Alexander Volkov vs Rizvan Kuniev

DateOct 24, 2026

DivisionHeavyweight

StatusScheduled

VenueEtihad Arena

BroadcastPARAMOUNT+

Start times & how to watch

Start time & how to watch

Main card starts Saturday, October 24, 2026 — watch on PARAMOUNT+.

US East (ET): Sat 2:00 PM
US West (PT): Sat 11:00 AM
United Kingdom: Sat 7:00 PM
Central Europe: Sat 8:00 PM
Australia (Sydney): Sun 5:00 AM
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Alexander VolkovDrago |40-11-0Alexander Volkov vs Rizvan KunievRizvan Kuniev14-3-1

Alexander VolkovDrago40-11-0

Fight Overview

Round3

Time5:00

40-11-0Record14-3-1

37Age34

6'7"Height6'4"

80"Reach76"

258 lbsWeight250 lbs

HeavyweightWeight ClassHeavyweight

Rizvan Kuniev14-3-1

Combat Edge Intelligence

Fight Intelligence

Alexander Volkov owns a 90-point Elo edge (great). Rizvan Kuniev shows more surface-level statistical edges across the tracked UFC categories. 3 shared opponents give extra context.

Compare Alexander Volkov and Rizvan Kuniev across their careers →

Elo Recent career Elo trajectory

Recent three-year Elo paths for both fighters. Ratings shown here are current career context; the event-specific prediction or verified result remains on this Fight page.

Alexander VolkovRizvan Kuniev

Recent form

Alexander VolkovW W L W W · +31 Elo last 5

WWLWW

Rizvan KunievW W L W W · +60 Elo last 5

WWLWW

Elo edge

Alexander Volkov1829+11 last move

Rizvan Kuniev1739+20 last move

Fight intelligence

Model forecast and your pick

Inspect the model’s probability and Elo baseline, then make your own call before the card starts.

Combat Edge Model

Fight forecast

Frozen pre-fight · v0.7-2026-08-28

54%Alexander Volkov46%Rizvan Kuniev

Model favoriteAlexander Volkov

Elo baseline63% for Alexander Volkov

Matchup adjustment-9 pts vs Elo

Win probability computed before the fight from point-in-time Elo, records, and matchup data. The baseline shows what Elo alone expected; the adjustment is not a certainty. Analytics, not betting advice.

See all predictions →Back Alexander VolkovStake

Forecast context

What separates the fighters

Model + Elo agree

Alexander Volkov leads the full model at 54%. Elo agrees, and the complete matchup model softens that lean by 9 points.

Current Elo ratings1829 · 1739Alexander Volkov leads by 90 rating points.

Recent opponent quality1748 · 1625Alexander Volkov faced the stronger recent schedule (10 vs 10 sampled fights).

Elo record depth53 · 16 fightsAlexander Volkov has the deeper counted Elo history.

Largest tracked stat edgesAlexander Volkov 1 · 3 Rizvan KunievStrongest available gap: Takedown accuracy toward Alexander Volkov.

Stat advantages

Alexander VolkovvsRizvan Kuniev

Takedown accuracy

31%vs0%

Takedown defense

69%vs94%

Takedown average

0.54vs0.79

Sig. strikes absorbed per min

2.90vs2.22

Finishing profile

Alexander VolkovKO/TKO leads 60% of wins

Rizvan KunievKO/TKO leads 50% of wins

Common opponents

Jailton Almeida Alexander Volkov: win · Decision (Split) · Oct 25, 2025 Rizvan Kuniev: win · Decision (Unanimous) · Feb 7, 2026

Curtis Blaydes Alexander Volkov: loss · Decision (Unanimous) · Jun 20, 2020 Rizvan Kuniev: loss · Decision (Split) · Jun 21, 2025

Curtis Blaydes Alexander Volkov: loss · Decision (Unanimous) · Jun 20, 2020Rizvan Kuniev: cancelled · Cancelled Bout · Mar 8, 2025

Tale of the tape

Alexander VolkovRizvan Kuniev

Tracked UFC statistics may not cover a fighter's full career. Unavailable measurements are not zero.

4.84Sig. strikes landed per min4.32

UFC heavyweight average : 3.77

58Sig. strike accuracy55

UFC heavyweight average : 49%

2.90Sig. strikes absorbed per min2.22

UFC heavyweight average : 3.92

54Sig. strike defense49

UFC heavyweight average : 51%

0.54Takedown average0.79

UFC heavyweight average : 1.40

31Takedown accuracy0

UFC heavyweight average : 30%

69Takedown defense94

UFC heavyweight average : 53%

0.22Submission average0

UFC heavyweight average : 0.44

24Wins by knockout7

4Wins by submission2

12Wins by decision4

2Losses by knockout0

3Losses by submission0

6Losses by decision3

Alexander Volkov vs Rizvan Kuniev is a scheduled Heavyweight fight on UFC 333 : VOLKANOVSKI VS EVLOEV. Alexander Volkov enters with a 40-11-0 record and Rizvan Kuniev enters with a 14-3-1 record. Combat Edge tracks the matchup preview, UFC stats, Elo edge, shared opponents, event date, venue, and full fight card.