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Max Holloway

28-9-0
34y·5' 11"·69" reach·Orthodox
0:50
Control / 15m
time on top
+2.32
Striking diff.
landed minus absorbed
58%
Finish rate
wins inside the distance
0.3
Power
knockdowns per 100 landed

Tells

Non-traditional predictors we've tested against the record. Only the ones that fire on this fighter show up here.

Chin Decay

Predictive

First KO loss October 2024. Fighters at the same age and mileage lose by KO in 11.3% of fights; after a first KO it runs 17.3%.

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The Odometer

Backwards

Crossed into the heaviest third of head strikes eaten for their age in August 2012, 25 head strikes before that night. Never-yet-stopped fighters carrying that kind of mileage took a first KO in 11.0% of fights; the lightest third ran 15.6%.

Fired again Oct 2024

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Checked 3 tells for this fighter. 2 fired.

How they fight

Every significant strike they have landed across 33 recorded bouts, 3693 in total. Target and position are two readings of the same strikes, so each adds to 100.

Target
Head 65%Body 24%Legs 11%
Position
Distance 88%Clinch 7%Ground 5%
And how often each lands
Head40%
Body74%
Legs77%
Distance46%
Clinch76%
Ground72%

How fights end

UFC bouts only, so these will not add up to the record above. Counts rather than rates: two knockouts in three wins is not a 67% finisher.

24Wins12 KO · 2 SUB · 10 DEC
9Losses1 KO · 1 SUB · 7 DEC

Control, bout by bout

Seconds spent controlling the opponent in each fight, oldest on the left. UFCStats records this per bout and never adds it up; this is what that looks like added up.

3%
Poirier
6%
Schilling
1%
Lawrence
1%
Garcia
1%
Bermudez
0%
McGregor
4%
Chope
0%
Fili
19%
Collard
5%
Corassani
17%
Miller
11%
Swanson
6%
Oliveira
23%
Stephens
11%
Lamas
4%
Pettis
15%
Aldo
5%
Aldo
1%
Ortega
0%
Poirier
0%
Edgar
0%
Volkanovski
0%
Volkanovski
2%
Kattar
27%
Rodriguez
1%
Volkanovski
0%
Allen
9%
Jung
0%
Gaethje
0%
Topuria
6%
Poirier
6%
Oliveira
54%
McGregor

As the fight goes on

Which measure to show

Significant strikes landed, per minute fought. Every round is measured against round one, except rounds reached by fewer than 3 bouts, which are dimmed and left uncompared.

Landed / minvs R1Bouts
R15.19100%33
R26.61127%29
R37.72149%27
R49.92191%12
R57.51145%11

Only fights that reached a round count towards it, so later rounds are a smaller sample.

Career numbers

Strikes landed / min6.92
Strikes absorbed / min4.6
Striking accuracyof everything thrown48%
Striking defenceof what comes back, missed58%
Takedowns / 15 min0.22
Takedown accuracyof attempts that land53%
Takedown defenceof attempts stuffed81%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.3
Pacestrikes landed and absorbed, added together11.52
Average bout lengthhow long their fights actually last, across 33 bouts16.2m

Earned Accuracy

How hard the opponents on this record were to hit at distance, and whether they beat it. Distance strikes only, so nobody gets credit for accuracy they picked up hammering someone already flat on the floor.

45.9%
Landed at range
6,928 thrown over 32 bouts
37.5%
Expected
against these opponents
+8.5pp
Gap
above expected
87.7%
Coverage
from real records
The fine print

Distance strikes only

Nothing thrown in the clinch or on the ground counts. Those land at about 72% and 71%, against 44% at distance, so a blended accuracy mostly measures where a fight happened. Rank the sport that way and its best strikers are all wrestlers.

One pass, not a rating

How much each opponent lets through is taken raw. It isn't adjusted for who they fought, so a fighter whose opponents all had soft schedules comes out looking better here than they are. Running it to convergence is a later job.

Coverage, and who gets ranked

Coverage is how much of the expected number came from the opponents' own records instead of the division average. Under 65% it's mostly the division talking, so the comparison gets hidden. Same for anyone under 5 qualifying bouts, or under 300 distance strikes of their own, which is where an accuracy still moves on a single exchange. Miss any of the three and you'll see what they landed, nothing else, and they stay out of any ranking.

Short records get pulled to the middle

An opponent who hasn't been shot at much gets dragged toward their division's average, and the drag fades as their record fills in. At 60 distance strikes faced, their own record and the division average count for the same.

