Volkanovski vs Holloway

Who won Volkanovski vs Holloway?

Alexander Volkanovski beat Max Holloway by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the co-main event of UFC 245, on Saturday 14th December 2019 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Alexander Volkanovski.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

This contest was for the UFC Featherweight championship.

Volkanovski vs Holloway stats

Alexander Volkanovski stepped into the octagon with a record of 20 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Max Holloway made his way to the cage with a record of 21 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Alexander Volkanovski's 17th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2016. Max Holloway marked his 30th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2012.

Alexander Volkanovski's UFC record stood at 14-3-0, while Max Holloway's came in at 22-8-0.

The stats suggested Volkanovski had a slight advantage in power over Holloway, with a 55% knock out percentage over Holloway's 48%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Volkanovski had a slight advantage over Holloway, with a 15% submission rate over Holloway's 10%.

Alexander Volkanovski was the older man by 3 years, at 36 years old.

Holloway had a height advantage of 5 inches over Volkanovski. Despite this, he had a 3-inch reach advantage.

Volkanovski was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 4 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 1 year and 8 months later than Holloway, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 26 less professional rounds, 87 to Holloway's 113.

Volkanovski vs Holloway form

Volkanovski had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Islam Makhachev at UFC 294 on 21st October 2023 by knockout in the 1st round in their UFC Lightweight championship fight at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Previous to that, he had won against Yair Rodriguez at UFC 290 on 8th July 2023 by knockout in the 3rd round in their UFC Featherweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Islam Makhachev at UFC 284 on 11th February 2023 by unanimous decision in their UFC Lightweight championship fight at RAC Arena, Perth, Western Australia.

Before that, he had beaten Max Holloway at UFC 276 on 2nd July 2022 by unanimous decision in their UFC Featherweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

He had defeated Chan Sung Jung at UFC 273 on 9th April 2022 by knockout in the 4th round in their UFC Featherweight championship fight at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville.

Holloway had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he was victorious against Frankie Edgar at UFC 240 on 27th July 2019 by unanimous decision in their UFC Featherweight championship fight at Rogers Place, Edmonton, Canada.

Previous to that, he had been defeated by Dustin Poirier at UFC 236 on 13th April 2019 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at State Farm Arena, Atlanta, United States.

Going into that contest, he had won against Brian Ortega at UFC 231 on 8th December 2018 by knockout in the 4th round in their UFC Featherweight championship fight at Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Canada.

Before that, he had beaten Jose Aldo at UFC 218 on 2nd December 2017 by knockout in the 3rd round in their UFC Featherweight championship fight at Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, United States.

He had defeated Jose Aldo at UFC 212 on 3rd June 2017 by knockout in the 3rd round in their UFC Featherweight championship fight at HSBC Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Alexander Volkanovski had been fighting more than Max Holloway.

Going to this contest, Alexander Volkanovski had last fought 1 year, 7 months and 28 days ago, while Max Holloway's last outing had been 5 years, 10 months and 22 days ago.

Volkanovski's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 18 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.6 rounds on average.

Holloway's last 5 fights had come over a period of 8 years and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 7 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 20 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Volkanovski vs Holloway?

Sorry, we couldn’t find any historical odds for Volkanovski vs Holloway.