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Max Holloway
Max Holloway
21-5 · USA
July 11, 2020 · Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Featherweight · 5 rounds
145.0lb
Weigh-in
145.0lb
Alexander Volkanovski def. Max Holloway by S-DEC, R5 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Volkanovski19/390/000:00
Holloway19/470/000:00
R2
Volkanovski22/470/000:00
Holloway21/520/000:00
R3
Volkanovski25/520/100:34
Holloway15/470/000:00
R4
Volkanovski34/631/200:14
Holloway24/610/000:00
R5
Volkanovski37/712/600:38
Holloway23/610/000:00
Total
Volkanovski137/2723/901:26
Holloway102/2680/000:00

Scorecards

Volkanovski vs Holloway

RdClemens WernerDavid LethabyMark CollettCommunity
R19-109-109-109-10
R29-109-109-109-10
R310-910-910-99.6-9.4
R410-910-910-99.9-9.1
R510-99-1010-99.8-9.2
Total48-4747-4848-4747.3-47.7

Media (27 cards) · avg 4847 · 27 Volkanovski · 0 Holloway

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Volkanovski-Holloway.

Pre-fight

The model's read going in

The walk-forward model's call at the time of the bout — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.

Prediction
VolkanovskiWin probabilityHolloway
51.1%48.9%
KO / TKO
36%
Submission
1%
Decision
63%
Expected fight time: 18.7 min
What drives the pick

Each bar is a feature's push on the model from the center axis. Red pushes toward Volkanovski, blue toward Holloway. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Volkanovski51%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO18%35%
Submission0%1%
Decision33%64%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes145 (84188)act 137
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.4)act 3
Holloway49%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO18%37%
Submission1%1%
Decision30%62%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes150 (87196)act 102
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.3)act 0
Combined totals~295 sig strikes~0.4 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R115%
R212%
R35%
R43%
R52%
Distance63%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikes
Volkanovski
47.9%+108
Holloway
-10851.7%
Most takedownstie 63.9%
Volkanovski
26.5%-277
Holloway
+2779.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
Volkanovski
Expected: 144.5
144.5
Over 144.5
42.5%
+135
Under 144.5
57.5%
-135
0181362
Holloway
Expected: 150.4
150.5
Over 150.5
42.4%
+136
Under 150.5
57.6%
-136
0188376
Takedowns — over/under
Volkanovski
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
28.9%
+247
Under 0.5
71.1%
-247
035
Holloway
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
12.2%
Exactly 0
87.8%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035

Odds are model-implied (no real prop market is priced for these). The “most” prices are draw-no-bet — a tie (for takedowns, usually 0–0) is a push, so each side is priced off its chance of winning given a result, while the % shown is the raw chance of landing strictly more. Drag a line in half-point steps: a half line (e.g. 2.5) is a clean over/under, while a whole number adds a third outcome — landing exactly on it, a push — so over, exact and under sum to 100%. On a whole number the over/under odds are draw-no-bet (priced off the decisive mass, since the push refunds), so the two sides stay mirror images rather than implying an arbitrage.

Expected fight time 18.7 min. Predicted-output ranges are percentiles of the model’s simulated fights: sig strikes the middle 50% (25th–75th); takedowns the wider 10th–90th, since they’re 0 in most fights so a narrow band would collapse to 0. Win-by-method = win probability × that fighter’s own method split: the model forecasts how the fight ends, and that forecast is divided between the corners by each fighter’s finishing record — UFC wins in full, earlier-career wins at half weight, as of fight night — reconciled so the fighters’ totals still equal their win probabilities and the methods still total the fight-level forecast above. “Equity” is each of those over that fighter’s win % — how they win given that they win — so a column adds to 100%, and it differs by corner. A fighter with no classifiable wins at any level leans on the fight-level split. “How it ends” is the model’s round-of-finish split. “Mkt” is the de-vigged market prop (consensus across books), shown for context, not as a betting signal; rounds & totals slots fill as that data lands. Percentages are apportioned by largest remainder, so each set adds to its total exactly and an individual figure can sit a point off its own rounding.

