Volkanovski vs Holloway

Who won Volkanovski vs Holloway?

Alexander Volkanovski beat Max Holloway by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the co-main event of UFC 245, on Saturday 14th December 2019 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

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 20 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, 4 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Alexander Volkanovski's 17th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2016. 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 14-3-0, while Max Holloway's came in at 22-8-0.

The stats suggested Volkanovski had a slight advantage in power over Holloway, with a 55% 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 15% 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 26 less professional rounds, 87 to Holloway's 113.

Volkanovski vs Holloway form

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Yair Rodriguez at UFC 290 on 8th July 2023 by knockout in the 3rd round in their UFC Featherweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Islam Makhachev at UFC 284 on 11th February 2023 by unanimous decision in their UFC Lightweight championship fight at RAC Arena, Perth, Western Australia.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Max Holloway at UFC 276 on 2nd July 2022 by unanimous decision in their UFC Featherweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, he had defeated Chan Sung Jung at UFC 273 on 9th April 2022 by knockout in the 4th round in their UFC Featherweight championship fight at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville.

He was victorious against Brian Ortega at UFC 266 on 25th September 2021 by unanimous decision in their UFC Featherweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against 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 beaten 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 had defeated 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 been beaten by 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 was victorious 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 of activity leading into the fight, Max Holloway had been fighting more than Alexander Volkanovski.

Going to this contest, Alexander Volkanovski had last fought 1 year, 10 months and 15 days ago, while Max Holloway's last outing had been 1 year, 1 month and 10 days ago.

Volkanovski's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 22 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.4 rounds on average.

Holloway's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 23 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.6 rounds on average.

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