Fighter Profile›Light Heavyweight

“No Time”

Volkan Oezdemir

21-816 UFC

Kickboxer

Form

Aging Threat

2× Title

2× 5R

High Variance

Early Chaos

Output Drops Late

Moderate Wear

6'2"ht·75"reach·Orthodoxstance·36age

Last fightWAlonzo Menifield·KO/TKO·R1·5mo ago

Fighter Context

9–7UFC·

5KO

1Sub

3Dec

10.0min/fight

151UFC min

vs. Winning-Record Opps

8–6(14 fights)

63%finish rate

+2.8str diff/min

vs. Veteran Opps

3–2(5 fights)

67%finish rate

+3.8str diff/min

CQ Key Stats

Striking Differential

+0.80

Neutral

64%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.042

Average

36%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

Durable

64%ile

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

54%

Average

56%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Oezdemir

Blitzer

Light Heavyweight avg

Sig. Strikes / Min4.99

Str. Accuracy48%

751UFC landed/1,553attempted

Sig. Absorbed / min

+0.2 vs avg4.19

Str. Defense55%

KD Rate / fight0.44

7UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / fight0.13

CQ KO Power

Average50%ile0.93

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

63%

Body

15%

Leg

22%

By Position

Distance80%

Clinch12%

Ground8%

Sig. Strikes by Round

	Round 116 rounds	Round 211 rounds	Round 38 rounds
Avg. Landed	22	20	22
Avg. Absorbed	16	15	27
Avg. Net	+7	+5	-5

Grappling

Oezdemir·63s ctrlAverage Control

Light Heavyweight avg

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min0.50

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY1.69

TD Accuracy29%

5UFC landed/17attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.10

1UFC wins/1attempted

Defense

Elite TD Def

TD Defense80%

52UFC defended/65opp. attempts

Sub Defense

Rarely Tapped

Finishing

Finish Rate

67%

Strong Finisher

div avg 64%

How They Lose

7UFC losses

Win Breakdown

KO / TKO5 / 9

Submission1 / 9

Decision3 / 9

KD → Finish

4/5Lethal

Loss Breakdown

KO / TKO2 / 7

Submission1 / 7

Decision4 / 7

Loss Pattern

Mixed

2 early · 1 late · 4 dec across 7 losses

Fast and versatile. 6 of 6 finishes inside R1-R2, by both KO and submission

Finish Round Distribution

KO/TKO W

KO/TKO L

SUB W

SUB L

Cards & Decisions

Recovery Rate

40%

4 of 10 rounds won following a lost round

Decision Margin

1.2pts

W3 dec

1.7pts

L4 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

4UD

3SD

0MD

43%split rate

Career Trajectory

Win

Loss

D/NC

Elite opp (15+ wins)

Veteran opp (8+ wins)

Layoff

sig. strikes stable across career. Second-half avg 47 vs 47 first half

16 UFC fights · hover for details · colored line = 3-fight rolling avg

Pace & Cardio

Output Drops Late

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=16

R2n=11

R3n=8

Outputsig strikes / min

5.6

4.6

4.4

Absorbedsig strikes / min

3.9

3.5

5.5

Diff

+1.7

+1.1

-1.1

Per-round averages across career · partial final rounds included at actual elapsed time · rounds below 5 min. career total suppressed · dashed lines = division avg

Last 8 Fights — Trend

KD Abs

Last 8 UFC fights · Absorbed & Strike Diff = index vs career avg (1.0 = avg, 0 = breakeven) · Orange dots = KDs absorbed

