Volkanovski vs Lopes

Who won Volkanovski vs Lopes?

Alexander Volkanovski beat Diego Lopes by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the main event of UFC 314, on Saturday 12th April 2025 at Kaseya Center in Miami.

The scorecards were announced as 48-47, 49-46, 49-46 in favor of the winner Alexander Volkanovski.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

This contest was for the UFC Featherweight championship.

Volkanovski vs Lopes stats

Alexander Volkanovski stepped 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 made 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.

This was Alexander Volkanovski's 17th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2016. Diego Lopes marked his 7th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Alexander Volkanovski's UFC record stood at 14-3-0, while Diego Lopes' came in at 5-2-0.

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

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Lopes had a massive advantage over Volkanovski, boasting a 46% submission rate over Volkanovski's 12%.

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

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

Volkanovski's experience as a professional fighter was 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 had fought 19 more professional rounds, 87 to Lopes' 68.

Volkanovski vs Lopes form

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had 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 had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Dan Ige at UFC 303 on 29th June 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he was victorious against Sodiq Yusuff at UFC 300 on 13th April 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

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

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

He had lost to Movsar Evloev at UFC 288 on 6th May 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Prudential Center, Newark.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Diego Lopes had been fighting more than Alexander Volkanovski.

Going to this contest, Alexander Volkanovski had last fought 1 year, 2 months and 17 days ago, while Diego Lopes' last outing had been 10 months and 5 days ago.

Volkanovski's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.2 rounds on average.

Lopes' last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

What time did Volkanovski vs Lopes start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 4:25 AM UTC , which was 12:25 AM EST or 9:25 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 5:25 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Volkanovski vs Lopes?

Alexander Volkanovski was a 4/5 (-130) favourite going into the contest, while Diego Lopes made his way into the ring at 1/1 (+100) with oddsmakers.