Bout log

WConor McGregorJul 2026KO R10:37 ctrl12 str0 td
Significant strikes
12 of 19 · 63%
Total strikes
14 of 22 · 64%
Takedowns
0 of 0
Control
0:37
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
KO / TKO, R1 1:09
to McGregor knee injury
Target
Head 67%Body 0%Legs 33%
Position
Distance 42%Clinch 0%Ground 58%
This fight on UFCStats
LCharles OliveiraMar 2026U-DEC1:36 ctrl26 str0 td
Significant strikes
26 of 45 · 58%
Total strikes
73 of 92 · 79%
Takedowns
0 of 0
Control
1:36
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Unanimous decision, 5 rounds
Target
Head 69%Body 23%Legs 8%
Position
Distance 96%Clinch 4%Ground 0%
This fight on UFCStats
WDustin PoirierJul 2025U-DEC1:32 ctrl198 str0 td
Significant strikes
198 of 375 · 53%
Total strikes
201 of 378 · 53%
Takedowns
0 of 0
Control
1:32
Knockdowns
1
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Unanimous decision, 5 rounds
Target
Head 52%Body 32%Legs 16%
Position
Distance 92%Clinch 0%Ground 8%
This fight on UFCStats
LIlia TopuriaOct 2024KO R30:00 ctrl79 str0 td
Significant strikes
79 of 204 · 39%
Total strikes
84 of 209 · 40%
Takedowns
0 of 0
Control
0:00
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
KO / TKO, R3 1:34
Punch to Head At Distance
Target
Head 59%Body 16%Legs 24%
Position
Distance 100%Clinch 0%Ground 0%
This fight on UFCStats
WJustin GaethjeApr 2024KO R50:00 ctrl181 str0 td
Significant strikes
181 of 309 · 59%
Total strikes
181 of 309 · 59%
Takedowns
0 of 0
Control
0:00
Knockdowns
1
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
KO / TKO, R5 4:59
Punch to Head At Distance
Target
Head 34%Body 34%Legs 31%
Position
Distance 100%Clinch 0%Ground 0%
This fight on UFCStats
WChan Sung JungAug 2023KO R30:57 ctrl75 str0 td
Significant strikes
75 of 128 · 59%
Total strikes
75 of 128 · 59%
Takedowns
0 of 0
Control
0:57
Knockdowns
2
Sub attempts
1
Reversals
0
Ended
KO / TKO, R3 0:23
Punch to Head At Distance
Target
Head 45%Body 41%Legs 13%
Position
Distance 95%Clinch 1%Ground 4%
This fight on UFCStats
WArnold AllenApr 2023U-DEC0:03 ctrl147 str0 td
Significant strikes
147 of 262 · 56%
Total strikes
149 of 264 · 56%
Takedowns
0 of 0
Control
0:03
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Unanimous decision, 5 rounds
Target
Head 52%Body 29%Legs 19%
Position
Distance 99%Clinch 1%Ground 0%
This fight on UFCStats
LAlexander VolkanovskiJul 2022U-DEC0:16 ctrl127 str0 td
Significant strikes
127 of 301 · 42%
Total strikes
161 of 335 · 48%
Takedowns
0 of 3 · 0%
Control
0:16
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Unanimous decision, 5 rounds
Target
Head 50%Body 33%Legs 17%
Position
Distance 86%Clinch 14%Ground 0%
This fight on UFCStats
WYair RodriguezNov 2021U-DEC6:49 ctrl230 str3 td
Significant strikes
230 of 404 · 57%
Total strikes
251 of 434 · 58%
Takedowns
3 of 5 · 60%
Control
6:49
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
1
Reversals
0
Ended
Unanimous decision, 5 rounds
Target
Head 56%Body 29%Legs 15%
Position
Distance 81%Clinch 10%Ground 9%
This fight on UFCStats
WCalvin KattarJan 2021U-DEC0:27 ctrl445 str0 td
Significant strikes
445 of 744 · 60%
Total strikes
447 of 746 · 60%
Takedowns
0 of 1 · 0%
Control
0:27
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Unanimous decision, 5 rounds
Target
Head 62%Body 26%Legs 12%
Position
Distance 99%Clinch 1%Ground 0%
This fight on UFCStats
LAlexander VolkanovskiJul 2020S-DEC0:00 ctrl102 str0 td
Significant strikes
102 of 268 · 38%
Total strikes
111 of 277 · 40%
Takedowns
0 of 0
Control
0:00
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Split decision, 5 rounds
Target
Head 43%Body 26%Legs 30%
Position
Distance 93%Clinch 7%Ground 0%
This fight on UFCStats
LAlexander VolkanovskiDec 2019U-DEC0:02 ctrl134 str0 td
Significant strikes
