Anthony Pettis vs Max Holloway
Anthony Pettis is 24-10-0; Max Holloway is 28-9-0. Anthony Pettis is 5 years older than Max Holloway. Anthony Pettis has a 3" · 8 cm reach advantage over Max Holloway. Max Holloway is 1" · 3 cm taller than Anthony Pettis. They have met once: Anthony Pettis 0, Max Holloway 1.
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Style & credentials
Anthony Pettis
TaekwondoKickboxingBJJ
- 2018Black belt · BJJDaniel Wanderley
- 2013UFC Lightweight ChampionshipUFC
- 2010WEC Lightweight ChampionshipWEC
- —Black belt · Taekwondo
Max Holloway
KickboxingBJJ
- 2026Black belt · BJJPedro Sauer
- 2011X-1 Lightweight ChampionshipX-1 World Events
- 2021Brown belt · BJJRylan Lizares
Sig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
65%65%
Head
21%24%
Body
14%11%
Leg
Time in position
Where their significant strikes are thrown
Anthony Pettislast 25 fights
81%12%
Max Hollowaylast 33 fights
88%
DistanceClinchGround
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Anthony Pettis· incl. 5 fights outside the UFC Max Holloway
Strikes landed / min
3.326.92
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Anthony Pettis · Average · better than 48% of UFC fightersMax Holloway · Elite · better than 98% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
3.994.60
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Anthony Pettis · Below avg · better than 32% of UFC fightersMax Holloway · Poor · better than 18% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.520.22
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Anthony Pettis · Below avg · better than 23% of UFC fightersMax Holloway · Poor · better than 11% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
40%53%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Anthony Pettis · Average · better than 54% of UFC fightersMax Holloway · Good · better than 81% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
56%81%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Anthony Pettis · Below avg · better than 34% of UFC fightersMax Holloway · Elite · better than 85% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.700.30
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Anthony Pettis · Good · better than 68% of UFC fightersMax Holloway · Average · better than 40% of UFC fighters
Ranked against 1490 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
3.32
Strikes landed / min6.92
3.99
Strikes taken / minfewer is better4.60
0.52 / 1.3
Takedowns landed / 15 min0.22 / 0.4
40%
Takedown accuracy53%
56%
Takedown defence81%
1:21
Control time / fight0:54
0.70
Submission attempts / 15 min0.30
Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.
Where the strikes land
Range × target
Anthony Pettis20 UFC fights · 769 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
53%409/1071
19%144/232
14%104/122
Clinch
5%38/61
1%10/13
1%5/5
Ground
7%50/75
1%8/9
0%1/1
Max Holloway33 UFC fights · 3693 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
56%2084/5489
21%769/1065
11%399/517
Clinch
3%125/190
3%120/132
0%1/2
Ground
5%180/256
0%10/10
0%5/5
Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.
When it ends
Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended
Anthony Pettis24 of 39 ended early · 62%15 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
7 early stoppages have no logged time
Max Holloway17 of 37 ended early · 46%20 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended
Recent form · last 5
Anthony Pettis1-4
- L
- L
- W
- LProfessional Fighters League - PFL 6: 2021 Regular Season· Jun 24, 2021Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- LProfessional Fighters League - PFL 1: 2021 Regular Season· Apr 22, 2021Decision · R3 · Lightweight
Full record · 39 fightsShow less
- WUFC Fight Night: Thompson vs Neal· Dec 19, 2020Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- WUFC 249: Ferguson vs Gaethje· May 9, 2020Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- L
- L
- W
- L
- W
- L
- W
- L
- W
- LUFC 197: Jones vs Saint Preux· Apr 23, 2016Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- L
- LUFC 185: Pettis vs Dos Anjos· Mar 14, 2015Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- W
