Gane vs Volkov

Who won Gane vs Volkov?

Ciryl Gane beat Alexander Volkov by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the main event of UFC Vegas 30, on Saturday 26th June 2021 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 50-45, 50-45, 49-46 in favor of the winner Ciryl Gane.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 265 pounds (18.9 stone or 120.2 KG).

Gane vs Volkov stats

Ciryl Gane stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 8 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Alexander Volkov made his way to the cage with a record of 33 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 22 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Ciryl Gane's 12th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019. Alexander Volkov marked his 17th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2016.

Ciryl Gane's UFC record stood at 10-2-0, while Alexander Volkov's came in at 12-5-0.

The stats suggested Volkov had a large advantage in power over Gane, boasting a 67% knock out percentage over Gane's 38%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Gane had a large advantage over Volkov, boasting a 38% submission rate over Volkov's 9%.

Ciryl Gane was the younger man by 1 year, at 35 years old.

Volkov had a height advantage of 3 inches over Gane. Despite this, he had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Gane was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 33 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2018, 9 years and 3 months later than Volkov, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 65 less professional rounds, 40 to Volkov's 105.

Gane vs Volkov form

Volkov had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Ciryl Gane at UFC 310 on 7th December 2024 by split decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Sergei Pavlovich at UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov on 22nd June 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Tai Tuivasa at UFC 293 on 9th September 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney, Australia.

Before that, he had defeated Alexander Romanov at UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili on 11th March 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at The Theater at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas, United States.

He was victorious against Jairzinho Rozenstruik at UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Rozenstruik on 4th June 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Gane's last 2 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 8 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years and 10 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

Volkov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

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