Featherweight
5 Rounds
🏆 Title Bout
Max Holloway won · KO/TKO R3
UFC Event·Saturday, December 2, 2017·Detroit, Michigan, USA, USA
Style matchupMax Holloway: Pressure fightervsJose Aldo: Striker
The pressure fighter will force exchanges. The cleaner striker needs lateral movement.
Model Prediction: Max Holloway wins(60.6%)
Actual result: Max Holloway wins · Model version: ufc_v4_pure_xgboost_20260517_121258
Correct
Tale of the Tape
Max Holloway
Red Corner
VS
Jose Aldo
Blue Corner
-260
(72%)
Vegas Odds
+220
(31%)
34
Age
39
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5'11"
Height
5'7"
175.26 cm
Reach
177.8 cm
Recent Form
Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.
Max 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 26Jose AldoL2 streak
oldest →latest
W
vs Rob Font · Dec 21L
vs Merab Dvalishvili · Aug 22W
vs Jonathan Martinez · May 24L
vs Mario Bautista · Oct 24L
vs Aiemann Zahabi · May 25Output & Defense Comparison
Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.
Max HollowayMetricJose Aldo
6.91
Strikes / min
3.65
4.61
Strikes absorbed / min
3.81
58%
Strike defense
60%
0.23
TDs / 15 min
0.47
81%
Takedown defense
92%
0.30
Sub atts / 15 min
0.10
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+2.30Δ 2.46 — meaningful gap-0.16
Statistical Profile
Career averages and model features. Bigger shape = stronger across measured dimensions.
Max HollowayJose Aldo
Recent Elo Trajectory
Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).
Max Holloway(10 fights)Jose Aldo(10 fights)
Model Feature Differentials (Red − Blue)
RedElo RatingBlue
+64.4-64.4
RedLayoff (days)Blue
0.00.0
RedForm ScoreBlue
+1.4-1.4
RedStriker ScoreBlue
+0.1-0.1
RedGrappler ScoreBlue
-0.30.3
Max Holloway
StanceOrthodox
Height71.0"
Reach69.0"
Fights32
Jose Aldo
StanceOrthodox
Height67.0"
Reach70.0"
Fights23