134 of 303 · 44%
Total strikes
135 of 304 · 44%
Takedowns
0 of 0
Control
0:02
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Unanimous decision, 5 rounds
Target
Head 63%Body 24%Legs 13%
Position
Distance 99%Clinch 1%Ground 0%
This fight on UFCStats
WFrankie EdgarJul 2019U-DEC0:00 ctrl129 str0 td
Significant strikes
129 of 328 · 39%
Total strikes
131 of 330 · 40%
Takedowns
0 of 0
Control
0:00
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Unanimous decision, 5 rounds
Target
Head 84%Body 16%Legs 0%
Position
Distance 93%Clinch 6%Ground 1%
This fight on UFCStats
LDustin PoirierApr 2019U-DEC0:06 ctrl181 str0 td
Significant strikes
181 of 446 · 41%
Total strikes
208 of 473 · 44%
Takedowns
0 of 0
Control
0:06
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
1
Reversals
0
Ended
Unanimous decision, 5 rounds
Target
Head 78%Body 22%Legs 1%
Position
Distance 92%Clinch 8%Ground 0%
This fight on UFCStats
WBrian OrtegaDec 2018DOC R40:16 ctrl290 str1 td
Significant strikes
290 of 490 · 59%
Total strikes
307 of 507 · 61%
Takedowns
1 of 1 · 100%
Control
0:16
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Doctor's stoppage, R4 5:00
Target
Head 84%Body 14%Legs 2%
Position
Distance 97%Clinch 3%Ground 0%
This fight on UFCStats
WJose AldoDec 2017KO R30:46 ctrl174 str0 td
Significant strikes
174 of 397 · 44%
Total strikes
181 of 406 · 45%
Takedowns
0 of 0
Control
0:46
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
KO / TKO, R3 4:51
Punches to Head On Ground
Target
Head 78%Body 21%Legs 2%
Position
Distance 83%Clinch 9%Ground 8%
This fight on UFCStats
WJose AldoJun 2017KO R32:04 ctrl104 str0 td
Significant strikes
104 of 207 · 50%
Total strikes
128 of 234 · 55%
Takedowns
0 of 0
Control
2:04
Knockdowns
1
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
KO / TKO, R3 4:13
Punches to Head From Back Control
Target
Head 84%Body 15%Legs 1%
Position
Distance 59%Clinch 2%Ground 39%
This fight on UFCStats
WAnthony PettisDec 2016KO R30:37 ctrl94 str2 td
Significant strikes
94 of 208 · 45%
Total strikes
98 of 212 · 46%
Takedowns
2 of 2 · 100%
Control
0:37
Knockdowns
1
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
KO / TKO, R3 4:50
Punches to Head At Distance
Target
Head 51%Body 31%Legs 18%
Position
Distance 81%Clinch 17%Ground 2%
This fight on UFCStats
WRicardo LamasJun 2016U-DEC1:37 ctrl103 str0 td
Significant strikes
103 of 205 · 50%
Total strikes
111 of 213 · 52%
Takedowns
0 of 0
Control
1:37
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
2
Reversals
0
Ended
Unanimous decision, 3 rounds
Target
Head 78%Body 12%Legs 11%
Position
Distance 80%Clinch 11%Ground 10%
This fight on UFCStats
WJeremy StephensDec 2015U-DEC3:26 ctrl57 str1 td
Significant strikes
57 of 99 · 58%
Total strikes
79 of 122 · 65%
Takedowns
1 of 1 · 100%
Control
3:26
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Unanimous decision, 3 rounds
Target
Head 70%Body 21%Legs 9%
Position
Distance 74%Clinch 11%Ground 16%
This fight on UFCStats
WCharles OliveiraAug 2015KO R10:06 ctrl14 str0 td
Significant strikes
14 of 29 · 48%
Total strikes
14 of 29 · 48%
Takedowns
0 of 0
Control
0:06
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
KO / TKO, R1 1:39
to Shoulder Injury
Target
Head 43%Body 57%Legs 0%
Position
Distance 100%Clinch 0%Ground 0%
This fight on UFCStats
WCub SwansonApr 2015SUB R31:28 ctrl82 str0 td
Significant strikes
82 of 198 · 41%
Total strikes
86 of 202 · 43%
Takedowns
0 of 0
Control
1:28
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
3
Reversals
0
Ended
Submission, R3 3:58
Guillotine Choke After Drop to Ground
Target
Head 62%Body 29%Legs 9%
Position
Distance 89%Clinch 5%Ground 6%
This fight on UFCStats
WCole MillerFeb 2015U-DEC2:33 ctrl57 str1 td
Significant strikes
57 of 176 · 32%
Total strikes
