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Max Holloway lands 6.9 and absorbs 4.6 significant strikes per minute. Output exceeds absorption by 2.3. Among the larger positive margins in the division.

Max Holloway's striking output climbs from round 1 to round 3.

Max Holloway's takedown attempts are present but not a primary weapon.

Max Holloway wins 71% of rounds across 111 scored. Consistently wins rounds by a clear margin.

Max Holloway has 1 KO/TKO loss in 9 total UFC losses. Absorbs 0.06 knockdowns per fight. Durability score of 100 out of 99, high for the division.

Max Holloway finishes 56% of wins by KO/TKO or submission.

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Fighter Profile›Lightweight
“Blessed”

Max Holloway

27-932 UFC
Pressure Fighter
Form
Declining
17× Title
18× 5R
Output Builds Late
Moderate Wear
5'11"ht·69"reach·Orthodoxstance·34age
Last fightLCharles Oliveira·U-DEC·R5·4mo ago
Fighter Context
23–9UFC·
11KO
·
2Sub
·
10Dec
·
16.6min/fight
·
533UFC min
vs. Winning-Record Opps
19–9(28 fights)
·
58%finish rate
·
+2.2str diff/min
vs. Veteran Opps
10–4(14 fights)
·
40%finish rate
·
+1.8str diff/min
vs. Elite Opps
2–2(4 fights)
·
0%finish rate
·
+1.0str diff/min
CQ Key Stats
Striking Differential
+2.30
Dominant
96%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat
0.040
Average
25%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability
100
Ironclad
98%ile

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate
71%
Dominant
89%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Max Holloway — 6.91 significant strikes per minute, 48% striking accuracy, absorbs 4.61 strikes per minute.

Holloway
Blitzer
Lightweight avg
Sig. Strikes / Min6.91
Str. Accuracy48%
3,681UFC landed/7,647attempted
Sig. Absorbed / min
+0.4 vs avg4.61
Str. Defense58%
KD Rate / fight0.38
12UFC knockdowns
KD Absorbed / fight0.06
CQ KO Power
Below Avg22%ile0.33
Strike Distribution
By Target
Head
65%
Body
24%
Leg
11%
By Position
Distance88%
/
Clinch7%
/
Ground5%
Sig. Strikes by Round
Round 132 rounds
Round 229 rounds
Round 327 rounds
Round 412 rounds
Round 511 rounds
Avg. Landed2532355038
Avg. Absorbed2121212828
Avg. Net+4+12+14+22+10
Grappling

Max Holloway — 0.2 takedowns per 15 minutes, 53% takedown accuracy, 0.3 submission attempts per 15 minutes, 81% takedown defense.

Holloway·55s ctrlAverage Control
Lightweight avg
Offense
TD Landed / 15 Min0.23
TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY0.42
TD Accuracy53%
8UFC landed/15attempted
Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.30
2UFC wins/10attempted
Defense
Elite TD Def
TD Defense81%
136UFC defended/167opp. attempts
Sub Defense
Rarely Tapped
Finishing

Max Holloway — 23 UFC wins (11 KO/TKO, 2 submission, 10 decision), 56% finish rate.

Finish Rate
56%
Average
div avg 52%
How They Lose
9UFC losses
Win Breakdown
KO / TKO11 / 23
Submission2 / 23
Decision10 / 23
KD → Finish
7/10Strong
Loss Breakdown
KO / TKO1 / 9
Submission1 / 9
Decision7 / 9
Loss Pattern
Outscored
7 of 9 losses by decision
Primarily a KO/TKO finisher. 11 of 13 stoppages by KO/TKO
Finish Round Distribution
Finish WinsFinish LossesR1R2R3R4R5
KO/TKO W
KO/TKO L
SUB W
SUB L
Cards & Decisions
Recovery Rate
42%
5 of 12 rounds won following a lost round
Decision Margin
2.7pts
W10 dec
2.7pts
L6 dec
field avg 1.95 pts
Decision Types
14UD
·
3SD
·
0MD
·
18%split rate
Career Trajectory
Win
Loss
D/NC
Elite opp (15+ wins)
Veteran opp (8+ wins)
Div. change
sig. strikes trending up. Averaging 98 more in second half of career
0+128+256+384+512avg↗↗201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026

32 UFC fights · hover for details · colored line = 3-fight rolling avg

Pace & Cardio
Output Builds Late
Output
Absorbed
Diff
1.93.96.0R1R2R3
R1n=32
R2n=29
R3n=27
Outputsig strikes / min
5.2
6.6
7.7
Absorbedsig strikes / min
4.3
4.3
4.5
Diff
+0.9
+2.4
+3.2

Per-round averages across career · partial final rounds included at actual elapsed time · rounds below 5 min. career total suppressed · dashed lines = division avg · switch to 5R for championship rounds

Last 8 Fights — Trend
KD Abs
▼Absorbed-22%L3
-26%49%125%WLWWWLWL

Last 8 UFC fights · Absorbed & Strike Diff = index vs career avg (1.0 = avg, 0 = breakeven) · Orange dots = KDs absorbed

Elite oppVeteran opp
Holloway — 32 UFC Fights

Max Holloway — UFC fight record: 23 wins, 9 losses.