- W
- W
- W
- W
- LThe Ultimate Fighter: Team Lesnar vs Team dos Santos Finale· Jun 4, 2011Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- WWEC 53: Henderson vs Pettis· Dec 15, 2010Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- W
- W
- W
- L
- WMike CampbellWEC 41: Brown vs Faber 2· Jun 6, 2009Submission · R1 · 1:49 · Lightweight
- WGabe WallbridgeGladiators Cage Fighting· Dec 13, 2008TKO
- WJay EllisGladiators Cage Fighting· Oct 4, 2008Submission
- WSherron LeggettGladiators Cage Fighting· Jun 21, 2008Decision
- WMike LambrechtGladiators Cage Fighting· Mar 29, 2008TKO
- WGeorge BarrazzaGladiators Cage Fighting· Feb 16, 2008TKO
- WMike SkinnerGladiators Cage Fighting· Dec 1, 2007Submission
- WLonny AmdahlGladiators Cage Fighting· Aug 17, 2007Submission
- WTom ErspamerGladiators Cage Fighting· Jan 27, 2007TKO
Max Holloway3-2
- W
- LUFC 326: Holloway vs Oliveira 2· Mar 7, 2026Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- WUFC 318: Holloway vs Poirier 3· Jul 19, 2025Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- L
- W
Full record · 37 fightsShow less
- WUFC Fight Night: Holloway vs The Korean Zombie· Aug 26, 2023TKO · R3 · 0:23 · Featherweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Holloway vs Allen· Apr 15, 2023Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- LUFC 276: Adesanya vs Cannonier· Jul 2, 2022Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Holloway vs Rodriguez· Nov 13, 2021Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Holloway vs Kattar· Jan 17, 2021Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- L
- LUFC 245: Usman vs Covington· Dec 14, 2019Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- W
- LUFC 236: Holloway vs Poirier 2· Apr 13, 2019Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Interim Lightweight
- W
- W
- W
- W
- WUFC 199: Rockhold vs Bisping 2· Jun 4, 2016Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- WUFC 194: Aldo vs McGregor· Dec 12, 2015Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- W
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Thatch· Feb 14, 2015Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- W
- W
- W
- WWill ChopeUFC Fight Night: Saffiedine vs Lim· Jan 4, 2014TKO · R2 · 2:27 · Featherweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Sonnen· Aug 17, 2013Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- L
- W
- W
- WPat SchillingThe Ultimate Fighter: Live Finale· Jun 1, 2012Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- L
- WEddie RinconHawaii Regional· Jul 1, 2011Decision
- W
- WBryson KamakaX-1 World Events 37· Nov 6, 2010TKO · R1 · 3:09 · Lightweight
- WDuke SaragosaX-1 World Events 36· Sep 11, 2010Unanimous Decision · Lightweight
Head-to-Head History
Common Opponents
How each fared against the same opponents.
Anthony PettisMax Holloway
- LDecision · ROUND 3Thu, Apr 22, 2021WTKO · ROUND 3 · 3:47Sat, Aug 23, 2014
- LTKO · ROUND 3 · 2:08Sat, Nov 11, 2017WUnanimous Decision · ROUND 5 · 5:00Sat, Jul 19, 2025
- WSubmission · ROUND 3 · 1:49Sat, Aug 27, 2016LUnanimous Decision · ROUND 5 · 5:00Sat, Mar 7, 2026
- WSplit Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Sat, Oct 8, 2011WUnanimous Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Sat, Dec 12, 2015
Frequently asked questions
Have Anthony Pettis and Max Holloway ever fought?
Yes, once. Most recently at UFC 206: Holloway vs Pettis (Sat, Dec 10, 2016), where Max Holloway won by TKO.
What are the records of Anthony Pettis and Max Holloway?
Anthony Pettis is 24-10-0 and Max Holloway is 28-9-0.
Who has the longer reach, Anthony Pettis or Max Holloway?
Anthony Pettis has the longer reach: 72" · 183 cm against 69" · 175 cm for Max Holloway, a 3" · 8 cm advantage.
Who is taller, Anthony Pettis or Max Holloway?
Max Holloway is taller at 5'11" · 180 cm; Anthony Pettis stands 5'10" · 178 cm.
Who is older, Anthony Pettis or Max Holloway?
Anthony Pettis is 39 and Max Holloway is 34.
Who has more finishes, Anthony Pettis or Max Holloway?
Anthony Pettis has 19 wins inside the distance (8 by KO/TKO, 11 by submission); Max Holloway has 15 wins (13 by KO/TKO, 2 by submission).