66 of 186 · 35%
Takedowns
1 of 1 · 100%
Control
2:33
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Unanimous decision, 3 rounds
Target
Head 70%Body 23%Legs 7%
Position
Distance 81%Clinch 12%Ground 7%
This fight on UFCStats
WAkira CorassaniOct 2014KO R10:10 ctrl31 str0 td
Significant strikes
31 of 51 · 61%
Total strikes
38 of 62 · 61%
Takedowns
0 of 0
Control
0:10
Knockdowns
1
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
KO / TKO, R1 3:11
Punch to Head At Distance
Target
Head 81%Body 13%Legs 6%
Position
Distance 65%Clinch 13%Ground 23%
This fight on UFCStats
WClay CollardAug 2014KO R32:35 ctrl124 str0 td
Significant strikes
124 of 204 · 61%
Total strikes
137 of 219 · 63%
Takedowns
0 of 0
Control
2:35
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
KO / TKO, R3 3:47
Punches to Head From Back Control
Target
Head 77%Body 21%Legs 2%
Position
Distance 56%Clinch 11%Ground 32%
This fight on UFCStats
WAndre FiliApr 2014SUB R30:00 ctrl47 str0 td
Significant strikes
47 of 149 · 32%
Total strikes
57 of 161 · 35%
Takedowns
0 of 0
Control
0:00
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
2
Reversals
0
Ended
Submission, R3 3:39
Guillotine Choke After Drop to Half Guard
Target
Head 66%Body 32%Legs 2%
Position
Distance 64%Clinch 36%Ground 0%
This fight on UFCStats
WWill ChopeJan 2014KO R20:16 ctrl74 str0 td
Significant strikes
74 of 139 · 53%
Total strikes
79 of 145 · 54%
Takedowns
0 of 0
Control
0:16
Knockdowns
2
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
KO / TKO, R2 2:27
Punch to Head In Clinch
Target
Head 78%Body 19%Legs 3%
Position
Distance 41%Clinch 55%Ground 4%
This fight on UFCStats
LConor McGregorAug 2013U-DEC0:00 ctrl23 str0 td
Significant strikes
23 of 93 · 25%
Total strikes
32 of 104 · 31%
Takedowns
0 of 0
Control
0:00
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Unanimous decision, 3 rounds
Target
Head 43%Body 4%Legs 52%
Position
Distance 96%Clinch 4%Ground 0%
This fight on UFCStats
LDennis BermudezMay 2013S-DEC0:09 ctrl75 str0 td
Significant strikes
75 of 193 · 39%
Total strikes
79 of 197 · 40%
Takedowns
0 of 1 · 0%
Control
0:09
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Split decision, 3 rounds
Target
Head 85%Body 12%Legs 3%
Position
Distance 93%Clinch 7%Ground 0%
This fight on UFCStats
WLeonard GarciaDec 2012S-DEC0:08 ctrl120 str0 td
Significant strikes
120 of 269 · 45%
Total strikes
122 of 273 · 45%
Takedowns
0 of 0
Control
0:08
Knockdowns
1
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Split decision, 3 rounds
Target
Head 57%Body 32%Legs 12%
Position
Distance 95%Clinch 5%Ground 0%
This fight on UFCStats
WJustin LawrenceAug 2012KO R20:05 ctrl29 str0 td
Significant strikes
29 of 124 · 23%
Total strikes
29 of 124 · 23%
Takedowns
0 of 0
Control
0:05
Knockdowns
1
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
KO / TKO, R2 4:49
Punch to Body In Clinch
Target
Head 62%Body 28%Legs 10%
Position
Distance 79%Clinch 0%Ground 21%
This fight on UFCStats
WPat SchillingJun 2012U-DEC0:57 ctrl118 str0 td
Significant strikes
118 of 267 · 44%
Total strikes
119 of 268 · 44%
Takedowns
0 of 0
Control
0:57
Knockdowns
1
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Unanimous decision, 3 rounds
Target
Head 73%Body 25%Legs 2%
Position
Distance 89%Clinch 7%Ground 4%
This fight on UFCStats
LDustin PoirierFeb 2012SUB R10:07 ctrl11 str0 td
Significant strikes
11 of 32 · 34%
Total strikes
11 of 32 · 34%
Takedowns
0 of 0
Control
0:07
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Submission, R1 3:23
Triangle Armbar From Mount
Target
Head 73%Body 18%Legs 9%
Position
Distance 100%Clinch 0%Ground 0%
This fight on UFCStats

Numbers from UFCStats. Control time and strike placement are summed from each bout, everything else is as published.