Johnny Walker vs Volkan Oezdemir

Johnny Walker vs Volkan Oezdemir: Matchup Breakdown

Johnny Walker is 8-7 (1 NC) in the Light Heavyweight division with a 50.0% win rate. Volkan Oezdemir is 9-7 at Light Heavyweight, winning 56.3% of the time. Both are listed as active.

They have met 1 time. Volkan Oezdemir leads the series 1-0. Their most recent meeting was UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov on Jun 22, 2024, won by Volkan Oezdemir by KO/TKO in round 1.

Volkan Oezdemir holds the higher MMA.SOCIAL ELO rating, 989 to 940. Career peaks are 1,089 for Johnny Walker and 1,088 for Volkan Oezdemir. Johnny Walker has 6 KO/TKO and 1 submission win from 8 victories, an 87.5% finish rate. Volkan Oezdemir has 5 KO/TKO and 1 submission win, finishing 66.7% of the time.

Johnny Walker stands 6' 6" with a reach of 82" and fights orthodox. Volkan Oezdemir is 6' 2" with a reach of 75", orthodox. That is a 7-inch reach advantage for Johnny Walker. Johnny Walker is 34, Volkan Oezdemir is 37.

Across the bouts with round-by-round data recorded, Johnny Walker has landed 401 significant strikes at 52.9% accuracy with 2 takedowns and 8:15 of control time. Volkan Oezdemir has landed 751 at 48.4% with 5 takedowns and 16:45 of control.

Johnny Walker has 0 title fights (0 won) against 1 (0 won) for Volkan Oezdemir. They share 6 common opponents: Dominick Reyes, Magomed Ankalaev, Anthony Smith, Paul Craig, Nikita Krylov, Misha Cirkunov.