Who will Volkan Oezdemir 🇨🇭 fight next?
Not confirmed as of 2 Oct 2026: no opponent or date has been officially announced.
Most likely Diyar Nurgozhay (8%), no event announced yet. Next: Iwo Baraniewski (7%), Luis Hernandez (5%).
Latest status: Last fight: Beat Alonzo Menifield (KO/TKO, UFC Fight Night, 22 Nov 2025). No fight announced. Unofficial rank #23 (NextSmash formula, not a UFC ranking).
Updated (UAE time) · Percentages are NextSmash model estimates, not facts or betting advice.
Unofficial rank #23 Not a UFC ranking. Ranks 16–30 come from the NextSmash formula (record, last 3 results, ranked wins, activity, Meta board). How it works.
Forecast: likely opponents Model estimate
Each percentage is the estimated chance of being his next opponent. These are not chances of winning.
- 8%chance next opponentModel pick: Unofficial #23 and #24, neither has a fight booked. Diyar Nurgozhay won last time out, against Bruno Lopes (8 Aug 2026).
- 7%chance next opponentModel pick: Unofficial #23 and #22, neither has a fight booked. Iwo Baraniewski lost last time out, against Alonzo Menifield (19 Sep 2026).
- 5%chance next opponentModel pick: Unofficial #23 and #21, neither has a fight booked. Luis Hernandez won last time out, against Sedriques Dumas (26 Sep 2026). Riser.
Field / other: 80%, including Magomed Tuchalov 3%. This covers everyone not listed above.
- Likely event
- Nothing announced.
- Last fight
- Win vs Alonzo Menifield · KO/TKO R1 1:27 · UFC Fight Night · 22 Nov 2025
- Career stage
- Won last fight.
- Confidence
- Low (High = officially booked · Medium = reported or a fighter's own claim · Low = model only)
- Last updated
- (UAE time)
Fight history Pro record 21-8-0
| Result | Opponent | Method | Rd | Time | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Alonzo Menifield 🇺🇸 | KO (knee and punches) · R1, 1:27 | 1 | 1:27 | UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker | |
| L | Carlos Ulberg 🇳🇿 | Decision (unanimous) · R3, 5:00 | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Figueiredo | |
| W | Johnny Walker 🇧🇷 | KO (punch) · R1, 2:28 | 1 | 2:28 | UFC on ABC: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov | |
| W | Bogdan Guskov 🇺🇿 | Submission (rear-naked choke) · R1, 3:46 | 1 | 3:46 | UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Spivac | |
| L | Nikita Krylov 🇷🇺 | Decision (unanimous) · R3, 5:00 | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 280 | |
| W | Paul Craig | Decision (unanimous) · R3, 5:00 | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall | |
| L | Magomed Ankalaev 🇷🇺 | Decision (unanimous) · R3, 5:00 | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 267 | |
| L | Jiří Procházka 🇨🇿 | KO (punch) · R2, 0:49 | 2 | 0:49 | UFC 251 | |
| W | Aleksandar Rakić 🇷🇸 | Decision (split) · R3, 5:00 | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. The Korean Zombie | |
| W | Ilir Latifi | KO (punches) · R2, 4:31 | 2 | 4:31 | UFC Fight Night: Shevchenko vs. Carmouche 2 | |
| L | Dominick Reyes 🇺🇸 | Decision (split) · R3, 5:00 | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Till vs. Masvidal | |
| L | Anthony Smith | Submission (rear-naked choke) · R3, 4:26 | 3 | 4:26 | UFC Fight Night: Volkan vs. Smith | |
