Volkanovski vs Holloway

Who won Volkanovski vs Holloway?

Alexander Volkanovski beat Max Holloway by split decision in their 5 round contest during the co-main event of UFC 251, on Saturday 11th July 2020 at UFC Fight Island in Abu Dhabi.

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 21 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, 5 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

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 13-3-0, while Max Holloway's came in at 22-8-0.

The stats suggested Volkanovski had a slight advantage in power over Holloway, with a 52% 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 14% 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 31 less professional rounds, 82 to Holloway's 113.

Volkanovski vs Holloway form

Volkanovski had won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 1 opponent and going to the judges 4 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Max Holloway at UFC 245 on 14th December 2019 by unanimous decision in their UFC Featherweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Jose Aldo at UFC 237 on 11th May 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Chad Mendes at UFC 232 on 29th December 2018 by knockout in the 2nd round at The Forum, Inglewood, United States.

Before that, he was victorious against Shane Young at UFC Fight Night 121 on 18th November 2017 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney, Australia.

He had won against Mizuto Hirota at UFC Fight Night 110 on 10th June 2017 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Vector Arena, Auckland, New Zealand.

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 245 on 14th December 2019 by unanimous decision in their UFC Featherweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Frankie Edgar at UFC 240 on 27th July 2019 by unanimous decision in their UFC Featherweight championship fight at Rogers Place, Edmonton, Canada.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten 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.

Before that, he had defeated 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.

He was victorious against 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.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Alexander Volkanovski had last fought 5 years, 1 month and 6 days ago, while Max Holloway's last outing had been 5 years, 1 month and 6 days ago.

Volkanovski's last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 7 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 6 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.2 rounds on average.

Holloway's last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 1 month and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 22 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.4 rounds on average.

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