Elite oppVeteran opp

Oezdemir — 16 UFC Fights

Result

Method

16 fights

Alonzo MenifieldVeteran

KO/TKO R1 · 1:27Nov '25

+11

·13 SS (37%)·2 abs·1 kd landed

Carlos Ulberg

U-DEC R3Nov '24

-2

·96 SS (52%)·98 abs·0/2 td

Johnny WalkerVeteran

KO/TKO R1 · 2:28Jun '24

+22

·37 SS (55%)·15 abs·6s ctrl·2 kd landed

Bogdan Guskov

SUB R1 · 3:46Sep '23

+18

·26 SS (57%)·8 abs·1/1 td·83s ctrl·1 kd landed·1 sub att

Nikita KrylovVeteran

U-DEC R3Oct '22

-15

·42 SS (52%)·57 abs·1/1 td·7 td taken·47s ctrl

Paul CraigVeteran

U-DEC R3Jul '22

+39

·72 SS (56%)·33 abs·1/2 td·309s ctrl

Magomed Ankalaev

U-DEC R3Oct '21

-18

·48 SS (47%)·66 abs·0/1 td·1 td taken·1 kd taken

↵ 15mo layoff

Jiri Prochazka

KO/TKO R2 · 0:49Jul '20

·41 SS (45%)·33 abs·0/1 td·17s ctrl·1 kd taken

Aleksandar Rakic

S-DEC R3Dec '19

-12

·63 SS (44%)·75 abs·1 td taken·32s ctrl

Ilir Latifi

KO/TKO R2 · 4:31Aug '19

+46

·64 SS (47%)·18 abs·1 td taken·25s ctrl·2 kd landed

All Fighters

Light Heavyweight

“No Time”

Volkan Oezdemir

21-816 UFC

Form

6'2"ht·75"reach·Orthodoxstance·36age

Last fightWAlonzo Menifield·KO/TKO·5mo ago

Fighter Context

9–7UFC·

5KO

1Sub

3Dec

10.0min/fight

151UFC min

vs. Winning Record8–6

vs. Veterans (8+ W)3–2

CQ Key Stats

Str. Differential

+0.80

64%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.042

36%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

64%ile

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

54%

56%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Oezdemir

Light Heavyweight avg

Blitzer

Sig. Strikes / Min4.99

Str. Accuracy48%

751UFC landed/1,553attempted

Sig. Absorbed / Min

+0.2 vs avg4.19

Str. Defense55%

KD Rate / Fight0.44

7UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / Fight0.13

CQ KO Power

Average50%ile0.93

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

63%

Body

15%

Leg

22%

By Position

Dist80%

Clinch12%

Ground8%

Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)

	R1 n=16	R2 n=11	R3 n=8
Landed	22	20	22
Absorbed	16	15	27
Net	+7	+5	-5

Grappling

Oezdemir

Light Heavyweight avg

63s ctrlAverage Control

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min0.50

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY1.69

TD Accuracy29%

5UFC landed/17attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.10

1UFC wins/1attempted

Defense

Elite TD Def

TD Defense80%

52UFC defended/65opp. attempts

Sub Defense1 loss / 5 attempts

Finishing

Finish Rate

67%

Strong Finisher

Win Methods

5KO/TKO

1Sub

3Dec

Loss Methods

2KO/TKO

1Sub

4Dec

Finish Round Distribution

KO (W)

KO (L)

Sub (W)

Sub (L)

Cards & Decisions

Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.

40%4 of 10 rounds

Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.

1.2pts

W3 dec

1.7pts

L4 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

4UD

3SD

0MD

43%split rate

Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.

Pace & Cardio

Output Drops Late

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=16

R2n=11

R3n=8

Outputsig strikes / min

5.6

4.6

4.4

Absorbedsig strikes / min

3.9

3.5

5.5

Diff

+1.7

+1.1

-1.1

Per-round career averages · partial rounds time-adjusted · dashed = division avg

Oezdemir — UFC Fight Log

Alonzo MenifieldVeteran

KO/TKO·R1·Nov '25

13 SS (37%)·2 abs·1 kd

Carlos Ulberg

U-DEC·R3·Nov '24

96 SS (52%)·98 abs·0/2 td

Johnny WalkerVeteran

KO/TKO·R1·Jun '24

37 SS (55%)·15 abs·6s ctrl·2 kd

Bogdan Guskov

SUB·R1·Sep '23

26 SS (57%)·8 abs·1/1 td·83s ctrl·1 kd·1 sub

Nikita KrylovVeteran

U-DEC·R3·Oct '22

42 SS (52%)·57 abs·1/1 td·7 td taken·47s ctrl

Paul CraigVeteran

U-DEC·R3·Jul '22

72 SS (56%)·33 abs·1/2 td·309s ctrl

Magomed Ankalaev

U-DEC·R3·Oct '21

48 SS (47%)·66 abs·0/1 td·1 td taken·1 kd taken

Jiri Prochazka

KO/TKO·R2·Jul '20

41 SS (45%)·33 abs·0/1 td·17s ctrl·1 kd taken

Round 116 rounds

Round 211 rounds

Round 38 rounds

Avg. Landed

Avg. Absorbed

Avg. Net

-5

n=16

n=11

n=8

Landed

Absorbed

Net

-5