Volkanovski vs Oliveira

When is Volkanovski vs Oliveira?

Alexander Volkanovski could potentially square off against Charles Oliveira, in Late 2025.

The fight would take place over 5 rounds in the Featherweight division, which means the weight limit would be 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Volkanovski vs Oliveira stats

Alexander Volkanovski would step into the octagon with a record of 27 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Charles Oliveira would make his way to the cage with a record of 35 wins, 11 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by knock out and 21 by submission.

The stats suggest Volkanovski would have an advantage in power over Oliveira, with a 48% knock out percentage over Oliveira's 29%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Oliveira would have a massive advantage over Volkanovski, boasting a 60% submission rate over Volkanovski's 11%.

Alexander Volkanovski is the older man by 1 year, at 36 years old.

Oliveira has a height advantage of 4 inches over Volkanovski. This also extends to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Volkanovski is currently arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 15 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 4 years and 2 months later than Oliveira, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He has fought 2 more professional rounds, 87 to Oliveira's 85.

Volkanovski vs Oliveira form

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

In his last fight, he won against Diego Lopes at UFC 314 on 12th April 2025 by unanimous decision in their UFC Featherweight championship fight at Kaseya Center, Miami, United States.

Previous to that, 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.

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, he had beaten 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.

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.

Oliveira has beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he lost to Ilia Topuria at UFC 317 on 28th June 2025 by knockout in the 1st round in their UFC Lightweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had defeated Michael Chandler at UFC 309 on 16th November 2024 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Arman Tsarukyan at UFC 300 on 13th April 2024 by split decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, he was victorious against Beneil Dariush at UFC 289 on 10th June 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Rogers Arena, Vancouver, Canada.

He had been defeated by Islam Makhachev at UFC 280 on 22nd October 2022 by submission in the 2nd round in their UFC Lightweight championship fight at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Alexander Volkanovski has been fighting more than Charles Oliveira.

Alexander Volkanovski last fought 2 months and 25 days ago, while Charles Oliveira's last outing was 9 days ago.

Volkanovski's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 26 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3.2 rounds on average.

Oliveira's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 15 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

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