Jacob Volkmann

LightweightGrappler
6 - 4

10 UFC Fights | 60% Win Rate | 1 Finishes (17%)

Height
5' 9"
Reach
71"
Weight
155 lbs.
Age
46
Southpaw

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.

  1. Loss vs King Green · Submission · R3 4:25 · UFC 156: Aldo vs Edgar · Feb 2013
  2. Win vs Shane Roller · Submission · R1 2:38 · UFC on FX: Browne vs Bigfoot · Oct 2012
  3. Loss vs Paul Sass · Submission · R1 1:54 · UFC 146: Dos Santos vs Mir · May 2012
  4. Win vs Efrain Escudero · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC 141: Lesnar vs Overeem · Dec 2011
  5. Win vs Danny Castillo · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC Live: Hardy vs Lytle · Aug 2011

Striking

Fighter Profile

Offensive Output

Sig. Strikes / Min
1.2
Accuracy
34%
Knockdowns / Fight
0.00

Defensive

Absorbed / Min
1.8
0.5x avg
Strike Differential
+-0.6
Opp. Accuracy Against
47%

Strike Targets

Position Breakdown

Grappling

Takedowns & Control

Takedowns / Fight
2.4
above avg
Takedown Accuracy
49%
Takedown Defense
53%
Control Time / Fight
5:37
Sub Attempts / Fight
1.5

Win Methods

Finish Probability by Round

R1
0% KO
10% Sub
R2
0% KO
0% Sub
R3+
0% KO
0% Sub

Round-by-Round Output

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.

ResultOpponentMethodRd · TimeEventDate
LKing GreenSubmissionR3 · 4:25UFC 156: Aldo vs Edgar2013-02-02
WShane RollerSubmissionR1 · 2:38UFC on FX: Browne vs Bigfoot2012-10-05
LPaul SassSubmissionR1 · 1:54UFC 146: Dos Santos vs Mir2012-05-26
WEfrain EscuderoDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 141: Lesnar vs Overeem2011-12-30
WDanny CastilloDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Live: Hardy vs Lytle2011-08-14
WAntonio McKeeDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 125: Resolution2011-01-01
WPaul KellyDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Live: Jones vs Matyushenko2010-08-01
WRonys TorresDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Florian vs Gomi2010-03-31
LMartin KampmannSubmissionR1 · 4:03UFC 108: Evans vs Silva2010-01-02
LPaulo ThiagoDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 106: Ortiz vs Griffin 22009-11-21

How Volkmann Ranks at Lightweight

Percentile among the 300 lightweight fighters in our database (higher is better; absorbed strikes are inverted).

Striking volume1.2 sig. strikes/min
5th percentile
Striking accuracy34%
15th percentile
Strikes absorbed1.8/min
91st percentile
Takedowns2.4/fight
90th percentile
Takedown defense53%
35th percentile
Knockdown power0.00/fight
0th percentile

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