Cyborg vs Holm

Who won Cyborg vs Holm?

Cris Cyborg beat Holly Holm by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the main event of UFC 219, on Saturday 30th December 2017 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Cris Cyborg.

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

This contest was for the vacant UFC Women’s Featherweight championship.

Cyborg vs Holm stats

Cris Cyborg stepped into the octagon with a record of 18 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 16 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Holly Holm made her way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Cris Cyborg's 7th fight in the UFC, having made her debut for the promotion in 2016. Holly Holm marked her 16th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2015.

Cris Cyborg's UFC record stood at 6-1-0, while Holly Holm's came in at 8-7-0.

The stats suggested Cyborg had an advantage in power over Holm, with a 89% knock out percentage over Holm's 73%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested that Cyborg and Holm would have been pretty equal, both with a 0% submission rate.

Cris Cyborg was the younger woman by 4 years, at 39 years old.

Cyborg was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 5 more fights, and made her debut in 2005, 5 years and 9 months earlier than Holm, whose first professional fight was in 2011. She had fought 5 less professional rounds, 69 to Holm's 74.

Cyborg vs Holm form

Cyborg had beaten 4 of her last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges twice.

In her last fight before this contest, she had won against Felicia Spencer at UFC 240 on 27th July 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Rogers Place, Edmonton, Canada.

Previous to that, she had lost to Amanda Nunes at UFC 232 on 29th December 2018 by knockout in the 1st round in their UFC Women’s Featherweight championship fight at The Forum, Inglewood, United States.

Going into that contest, she had beaten Yana Santos at UFC 222 on 3rd March 2018 by knockout in the 1st round in their UFC Women’s Featherweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, she had defeated Holly Holm at UFC 219 on 30th December 2017 by unanimous decision in their UFC Women’s Featherweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

She was victorious against Tonya Evinger at UFC 214 on 29th July 2017 by knockout in the 3rd round in their UFC Women’s Featherweight championship fight at Honda Center, Anaheim.

Holly Holm had beaten 2 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight leading up to this contest, she had been beaten by Kayla Harrison at UFC 300 on 13th April 2024 by submission in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, she had been defeated by Mayra Bueno Silva at UFC Fight Night – Holm vs. Bueno Silva on 15th July 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, she had won against Yana Santos at UFC Fight Night San Antonio on 25th March 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at AT&T Center, San Antonio.

Before that, she had lost to Ketlen Vieira at UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Vieira on 21st May 2022 by split decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

She had beaten Irene Aldana at UFC Fight Island 4 on 3rd October 2020 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Holly Holm had been fighting more than Cris Cyborg.

Going to this contest, Cris Cyborg had last fought 5 years, 8 months and 1 day ago, while Holly Holm's last outing had been 11 months and 15 days ago.

Cyborg's last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 7 months and 27 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year, 6 months and 13 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Holm's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 5 months and 25 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 10 months and 23 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

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