Volkov vs Aspinall

Who won Volkov vs Aspinall?

Tom Aspinall beat Alexander Volkov by submission in the 1st round during the main event of UFC Fight Night London, on Saturday 19th March 2022 at 02 Arena in London.

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).

Volkov vs Aspinall stats

Alexander Volkov stepped into the octagon with a record of 34 wins, 9 losses and 0 draws, 22 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Tom Aspinall made his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Alexander Volkov's 17th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2016. Tom Aspinall marked his 9th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2020.

Alexander Volkov's UFC record stood at 12-5-0, while Tom Aspinall's came in at 8-1-0.

The stats suggested Aspinall had an advantage in power over Volkov, with a 82% knock out percentage over Volkov's 65%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Aspinall had a slight advantage over Volkov, with a 18% submission rate over Volkov's 9%.

Alexander Volkov was the older man by 4 years, at 36 years old.

Volkov had a height advantage of 2 inches over Aspinall. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Volkov was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 30 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 5 years and 7 months earlier than Aspinall, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 84 more professional rounds, 105 to Aspinall's 21.

Volkov vs Aspinall form

Aspinall had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Curtis Blaydes at UFC 304 – Manchester on 27th July 2024 by knockout in the 1st round in their UFC Interim Heavyweight championship fight at Co-op Live Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had beaten Sergei Pavlovich at UFC 295 on 11th November 2023 by knockout in the 1st round in their UFC Interim Heavyweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Marcin Tybura at UFC Fight Night London – Aspinall vs. Tybura on 22nd July 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had lost to Curtis Blaydes at UFC Fight Night London on 23rd July 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at The O2, London.

He was victorious against Alexander Volkov at UFC Fight Night London on 19th March 2022 by submission in the 1st round at 02 Arena, London.

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Aspinall's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 30 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 rounds on average.

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