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UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega
Max Holloway
Max Holloway
19-3 · USA
VS
Brian Ortega
Brian Ortega
14-0 · USA
December 8, 2018 · Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Featherweight · 5 rounds · Main event
Max Holloway def. Brian Ortega by KO/TKO (Doctor's Stoppage), R4 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Holloway40/840/000:00
Ortega19/651/300:22
R2
Holloway66/1260/000:00
Ortega33/920/100:00
R3
Holloway50/840/000:00
Ortega30/811/201:05
R4
Holloway134/1961/100:16
Ortega28/540/500:58
Total
Holloway290/4901/100:16
Ortega110/2922/1102:25

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
HollowayWin probabilityOrtega
63.5%36.5%
KO / TKO
77%
Submission
1%
Decision
21%
Expected fight time: 16.7 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Holloway64%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO49%76%
Submission0%1%
Decision15%23%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes193 (112251)act 290
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.6)act 1
Ortega36%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO29%80%
Submission1%2%
Decision6%18%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes96 (55126)act 110
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.2)act 2
Combined totals~289 sig strikes~0.4 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R15%
R217%
R328%
R417%
R512%
Distance21%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikes
Holloway
79.2%-386
Ortega
+38620.5%
Most takedownstie 65.5%
Holloway
12.7%+172
Ortega
-17221.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Holloway
Expected: 193.0
193
Over 193
42.3%
+135
Exactly 193
0.4%
push
Under 193
57.3%
-135
0242483
Ortega
Expected: 96.5
96.5
Over 96.5
42.5%
+135
Under 96.5
57.5%
-135
0121242
Takedowns — over/under
Holloway
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
15.4%
Exactly 0
84.6%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Ortega
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
24.3%
+311
Under 0.5
75.7%
-311
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 16.7 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
Holloway63.5%50.0%+13.5-110
Ortega36.5%50.0%−13.5-110

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
75.9Striking52.4
Holloway +23.5
55.6Grappling45.8
Holloway +9.8
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
HollowayOrtega
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1697
Pound-for-pound
1632
1684
Divisional
1626
1556
Striking offense
1515
1518
Striking defense
1492
1488
Grappling offense
1522
1587
Grappling defense
1527
Physical
27 yrs
Age
27 yrs
5'11"
Height
5'8"
69"
Reach
69"
Orthodox
Stance
Switch
Striking (UFC career)
6.20
Strikes landed / min
3.65
44%
Strike accuracy
32%
3.90
Strikes absorbed / min
5.27
65%
Strike defense
57%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.28
Takedowns / 15 min
0.22
80%
Takedown accuracy
14%
83%
Takedown defense
58%
0.5
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.8
Form & résumé
83%
UFC win rate
86%
+12
Win/loss streak
+6
100%
Last-5 win rate
100%
67%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
371
Days since last fight
280
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Max Holloway
  • WJose AldoKO/TKO R3
    Close -2601y before
  • WJose AldoKO/TKO R3
    Close +1251y 6mo before
  • WAnthony PettisKO/TKO R3
    opp missedClose -3002y before
  • WRicardo LamasU-DEC R3
    Close -2702y 6mo before
  • WJeremy StephensU-DEC R3
    Close -4503y before
Brian Ortega
  • WFrankie EdgarKO/TKO R1
    Close +1359mo before
  • WCub SwansonSUB R2
    Close -1201y before
  • WRenato MoicanoSUB R3
    Close +1601y 4mo before
  • WClay GuidaKO/TKO R3
    Close -2352y 6mo before
  • WDiego BrandaoSUB R3
    Close -1652y 11mo before
Holloway — win / loss by method
Record: 19-3-0

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
9 wins, 0 losses
W
47% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 1 loss
W
11% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
8 wins, 2 losses
W
42% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
15win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
8 (53%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (13%)Submission(33%) 1
5 (33%)Decision(67%) 2
Non-UFC
4win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (25%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
3 (75%)Decision() 0
Ortega — win / loss by method
Record: 14-0-0, 1 NC

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
3 wins, 0 losses
W
21% of wins
L
Submission
7 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
Decision
4 wins, 0 losses
W
29% of wins
L
UFC
6win0loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
3 (50%)KO/TKO() 0
3 (50%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
8win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
4 (50%)Submission() 0
4 (50%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Holloway
Ortega
18
UFC fights
7
215.8 min · 12.0 avg
Octagon time
68.2 min · 9.7 avg
15y 11m
Career length
16y 3m
UFC schedule strength

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

Holloway
Ortega
288W–73L · 79.8%
Overall
129W–43L · 75.0%
254W–67L · 79.1%
Wins
129W–43L · 75.0%
34W–6L · 85.0%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Holloway
Ortega
48W–46L · 51.1%
Overall
30W–23L · 56.6%
48W–46L · 51.1%
Wins
30W–23L · 56.6%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Holloway
Ortega
6.33
Landed / min
4.05
39.4%
Accuracy
29.6%
66.7%
Defense
58.1%
0.56
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.66
75.6%
Time at distance
77.2%
Grappling & control
Holloway
Ortega
0.28
Takedowns / 15 min
0.22
80.0%
Takedown accuracy
14.3%
83.3%
Takedown defense
58.3%
0.49
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.76
40.3%
Control share
30.9%
Strike target map
Holloway
  • Head71%(950)div 65%
  • Body22%(297)div 19%
  • Legs7%(90)div 16%
Ortega
  • Head77%(192)div 65%
  • Body20%(49)div 19%
  • Legs3%(8)div 16%

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

Max Holloway
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Brian Ortega
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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