Volkan Oezdemir

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Age	34 years
Name	Volkan Oezdemir
Nickname	No Time
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Reach	75 in (191 cm)
Team	Allstars Training Center
Coach	Mohammad Babadivand, Andreas Michael

Volkan Oezdemir is a Swiss professional mixed martial artist and former kickboxing practitioner who currently competes in the Light Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Fellow UFC fighter Alistair Overeem inspired Oezdemird when he visited Netherlands at the Golden Glory gym. Inspired by his experiences, Oezdemir delved into amateur and professional kickboxing, as well as Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, before ultimately transitioning to mixed martial arts. With a solid foundation in kickboxing and grappling, Oezdemir has showcased his skills in both striking and ground techniques inside the Octagon. Currently, Oezdemir holds the #9 spot in the UFC light heavyweight rankings.

Volkan Oezdemir MMA record

Result	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Note
Win	19–7	Bogdan Guskov	Submission (rear-naked choke)	UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Spivac	2 September 2023	1	3:46
Loss	18–7	Nikita Krylov	Decision (unanimous)	UFC 280	22 October 2022	3	5:00
Win	18–6	Paul Craig	Decision (unanimous)	UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall	23 July 2022	3	5:00
Loss	17–6	Magomed Ankalaev	Decision (unanimous)	UFC 267	30 October 2021	3	5:00
Loss	17–5	Jiří Procházka	KO (punch)	UFC 251	12 July 2020	2	0:49
Win	17–4	Aleksandar Rakić	Decision (split)	UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. The Korean Zombie	21 December 2019	3	5:00
Win	16–4	Ilir Latifi	KO (punches)	UFC Fight Night: Shevchenko vs. Carmouche 2	10 August 2019	2	4:31	Performance of the Night.
Loss	15–4	Dominick Reyes	Decision (split)	UFC Fight Night: Till vs. Masvidal	16 March 2019	3	5:00
Loss	15–3	Anthony Smith	Submission (rear-naked choke)	UFC Fight Night: Volkan vs. Smith	27 October 2018	3	4:26
Loss	15–2	Daniel Cormier	TKO (punches)	UFC 220	20 January 2018	2	2:00	For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.
Win	15–1	Jimi Manuwa	KO (punches)	UFC 214	29 July 2017	1	0:42	Performance of the Night.
Win	14–1	Misha Cirkunov	KO (punch)	UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Teixeira	28 May 2017	1	0:28
Win	13–1	Ovince Saint Preux	Decision (split)	UFC Fight Night: Bermudez vs. The Korean Zombie	4 February 2017	3	5:00	Return to Light Heavyweight.
Win	12–1	Alihan Vahaev	Decision (unanimous)	WFCA 17: Grand Prix Akhmat	9 April 2016	3	5:00	WFCA Heavyweight Grand Prix Quarterfinal.
Win	11–1	Paco Estevez	TKO (punches)	SHC 10: Carvalho vs. Belo	20 September 2014	1	N/A	Heavyweight bout.
Loss	10–1	Kelly Anundson	Submission (neck crank)	Bellator 115	4 April 2014	2	3:19
Win	10–0	Josh Lanier	TKO (punches and elbows)	Bellator 105	25 October 2013	1	3:13
Win	9–0	David Round	TKO (punches)	WKN Valhalla: Battle of the Vikings	9 March 2013	1	N/A	Won the WKN Valhalla: Battle of the Vikings Tournament.
Win	8–0	Angelier Benjamin	KO (punches)	WKN Valhalla: Battle of the Vikings	9 March 2013	1	0:45
Win	7–0	Benyaich Mohamed	TKO (punches)	WKN Valhalla: Battle of the Vikings	9 March 2013	1	0:15
Win	6–0	Mohamed Amidi	TKO (punches)	SHC 6: Belo vs. Rodriguez	6 October 2012	1	1:59	Heavyweight bout.
Win	5–0	Bruno Farias Grancheux	TKO (punches)	Lions Fighting Championship 4	15 September 2012	1	1:54
Win	4–0	Ronilson Santos	TKO (retirement)	Lions Fighting Championship 3	12 May 2012	1	2:12
Win	3–0	Mamadou Cisse	Submission (kimura)	100% Fight 10: Supreme League Block C	7 April 2012	1	3:43
Win	2–0	Boubacar Baldé	Decision (unanimous)	Lions Fighting Championship	15 October 2011	3	5:00
Win	1–0	Martin Vath	TKO (punches)	Shooto: Switzerland 7	4 September 2010	1	0:56