Alexander Volkov vs Rizvan Kuniev Stats & Odds

Matchup read

Where each fighter holds an edge — offense against the opponent's defense.

Alexander Volkov

edge

Rizvan Kuniev

Striking

Even

Even striking exchange

Effective offense

A+

93rd

2.8

+9

A

84th

2.1

Defense

B

61st

54%

Even

B

59th

48%

KO power

C

24 KO

0.2 KD

Even

C

6 KO

0.3 KD

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Wrestling

Kuniev ▸

Kuniev has the bigger wrestling edge on Volkov — blunted by Volkov's takedown defense

Takedowns landed

C

42nd

0.6

+28

F

15th

0.0

Takedown accuracy63%—

Takedown defense

C

58th

69%

+23

A

81st

92%

Control time

D

36th

1.4 min

+26

B

61st

3.4 min

See full Grappling →

Submission

◂ Volkov

Volkov is the bigger submission threat on Kuniev

Submission attempts

C

52nd

0.1

+28

F

24th

0.0

Sub win rate

B

66th

10%

4 subs

Even

B

68th

15%

2 subs

Submission defense

D

34th

6%

Even

D

37th

0%

See full Grappling →

Finishing

Even

Both hard to finish

Finish rate

D

35th

50%

Even

D

39th

50%

KO durability

B

68th

5%

Even

B

61st

0%

Submission defense

D

34th

5%

Even

D

34th

0%

See full Finishes →

Pace

◂ Volkov

Volkov pushes the higher work rate over the fight — Kuniev's pace builds while Volkov's fades

Work rate / min — full fight

5.7

4.6

Work rate / min — rounds 1–2

5.9

4.8

Pace trend

-6%/rd

+6%/rd

See full Pace →

Form

Even

Comparable recent form

Win rate (career)

74%

67%

After a win

62%

100%

Last 5

80%

75%

Win streakW2W2

See full Form →

Schedule

◂ Volkov

Volkov has faced the tougher schedule vs Kuniev

Schedule strength

79%

Even

76%

Win quality

74%

67%

Ranked opponents

17

3

Title-holder bouts

0

Even

0

Common opps (2)1-11-1

See full Schedule →

Activity

Even

Similar activity going in

Last bout

4mo

1mo

Bouts, last 12 mo

2

Even

2

Bouts, last 24 mo

3

Even

3

See full Activity →

Tale of the tape

◂ Volkov

Volkov 4" reach · Volkov 8 cm · Kuniev 4y younger · Closed-stance matchup

Alexander VolkovvsRizvan Kuniev

38

Age

4y

younger

34

6'7"

201cm

Height

3"

taller

6'4"

193cm

80"

203cm

Reach

4"

reach

76"

193cm

Edge sizeSlightNotableMajor

See full Tale of the tape →

Core metrics

Each fighter's career rates as a division percentile.

Alexander VolkovRizvan Kuniev

Percentile

Striking/min4.843.94

Accuracy%57%54%

Defense%54%48%

Takedowns/150.51.0

TD defense%68%93%

Submissions/150.20.0

Career rate as a percentile within the heavyweight (305 fighters) — further right is better. Descriptive research, not a prediction.

Pre-UFC opposition

non-UFC slate for Rizvan Kuniev, from opponents’ full pro records

Rizvan Kuniev

Moderate

Opponents' combined record

174-136-3

.561 win rate

Winning-record opponents

9 of 14

carried winning pro records

Pro bouts faced

14

all opponents have records on file

A descriptive read of the non-UFC slate from opponents’ full career pro records — not a UFC-grade Schedule Score.

Markets

UFC betting history

Career

VolkovAlexander Volkov

KunievRizvan Kuniev

Notes

UFC betting history is each fighter’s record when favored vs. an underdog, across their priced UFC bouts. Pick’em = closing consensus within ~2 points of even — too close to call a true favorite.

Career splits

VolkovAlexander Volkov

Stat

KunievRizvan Kuniev

6

1

KO / TKO

1

0

1

Submission

0

7

3

Decision

1

12:57

Avg fight time

13:44

Alexander Volkov’s splits

vs Kuniev

vs Southpaw

5-0100%

vs Switch

0-0no data

vs Longer reach

2-250%

Highlighted row matches this opponent’s profile — tap it to see who it counts.

