Alexander Volkanovski (born 29 September 1988) is an Australian professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is the current and two-time UFC Featherweight Champion. Volkanovski is the first Australian-born fighter to win a UFC title. He is also a former Australian Fighting Championship (AFC) Featherweight champion. Prior to his UFC debut, Volkanovski competed as a professional boxer in 2015. As of 16 June 2026, he is #2 in the UFC men's pound-for-pound rankings. He is considered one of the greatest Featherweights of all time.Volkanovski held the UFC's top pound-for-pound ranking during two separate reigns between 2022 and 2023 and was named Fighter of the Year at the World MMA Awards in 2022. He is tied with José Aldo for the most featherweight title victories in UFC history and is the oldest fighter to win the UFC Featherweight Championship at age 36, later becoming the oldest to successfully defend the title at 37. Fight Matrix currently ranks him as the second-greatest featherweight of all time and the fifth-greatest fighter pound-for-pound.