Result
Method
32 fights
L
Charles OliveiraElite
TITLELW
U-DEC R5Mar '26
-24
·26 SS (58%)·50 abs·5 td taken·96s ctrl
W
Dustin PoirierElite
TITLELW
U-DEC R5Jul '25
+89
·198 SS (53%)·109 abs·92s ctrl·1 kd landed·1 kd taken
L
Ilia Topuria
TITLEFW
KO/TKO R3 · 1:34Oct '24
+4
·79 SS (39%)·75 abs·2 td taken·1 kd taken
W
Justin GaethjeVeteran
LW
KO/TKO R5 · 4:59Apr '24
+78
·181 SS (59%)·103 abs·1 kd landed
W
Chan Sung Jung
TITLEFW
KO/TKO R3 · 0:23Aug '23
+41
·75 SS (59%)·34 abs·57s ctrl·2 kd landed·1 sub att
W
Arnold AllenVeteran
TITLEFW
U-DEC R5Apr '23
+71
·147 SS (56%)·76 abs
L
Alexander VolkanovskiVeteran
TITLEFW
U-DEC R5Jul '22
-72
·127 SS (42%)·199 abs·0/3 td·16s ctrl
W
Yair RodriguezVeteran
TITLEFW
U-DEC R5Nov '21
+71
·230 SS (57%)·159 abs·3/5 td·1 td taken·409s ctrl·1 sub att
W
Calvin Kattar
TITLEFW
U-DEC R5Jan '21
+312
·445 SS (60%)·133 abs·0/1 td·27s ctrl
L
Alexander VolkanovskiVeteran
TITLEFW
S-DEC R5Jul '20
-35
·102 SS (38%)·137 abs·3 td taken
All Fighters
Lightweight
“Blessed”

Max Holloway

27-932 UFC
Form
5'11"ht·69"reach·Orthodoxstance·34age
Last fightLCharles Oliveira·U-DEC·4mo ago
Fighter Context
23–9UFC·
11KO
·
2Sub
·
10Dec
·
16.6min/fight
·
533UFC min
vs. Winning Record19–9
vs. Veterans (8+ W)10–4
vs. Elite (15+ W)2–2
CQ Key Stats
Str. Differential
+2.30
96%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat
0.040
25%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability
100
98%ile

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate
71%
89%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking
Holloway
Lightweight avg
Blitzer
Sig. Strikes / Min6.91
Str. Accuracy48%
3,681UFC landed/7,647attempted
Sig. Absorbed / Min
+0.4 vs avg4.61
Str. Defense58%
KD Rate / Fight0.38
12UFC knockdowns
KD Absorbed / Fight0.06
CQ KO Power
Below Avg22%ile0.33
Strike Distribution
By Target
Head
65%
Body
24%
Leg
11%
By Position
Dist88%
Clinch7%
Ground5%
Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)
R1
n=32
R2
n=29
R3
n=27
R4
n=12
R5
n=11
Landed2532355038
Absorbed2121212828
Net+4+12+14+22+10
Grappling
Holloway
Lightweight avg
55s ctrlAverage Control
Offense
TD Landed / 15 Min0.23
TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY0.42
TD Accuracy53%
8UFC landed/15attempted
Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.30
2UFC wins/10attempted
Defense
Elite TD Def
TD Defense81%
136UFC defended/167opp. attempts
Sub Defense1 loss / 8 attempts
Finishing
Finish Rate
56%
Average
Win Methods
11KO/TKO
2Sub
10Dec
Loss Methods
1KO/TKO
1Sub
7Dec
Finish Round Distribution
R1
R2
R3
R4
R5
KO (W)
KO (L)
Sub (W)
Sub (L)
Cards & Decisions
Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.
42%5 of 12 rounds
Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.
2.7pts
W10 dec
2.7pts
L6 dec
field avg 1.95 pts
Decision Types
14UD
·
3SD
·
0MD
·
18%split rate
Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.
Pace & Cardio
Output Builds Late
Output
Absorbed
Diff
1.93.96.0R1R2R3
R1n=32
R2n=29
R3n=27
Outputsig strikes / min
5.2
6.6
7.7
Absorbedsig strikes / min
4.3
4.3
4.5
Diff
+0.9
+2.4
+3.2

Per-round career averages · partial rounds time-adjusted · dashed = division avg · switch to 5R for championship rounds

Holloway — UFC Fight Log
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L
Charles OliveiraEliteTITLELW
U-DEC·R5·Mar '26
26 SS (58%)·50 abs·5 td taken·96s ctrl
W
Dustin PoirierEliteTITLELW
U-DEC·R5·Jul '25
198 SS (53%)·109 abs·92s ctrl·1 kd·1 kd taken
L
Ilia TopuriaTITLEFW
KO/TKO·R3·Oct '24
79 SS (39%)·75 abs·2 td taken·1 kd taken
W
Justin GaethjeVeteranLW
KO/TKO·R5·Apr '24
181 SS (59%)·103 abs·1 kd
W
Chan Sung JungTITLEFW
KO/TKO·R3·Aug '23
75 SS (59%)·34 abs·57s ctrl·2 kd·1 sub
W
Arnold AllenVeteranTITLEFW
U-DEC·R5·Apr '23
147 SS (56%)·76 abs
L
Alexander VolkanovskiVeteranTITLEFW
U-DEC·R5·Jul '22
127 SS (42%)·199 abs·0/3 td·16s ctrl
W
Yair RodriguezVeteranTITLEFW
U-DEC·R5·Nov '21
230 SS (57%)·159 abs·3/5 td·1 td taken·409s ctrl·1 sub
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