Topuria vs Holloway

Who won Topuria vs Holloway?

Ilia Topuria beat Max Holloway by knockout in the 3rd round during the main event of UFC 308, on Saturday 26th October 2024 at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi.

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.

Topuria vs Holloway stats

Ilia Topuria stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 15 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

Max Holloway made his way to the cage with a record of 26 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Ilia Topuria's 8th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2020. Max Holloway marked his 30th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2012.

Ilia Topuria's UFC record stood at 8-0-0, while Max Holloway's came in at 22-8-0.

The stats suggested Holloway had an advantage in power over Topuria, with a 46% knock out percentage over Topuria's 33%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Topuria had a massive advantage over Holloway, boasting a 53% submission rate over Holloway's 8%.

Ilia Topuria was the younger man by 5 years, at 27 years old.

Holloway had a height advantage of 4 inches over Topuria. Despite this, both fighters had a equal reach.

Topuria was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 18 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 4 years and 6 months later than Holloway, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 85 less professional rounds, 28 to Holloway's 113.

Topuria vs Holloway form

Topuria remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Josh Emmett at UFC Fight Night – Emmett vs. Topuria on 24th June 2023 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at : VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Bryce Mitchell at UFC 282 on 10th December 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Jai Herbert at UFC Fight Night London on 19th March 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at 02 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Before that, he was victorious against Ryan Hall at UFC 264 on 10th July 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

He had won against Youssef Zalal at UFC Fight Island 5 on 10th October 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Holloway had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Justin Gaethje at UFC 300 on 13th April 2024 by knockout in the 5th round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had defeated Chan Sung Jung at UFC Fight Night – Holloway vs. Korean Zombie on 26th August 2023 by knockout in the 3rd round at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Kallang, Singapore.

Going into that contest, he was victorious against Arnold Allen at UFC Fight Night – Holloway vs. Allen on 15th April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at T-Mobile Center, Kansas City, United States.

Before that, he had lost to Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 276 on 2nd July 2022 by unanimous decision in their UFC Featherweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

He had won against Yair Rodriguez at UFC Vegas 42 on 13th November 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Ilia Topuria had last fought 1 year, 4 months and 8 days ago, while Max Holloway's last outing had been 6 months and 19 days ago.

Topuria's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Holloway's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 23 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.6 rounds on average.

What time did Topuria vs Holloway start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 8:25 PM UTC , which was 4:25 PM EST or 1:25 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 9:25 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Topuria vs Holloway?

Ilia Topuria was a 3/10 (-330) favourite going into the contest, while Max Holloway made his way into the ring at 5/2 (+250) with oddsmakers.