Rizvan Kuniev’s splits

vs Volkov

vs Southpaw

0-0no data

vs Switch

0-0no data

vs Shorter reach

1-0100%

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Tale of the Tape

The biometric deltas where one side genuinely has an edge.

Alexander VolkovvsRizvan Kuniev

38

Age

4y

younger

34

6'7"

201cm

Height

3"

taller

6'4"

193cm

80"

203cm

Reach

4"

reach

76"

193cm

Edge sizeSlightNotableMajor

Striking matchup

Each fighter's offense against the other's defense, per 15 minutes.

UFC only

Overall Striking

Striking

B

69th

Even

B

64th

Evenly matched striking — no clear edge either way.

Attacking

Volkov’s offensevsKuniev’s defense

Where Volkov attacks (green = high volume) vs where Kuniev gets hit (red = vulnerable) — Volkov’s green zones meeting Kuniev’s red zones are the openings.

Alexander VolkovOffense

Head59%80th734
Body22%85th269
Leg20%88th247

Color = division rank · green elite → red low · % = share of strikes

Rizvan KunievDefense

Head59%54th63
Body18%51st19
Leg23%38th25

Color = division rank · green elite → red low · % = share absorbed · partly opponent-dependent

Volkov — by position

84%Standing

Standing84%1,056
Clinch8%104
Ground7%90

Kuniev — absorbed by position

72%Standing

Standing72%77
Clinch28%30
Ground0%0

Each lane: the attacker’s strike rate (offense) vs the other’s rate absorbed (defense), graded on the division. The bar leans toward whoever wins the exchange — longer + greener = a bigger, higher-quality edge.

Volkov’s offensevsKuniev’s defense

Head

A

80th

42.8

+26

C

54th

29.6

Body

A

85th

15.3

+34

C

51st

8.3

Leg

A+

88th

13.8

+50

D

38th

8.5

Kuniev’s offensevsVolkov’s defense

Head

B

67th

37.0

+8

B

59th

27.1

Body

B

65th

10.8

+22

C

44th

9.4

Leg

C

44th

4.2

+20

F

24th

10.4

Full breakdown — all zones, both views

Zone	Fighter	Landed / 15	Accuracy	Absorbed / 15	Career landed
Head	Alexander Volkov	top 20% of division42.8	48%	above division average27.1	734
Head	Rizvan Kuniev	above division average37.0	42%	around division average29.6	115
Body	Alexander Volkov	top 15% of division15.3	79%	below division average9.4	269
Body	Rizvan Kuniev	above division average10.8	76%	around division average8.3	35
Leg	Alexander Volkov	top 12% of division13.8	85%	well below average10.4	247
Leg	Rizvan Kuniev	below division average4.2	100%	below division average8.5	4

Per-15-minute rates are sourced from UFCStats fight totals across each fighter’s UFC career. Division percentile is computed against every UFC fighter who has competed in this weight class with at least two recorded bouts. Lower “absorbed” values are better — the percentile is inverted so “top of division” always means better outcome.

Grappling matchup

Takedowns, submission threat, and control, per 15 minutes.

UFC only

Alexander Volkov

Rizvan Kuniev

Overall Grappling

Grappling

C

56th

Even

B

62nd

Evenly matched grappling — no clear edge either way.

Takedowns

C

45th

0.6

Even

C

45th

0.0

Takedown accuracy

A

80th

63%

10/16

—

Takedown defense

C

58th

69%

68/98

+23

A

81st

92%

23/25

Submission threat

C

56th

0.1

Even

B

60th

0.0

Control time

D

40th

1.4 min

+20

B

61st

3.4 min

Full breakdown — career grappling totals

Metric	Alexander Volkov	Rizvan Kuniev
Takedowns landed / 15career takedowns	0.610	0.00
Takedown accuracycareer landed / attempted	63%10 / 16	—0 / 0
Takedown defensecareer stopped / faced	69%68 / 98	92%23 / 25
Submission attempts / 15career attempts	0.12	0.00
Control time / 15 (min)career total	1.4 min22:53	3.4 min9:22
Time controlled by opponent / 15 (min)career total	3.4 min56:09	2.5 min6:45

UFCStats career rates, per 15 minutes. Takedown defense = stops ÷ attempts. Under 8 attempts shown ungraded.

