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Volkan Oezdemir

UFC Record
9-7
Age
37
Height
6'2"
Reach
75"
Stance
Orthodox

Fighter Elo

The rating the forecasts are built on. It projects fighters.

Fighter Elo
1539Today
1650Best, Dec 2019
1552Classic Elo
#128 Men: Pound for Pound#12 Light Heavyweight
1400150016001700201820202022202420261426 going into Ovince Saint Preux, Feb 20171579 going into Misha Cirkunov, May 20171626 going into Jimi Manuwa, Jul 20171595 going into Daniel Cormier, Jan 20181585 going into Anthony Smith, Oct 20181538 going into Dominick Reyes, Mar 20191593 going into Ilir Latifi, Aug 20191650 going into Aleksandar Rakic, Dec 20191622 going into Jiri Prochazka, Jul 20201515 going into Magomed Ankalaev, Oct 20211543 going into Paul Craig, Jul 20221575 going into Nikita Krylov, Oct 20221545 going into Bogdan Guskov, Sep 20231541 going into Johnny Walker, Jun 20241575 going into Carlos Ulberg, Nov 20241550 going into Alonzo Menifield, Nov 20251539 today1539
Fighter Elo going into each UFC fight, and today.
Classic Elo
1552Today
1554Best, Jan 2018
1539Fighter Elo
#159 Men: Pound for Pound#14 Light Heavyweight

Classic Elo only moves on wins and losses, so it reads more like normal rankings.

150015501600201820202022202420261500 going into Ovince Saint Preux, Feb 20171518 going into Misha Cirkunov, May 20171536 going into Jimi Manuwa, Jul 20171554 going into Daniel Cormier, Jan 20181541 going into Anthony Smith, Oct 20181525 going into Dominick Reyes, Mar 20191511 going into Ilir Latifi, Aug 20191529 going into Aleksandar Rakic, Dec 20191547 going into Jiri Prochazka, Jul 20201528 going into Magomed Ankalaev, Oct 20211515 going into Paul Craig, Jul 20221533 going into Nikita Krylov, Oct 20221517 going into Bogdan Guskov, Sep 20231533 going into Johnny Walker, Jun 20241549 going into Carlos Ulberg, Nov 20241534 going into Alonzo Menifield, Nov 20251552 today1552
Classic Elo going into each UFC fight, and after the last one.

How Fighter Elo Works

Fighter Elo is the model's rating for a fighter, on the same scale chess uses. An average UFC fighter sits around 1500. The gap between two fighters sets the forecast: 100 points ahead is about a 64% chance to win, 200 points about 76%, and 400 points about 91%.

Classic Elo only moves on wins and losses. Fighter Elo also counts how the fights went (striking and grappling numbers), age and build, and how active a fighter has been. It is worked out fresh before every fight, so it can move between fights too, for example with age or a long layoff.

Classic Elo, shown next to it, is the results-only version. It reads more like normal rankings, and the Rankings page can be switched to it.

Career Numbers

Across every UFC fight with recorded stats.

4.99Sig. Strikes Landed per Minute
48%Striking Accuracy
4.19Sig. Strikes Absorbed per Minute
55%Striking Defense
0.70Knockdowns per 15 Minutes
0.50Takedowns per 15 Minutes
29%Takedown Accuracy
80%Takedown Defense
0.10Submission Attempts per 15 Minutes
11%Share of Fight Time in Control
9.4 minAverage Fight Length
Ended ByKO/TKOSubmissionDecision
Wins513
Losses214

Fight History

Every UFC fight, newest first. Tap a fight to see what both fighters put up.

Winvs. Alonzo MenifieldKO/TKO · R1 1:27Nov 22, 2025UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker

Light Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Volkan OezdemirAlonzo Menifield
1550Fighter Elo Going In1458
1534Classic Elo Going In1571
13 of 35Significant Strikes2 of 7
14 of 37Total Strikes2 of 7
0 of 0Takedowns0 of 0
1Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
0:00Control Time0:00
Lossvs. Carlos UlbergUnanimous DecisionNov 23, 2024UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Figueiredo

Light Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Volkan OezdemirCarlos Ulberg
1575Fighter Elo Going In1620
1549Classic Elo Going In1579
96 of 183Significant Strikes98 of 204
96 of 183Total Strikes98 of 204
0 of 2Takedowns0 of 0
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
0:03Control Time0:00
Winvs. Johnny WalkerKO/TKO · R1 2:28Jun 22, 2024UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov

Light Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Volkan OezdemirJohnny Walker
1541Fighter Elo Going In1532
1533Classic Elo Going In1545
37 of 67Significant Strikes15 of 33
37 of 67Total Strikes15 of 33
0 of 0Takedowns0 of 0
2Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
0:06Control Time0:00
Winvs. Bogdan GuskovSubmission · R1 3:46Sep 2, 2023UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Spivac

Light Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Volkan OezdemirBogdan Guskov
1545Fighter Elo Going In1394
1517Classic Elo Going In1500
26 of 46Significant Strikes8 of 25
36 of 64Total Strikes10 of 27
1 of 1Takedowns0 of 0
1Knockdowns0
1Submission Attempts0
1:23Control Time0:00
Lossvs. Nikita KrylovUnanimous DecisionOct 22, 2022UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev

