Holloway vs Aldo

Who won Holloway vs Aldo?

Max Holloway beat Jose Aldo by knockout in the 3rd round during the main event of UFC 218, on Saturday 2nd December 2017 at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit.

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 vacant UFC Featherweight championship.

Holloway vs Aldo stats

Max Holloway stepped into the octagon with a record of 18 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Jose Aldo made his way to the cage with a record of 26 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 15 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Max Holloway's 30th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2012. Jose Aldo marked his 22nd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2011.

Max Holloway's UFC record stood at 22-8-0, while Jose Aldo's came in at 14-8-0.

The stats suggested Aldo had an advantage in power over Holloway, with a 58% knock out percentage over Holloway's 44%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Holloway had a slight advantage over Aldo, with a 11% submission rate over Aldo's 4%.

Max Holloway was the younger man by 5 years, at 33 years old.

Holloway had a height advantage of 4 inches over Aldo. Despite this, Aldo had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Holloway was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 8 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2010, 6 years and 1 month later than Aldo, whose first professional fight was in 2004. He had fought 2 more professional rounds, 113 to Aldo's 111.

Holloway vs Aldo form

Aldo had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Renato Moicano at UFC on ESPN+ 2 on 2nd February 2019 by knockout in the 2nd round at Centro de Formacao Olimpica do Nordeste, Fortaleza, Brazil.

Previous to that, he had beaten Jeremy Stephens at UFC on FOX 30 on 28th July 2018 by knockout in the 1st round at Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary, Canada.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Max Holloway 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.

Before that, he had been beaten by Max Holloway 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.

He had defeated Frankie Edgar at UFC 200 on 9th July 2016 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Activity check

Holloway's last 3 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 9 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 7 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.3 rounds on average.

Aldo's last 5 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 8 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 8 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

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