Max Holloway vs Conor McGregor

Conor McGregor

Pro 22-7-0 | UFC 10-5-0

Age

34|38

Height

5'11"|5'9"

Reach

69"|74"

Stance

Orthodox|Southpaw

Career Statistics

Statistic	Max Holloway	Conor McGregor	Edge
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	48.2%	49.5%	—
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	6.9	5.3	◄
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	4.6	4.7	—
Strike Differential	2.3/min	0.6/min	◄
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	53.3%	55.6%	—
Takedown Defense	81.4%	66.7%	◄
Takedowns Landed/15min	0.2	0.7	—
Submission Attempts/15min	0.3	0.1	—
Control Time/15min	0:50	1:49	—
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	50.0%	80.0%	—
Submission % of Wins	8.3%	0.0%	—
Decision % of Wins	41.7%	20.0%	—
Avg Fight Time	16:10	7:34	—
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.3	1.7	—
Reversals/15min	0.0	0.1	—
Edges	3	0	6 even

Fight Dynamics

Career Striking Volume

Max Holloway Conor McGregor League median

Statistic	Max Holloway	Conor McGregor	Edge
Fight Shape
Fight Completion Rate	77.9%	33.0%	—
Avg Fight Time	16:10	7:34	—
% Fights Inside the Distance	48.5%	86.7%	—
Strength of UFC Schedule
Opponent UFC Win % (all)	74.7%	73.6%	—
Opponent UFC Record (all)	245-83 (74.7%)	167-60 (73.6%)	—
Opponent Record (among wins)	165-67 (71.1%)	84-33 (71.8%)	—
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	82.9%	60.1%	—
% Time in Control	5.6%	12.2%	—
% Time Controlled	11.5%	27.8%	◀
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	32.7%	30.5%	—
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Landed / Min	7.34	6.75	—
Distance Sig. Absorbed / Min	5.11	4.92	—
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+2.23	+1.83	—
Distance Strike Accuracy	46.0%	45.1%	—
Distance Strike Defense	59.9%	61.1%	—
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes	0.39	2.93	▶
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.11	0.28	◀
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	0.17	0.66	—
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	1.89	2.42	—
Fade Index (R3 / R1 pace)	1.49	0.88	—

UFC fights only. Metrics with insufficient data show "—" and award no edge. Methodology →

Last 5 Fights (Averages)

Statistic	Max Holloway	Conor McGregor	Edge
Sig. Strike Accuracy	52.1%	58.1%	—
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	5.7	3.9	◄
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.8	5.1	◄
Takedown Accuracy	0.0%	0.0%	—
Takedown Defense	56.2%	50.0%	—
Control Time/Fight	0:45	0:16	—
Edges	2	0	4 even

Last 3 Fights

Max Holloway

WIN

vs. Conor McGregor

UFC 329: McGregor vs. Holloway 2 • Jul 2026Welterweight

KO/TKO • Rd 1, 1:09

Max Holloway12/1963%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:37

Conor McGregor0/60%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Max Holloway	12/19	63%	0/0	0:37	—
	Conor McGregor	0/6	0%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Charles Oliveira

UFC 326: Holloway vs. Oliveira 2 • Mar 2026Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Max Holloway26/4558%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:36

Charles Oliveira50/6676%TD 5/13Ctrl 20:49

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Max Holloway	8/13	62%	0/0	0:00	—
	Charles Oliveira	10/14	71%	1/1	4:30	—

R2	Max Holloway	5/7	71%	0/0	0:00	—
	Charles Oliveira	13/15	87%	1/2	4:40	—

R3	Max Holloway	2/5	40%	0/0	0:00	—
	Charles Oliveira	9/14	64%	1/4	4:29	—

R4	Max Holloway	6/11	55%	0/0	0:00	—
	Charles Oliveira	9/11	82%	1/3	4:16	—

R5	Max Holloway	5/9	56%	0/0	1:36	—
	Charles Oliveira	9/12	75%	1/3	2:54	—

WIN

vs. Dustin Poirier

UFC 318: Holloway vs. Poirier 3 • Jul 2025Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Max Holloway198/37553%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:32KD 1

Dustin Poirier109/25543%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:12KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Max Holloway	26/64	41%	0/0	0:08	1
	Dustin Poirier	16/32	50%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Max Holloway	44/67	66%	0/0	1:24	—
	Dustin Poirier	25/43	58%	0/1	0:12	1