Common opponents

Every UFC opponent both fighters have faced — a direct comparison controlling for matchmaking.

Alexander Volkov

Rizvan Kuniev

Record vs common opponents

Even

1-1

1-1

1-1

1-1

Both won

Decision (Split)R3· 5:00

Decision (Unanimous)R3· 5:00

Both lost

Decision (Unanimous)R5· 5:00

Decision (Split)R3· 5:00

opp ranked #5

L

Schedule Score

Opponent quality, ranked against every UFC fighter (≥3 bouts).

UFC only

Alexander Volkov

86

Schedule Score

Rizvan Kuniev

44

Schedule Score

UFC experienceTotal octagon time + bouts

246 min

19 bouts

Octagon time

205 min

more

41 min

3 bouts

Schedule strength

79%

76%

Win quality

74%

67%

Ranked opponents

17

3

Title-holder bouts

0

Even

0

Per-tier records + bout-by-bout

Per-tier records

Tier	Alexander Volkov	Rizvan Kuniev
Champion	1-1	—
Top-5	6-4	1-1
Ranked 6–15	5-0	1-0
Building	2-0	—

Alexander Volkov — bouts

Rizvan Kuniev — bouts

0–100 ratings. Schedule strength = average opponent quality faced; Win quality = quality of opponents beaten. Composite = 65% schedule + 35% wins, scored on rank-at-time-of-fight.

Recent form

Last five pro bouts and recent opposition.

Alexander Volkov

Rizvan Kuniev

Volkov — last 5

recent → old

Kuniev — last 5

recent → old

NCPFL

OTHER R3

Ferreira

Apr ’23

Last 5 record

4-1

3-1

Current streak

W2

Even

W2

Ranked opps

5 of 5

3 of 5

Layoff

4 mo

30 d

Career cohorts

Each fighter’s record by situation, over every completed UFC bout. Read down a fighter’s column; bold marks the better win rate (3+ bouts).

Alexander Volkov

Rizvan Kuniev

Post-result bounce

SituationVolkov Kuniev

After a loss

5-0100%

1-0100%

After a win

8-562%

1-0100%

Camp length

SituationVolkov Kuniev

Short turnaround< 100 days

1-0100%

—

Typical camp100–180 days

5-363%

1-0100%

Long layoff> 180 days

7-278%

1-0100%

Rematches

SituationVolkov Kuniev

All rematchesany repeat opponent

0-10%

—

Revenge boutslost the first

0-10%

—

Finishing & durability

How fights end for each — finish rate and durability.

Alexander Volkov

Rizvan Kuniev

When their fights end

every pro finish on the fight clock

Volkov28W–5L by finish · 61% in round 1

R1

R2

R3

R4

Kuniev9W–0L by finish

R1

R2

R3

R4

0:00

5:00

10:00

15:00

20:00

Win(above)Loss(below)KO / TKOSubmissionPosition = when the fight ended

Finish & durability rates

Full professional career

Finish rate

↑8%·Volkov

percent of wins ending by KO or submission

↑8%·Volkov

F

22nd

70%

Even

F

15th

62%

Goes the distance

Even

percent of resolved bouts going to a decision (style read, not quality)

Even

35%

44%

KO durability

↑4%·Kuniev

percent of resolved bouts ending in a KO/TKO loss

↑4%·Kuniev

A

85th

4%

Even

A

85th

0%

Submission defense

↑6%·Kuniev

percent of resolved bouts ending by submission loss

↑6%·Kuniev

C

55th

6%

+8

B

63rd

0%

Full method breakdown

Outcome	Alexander Volkov	Rizvan Kuniev
Wins
by KO / TKO	24(60%)	6(46%)
by submission	4(10%)	2(15%)
by decision	12(30%)	4(31%)
other	0(0%)	1(8%)
Losses
by KO / TKO	2(18%)	0(0%)
by submission	3(27%)	0(0%)
by decision	6(55%)	3(100%)
other	0(0%)	0(0%)

Full professional career method splits, graded against the full-pro division distribution. Career KO losses are the total — clean knockouts and cut/injury stoppages can’t be separated outside the UFC corpus. Finish-time pace is UFC-only.

