Jacob Volkmann
10 UFC Fights | 60% Win Rate | 1 Finishes (17%)
Jacob Volkmann UFC Record & Pro MMA Record
Jacob Volkmann is 6-4 in the UFC across 10 fights, with 1 win by submission and 5 by decision. The full pro MMA record is 19-7, 13-3 of it outside the UFC. Volkmann competes at lightweight as a southpaw grappler, standing 5'9" with a 71" reach at 46 years old. The last bout was a loss to Ben Saunders by submission in Sep 2016.
Best attribute: striking defense (fewest significant strikes absorbed per minute) — 91st percentile among 300 lightweight fighters (1.8/min).
Jacob Volkmann's UFC win rate is 60% (6 of 10 fights), and 17% of those wins came by finish. Volkmann averages 2.4 takedowns per fight at 49% accuracy and stops 53% of opponents' takedown attempts.
- Pro MMA Record
- 19-7
- UFC Record
- 6-4
- Height
- 5'9"
- Reach
- 71"
- Age
- 46
- Stance
- Southpaw
- Last Fight
- L vs Ben Saunders · Submission (Armbar) · Sep 2016
Pro record from Sherdog (snapshot 2026-07-03) plus every UFC bout since; UFC record from UFCStats.
Jacob Volkmann's Last 5 Fights
Volkmann is 3-2 in the last five UFC fights.
- Loss vs King Green · Submission · R3 4:25 · UFC 156: Aldo vs Edgar · Feb 2013
- Win vs Shane Roller · Submission · R1 2:38 · UFC on FX: Browne vs Bigfoot · Oct 2012
- Loss vs Paul Sass · Submission · R1 1:54 · UFC 146: Dos Santos vs Mir · May 2012
- Win vs Efrain Escudero · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC 141: Lesnar vs Overeem · Dec 2011
- Win vs Danny Castillo · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC Live: Hardy vs Lytle · Aug 2011
Striking
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Sig. Strikes Landed per Round — Jacob Volkmann vs Average
Jacob Volkmann's UFC Fight History
10 UFC fights on record (6-4), most recent first.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Rd · Time | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | King Green | Submission | R3 · 4:25 | UFC 156: Aldo vs Edgar | 2013-02-02 |
| W | Shane Roller | Submission | R1 · 2:38 | UFC on FX: Browne vs Bigfoot | 2012-10-05 |
| L | Paul Sass | Submission | R1 · 1:54 | UFC 146: Dos Santos vs Mir | 2012-05-26 |
| W | Efrain Escudero | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 141: Lesnar vs Overeem | 2011-12-30 |
| W | Danny Castillo | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Live: Hardy vs Lytle | 2011-08-14 |
| W | Antonio McKee | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 125: Resolution | 2011-01-01 |
| W | Paul Kelly | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Live: Jones vs Matyushenko | 2010-08-01 |
| W | Ronys Torres | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Florian vs Gomi | 2010-03-31 |
| L | Martin Kampmann | Submission | R1 · 4:03 | UFC 108: Evans vs Silva | 2010-01-02 |
| L | Paulo Thiago | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 106: Ortiz vs Griffin 2 | 2009-11-21 |
How Volkmann Ranks at Lightweight
Percentile among the 300 lightweight fighters in our database (higher is better; absorbed strikes are inverted).
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