R3	Max Holloway	38/61	62%	0/0	0:00	—
	Dustin Poirier	21/49	43%	0/0	0:00	—

R4	Max Holloway	44/84	52%	0/0	0:00	—
	Dustin Poirier	22/68	32%	0/0	0:00	—

R5	Max Holloway	46/99	46%	0/0	0:00	—
	Dustin Poirier	25/63	40%	0/0	0:00	—

Conor McGregor

LOSS

vs. Max Holloway

UFC 329: McGregor vs. Holloway 2 • Jul 2026Welterweight

KO/TKO • Rd 1, 1:09

Conor McGregor0/60%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Max Holloway12/1963%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:37

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Conor McGregor	0/6	0%	0/0	0:00	—
	Max Holloway	12/19	63%	0/0	0:37	—

LOSS

vs. Dustin Poirier

UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3 • Jul 2021Lightweight

KO/TKO • Rd 1, 5:00

Conor McGregor27/3871%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Dustin Poirier36/6655%TD 1/2Ctrl 3:18

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Conor McGregor	27/38	71%	0/0	0:00	—
	Dustin Poirier	36/66	55%	1/2	3:18	—

LOSS

vs. Dustin Poirier

UFC 257: Poirier vs. McGregor • Jan 2021Lightweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 2:32

Conor McGregor29/6644%TD 0/1Ctrl 1:07

Dustin Poirier48/9153%TD 1/1Ctrl 1:42KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Conor McGregor	15/34	44%	0/0	1:07	—
	Dustin Poirier	17/37	46%	1/1	1:40	—

R2	Conor McGregor	14/32	44%	0/1	0:00	—
	Dustin Poirier	31/54	57%	0/0	0:02	1

Common Opponents

vs. Dustin Poirier

Max Holloway

WIN

UFC 318: Holloway vs. Poirier 3 • Jul 2025Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Max Holloway198/37553%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:32KD 1

Dustin Poirier109/25543%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:12KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Max Holloway	26/64	41%	0/0	0:08	1
	Dustin Poirier	16/32	50%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Max Holloway	44/67	66%	0/0	1:24	—
	Dustin Poirier	25/43	58%	0/1	0:12	1

R3	Max Holloway	38/61	62%	0/0	0:00	—
	Dustin Poirier	21/49	43%	0/0	0:00	—

R4	Max Holloway	44/84	52%	0/0	0:00	—
	Dustin Poirier	22/68	32%	0/0	0:00	—

R5	Max Holloway	46/99	46%	0/0	0:00	—
	Dustin Poirier	25/63	40%	0/0	0:00	—

Conor McGregor

LOSS

UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3 • Jul 2021Lightweight

KO/TKO • Rd 1, 5:00

Conor McGregor27/3871%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Dustin Poirier36/6655%TD 1/2Ctrl 3:18

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Conor McGregor	27/38	71%	0/0	0:00	—
	Dustin Poirier	36/66	55%	1/2	3:18	—

vs. Jose Aldo

Max Holloway

WIN

UFC 218: Holloway vs. Aldo 2 • Dec 2017FeatherweightTITLE

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 3, 4:51

Max Holloway174/39744%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:46

Jose Aldo87/16353%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:02

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Max Holloway	25/89	28%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jose Aldo	18/48	38%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Max Holloway	41/104	39%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jose Aldo	31/52	60%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Max Holloway	108/204	53%	0/0	0:46	—
	Jose Aldo	38/63	60%	0/1	0:02	—

Conor McGregor

WIN

UFC 194: Aldo vs McGregor • Dec 2015FeatherweightTITLE

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 0:13

Conor McGregor5/683%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02KD 1

Jose Aldo1/333%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Conor McGregor	5/6	83%	0/0	0:02	1
	Jose Aldo	1/3	33%	0/0	0:00	—

Analysis Summary

Striking Volume: Max Holloway is the busier striker, landing 6.9 significant strikes per minute vs 5.3. Their opponent absorbs 4.7 strikes per minute on average — Max Holloway's output should find a target.

Grappling: Conor McGregor shoots at 56% accuracy against Max Holloway's 81% defense — Max Holloway should keep it standing.

Finish Threat: Max Holloway finishes 58% of wins (50% KO/TKO, 8% sub). Conor McGregor finishes 80% of wins (80% KO/TKO, 0% sub).

Fight Length: Max Holloway's fights average 16:10 vs 7:34 for Conor McGregor. If this reaches the championship rounds, Max Holloway's conditioning history becomes a factor.

Last updated: 2026-08-22 | Data source: UFCStats.com