Volkan Oezdemir

“No Time”
OctagonStats Rating 1559
9-7-0
Career record (W-L-D)

Physical stats

Height6' 2" (188 cm)
Weight205 lbs. (93 kg)
Reach75" (190 cm)
StanceOrthodox
BornSep 19, 1989
Age37
DivisionLight Heavyweight
BirthplaceFribourg, Switzerland
TeamGolden Glory (formerly) Fight Move Academy (until 2022) Blackzilians (2015–2015) Allstars Training Center (2022–present)

Striking & grappling

SLpM4.99
Str. Acc48%
SApM4.19
Str. Def55%
TD Avg0.50
TD Acc29%
TD Def-
Sub Avg0.1

Recent form

W L W W L
Last 5 fights, most recent first

Career timeline

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16 fights, oldest to newest — ■ win ■ loss ■ draw/no contest. Hover for details.

Career breakdown

Based on recorded UFC bouts — early regional fights may not be included.
Wins by method
5 KO/TKO wins · 1 sub wins · 3 decision wins
Losses by method
2 KO/TKO losses · 1 sub losses · 4 decision losses
Finish rate67%
Times finished43%
StreakW1
Best streak3
Avg fight9:25
Octagon time2h 30m
Opp win%73%
ActiveFeb. 04, 2017 – Nov. 22, 2025 (9y)

Strength of schedule

Ranked opponents faced8
Ranked wins3
Best ranked winBogdan Guskov (#10 Light Heavyweight)
Based on current UFC rankings — a snapshot, not the ranking at fight time.

Bonus awards

Performance of the Night3
Total bonuses3
Post-fight bonuses from UFC event records.

Career story

Volkan Oezdemir "No Time" is a 21-8-0 knockout artist. 66% finish rate.

Volkan debuted Feb. 04, 2017 vs Ovince Saint Preux (win). Longest win streak: 3. 9 years active (Feb. 04, 2017–Nov. 22, 2025).

Best wins: Bogdan Guskov (SUB Rear Naked Choke R1, Sep. 02, 2023); Johnny Walker (KO/TKO Punch R1, Jun. 22, 2024); Alonzo Menifield (KO/TKO Punches R1, Nov. 22, 2025).

Volkan Oezdemir (born 19 September 1989) is a Swiss professional mixed martial artist and former kickboxer. He currently competes in the Light heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A professional since 2010, Oezdemir formerly competed for Bellator. As a kickboxer, he competed for Superkombat Fighting Championship in their heavyweight division. As of 20 June 2026, he is #8 in the UFC light heavyweight rankings.

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Fight history

DateEventResultMethodRTimeKDStrTDSub
Nov. 22, 2025UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. HookerW Alonzo MenifieldKO/TKO Punches11:271 013 20 00 0
Nov. 23, 2024UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. FigueiredoL Carlos UlbergU-DEC35:000 096 980 00 0
Jun. 22, 2024UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. AliskerovW Johnny WalkerKO/TKO Punch12:282 037 150 00 0
Sep. 02, 2023UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. SpivacW Bogdan GuskovSUB Rear Naked Choke13:461 026 81 01 0
Oct. 22, 2022UFC 280: Oliveira vs. MakhachevL Nikita KrylovU-DEC35:000 042 571 70 1
Jul. 23, 2022UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. AspinallW Paul CraigU-DEC35:000 072 331 00 0
Oct. 30, 2021UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. TeixeiraL Magomed AnkalaevU-DEC35:000 148 660 10 0
Jul. 11, 2020UFC 251: Usman vs. MasvidalL Jiri ProchazkaKO/TKO Punch20:490 141 330 00 0
Dec. 21, 2019UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. The Korean ZombieW Aleksandar RakicS-DEC35:000 063 750 10 1
Aug. 10, 2019UFC Fight Night: Shevchenko vs. Carmouche 2W Ilir LatifiKO/TKO Punch24:312 064 180 10 0
Mar. 16, 2019UFC Fight Night: Till vs. MasvidalL Dominick ReyesS-DEC35:000 035 441 00 0
Oct. 27, 2018UFC Fight Night: Oezdemir vs. SmithL Anthony SmithSUB Rear Naked Choke34:260 077 631 10 2
Jan. 20, 2018UFC 220: Miocic vs. NgannouL Daniel CormierKO/TKO Punches22:000 038 320 20 1
Jul. 29, 2017UFC 214: Cormier vs. Jones 2W Jimi ManuwaKO/TKO Punches10:420 012 20 00 0
May. 28, 2017UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. TeixeiraW Misha CirkunovKO/TKO Punch10:281 05 90 00 0
Feb. 04, 2017UFC Fight Night: Bermudez vs. The Korean ZombieW Ovince Saint PreuxS-DEC35:000 082 760 00 0

Fight data compiled from public statistical sources (ufcstats.com) and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). OctagonStats is an independent database, not affiliated with UFC / TKO Group.