Alexander Volkov vs. Roy Nelson
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Alexander Volkov
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 21 | 8 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 19 | 3 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.34 · 21 tier-1/2 wins · 28 finish wins over 51 documented bouts
In the UFC: 13-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +4.2 wins over .500
Roy Nelson
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 10 | 15 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 13 | 5 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.61 · 10 tier-1/2 wins · 19 finish wins over 43 documented bouts
In the UFC: 5-8 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.0 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Alexander Volkov
Distance 88.4% (norm 79.2%) · Clinch 6.8% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 4.8% (norm 9.3%)
Roy Nelson
Distance 82.5% (norm 79.2%) · Clinch 13.0% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 4.5% (norm 9.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Alexander Volkov
Head 70.5% (norm 79.2%) · Body 16.2% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 13.3% (norm 7.6%)
Roy Nelson
Head 89.1% (norm 79.2%) · Body 6.3% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 4.6% (norm 7.6%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Volkov L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med | Nelson L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 1122 / 2049 | 54.8% | 40.1% | 315 / 970 | 32.5% | 40.1% |
| In the clinch | 112 / 158 | 70.9% | 70.6% | 83 / 153 | 54.2% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 90 / 111 | 81.1% | 70.2% | 41 / 53 | 77.4% | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 769 / 1634 | 47.1% | 39.0% | 341 / 1048 | 32.5% | 39.0% |
| To the body | 294 / 375 | 78.4% | 77.0% | 53 / 74 | 71.6% | 77.0% |
| To the legs | 261 / 309 | 84.5% | 87.8% | 45 / 54 | 83.3% | 87.8% |
Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Heavyweight: 93 fighters · Heavyweight: 93 fighters).
What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man
Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.
| Zone | vs Volkov L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med | vs Nelson L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 642 / 1515 | 42.4% | 40.7% | 710 / 1438 | 49.4% | 40.7% |
| In the clinch | 44 / 60 | 73.3% | 70.6% | 259 / 354 | 73.2% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 117 / 162 | 72.2% | 72.2% | 16 / 18 | too few to rate | 72.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 455 / 1265 | 36.0% | 39.3% | 640 / 1402 | 45.6% | 39.3% |
| To the body | 160 / 240 | 66.7% | 75.1% | 237 / 293 | 80.9% | 75.1% |
| To the legs | 188 / 232 | 81.0% | 84.4% | 108 / 115 | 93.9% | 84.4% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Volkov has more cage time on record.