Alexander Volkov vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik – Preview & Matchup Analysis

UFC on ESPN+ 65: Volkov vs. Rozenstruik is scheduled to take place on Saturday, June 4, 2022, in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. In one of the matchups on the fight card, Alexander “Drago” Volkov will take on Jairzinho “Bigi Boy” Rozenstruik in the Heavyweight Bout. You can view the full UFC on ESPN+ 65 card.

In this post, we will break down Alexander Volkov vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik matchup. Let’s take look at the fighter’s ages, their height, records, reach, fight stats, and more below ⤵

The 36-year-old, Alexander Volkov is coming in with a 34-10-0 record. Volkov will be fighting for the first time since a loss via submission against Tom Aspinall at UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall in March.

Rozenstruik, meanwhile, is coming off a unanimous decision loss against Curtis Blaydes on March 19, 2022 at UFC 266: Volkanovski vs. Ortega and holds a 12-3-0 record.

Alexander Volkov has an orthodox fighting stance with a 80″ reach. The 36-year-old, Jairzinho Rozenstruik is an orthodox fighter with a 78″ reach. An orthodox fighter stands with their left side forward and jabs with their left hand, the southpaw fighter is the opposite, southpaw stands with their right side forward and jabs with their right hand. In most cases, orthodox fighters are right-handed, if you are left-handed, then you fight southpaw.

Alexander Volkov:
→ Volkov’s striking accuracy is 57%.
→ Volkov lands 4.83 significant strikes per minute.
→ Volkov’s takedown accuracy is 70%.
→ Volkov’s takedown average is 0.52 per 15 minutes.
→ Volkov’s takedown defense is 71%.

Volkov comes in with 57% striking accuracy, typically landing about 4.83 significant strikes every minute. On the other side, Rozenstruik fires at 46% accuracy, landing about 2.80 significant strikes per minute. Alexander Volkov also has a 70% takedown accuracy and on average gets around 0.52 takedowns every 15 minutes, compared to Rozenstruik’s 0.00 takedowns and 75% takedown accuracy.

Jairzinho Rozenstruik:
→ Rozenstruik’s striking accuracy is 46%.
→ Rozenstruik lands 2.80 significant strikes per minute.
→ Rozenstruik’s takedown accuracy is 0%.
→ Rozenstruik’s takedown average is 0.00 per 15 minutes.
→ Rozenstruik’s takedown defense is 75%.

Jairzinho spent on average 9:30 minutes in the Octagon and Alexander has an average fight time of 14:26 minutes.

This looks like an fun matchup, at least on paper. UFC on ESPN+ 65 is live in , who do you think will win, Alexander or Jairzinho? Sound off in the comments.

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