Volkov vs Almeida

When is Volkov vs Almeida?

Alexander Volkov is set to square off against Jailton Almeida during the main card of UFC 321, on Saturday 25th October 2025 at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi.

The fight is scheduled for 3 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which means the weight limit will be 265 pounds (18.9 stone or 120.2 KG).

Volkov vs Almeida stats

Alexander Volkov steps into the octagon with a record of 38 wins, 11 losses and 0 draws, 24 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Jailton Almeida will make his way to the cage with a record of 22 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 13 by submission.

This will be Alexander Volkov's 17th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2016. Jailton Almeida will mark his 9th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Alexander Volkov's UFC record currently stands at 12-5-0, while Jailton Almeida's comes in at 8-1-0.

The stats suggest Volkov has a large advantage in power over Almeida, boasting a 63% knock out percentage over Almeida's 36%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Almeida will have a massive advantage over Volkov, boasting a 59% submission rate over Volkov's 11%.

Alexander Volkov is the older man by 2 years, at 36 years old.

Volkov has a height advantage of 3 inches over Almeida. This also extends to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Volkov is the more experienced professional fighter, having had 24 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 3 years and 5 months earlier than Almeida, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He has fought 68 more professional rounds, 105 to Almeida's 37.

Volkov vs Almeida form

Volkov has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight, he 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.

Almeida has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight, he beat Sergey Spivac at UFC 311 on 18th January 2025 by knockout in the 1st round at Intuit Dome, Los Angeles, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Alexander Romanov at UFC 302 on 1st June 2024 by submission in the 1st round at Prudential Center, Newark.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Curtis Blaydes at UFC 299 on 9th March 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round at Kaseya Center, Miami.

Before that, he had defeated Derrick Lewis at UFC Fight Night – Almeida vs. Lewis on 4th November 2023 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Ibirapuera Gymnasium, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

He was victorious against Jairzinho Rozenstruik at UFC Fight Night – Rozenstruik vs. Almeida on 13th May 2023 by submission in the 1st round at Spectrum Center, Charlotte, United States.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Jailton Almeida has been fighting more than Alexander Volkov.

Alexander Volkov last fought 7 months and 10 days ago, while Jailton Almeida's last outing was 5 months and 29 days ago.

Volkov's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 13 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 7 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2 rounds on average.

Almeida's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 4 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2 rounds on average.

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