Volkov vs Harris

Who won Volkov vs Harris?

Alexander Volkov beat Walt Harris by knockout in the 2nd round during the main card of UFC 254, on Saturday 24th October 2020 at UFC Fight Island in Abu Dhabi.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 265 pounds (18.9 stone or 120.2 KG).

Volkov vs Harris stats

Alexander Volkov stepped into the octagon with a record of 31 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 20 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Walt Harris made his way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Alexander Volkov's 17th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2016.

Alexander Volkov's UFC record stood at 12-5-0, while Walt Harris' came in at 6-8-0.

The stats suggested Harris had a massive power advantage over Volkov, boasting a 100% knock out percentage over Volkov's 65%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Volkov had a slight advantage over Harris, with a 10% submission rate over Harris' 0%.

Alexander Volkov was the younger man by 5 years, at 36 years old.

Volkov had a height advantage of 2 inches over Harris. Despite this, both fighters had a equal reach.

Volkov was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 18 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 1 year and 10 months earlier than Harris, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 69 more professional rounds, 105 to Harris' 36.

Volkov vs Harris form

Volkov had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Ciryl Gane at UFC Vegas 30 on 26th June 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Alistair Overeem at UFC Vegas 18 on 6th February 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Walt Harris at UFC 254 on 24th October 2020 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Before that, he had been beaten by Curtis Blaydes at UFC Vegas 3 on 20th June 2020 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

He had defeated Greg Hardy at UFC on ESPN+ 21 on 9th November 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at CSKA Arena, Moscow, Russia.

Walt Harris had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had been defeated by Alistair Overeem at UFC Fight Night Jacksonville on 16th May 2020 by knockout in the 2nd round at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, United States.

Previous to that, he was victorious against Aleksei Oleinik at UFC on ESPN 4 on 20th July 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at AT&T Center, San Antonio.

Going into that contest, he had won against Sergey Spivac at UFC on ESPN+ 9 on 4th May 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa, Canada.

Before that, he had beaten Daniel Spitz at UFC Fight Night 131 on 1st June 2018 by knockout in the 2nd round at Adirondack Bank Center, Utica, United States.

He had lost to Fabricio Werdum at UFC 216 on 7th October 2017 by submission in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Alexander Volkov had been fighting more than Walt Harris.

Going to this contest, Alexander Volkov had last fought 3 years, 9 months and 4 days ago, while Walt Harris' last outing had been 4 years, 10 months and 14 days ago.

Volkov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 4 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

Harris' last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 5 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 6 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.4 rounds on average.

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