Volkanovski vs Mendes

Who won Volkanovski vs Mendes?

Alexander Volkanovski beat Chad Mendes by knockout in the 2nd round during the main card of UFC 232, on Saturday 29th December 2018 at The Forum in Inglewood.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Volkanovski vs Mendes stats

Alexander Volkanovski stepped into the octagon with a record of 18 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Chad Mendes made his way to the cage with a record of 18 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Alexander Volkanovski's 17th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2016.

Alexander Volkanovski's UFC record stood at 14-3-0, while Chad Mendes' came in at 9-5-0.

The stats suggested Volkanovski had an advantage in power over Mendes, with a 56% knock out percentage over Mendes' 44%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Volkanovski had a slight advantage over Mendes, with a 17% submission rate over Mendes' 11%.

Alexander Volkanovski was the younger man by 4 years, at 36 years old.

Volkanovski had a 6-inch reach advantage.

Volkanovski was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 3 years and 7 months later than Mendes, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 39 more professional rounds, 87 to Mendes' 48.

Volkanovski vs Mendes form

Volkanovski had won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 1 opponent and going to the judges 4 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Max Holloway at UFC 251 on 11th July 2020 by split decision in their UFC Featherweight championship fight at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Previous to that, he had beaten Max Holloway at UFC 245 on 14th December 2019 by unanimous decision in their UFC Featherweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Jose Aldo at UFC 237 on 11th May 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Before that, he was victorious against Chad Mendes at UFC 232 on 29th December 2018 by knockout in the 2nd round at The Forum, Inglewood, United States.

He had won against Shane Young at UFC Fight Night 121 on 18th November 2017 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney, Australia.

Activity check

Volkanovski's last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 5 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 18 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.6 rounds on average.

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