Alexander Volkanovski
| Alexander Volkanovski | |
|---|---|
Volkanovski in 2018 | |
| Born | 29 September 1988 Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia |
| Nickname | The Great |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
| Weight | 145 lb (66 kg; 10 st 5 lb) |
| Division | Featherweight (2014–present) Lightweight (2014; 2016; 2023) Welterweight (2012–2013) |
| Reach | 71+1⁄2 in (182 cm) |
| Fighting out of | Windang, New South Wales, Australia |
| Team | City Kickboxing Tiger Muay Thai Bangtao Muay Thai & MMA Freestyle Fighting Gym |
| Rank | Black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Joe Lopez |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Professional boxing record | |
| Total | 1 |
| Wins | 1 |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 32 |
| Wins | 28 |
| By knockout | 13 |
| By submission | 3 |
| By decision | 12 |
| Losses | 4 |
| By knockout | 3 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Website | alexandervolkanovski |
| Boxing record from BoxRec | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
| YouTube information | |
| Channel | |
| Subscribers | 731 thousand |
| Views | 112.75 million |
| Last updated: 16 January 2026 | |
Alexander Volkanovski (born 29 September 1988) is an Australian professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is the current and two-time UFC Featherweight Champion. Volkanovski is the first Australian-born fighter to win a UFC title. He is also a former Australian Fighting Championship (AFC) Featherweight champion. Prior to his UFC debut, Volkanovski competed as a professional boxer in 2015. As of 3 February 2026, he is #4 in the UFC men's pound-for-pound rankings. He is considered one of the greatest Featherweights of all time.
Volkanovski held the UFC's top pound-for-pound ranking during two separate reigns between 2022 and 2023 and was named Fighter of the Year at the World MMA Awards in 2022. He is tied with José Aldo for the most featherweight title victories in UFC history and is the oldest fighter to win the UFC Featherweight Championship at age 36, later becoming the oldest to successfully defend the title at 37. Fight Matrix currently ranks him as the second-greatest featherweight of all time and the sixth-greatest fighter pound-for-pound.