Alexander Volkov vs. Stefan Struve
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
Stefan Struve
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 13 | 11 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 15 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.0 · 13 tier-1/2 wins · 25 finish wins over 41 documented bouts
In the UFC: 7-7 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.1 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%)
Stefan Struve
Distance 88.0% (norm 79.2%) · Clinch 4.6% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 7.4% (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%)
Stefan Struve
Head 71.3% (norm 79.2%) · Body 15.8% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 12.9% (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 | Struve L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 1122 / 2049 | 54.8% | 40.1% | 489 / 1085 | 45.1% | 40.1% |
| In the clinch | 112 / 158 | 70.9% | 70.6% | 35 / 57 | 61.4% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 90 / 111 | 81.1% | 70.2% | 61 / 91 | 67.0% | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 769 / 1634 | 47.1% | 39.0% | 310 / 879 | 35.3% | 39.0% |
| To the body | 294 / 375 | 78.4% | 77.0% | 132 / 195 | 67.7% | 77.0% |
| To the legs | 261 / 309 | 84.5% | 87.8% | 143 / 159 | 89.9% | 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 Struve L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 642 / 1515 | 42.4% | 40.7% | 512 / 1016 | 50.4% | 40.7% |
| In the clinch | 44 / 60 | 73.3% | 70.6% | 75 / 118 | 63.6% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 117 / 162 | 72.2% | 72.2% | 170 / 281 | 60.5% | 72.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 455 / 1265 | 36.0% | 39.3% | 451 / 1024 | 44.0% | 39.3% |
| To the body | 160 / 240 | 66.7% | 75.1% | 157 / 205 | 76.6% | 75.1% |
| To the legs | 188 / 232 | 81.0% | 84.4% | 149 / 186 | 80.1% | 84.4% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Struve has more cage time on record.