Holzer vs Ilbay

Who won Holzer vs Ilbay?

Max Holzer beat Deniz Ilbay by submission in the 4th round during the main event of OKTAGON 69, on Saturday 5th April 2025 at Westfalenhalle in Dortmund.

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).

Holzer vs Ilbay stats

Max Holzer stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 8 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Deniz Ilbay made his way to the cage with a record of 7 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Max Holzer's 5th fight in Oktagon MMA, having made his debut for the promotion in 2024. Deniz Ilbay marked his 6th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Max Holzer's Oktagon MMA record stood at 5-0-0, while Deniz Ilbay's came in at 4-2-0.

The stats suggested Ilbay had a massive power advantage over Holzer, boasting a 71% knock out percentage over Holzer's 13%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Holzer had a massive advantage over Ilbay, boasting a 75% submission rate over Ilbay's 14%.

Max Holzer was the younger man by 7 years, at 23 years old.

Ilbay had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Holzer was the more experienced professional fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2020, 1 year and 9 months earlier than Ilbay, whose first professional fight was in 2021. He had fought 6 more professional rounds, 26 to Ilbay's 20.

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Ilbay's last 3 fights had come over a period of 10 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.7 rounds on average.

What time did Holzer vs Ilbay start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 6:40 PM UTC , which was 2:40 PM EST or 11:40 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 7:40 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Holzer vs Ilbay?

Max Holzer was a 2/9 (-450) favourite going into the contest, while Deniz Ilbay made his way into the ring at 3/1 (+300) with oddsmakers.