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Volkan Oezdemir "No Time"

Active #14 light heavyweight · age 36 · Orthodox · 6'2" 188 cm · 205 lb 93 kg · reach 75" 191 cm
At a glance
  • 67% of wins by KO or submission
  • 56% of wins finished in round 1
  • UFC veteran since 2017
Elo rating
1535
Global Elo 1585 ±38
Rank
#14
top 33% of division
UFC record
9-7-0
KO 5 · Sub 1 · Dec 3
Streak
+1
Δ90d 0 · Δ1y +20
Last fight
Nov 22, 2025
Win by KO · R1
Career at a glance
Octagon time
2h 31m
Avg fight time
9:25
Title fights
0-1
Bonuses
5
Fights per year
1.8
Since last fight
7mo

Honest Elo history

16 fights · tap & drag
Feb 4, 2017 — W vs Ovince Saint Preux Δ+36May 28, 2017 — W vs Misha Cirkunov Δ+41Jul 29, 2017 — W vs Jimi Manuwa Δ+36Jan 20, 2018 — L vs Daniel Cormier Δ-32Oct 27, 2018 — L vs Anthony Smith Δ-32Mar 16, 2019 — L vs Dominick Reyes Δ-13Aug 10, 2019 — W vs Ilir Latifi Δ+21Dec 21, 2019 — W vs Aleksandar Rakic Δ+19Jul 11, 2020 — L vs Jiri Prochazka Δ-22Oct 30, 2021 — L vs Magomed Ankalaev Δ-13Jul 23, 2022 — W vs Paul Craig Δ+18Oct 22, 2022 — L vs Nikita Krylov Δ-16Sep 2, 2023 — W vs Bogdan Guskov Δ+16Jun 22, 2024 — W vs Johnny Walker Δ+19Nov 23, 2024 — L vs Carlos Ulberg Δ-14Nov 22, 2025 — W vs Alonzo Menifield Δ+20 1450147515001525155015751600 2019202120232025 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":333.4,"elo":1486,"date":"2017-02-04","opp":"Ovince Saint Preux","result":"W","delta":36},{"i":1,"x":115.3,"y":245.3,"elo":1527,"date":"2017-05-28","opp":"Misha Cirkunov","result":"W","delta":41},{"i":2,"x":129.2,"y":167.9,"elo":1564,"date":"2017-07-29","opp":"Jimi Manuwa","result":"W","delta":36},{"i":3,"x":168.4,"y":235.5,"elo":1532,"date":"2018-01-20","opp":"Daniel Cormier","result":"L","delta":-32},{"i":4,"x":231.2,"y":304.6,"elo":1499,"date":"2018-10-27","opp":"Anthony Smith","result":"L","delta":-32},{"i":5,"x":262.5,"y":331.7,"elo":1487,"date":"2019-03-16","opp":"Dominick Reyes","result":"L","delta":-13},{"i":6,"x":295.5,"y":287.8,"elo":1507,"date":"2019-08-10","opp":"Ilir Latifi","result":"W","delta":21},{"i":7,"x":325.3,"y":247.4,"elo":1526,"date":"2019-12-21","opp":"Aleksandar Rakic","result":"W","delta":19},{"i":8,"x":370.8,"y":295,"elo":1504,"date":"2020-07-11","opp":"Jiri Prochazka","result":"L","delta":-22},{"i":9,"x":477.5,"y":322.5,"elo":1491,"date":"2021-10-30","opp":"Magomed Ankalaev","result":"L","delta":-13},{"i":10,"x":537.1,"y":284.8,"elo":1509,"date":"2022-07-23","opp":"Paul Craig","result":"W","delta":18},{"i":11,"x":557.5,"y":318.3,"elo":1493,"date":"2022-10-22","opp":"Nikita Krylov","result":"L","delta":-16},{"i":12,"x":628,"y":283.7,"elo":1509,"date":"2023-09-02","opp":"Bogdan Guskov","result":"W","delta":16},{"i":13,"x":693.9,"y":242.7,"elo":1528,"date":"2024-06-22","opp":"Johnny Walker","result":"W","delta":19},{"i":14,"x":728.4,"y":272.2,"elo":1515,"date":"2024-11-23","opp":"Carlos Ulberg","result":"L","delta":-14},{"i":15,"x":810,"y":229.5,"elo":1535,"date":"2025-11-22","opp":"Alonzo Menifield","result":"W","delta":20}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Nov 22, 2025 Alonzo Menifield W +20
Nov 23, 2024 Carlos Ulberg L -14
Jun 22, 2024 Johnny Walker W +19
Sep 2, 2023 Bogdan Guskov W +16
Oct 22, 2022 Nikita Krylov L -16