| L | Daniel Cormier | TKO (punches) · R2, 2:00 | 2 | 2:00 | UFC 220 | |
| W | Jimi Manuwa | KO (punches) · R1, 0:42 | 1 | 0:42 | UFC 214 | |
| W | Misha Cirkunov | KO (punch) · R1, 0:28 | 1 | 0:28 | UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Teixeira |
Show all 29 fights
| Result | Opponent | Method | Rd | Time | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Ovince Saint Preux | Decision (split) · R3, 5:00 | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Bermudez vs. The Korean Zombie | |
| W | Alihan Vahaev | Decision (unanimous) · R3, 5:00 | 3 | 5:00 | WFCA 17 | |
| W | Paco Estevez | TKO (punches) · R1, N/A | 1 | N/A | Strength and Honor 10 | |
| L | Kelly Anundson | Submission (neck crank) · R2, 3:19 | 2 | 3:19 | Bellator 115 | |
| W | Josh Lanier | TKO (punches and elbows) · R1, 3:13 | 1 | 3:13 | Bellator 105 | |
| W | David Round | TKO (punches) · R1, N/A | 1 | N/A | WKN Valhalla: Battle of the Vikings 2013 | |
| W | Angelier Benjamin | KO (punches) · R1, 0:45 | 1 | 0:45 | WKN Valhalla: Battle of the Vikings 2013 | |
| W | Benyaich Mohamed | TKO (punches) · R1, 0:15 | 1 | 0:15 | WKN Valhalla: Battle of the Vikings 2013 | |
| W | Mohamed Amidi | TKO (punches) · R1, 1:59 | 1 | 1:59 | Strength and Honor 6 | |
| W | Bruno Farias Grancheux | TKO (punches) · R1, 1:54 | 1 | 1:54 | Lions FC 4 | |
| W | Ronilson Santos | TKO (retirement) · R1, 2:12 | 1 | 2:12 | Lions FC 3 | |
| W | Mamadou Cisse | Submission (kimura) · R1, 3:43 | 1 | 3:43 | 100% Fight 10 | |
| W | Boubacar Baldé | Decision (unanimous) · R3, 5:00 | 3 | 5:00 | Lions FC 1 | |
| W | Martin Vath | TKO (punches) · R1, 0:56 | 1 | 0:56 | Shooto: Switzerland 7 |
Professional MMA bouts only, newest first. Source: Wikipedia (checked 2 Oct 2026).
Volkan Oezdemir: frequently asked questions
When is Volkan Oezdemir's next fight?
No fight is officially booked as of 2 Oct 2026.
Who did Volkan Oezdemir fight last?
Volkan Oezdemir beat Alonzo Menifield at UFC Fight Night on 22 Nov 2025 (KO/TKO R1 1:27).
Who is Volkan Oezdemir likely to fight next?
NextSmash model estimate: Diyar Nurgozhay (8%), Iwo Baraniewski (7%), Luis Hernandez (5%). Updated 2 Oct 2026. These are estimates, not facts or betting advice.
What is Volkan Oezdemir's record?
21-8-0 (wins-losses-draws) in professional MMA, as listed on UFC.com (checked 2 Oct 2026).
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Other light heavyweight fighters
- Iwo Baraniewski Unofficial rank #22 · next: Luis Hernandez 9%
- Diyar Nurgozhay Unofficial rank #24 · next: Volkan Oezdemir 8%
- Luis Hernandez Unofficial rank #21 · next: Iwo Baraniewski 9%
- Lucas Fernando Unofficial rank #25 · next: Billy Elekana 92%
- Magomed Tuchalov Unofficial rank #20 · next: Reinier de Ridder 12%
More: Light Heavyweight rankings and next fights · Switzerland UFC fighters
Sources
- UFC.com athlete profile (record, status, last fight) · 2 Oct 2026
- ESPN fighter profile (country, fight history) · 2 Oct 2026
- ESPN UFC results (scoreboard API): bouts since Jul 2024 used for the unofficial rank · 2 Oct 2026
Percentages are NextSmash model estimates from the factors shown above (see methodology). They are not facts, and not betting advice. Records and ranks come from UFC.com; country from ESPN. Checked 1 Oct 2026.