Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC Fight Night: Shevchenko vs. Carmouche 2
Light Heavyweight3 rounds scheduled
WIN
Volkan Oezdemir
Volkan Oezdemir
“No Time”
21-8-0
RESULT

Volkan Oezdemir def. Ilir Latifi (TKO)

TKO · Round 2 · 4:31
Ilir Latifi
Ilir Latifi
“The Sledgehammer”
17-9-0 (1 NC)
Saturday, August 10, 2019

Volkan Oezdemir defeated Ilir Latifi by TKO in round 2 (4:31) in the Light Heavyweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Shevchenko vs. Carmouche 2, held Saturday, August 10, 2019.

Fight stats

Volkan Oezdemir
Ilir Latifi
2
Knockdowns
0
64 of 137
Significant strikes
18 of 60
47%
Sig. strike accuracy
30%
92 of 166
Total strikes
20 of 62
0 of 0
Takedowns
1 of 5
—
Takedown accuracy
20%
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
0:25
Control time
1:07
Significant strikes by target
44 of 114
Head
16 of 54
11 of 14
Body
2 of 6
9 of 9
Leg
0 of 0
47 of 110
Distance
17 of 56
12 of 20
Clinch
1 of 4
5 of 7
Ground
0 of 0

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
22 of 45
Sig. str.
5 of 19
44 of 68
Total str.
7 of 21
0 of 0
Takedowns
1 of 5
0
Sub. att
0
0:12
Ctrl
1:07
ROUND 2
2
KD
0
42 of 92
Sig. str.
13 of 41
48 of 98
Total str.
13 of 41
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:13
Ctrl
0:00
Referee
Keith Peterson
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

21-8-0
Record
17-9-0 (1 NC)
1
Win Streak
0
36
Age
43
6'2"
Height
5'10"
75"
Reach
73"
—
Stance
—
Light Heavyweight
Weight Class
Light Heavyweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

4.99
SLpM
2.05
48%
Str. Acc.
45%
4.19
SApM
2.93
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

0.50
TD Avg.
2.11
29%
TD Acc.
35%
80%
TD Def.
100%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Volkan Oezdemir · 3-2
  • W
    Alonzo Menifield
    UFC Qatar: Tsarukyan vs HookerSat, Nov 22, 2025
    TKO · R1 · 1:27 · Light Heavyweight
  • L
    Carlos Ulberg
    UFC Macau: Yan vs FigueiredoSat, Nov 23, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
  • W
    Johnny Walker
    UFC Saudi ArabiaSat, Jun 22, 2024
    TKO · R1 · 2:28 · Light Heavyweight
  • W
    Bogdan Guskov
    UFC Fight Night: Gane vs SpivacSat, Sep 2, 2023
    Submission · R1 · 3:46 · Light Heavyweight
  • L
    Nikita Krylov
    UFC 280: Oliveira vs MakhachevSat, Oct 22, 2022
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
Ilir Latifi · 2-3
  • L
    Rodrigo Nascimento
    UFC Fight Night: Dern vs HillSat, May 20, 2023
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Aleksei Oleinik
    UFC Fight Night: Dern vs YanSat, Oct 1, 2022
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Tanner Boser
    UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs SakaiSat, Jun 5, 2021
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
  • L
    Derrick Lewis
    UFC 247: Jones vs ReyesSat, Feb 8, 2020
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
  • L
    Volkan Oezdemir
    UFC Fight Night: Shevchenko vs. Carmouche 2Sat, Aug 10, 2019
    TKO · R2 · 4:31 · Light Heavyweight

Career Averages

Based on 16 fights · 16 fights
46.9
Avg sig. strikes
19.1
0.31
Avg takedowns
1.31
1:03
Avg control time
2:48
96
Career high strikes
49
1
Career high TDs
4

Strike Distribution

Volkan Oezdemir
Strike target
Ilir Latifi
63%
Head
67%
15%
Body
18%
22%
Leg
15%
Volkan Oezdemir
Strike position
Ilir Latifi
80%
Distance
70%
12%
Clinch
11%
8%
Ground
19%