Performance

SLpM Significant Strikes Landed per Minute. Higher = busier striker.
Strikes Landed
L1L3L5
Str Acc Striking accuracy: significant strikes landed / attempted. Higher = more efficient striker.
Strike Accuracy
L1L3L5
SApM Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute. How often opponents land on this fighter. Lower is better.
Strikes Absorbed
L1L3L5
Str Def Share of opponent’s significant strike attempts that miss or are blocked. Higher is better.
Striking Defense
L1L3L5
TD / 15 min Takedowns landed per 15 minutes (one full 3-round fight). Measures wrestling output.
Takedowns
L1L3L5
TD Acc Takedowns landed / attempted. Higher = cleaner entries.
Takedown Accuracy
L1L3L5
TD Def Share of opponent takedown attempts stuffed. Higher = harder to put on the mat.
Takedown Defense
L1L3L5
Sub / 15 min Submission attempts per 15 minutes. Counts attempts, not just finishes — a proxy for grappling aggression.
Submission Attempts
L1L3L5
Ctrl / 15 min Control time in seconds per 15 minutes. Time in dominant grappling positions. 240 = 4 min, the realistic high-end across divisions.
Control Time (sec)
L1L3L5
KD / 15 min Knockdowns landed per 15 minutes. Counts every flash KD even if the fight continued — measures stopping power across all rounds, not just finishes.
Knockdowns
L1L3L5
Above division avg (intensity ∝ how far)
Near avg (±10%)
Below division avg

Finishes

How wins come Finish rate = (KO + Submission wins) / total UFC wins. Measures how often this fighter closes the show before the scorecards.
67%
6 / 9
Finish rate
KO
5
56% of wins
SUB
1
11% of wins
DEC
3
33% of wins
KO: 5 (56%) 5 Sub: 1 (11%) 1 Dec: 3 (33%) 3
Finishes by round
6 total
R1
5 83%
R2
1 17%
R3
R4
R5

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 751 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
63% Head
  • Head 63%
  • Body 15%
  • Leg 22%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
80% Distance
  • Distance 80%
  • Clinch 12%
  • Ground 8%

Durability

How they're beaten How fights end AGAINST this fighter. Finished-against rate = (times KO'd + submitted) / total UFC losses. A low rate means they rarely get stopped.
43%
of losses by finish
3 of 7 · usually R2
2 KO/TKO 1 Sub 4 Dec

Strength of schedule in UFC

Avg opp Elo (last 5) Average Elo rating of the last 5 opponents this fighter faced. A proxy for schedule difficulty — 1700+ is elite-level competition, 1500 is a UFC average opponent.
1573
UFC level
Quality wins (1600+) Wins over opponents rated 1600+ Elo at the time of the fight — clearly above the ~1500 UFC average, contender tier. A count of genuine quality results, not record-padding.
3
of 9 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Misha Cirkunov
Elo 1624 at fight time
Expected wins How many wins an average fighter would be expected to have against this exact schedule, based on pre-fight Elo win probabilities. The line below shows whether this fighter is over- or under-performing their matchups.
7.2
+1.8 wins above what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 16 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1586
1594
Notable wins
Misha Cirkunov 1624 Aleksandar Rakic 1623 Jimi Manuwa 1611

Top light heavyweight

See full rankings →
Carlos Ulberg C
#1 · Elo 1670
Magomed Ankalaev
#2 · Elo 1654
Azamat Murzakanov
#3 · Elo 1611
Navajo Stirling
#4 · Elo 1604
Paulo Costa
#5 · Elo 1592
Source Raw fight data and per-bout statistics come from Volkan Oezdemir on UFCStats →. Elo rating, uncertainty bands, and division-relative analytics computed by HonestElo — not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.