
68 of 114
Significant strikes
18 of 81
60%
Sig. strike accuracy
22%
79 of 128
Total strikes
20 of 83
5 of 14
Takedowns
1 of 1
36%
Takedown accuracy
100%
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
8:21
Control time
0:16
Significant strikes by target
36 of 78
Head
11 of 67
11 of 13
Body
5 of 10
21 of 23
Leg
2 of 4
40 of 71
Distance
15 of 75
14 of 25
Clinch
3 of 6
14 of 18
Ground
0 of 0

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
20 of 39
Sig. str.
7 of 33
21 of 40
Total str.
8 of 34
1 of 5
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
1:49
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
29 of 47
Sig. str.
8 of 41
32 of 50
Total str.
8 of 41
3 of 5
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
2:31
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
19 of 28
Sig. str.
3 of 7
26 of 38
Total str.
4 of 8
1 of 4
Takedowns
1 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
4:01
Ctrl
0:16

Judges' Scorecards

Anthony Dimitriou
#VolkanovskiYoung
1109
2109
3109
Total3027
Kevin Manderson
#VolkanovskiYoung
1109
2109
3108
Total3026
Kon Papaioannou
#VolkanovskiYoung
1109
2108
3109
Total3026

Media Scores

15
Volkanovski
–
0
Young
●30–27 Volkanovski×10●30–26 Volkanovski×5
All 15 media scorecards▾

Fan Scorecards

96%
Volkanovski
4%
Young
24 fan scorecards submitted
●30–26 Volkanovski45.8%●30–27 Volkanovski37.5%●30–25 Volkanovski8.3%●30–24 Volkanovski4.2%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
71%
Volkanovski
R2
75%
Volkanovski
R3
67%
Volkanovski

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Referee
John Sharp
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

28-4-0
Record
13-8-0
2
Win Streak
0
37
Age
32
5'6"
168 cm
Height
5'8"
173 cm
71"
180 cm
Reach
72"
183 cm
—
Stance
—
Catchweight
Weight Class
Catchweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

5.99
SLpM
5.19
57%
Str. Acc.
40%
3.31
SApM
5.46
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

1.63
TD Avg.
0.63
34%
TD Acc.
18%
68%
TD Def.
64%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Alexander Volkanovski · 3-2
  • W
    Diego Lopes
    UFC 325: Volkanovski vs Lopes 2Sat, Jan 31, 2026
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Featherweight
  • W
    Diego Lopes
    UFC 314: Volkanovski vs LopesSat, Apr 12, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Featherweight
  • L
    Ilia Topuria
    UFC 298: Volkanovski vs TopuriaSat, Feb 17, 2024
    TKO · R2 · 3:32 · Featherweight
  • L
    Islam Makhachev
    UFC 294: Makhachev vs Volkanovski 2Sat, Oct 21, 2023
    TKO · R1 · 3:06 · Lightweight
  • W
    Yair Rodriguez
    UFC 290: Volkanovski vs RodriguezSat, Jul 8, 2023
    TKO · R3 · 4:19 · Featherweight
Shane Young · 1-4
  • L
    Gabriel Miranda
    UFC 293: Adesanya vs StricklandSat, Sep 9, 2023
    Submission · R1 · 0:59 · Featherweight
  • L
    Blake Bilder
    UFC 284: Makhachev vs VolkanovskiSat, Feb 11, 2023
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
  • L
    Omar Morales
    UFC 260: Miocic vs Ngannou 2Sat, Mar 27, 2021
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
  • L
    Ludovit Klein
    UFC 253: Adesanya vs CostaSat, Sep 26, 2020
    TKO · R1 · 1:16 · Featherweight
  • W
    Austin Arnett
    UFC 234: Adesanya vs SilvaSun, Feb 10, 2019
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight

Career Averages

Based on 18 fights · 7 fights
100.8
Avg sig. strikes
53.3
1.83
Avg takedowns
0.43
3:19
Avg control time
0:49
214
Career high strikes
120
7
Career high TDs
1

Strike Distribution

Alexander Volkanovski
Strike target
Shane Young
65%
Head
57%
10%
Body
27%
25%
Leg
16%
Alexander Volkanovski
Strike position
Shane Young
76%
Distance
93%
8%
Clinch
7%
15%
Ground
0%