Featherweight
3 Rounds
Conor McGregor won · U-DEC R3
UFC Event·Saturday, August 17, 2013·Boston, Massachusetts, USA, USA
Style matchupConor McGregor: Pressure fightervsMax Holloway: Pressure fighter
Two pressure fighters — expect a fast pace and a war of attrition. Fitness decides it.
Model Prediction: Conor McGregor wins(68.7%)
Actual result: Conor McGregor wins · Model version: ufc_v4_pure_xgboost_20260517_121258
Correct
Scouting Report
Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.
- Max Holloway has 15pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
- Stance matchup historically favors Conor McGregor (53.5%).
- Conor McGregor has a 13cm reach advantage.
Tale of the Tape
Conor McGregor
Red Corner
VS
Max Holloway
Blue Corner
-245
(71%)
Vegas Odds
+225
(31%)
37
Age
34
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
5'9"
Height
5'11"
187.96 cm
Reach
175.26 cm
Recent Form
Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.
Conor McGregorL2 streak
oldest →latest
W
KOvs Eddie Alvarez · Nov 16L
SUBvs Khabib Nurmagomedov · Oct 18W
KOvs Donald Cerrone · Jan 20L
KOvs Dustin Poirier · Jan 21L
KOvs Dustin Poirier · Jul 21Max Holloway
oldest →latest
W
KOvs Chan Sung Jung · Aug 23W
KOvs Justin Gaethje · Apr 24L
KOvs Ilia Topuria · Oct 24W
vs Dustin Poirier · Jul 25L
vs Charles Oliveira · Mar 26Output & Defense Comparison
Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.
Conor McGregorMetricMax Holloway
5.32
Strikes / min
6.91
4.66
Strikes absorbed / min
4.61
54%
Strike defense
58%
0.67
TDs / 15 min
0.23
66%
Takedown defense
81%
0.10
Sub atts / 15 min
0.30
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.66Δ 1.64 — meaningful gap+2.30
Statistical Profile
Career averages and model features. Bigger shape = stronger across measured dimensions.
Conor McGregorMax Holloway
Recent Elo Trajectory
Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).
Conor McGregor(10 fights)Max Holloway(10 fights)
Model Feature Differentials (Red − Blue)
RedElo RatingBlue
+1.8-1.8
RedLayoff (days)Blue
+49.0-49.0
RedForm ScoreBlue
+0.9-0.9
RedStriker ScoreBlue
-2.52.5
RedGrappler ScoreBlue
0.00.0
Conor McGregor
StanceSouthpaw
Height69.0"
Reach74.0"
Fights14
Max Holloway
StanceOrthodox
Height71.0"
Reach69.0"
Fights32