Volkanovski, Evloev Make Weight for UFC 333 Featherweight Title Main Event

Alexander Volkanovski and Movsar Evloev both made weight on Friday for their featherweight championship fight, locking in the UFC 333 main event. Volkanovski, the champion, came in at 144.5 pounds, while Evloev tipped the scale at 145, the division limit. The bout takes place Saturday.

Volkanovski, 38, is 28-4 and ranks third on the pound-for-pound list. The Australian, who trains at Freestyle Fighting Gym, is the volume striker in this matchup, landing 5.99 significant strikes per minute at 57 percent accuracy. He won his two most recent recorded fights against Diego Lopes, both five-round unanimous decisions in title bouts, the latest at UFC 325 on January 31, 2026. His most recent recorded loss came at UFC 298 in February 2024, when Ilia Topuria stopped him in the second round.

Evloev, 32, enters unbeaten at 20-0 and holds the number one ranking at featherweight. The Russian fighter, who trains at American Top Team, last competed on March 21, 2026, taking a majority decision over Lerone Murphy across five rounds. Before that he beat Aljamain Sterling by unanimous decision at UFC 310 and Arnold Allen by unanimous decision at UFC 297. All three of his most recent recorded wins went the distance.

Why it matters

• Stylistic contrast: Evloev averages 4.78 takedowns per 15 minutes, nearly three times Volkanovski's 1.63, while Volkanovski out-lands him on the feet, 5.99 strikes per minute to 3.91.
• Size: Volkanovski is 38 against Evloev's 32, a six-year gap. Evloev holds a one-inch edge in height at five-foot-seven against five-foot-six, and a one-inch reach advantage at 72 inches to 71.
• Streak on the line: Evloev's perfect record is on the line in his first recorded title fight, while Volkanovski is defending the belt for the third time in the recorded stretch against a top-ranked challenger.

Both men were on the scale without issue, so the title fight is set to go ahead as scheduled at UFC 333.