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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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| Result | Date | Opponent | Method | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | 22 Nov 2025 | Alonzo Menifield Light heavyweight | KO · R1 1:27 knee and punches | UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker |
| L | 23 Nov 2024 |  Carlos UlbergLight heavyweight | UD · R3 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Figueiredo |
| W | 22 Jun 2024 |  Johnny WalkerLight heavyweight | KO · R1 2:28 punch | UFC on ABC: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov |
| W | 2 Sept 2023 | Bogdan Guskov Light heavyweight | SUB · R1 3:46 rear-naked choke | UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Spivac |
| L | 22 Oct 2022 |  Nikita KrylovLight heavyweight | UD · R3 5:00 | UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev |
| W | 23 Jul 2022 | Paul Craig Light heavyweight | UD · R3 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall |
| L | 30 Oct 2021 |  Magomed AnkalaevLight heavyweight | UD · R3 5:00 | UFC 267: Błachowicz vs. Teixeira |
| L | 12 Jul 2020 |  Jiří ProcházkaLight heavyweight | KO · R2 0:49 punch | UFC 251: Usman vs. Masvidal |
| W | 21 Dec 2019 |  Aleksandar RakićLight heavyweight | SD · R3 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. The Korean Zombie |
| W | 10 Aug 2019 |  Ilir LatifiLight heavyweight | KO · R2 4:31 punches | UFC Fight Night: Shevchenko vs. Carmouche 2 |
| L | 16 Mar 2019 |  Dominick ReyesLight heavyweight | SD · R3 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Till vs. Masvidal |
| L | 27 Oct 2018 | Anthony Smith Light heavyweight | SUB · R3 4:26 rear-naked choke | UFC Fight Night: Volkan vs. Smith |
| L | 20 Jan 2018 | Daniel CormierTitle Light heavyweight | TKO · R2 2:00 punches | UFC 220: Miocic vs. Ngannou |
| W | 29 Jul 2017 |  Jimi ManuwaLight heavyweight | KO · R1 0:42 punches | UFC 214: Cormier vs. Jones 2 |
| W | 28 May 2017 |  Misha CirkunovLight heavyweight | TKO · R1 0:28 punch | UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Teixeira |
| W | 4 Feb 2017 | Ovince St. Preux Light heavyweight | SD · R3 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Bermudez vs. The Korean Zombie |
| L | 4 Apr 2014 | Kelly Anundson Light heavyweight | SUB · R2 3:19 cross-face crank | Bellator 115 |
| W | 25 Oct 2013 | Josh Lanier Light heavyweight | TKO · R1 3:13 strikes | Bellator 105 |
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