Volkanovski vs Lopes

When is Volkanovski vs Lopes?

Alexander Volkanovski is set to square off against Diego Lopes in the main event of UFC 314, on Saturday 12th April 2025 at Kaseya Center in Miami.

The fight is scheduled for 5 rounds in the Featherweight division, which means the weight limit will be 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

This contest is for the vacant UFC Featherweight championship.

Volkanovski vs Lopes stats

Alexander Volkanovski steps into the octagon with a record of 26 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Diego Lopes will make his way to the cage with a record of 26 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by knock out and 12 by submission.

Diego Lopes will mark his 6th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Alexander Volkanovski's UFC record currently stands at 13-3-0, while Diego Lopes' comes in at 5-1-0.

The stats suggest Volkanovski has an advantage in power over Lopes, with a 50% knock out percentage over Lopes' 38%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Lopes will have a massive advantage over Volkanovski, boasting a 46% submission rate over Volkanovski's 12%.

Alexander Volkanovski is the older man by 6 years, at 36 years old.

Lopes has a height advantage of 5 inches over Volkanovski. Despite this, both fighters have a equal reach.

Volkanovski's experience as a professional fighter is relatively equal to Lopes', having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 3 months earlier than Lopes, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He has fought 19 more professional rounds, 82 to Lopes' 63.

Volkanovski vs Lopes form

Volkanovski has beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight, he lost to Ilia Topuria at UFC 298 on 17th February 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round in their UFC Featherweight championship fight at Honda Center, Anaheim, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Islam Makhachev at UFC 294 on 21st October 2023 by knockout in the 1st round in their UFC Lightweight championship fight at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Going into that contest, he had won against Yair Rodriguez at UFC 290 on 8th July 2023 by knockout in the 3rd round in their UFC Featherweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, he had been defeated by Islam Makhachev at UFC 284 on 11th February 2023 by unanimous decision in their UFC Lightweight championship fight at RAC Arena, Perth, Western Australia.

He had beaten Max Holloway at UFC 276 on 2nd July 2022 by unanimous decision in their UFC Featherweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Lopes has won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2opponents and going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight, he defeated Brian Ortega at UFC 306 on 14th September 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The Sphere, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he was victorious against Dan Ige at UFC 303 on 29th June 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had won against Sodiq Yusuff at UFC 300 on 13th April 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had beaten Pat Sabatini at UFC 295 on 11th November 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

He had defeated Gavin Tucker at UFC Fight Night – Sandhagen vs. Font on 5th August 2023 by submission in the 1st round at Bridgestone Arena, Nashville.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Diego Lopes has been fighting more than Alexander Volkanovski.

Alexander Volkanovski last fought 1 year and 24 days ago, while Diego Lopes' last outing was 5 months and 27 days ago.

Volkanovski's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 11 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3.2 rounds on average.

Lopes' last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 7 months and 8 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 3 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

What are the odds on Volkanovski vs Lopes?

Alexander Volkanovski is currently 67/100 (-150) to win the fight outright, while you can get 5/4 (+130) on Diego Lopes if you fancy the small upset.

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