Gane vs Volkov

Who won Gane vs Volkov?

Ciryl Gane beat Alexander Volkov by split decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC 310, on Saturday 7th December 2024 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 29-28, 29-28, 29-28 in favor of the winner Ciryl Gane.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 265 pounds (18.9 stone or 120.2 KG).

Gane vs Volkov stats

Ciryl Gane stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Alexander Volkov made his way to the cage with a record of 38 wins, 10 losses and 0 draws, 24 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

This was Ciryl Gane's 12th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019. Alexander Volkov marked his 17th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2016.

Ciryl Gane's UFC record stood at 10-2-0, while Alexander Volkov's came in at 12-5-0.

The stats suggested Volkov had an advantage in power over Gane, with a 63% knock out percentage over Gane's 50%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Gane had an advantage over Volkov, with a 25% submission rate over Volkov's 11%.

Ciryl Gane was the younger man by 1 year, at 35 years old.

Volkov had a height advantage of 3 inches over Gane. Despite this, he had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Gane was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 34 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2018, 9 years and 3 months later than Volkov, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 65 less professional rounds, 40 to Volkov's 105.

Gane vs Volkov form

Ciryl Gane had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Sergey Spivac at UFC Fight Night Paris – Gane vs. Spivac on 2nd September 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at Accor Arena, Paris, .

Previous to that, he had lost to Jon Jones at UFC 285 on 4th March 2023 by submission in the 1st round in their UFC Heavyweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Tai Tuivasa at UFC Fight Night Paris on 3rd September 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round at Accor Arena, Paris, .

Before that, he had been beaten by Francis NGannou at UFC 270 on 22nd January 2022 by unanimous decision in their UFC Heavyweight championship fight at Honda Center, Anaheim, United States.

He had defeated Derrick Lewis at UFC 265 on 7th August 2021 by knockout in the 3rd round at Toyota Center, Houston.

Volkov had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he was victorious against Marcin Tybura at UFC 267 on 30th October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest.

Previous to that, he had been defeated by Ciryl Gane at UFC Vegas 30 on 26th June 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had won against Alistair Overeem at UFC Vegas 18 on 6th February 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had beaten Walt Harris at UFC 254 on 24th October 2020 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

He had lost to Curtis Blaydes at UFC Vegas 3 on 20th June 2020 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Activity check

In of activity leading into the fight, Ciryl Gane had been fighting more than Alexander Volkov.

Going to this contest, Ciryl Gane had last fought 1 year, 9 months and 6 days ago, while Alexander Volkov's last outing had been 3 years, 7 months and 9 days ago.

Gane's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 10 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Volkov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 11 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

What time did Gane vs Volkov start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 4:10 AM UTC , which was 11:10 PM EST or 8:10 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 4:10 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Gane vs Volkov?

Ciryl Gane was a 1/4 (-400) favourite going into the contest, while Alexander Volkov made his way into the ring at 3/1 (+300) with oddsmakers.