Arnold Allen vs Max Holloway
Arnold Allen is 21-4-0; Max Holloway is 28-9-0. Max Holloway is 2 years older than Arnold Allen. Arnold Allen has a 1" · 3 cm reach advantage over Max Holloway. Max Holloway is 3" · 8 cm taller than Arnold Allen. They have met once: Arnold Allen 0, Max Holloway 1.
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Style & credentials
Arnold Allen
BJJBoxing
- 2025Black belt · BJJMark Nixon
- —M4TC Lightweight Championship (British)Made4TheCage
- —Champion · Aba Eastern Counties Championshipsjunior
- —Champion · MMA Amateurfeatherweight
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
73%65%
Head
18%24%
Body
8%11%
Leg
Time in position
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
Arnold Allenlast 6 fights
80%11%9%
Max Hollowaylast 8 fights
80%14%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Arnold Allen· from fights outside the UFC Max Holloway· from fights outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
3.526.92
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Arnold Allen · Average · better than 54% of UFC fightersMax Holloway · Elite · better than 98% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
3.154.60
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Arnold Allen · Average · better than 59% of UFC fightersMax Holloway · Poor · better than 18% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
1.240.22
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Arnold Allen · Average · better than 52% of UFC fightersMax Holloway · Poor · better than 11% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
60%53%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Arnold Allen · Elite · better than 88% of UFC fightersMax Holloway · Good · better than 81% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
73%81%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Arnold Allen · Good · better than 71% of UFC fightersMax Holloway · Elite · better than 85% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.300.30
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Arnold Allen · Average · better than 40% of UFC fightersMax Holloway · Average · better than 40% of UFC fighters
Ranked against 1483 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
3.52
Strikes landed / min6.92
3.15
Strikes taken / minfewer is better4.60
1.24 / 2.1
Takedowns landed / 15 min0.22 / 0.4
60%
Takedown accuracy53%
73%
Takedown defence81%
2:08
Control time / fight0:54
0.30
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
Arnold Allen15 UFC fights · 765 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
65%495/1335
17%129/196
7%57/75
Clinch
3%24/49
1%6/10
0%0/1
Ground
6%43/54
0%3/3
1%8/16
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
Arnold Allen11 of 25 ended early · 44%14 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
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
Arnold Allen2-3
- WUFC Fight Night: Allen vs Costa · May 16, 2026Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- L
- WUFC 304: Edwards vs Muhammad 2 · Jul 28, 2024Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- LUFC 297: Strickland vs du Plessis · Jan 20, 2024Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Holloway vs Allen · Apr 15, 2023Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Featherweight
Full record · 25 fightsShow less
- W
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Vettori vs Holland · Apr 10, 2021Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs Dos Santos · Jan 25, 2020Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- WUFC 239: Jones vs Santos · Jul 6, 2019Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Till vs Masvidal · Mar 16, 2019Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- W
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Silva vs Bisping · Feb 27, 2016Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- W
- W
- W
- L
- WTobias HuberCage Warriors · Apr 18, 2014TKO · R1 · 0:36 · Featherweight
- WDoni MillerCage Warriors 61 · Dec 13, 2013TKO · R2 · 0:34 · Featherweight
- WDeclan WilliamsCage Warriors 60 · Oct 5, 2013SUB · R2 · 4:50 · Featherweight
- WAndy GreenCage Warriors 56 · Jul 6, 2013SUB · R1 · 4:00 · Featherweight
- WCarl OrrissUCMMA 32 · Feb 2, 2013Unanimous Decision · Featherweight
- WKim ThinghaugenUWC 21: Xplosion · Oct 20, 2012TKO · R1 · 5:00
- WNathan GreysonUCMMA 27 · Apr 7, 2012TKO · R2 · 0:40 · Bantamweight
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
- WUFC 240: Holloway vs Edgar · Jul 27, 2019Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- 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
- WUFC Fight Night: Saffiedine vs MacDonald · Oct 4, 2014TKO · R1 · 3:11 · Featherweight
- 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, 2011DEC
- 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.
Frequently asked questions
Have Arnold Allen and Max Holloway ever fought?
Yes, once. Most recently at UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs Allen (Sat, Apr 15, 2023), where Max Holloway won by Unanimous Decision.
What are the records of Arnold Allen and Max Holloway?
Arnold Allen is 21-4-0 and Max Holloway is 28-9-0.
Who has the longer reach, Arnold Allen or Max Holloway?
Arnold Allen has the longer reach: 70" · 178 cm against 69" · 175 cm for Max Holloway, a 1" · 3 cm advantage.
Who is taller, Arnold Allen or Max Holloway?
Max Holloway is taller at 5'11" · 180 cm; Arnold Allen stands 5'8" · 173 cm.
Who is older, Arnold Allen or Max Holloway?
Max Holloway is 34 and Arnold Allen is 32.
Who has more finishes, Arnold Allen or Max Holloway?
Arnold Allen has 11 wins inside the distance (7 by KO/TKO, 4 by submission); Max Holloway has 15 wins (13 by KO/TKO, 2 by submission).