Brian Ortega vs Max Holloway
Brian Ortega is 16-5-0 (1 NC); Max Holloway is 28-9-0. Brian Ortega is 1 year older than Max Holloway. Max Holloway is 3" · 8 cm taller than Brian Ortega. They have met once: Brian Ortega 0, Max Holloway 1.
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Style & credentials
Brian Ortega
BJJ
- 2013Black belt · BJJRener Gracie
- 2014RFA Featherweight ChampionshipResurrection Fighting Alliance (RFA)
- 2011RITC Featherweight ChampionshipRespect in the Cage (RITC)
- 2018LFA announcement dated 2018-02-06, cited as a reference on Wikipedia. The archived page could not be fetched directly in this session, so the claim rests on the citation title plus Wikipedia's use of it.
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
71%65%
Head
18%24%
Body
11%11%
Leg
Time in position
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
Brian Ortegalast 4 fights
70%9%21%
Max Hollowaylast 8 fights
80%14%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Brian Ortega· from fights outside the UFC Max Holloway· from fights outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
3.846.92
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Brian Ortega · Good · better than 64% of UFC fightersMax Holloway · Elite · better than 98% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
6.384.60
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Brian Ortega · Poor · better than 3% of UFC fightersMax Holloway · Poor · better than 18% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.930.22
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Brian Ortega · Average · better than 41% of UFC fightersMax Holloway · Poor · better than 11% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
25%53%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Brian Ortega · Below avg · better than 20% of UFC fightersMax Holloway · Good · better than 81% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
55%81%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Brian Ortega · Below avg · better than 33% of UFC fightersMax Holloway · Elite · better than 85% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.900.30
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Brian Ortega · Good · better than 77% 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
3.84
Strikes landed / min6.92
6.38
Strikes taken / minfewer is better4.60
0.93 / 3.7
Takedowns landed / 15 min0.22 / 0.4
25%
Takedown accuracy53%
55%
Takedown defence81%
1:11
Control time / fight0:54
0.90
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
Brian Ortega14 UFC fights · 742 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
63%465/1609
16%117/167
10%75/92
Clinch
4%29/43
2%17/18
0%3/4
Ground
5%34/52
0%2/2
0%0/0
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
Brian Ortega13 of 21 ended early · 62%8 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
2 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
Brian Ortega1-4
- LUFC Fight Night: Walker vs Zhang · Aug 23, 2025Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Catchweight
- LUFC 306: Riyadh Season Noche UFC O'Malley vs Dvalishvili · Sep 14, 2024Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- W
- L
- LUFC 266: Volkanovski vs Ortega · Sep 25, 2021Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Featherweight
Full record · 22 fightsShow less
- WUFC Fight Night: Ortega vs Jung · Oct 18, 2020Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- L
- W
- W
- W
- W
- W
- W
- NC
- WKeoni KochRFA 12: Ortega vs. Koch · Jan 24, 2014SD · Featherweight
- W
- WThomas GuimondRespect in the Cage · May 4, 2013Submission
- WCarlos GarcesRespect in the Cage · Mar 11, 2011DEC
- WChris MercadoRespect in the Cage · Jan 15, 2011DEC
- WVincent MartinezRespect in the Cage · Jul 24, 2010Submission
- WBrady HarrisonGladiator Challenge · Jun 27, 2010Unanimous Decision
- WJohn SassoneGladiator Challenge · Apr 25, 2010Submission · R1 · 1:48
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
- WUFC Fight Night: Machida vs Rockhold · Apr 18, 2015Submission · R3 · 3:58 · Featherweight
- 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.
Brian OrtegaMax Holloway
- WSubmission · ROUND 3 · 0:58Sat, Feb 24, 2024WUnanimous Decision · ROUND 5 · 5:00Sat, Nov 13, 2021
- LUnanimous Decision · ROUND 5 · 5:00Sat, Sep 25, 2021LUnanimous Decision · ROUND 5 · 5:00Sat, Jul 2, 2022
- WUnanimous Decision · ROUND 5 · 5:00Sun, Oct 18, 2020WTKO · ROUND 3 · 0:23Sat, Aug 26, 2023
- WTKO · ROUND 1 · 4:44Sat, Mar 3, 2018WUnanimous Decision · ROUND 5 · 5:00Sat, Jul 27, 2019
- WSubmission · ROUND 2 · 3:22Sat, Dec 9, 2017WSubmission · ROUND 3 · 3:58Sat, Apr 18, 2015
Frequently asked questions
Have Brian Ortega and Max Holloway ever fought?
Yes, once. Most recently at UFC 231: Holloway vs Ortega (Sat, Dec 8, 2018), where Max Holloway won by TKO.
What are the records of Brian Ortega and Max Holloway?
Brian Ortega is 16-5-0 (1 NC) and Max Holloway is 28-9-0.
Who has the longer reach, Brian Ortega or Max Holloway?
Neither. Both have a 69" · 175 cm reach.
Who is taller, Brian Ortega or Max Holloway?
Max Holloway is taller at 5'11" · 180 cm; Brian Ortega stands 5'8" · 173 cm.
Who is older, Brian Ortega or Max Holloway?
Brian Ortega is 35 and Max Holloway is 34.
Who has more finishes, Brian Ortega or Max Holloway?
Brian Ortega has 11 wins inside the distance (3 by KO/TKO, 8 by submission); Max Holloway has 15 wins (13 by KO/TKO, 2 by submission).