KO history

Knockout power and chin durability, head-to-head (UFC).

Alexander Volkov

vs

Rizvan Kuniev

32%

6 KO/TKO in 19 bouts

Knockout rate

60%

3 KO/TKO in 5 bouts

4

0.5 / 100 head

Knockdowns dealt

1

0.9 / 100 head

1

cuts / injury TKOs excluded

Clean KO losses

0

cuts / injury TKOs excluded

2

0.5 / 100 head

Knockdowns absorbed

0

0.0 / 100 head

Chin bars use a league scale: green = clean record, red = bottom ~10% of UFC fighters (4+ KO losses · 6+ knockdowns absorbed).

Alexander VolkovFinish timeline

Last time KO'd
vs Derrick Lewis7y 10mo ago
UFC 229: Khabib vs. McGregor · Oct 6, 2018 · R3 · 4:49
Last time submitted
vs Tom Aspinall4y 5mo ago
UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall · Mar 19, 2022 · R1 · 3:45

Rizvan KunievFinish timeline

Last time KO'd
Never finished by strikes in the UFC
Last time submitted
Never submitted in the UFC

Pace & fade

Round-by-round work rate, and whether they fade.

UFC only

Alexander Volkov

97%

R3 vs R1 · 13 bouts reaching R3

Rizvan Kuniev

115%

R3 vs R1 · 3 bouts reaching R3

Cardio edge to Kuniev: Kuniev builds (+7% per round through round 3) while Volkov fades (-6% per round through round 3). Within fights that reached round 3, Volkov sustains 97% of round-1 output by round 3, Kuniev 115%.

Volkov ▼ FADES

Kuniev ▲ BUILDSOutput / min

Rounds backed by fewer than 2 bouts are drawn smaller and dimmed with an n= count — a deep round seen in one or two fights is a thin sample, not a settled rate. Per-round bout counts are in the breakdown below.

Full per-round breakdown — both fighters

What drives the pace · per round

The composite output line above blends these three inputs. Splitting them out shows whether a fighter’s work rate is built on striking volume, takedown pressure, or top control — and which input fades.

Sig. strikes landed

Volkov

Kunievlanded / min

Takedown attempts

Volkov

Kunievattempts / min

Control time

Volkov

Kuniev% of round

Round	Fighter	Output / min	Sig landed / min	Sig absorbed / min	TD att / min	Control	Bouts
R1	Alexander Volkov	6.1	5.2	2.9	0.11	12%	19
R1	Rizvan Kuniev	3.6	2.9	1.8	0.00	18%	3
R2	Alexander Volkov	5.8	5.5	3.1	0.03	5%	16
R2	Rizvan Kuniev	6.0	4.9	2.1	0.00	28%	3
R3	Alexander Volkov	5.4	4.8	3.1	0.03	11%	13
R3	Rizvan Kuniev	4.2	3.3	4.3	0.00	22%	3
R4	Alexander Volkov	5.2	4.3	3.3	0.17	11%	3
R4	Rizvan Kuniev	—	—	—	—	—	—
R5	Alexander Volkov	3.1	3.0	3.1	0.00	2%	2
R5	Rizvan Kuniev	—	—	—	—	—	—

Output / minis the headline work rate — significant strikes landed, plus 3 per takedown attempt, plus one per 15 seconds of control — so a takedown-and-grind round isn’t scored as idle the way bare striking volume would. The remaining columns are its components. Per-round rates use UFCStats per-round data (available for ~95% of bouts since 2008). Each round’s rates are averaged only over bouts that reached that round, so the bout count shrinks as rounds deepen. The final round of a finished fight is pro-rated by its actual length — a 2:30 stoppage counts as 2.5 minutes, not five — so an early finish doesn’t distort the per-minute pace.