Model vs market
Final
ModelMarketGapLine
To win
Volkanovski51.1%64.7%−13.6-210
Holloway48.9%35.3%+13.6+170

Market % is the de-vigged (no-vig) consensus across the books that price both fighters; the line is the average across books with the min–max range in parentheses. Gap is the model minus the market in points (+ = the model rates that outcome above the market). Thin or one-sided markets are flagged or left blank rather than shown as a fabricated %. Shown for context, not as a bet — the closing line is the sharpest public price and the model trails it on average. For 5-round bouts the model splits its round-3+ finish mass into rounds 3–5 by the historical within-bucket rate, so the over-3.5 / 4.5 lines carry a model estimate.

Trait web
82.4Striking74.1
Volkanovski +8.3
51.9Grappling54.7
Holloway +2.8
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
VolkanovskiHolloway
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1666
Pound-for-pound
1689
1642
Divisional
1689
1529
Striking offense
1563
1520
Striking defense
1515
1505
Grappling offense
1478
1525
Grappling defense
1607
Physical
31 yrs
Age
28 yrs
5'6"
Height
5'11"
71"
Reach
69"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
6.15
Strikes landed / min
6.66
57%
Strike accuracy
45%
3.14
Strikes absorbed / min
4.45
60%
Strike defense
62%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.16
Takedowns / 15 min
0.24
35%
Takedown accuracy
83%
73%
Takedown defense
85%
0.4
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.4
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
77%
+8
Win/loss streak
-1
100%
Last-5 win rate
60%
38%
Finish rate
65%
Recent opp. quality
210
Days since last fight
210
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Alexander Volkanovski
  • WMax HollowayU-DEC R5
    Close +1707mo before
  • WJose AldoU-DEC R3
    Close +1251y 2mo before
  • WChad MendesKO/TKO R2
    Close +1201y 6mo before
  • WDarren ElkinsU-DEC R3
    Close -2202y before
  • WJeremy KennedyKO/TKO R2
    Close -2002y 5mo before
Max Holloway
  • LAlexander VolkanovskiU-DEC R5
    Close -2007mo before
  • WFrankie EdgarU-DEC R5
    Close -33511mo before
  • LDustin PoirierU-DEC R5
    Close -2201y 3mo before
  • WBrian OrtegaKO/TKO R4
    Close -1101y 7mo before
  • WJose AldoKO/TKO R3
    Close -2602y 7mo before
Volkanovski — win / loss by method
Record: 21-1-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
11 wins, 1 loss
W
52% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
14% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
8win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (38%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
5 (63%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
13win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
8 (62%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
3 (23%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (15%)Decision(0%) 0
Holloway — win / loss by method
Record: 21-5-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
10 wins, 0 losses
W
48% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 1 loss
W
10% of wins
L
20% of losses
Decision
9 wins, 4 losses
W
43% of wins
L
80% of losses
UFC
17win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
9 (53%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (12%)Submission(20%) 1
6 (35%)Decision(80%) 4
Non-UFC
4win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (25%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
3 (75%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Volkanovski
Holloway
8
UFC fights
22
111.3 min · 13.9 avg
Octagon time
310.8 min · 14.1 avg
14y 2m
Career length
15y 11m
UFC schedule strength

Opponents' records on fight night — toggle their full cross-promotional record vs UFC bouts only.

Volkanovski
Holloway
141W–29L · 82.9%
Overall
369W–85L · 81.3%
141W–29L · 82.9%
Wins
291W–73L · 79.9%
0W–0L
Losses
78W–12L · 86.7%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Volkanovski
Holloway
110W–50L · 68.8%
Overall
48W–46L · 51.1%
99W–46L · 68.3%
Wins
48W–46L · 51.1%
11W–4L · 73.3%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Volkanovski
Holloway
6.69
Landed / min
7.01
51.4%
Accuracy
41.8%
61.9%
Defense
63.3%
0.54
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.39
59.4%
Time at distance
79.5%
Grappling & control
Volkanovski
Holloway
2.16
Takedowns / 15 min
0.24
34.8%
Takedown accuracy
83.3%
72.7%
Takedown defense
85.1%
0.40
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.39
88.2%
Control share
34.1%
Strike target map
Volkanovski
  • Head59%(402)div 65%
  • Body12%(85)div 19%
  • Legs29%(197)div 16%
Holloway
  • Head74%(1,529)div 65%
  • Body21%(429)div 19%
  • Legs5%(113)div 16%

Where each fighter lands significant strikes (career). “div” = the weight-class average.

Alexander Volkanovski
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.

Max Holloway
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.