Light Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Volkan OezdemirNikita Krylov
1575Fighter Elo Going In1566
1533Classic Elo Going In1538
42 of 81Significant Strikes57 of 121
108 of 157Total Strikes171 of 251
1 of 1Takedowns7 of 20
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts1
0:47Control Time9:17
Winvs. Paul CraigUnanimous DecisionJul 23, 2022UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall

Light Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Volkan OezdemirPaul Craig
1543Fighter Elo Going In1502
1515Classic Elo Going In1569
72 of 129Significant Strikes33 of 126
108 of 170Total Strikes41 of 136
1 of 2Takedowns0 of 15
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
5:09Control Time0:07
Lossvs. Magomed AnkalaevUnanimous DecisionOct 30, 2021UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira

Light Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Volkan OezdemirMagomed Ankalaev
1515Fighter Elo Going In1694
1528Classic Elo Going In1577
48 of 102Significant Strikes66 of 108
56 of 112Total Strikes76 of 118
0 of 1Takedowns1 of 4
0Knockdowns1
0Submission Attempts0
0:00Control Time1:45
Lossvs. Jiri ProchazkaKO/TKO · R2 0:49Jul 11, 2020UFC 251: Usman vs. Masvidal

Light Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Volkan OezdemirJiri Prochazka
1622Fighter Elo Going In1406
1547Classic Elo Going In1500
41 of 92Significant Strikes33 of 73
44 of 95Total Strikes33 of 73
0 of 1Takedowns0 of 0
0Knockdowns1
0Submission Attempts0
0:17Control Time0:02
Winvs. Aleksandar RakicSplit DecisionDec 21, 2019UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. The Korean Zombie

Light Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Volkan OezdemirAleksandar Rakic
1650Fighter Elo Going In1679
1529Classic Elo Going In1564
63 of 144Significant Strikes75 of 147
118 of 199Total Strikes87 of 162
0 of 0Takedowns1 of 9
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts1
0:32Control Time2:38
Winvs. Ilir LatifiKO/TKO · R2 4:31Aug 10, 2019UFC Fight Night: Shevchenko vs. Carmouche 2

Light Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Volkan OezdemirIlir Latifi
1593Fighter Elo Going In1577
1511Classic Elo Going In1551
64 of 137Significant Strikes18 of 60
92 of 166Total Strikes20 of 62
0 of 0Takedowns1 of 5
2Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
0:25Control Time1:07
Lossvs. Dominick ReyesSplit DecisionMar 16, 2019UFC Fight Night: Till vs. Masvidal

Light Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Volkan OezdemirDominick Reyes
1538Fighter Elo Going In1660
1525Classic Elo Going In1563
35 of 99Significant Strikes44 of 121
48 of 112Total Strikes47 of 124
1 of 7Takedowns0 of 2
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
1:35Control Time0:00
Lossvs. Anthony SmithSubmission · R3 4:26Oct 27, 2018UFC Fight Night: Oezdemir vs. Smith

Light Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 5 rounds

Volkan OezdemirAnthony Smith
1585Fighter Elo Going In1501
1541Classic Elo Going In1555
77 of 148Significant Strikes63 of 117
103 of 175Total Strikes67 of 121
1 of 1Takedowns1 of 3
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts2
4:55Control Time1:29
Lossvs. Daniel CormierKO/TKO · R2 2:00Jan 20, 2018UFC 220: Miocic vs. Ngannou

UFC Light Heavyweight Title Bout · Title Fight · Scheduled for 5 rounds

Volkan OezdemirDaniel Cormier
1595Fighter Elo Going In1674
1554Classic Elo Going In1627
38 of 82Significant Strikes32 of 61
42 of 86Total Strikes84 of 113
0 of 0Takedowns2 of 3
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts1
0:06Control Time1:43
Winvs. Jimi ManuwaKO/TKO · R1 0:42Jul 29, 2017UFC 214: Cormier vs. Jones 2

Light Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Volkan OezdemirJimi Manuwa
1626Fighter Elo Going In1572
1536Classic Elo Going In1568
12 of 19Significant Strikes2 of 4
13 of 20Total Strikes2 of 4
0 of 0Takedowns0 of 0
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
0:02Control Time0:15
Winvs. Misha CirkunovKO/TKO · R1 0:28May 28, 2017UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Teixeira

Light Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Volkan OezdemirMisha Cirkunov
1579Fighter Elo Going In1721
1518Classic Elo Going In1563
5 of 7Significant Strikes9 of 19
5 of 7Total Strikes9 of 19
0 of 0Takedowns0 of 0
1Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
0:02Control Time0:00
Winvs. Ovince Saint PreuxSplit DecisionFeb 4, 2017UFC Fight Night: Bermudez vs. The Korean Zombie

Light Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Volkan OezdemirOvince Saint Preux
1426Fighter Elo Going In1536
1500Classic Elo Going In1543
82 of 182Significant Strikes76 of 189
103 of 204Total Strikes79 of 192
0 of 1Takedowns0 of 4
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
1:23Control Time0:38