| Alexander Volkov | |
|---|---|
| Born | Alexander Yevgenievich Volkov October 24, 1988 |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
| Weight | 229.3 lb (104.0 kg; 16.38 st) |
| Division | Heavyweight |
| Style | Kyokushin kaikan, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
| Fighting out of | Stary Oskol, Belgorod, Russia |
| Team | Red Devil Sport Club Gracie Barra |
| Rank | brown belt in Kyokushin blue belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
| Years active | 2009-present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 17 |
| Wins | 14 |
| By knockout | 12 |
| By submission | 1 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Losses | 3 |
| By submission | 2 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Alexander Yevgenievich Volkov (Russian: Александр Евгеньевич Волков; born October 24, 1988) is a Russian mixed martial artist who competes in the heavyweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2009, Volkov has competed almost exclusively for the M-1 Global promotion.
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Volkov stands at between 6'7"[1] and 7'0"[2]
Volkov currently trains at Red Devil Sport Club, a training facility closely linked to the M-1 Global promotion. His current training partners include the likes of Fedor Emelianenko, Viktor Nemkov, Gegard Mousasi and Amar Suloev. He began training at the start of 2009.[2]
Volkov's professional MMA debut came in April 2009 when he defeated Nikolay Pleshakov by TKO (punches) in just 80 seconds.[3] Volkov followed this up a month later with another TKO victory, this time against Adam Alikhanov in just 20 seconds.[1] A further month later, Volkov suffered his first professional loss at the hands of Akhmed Sultanov. Midway through the first round, Volkov was forced to tap due to strikes. Volkov then went on a two-fight win streak, both via TKO.[1]
In December 2009, after just eight months as a professional fighter,[1] Volkov faced Ibragim Magomedov at M-1 Challenge 20 - 2009 Finals. Coming in as an underdog, his team simply wanted him to make it through all three reounds, but Volkov exceeded expectations by winning via unanimous decision.[2] Volkov was awarded an M-1 Global ring "as a reward for exceptional performance".[2]
Within his first year of professional competition, Volkov was competing in the M-1 Eastern European tournament,[2] taking victories in the opening round and the semi-final.[1] Volkov progressed to the M-1 Selection 2010 - Eastern Europe Finals, where a win would put him in line to challenge for the M-1 Global Heavyweight title at the 2010 M-1 Challenge Season events. To reach the championship fight, Volkov first had to take on Maxim Grishin to become the Eastern Europe champion. Unfortunately for Volkov, he fell prey to a rear naked choke early in the opening round and was eliminated.[4]
Less than a month later, Volkov took his first fight outside of M-1 in nearly a year. His opponent was the debuting Eldar Yagudin, who he defeated inside the opening round by TKO (punches).[1]
On 05 August 2011, as part of League-70 Russia vs Brazil, held in Sochi, Russia, Alexander Volkov defeated the undefeated at that time Bulgarian Nedyalko Karadzhov via TKO in the opening round.
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 17 matches | 14 wins | 3 losses |
| By knockout | 12 | 0 |
| By submission | 1 | 2 |
| By decision | 1 | 1 |
| Draws | 0 | |
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 13-3 | Bahodir Ibrogimov | TKO (punches) | Corona Cup | October 7, 2011 | 2 | 2:22 | Moscow, Russia | |
| Win | 12-3 | Nedyalko Karadzhov | TKO (strikes) | League-70 Russia vs Brazil | August 5, 2011 | 2 | 2:41 | Sochi, Russia | |
| Win | 11-3 | Denis Goltsov | TKO (strikes) | 2011_M-1_Challenge_Season#M-1_Challenge_XXV:_Zavurov_vs._Enomoto | April 28, 2011 | 2 | 3:05 | St. Petersburg, Russia | |
| Win | 10-3 | Ruslan Chapko | TKO (punches) | MFT - Mix Fight Tournament | January 15, 2011 | 1 | N/A | Voronezh, Russia | |
| Loss | 9-3 | Pat Bennett | Decision (unanimous) | 2010_M-1_Challenge_Season#M-1_Challenge_XXII:_Narkun_vs._Vasilevsky | December 10, 2010 | 4 | 5:00 | Moscow, Russia | additional 4 round |
| Win | 9-2 | Evgeni Babich | TKO (punches) | LM - Tournament 3 | September 18, 2010 | 1 | 2:10 | Lipetsk Oblast, Russia | |
| Win | 8-2 | Eldar Yagudin | TKO (punches) | Ratnoe Pole | August 7, 2010 | 1 | 4:34 | Ryazan, Russia | |
| Loss | 7-2 | Maxim Grishin | Submission (rear naked choke) | M-1 Selection 2010 - Eastern Europe Finals | July 22, 2010 | 1 | 2:39 | Moscow, Russia | Eastern Europe tournament final |
| Win | 7-1 | Alexander Romaschenko | Submission (rear naked choke) | M-1 Selection 2010 - Eastern Europe Round 3 | May 28, 2010 | 1 | 2:59 | Kiev, Ukraine | Eastern Europe tournament semi-final |
| Win | 6-1 | Vitalii Yalovenko | TKO (doctor stoppage) | M-1 Selection 2010 - Eastern Europe Round 2 | April 10, 2010 | 2 | 1:05 | Kiev, Ukraine | Eastern Europe tournament opening round |
| Win | 5-1 | Ibragim Magomedov | Decision (unanimous) | M-1 Challenge 20 - 2009 Finals | December 3, 2009 | 3 | 5:00 | St. Petersburg, Russia | |
| Win | 4-1 | Smbat Zakaryan | TKO (punches) | ProFC - Union Nation Cup 3 | October 30, 2009 | 1 | 4:20 | Rostov-on-Don, Russia | |
| Win | 3-1 | Abdulhalik Magomedov | TKO (punches) | M-1 Challenge - 2009 Selections 8 | October 4, 2009 | 1 | 4:43 | Moscow, Russia | |
| Loss | 2-1 | Akhmed Sultanov | Submission (armbar) | M-1 Challenge - 2009 Selections 4 | June 24, 2009 | 1 | 2:50 | St. Petersburg, Russia | |
| Win | 2-0 | Adam Alikhanov | TKO (punches) | M-1 Challenge - 2009 Selections 3 | May 28, 2009 | 1 | 0:20 | St. Petersburg, Russia | |
| Win | 1-0 | Nikolay Pleshakov | TKO (punches) | M-1 Challenge - 2009 Selections 2 | April 19, 2009 | 1 | 1:20 | St. Petersburg, Russia |
The record box is based on Volkov's record on Sherdog.[1]