Volkan Oezdemir

Volkan Oezdemir
Oezdemir at UFC Fight Night 153 in Stockholm, Sweden
Born (1989-09-19) 19 September 1989 (age 35)
Fribourg, Switzerland
Other namesNo Time
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
DivisionLight heavyweight (2010–2014, 2017–present)
Heavyweight (2012, 2014–2016)
Reach75 in (191 cm)
StyleKickboxing
StanceOrthodox
Fighting out ofFribourg, Switzerland
TeamGolden Glory (formerly)[1]
Fight Move Academy (until 2022)[2]
Blackzilians (2015–2015)[3][4]
Combat Club (2017–2018)[4]
Kill Cliff FC (2017–present)[5][6][7]
Allstars Training Center (2022–present)[8]
Years active2010–present (MMA)
2014 (Kickboxing)
Kickboxing record
Total5
Wins5
Mixed martial arts record
Total27
Wins20
By knockout13
By submission2
By decision5
Losses7
By knockout2
By submission2
By decision3
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Volkan Oezdemir (born 19 September 1989) is a Swiss professional mixed martial artist and former kickboxer.[9] He currently competes in the Light heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A professional competitor since 2010, Oezdemir formerly competed for Bellator. As a kickboxer, he competed for Superkombat Fighting Championship in their heavyweight division. As of 27 August 2024, he is #6 in the UFC light heavyweight rankings.[10]

  1. ^ Michael Owens (17 November 2017). "Volkan Oezdemir: Race against the clock". fightersonlymag.com.
  2. ^ "Volkan Özdemir part en Suède". La Liberté (in French). 3 June 2022.
  3. ^ The Loaded Joes mma Podcast (12 January 2017). Talking with Titan FC 43 heavyweight Volkan Oezdemir – via YouTube.
  4. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference mmaj17 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "Volkan "No Time" Oezdemir | Hard Knocks 365". Hard Knocks 365. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  6. ^ "Volkan Oezdemir Has No Time to Waste in Pursuit of UFC Glory". Sports. 18 January 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  7. ^ Ollie Carlson (13 December 2019). "Hard Knocks 365 rebrands to Sanford MMA with sponsorship from Sanford Health". thebodylockmma.com.
  8. ^ Volkan Oezdemir: Khamzat Chimaev 'A Big Part' Of UFC London Training Camp. MMAjunkie.com. 21 July 2022 – via YouTube.
  9. ^ Baldwin, Nick (1 August 2017). "Oezdemir: Jones is 'gonna have to know more about me'". Bloody Elbow.
  10. ^ "UFC Rankings, Division Rankings, P4P rankings, UFC Champions | UFC.com". www.ufc.com. Retrieved 27 August 2024.