Frankie Edgar vs Max Holloway
Frankie Edgar is 23-11-1; Max Holloway is 28-9-0. Frankie Edgar is 10 years older than Max Holloway. Max Holloway has a 1" · 3 cm reach advantage over Frankie Edgar. Max Holloway is 5" · 13 cm taller than Frankie Edgar. They have met once: Frankie Edgar 0, Max Holloway 1.
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Style & credentials
Frankie Edgar
Folkstyle WrestlingBJJ
- 2013Black belt · BJJRicardo Almeida
- 2005Champion · Ewl
- 20005th Place · State HSyouth
- 2000Runner-up · Nhsca Senior Nationalsyouth
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
66%65%
Head
19%24%
Body
15%11%
Leg
Time in position
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
Frankie Edgarlast 2 fights
89%11%
Max Hollowaylast 8 fights
80%14%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Frankie Edgar· from fights outside the UFC Max Holloway· from fights outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
3.776.92
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Frankie Edgar · Good · better than 62% of UFC fightersMax Holloway · Elite · better than 98% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
2.824.60
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Frankie Edgar · Good · better than 70% of UFC fightersMax Holloway · Poor · better than 18% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
2.290.22
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Frankie Edgar · Good · better than 77% of UFC fightersMax Holloway · Poor · better than 11% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
31%53%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Frankie Edgar · Below avg · better than 32% of UFC fightersMax Holloway · Good · better than 81% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
66%81%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Frankie Edgar · Average · better than 54% of UFC fightersMax Holloway · Elite · better than 85% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.300.30
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Frankie Edgar · 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
3.77
Strikes landed / min6.92
2.82
Strikes taken / minfewer is better4.60
2.29 / 7.4
Takedowns landed / 15 min0.22 / 0.4
31%
Takedown accuracy53%
66%
Takedown defence81%
3:31
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
Frankie Edgar28 UFC fights · 1698 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
42%720/2779
16%279/486
13%221/296
Clinch
5%86/154
1%19/28
1%24/24
Ground
18%304/445
2%38/38
0%7/7
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
Frankie Edgar16 of 36 ended early · 44%20 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
1 early stoppage has 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
Frankie Edgar1-4
Full record · 36 fightsShow less
- L
- WUFC Fight Night: Barboza vs Lee · Apr 21, 2018Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- L
- W
- WUFC 205: Alvarez vs McGregor · Nov 12, 2016Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- L
- WThe Ultimate Fighter Finale: Team McGregor vs Teab Faber · Dec 11, 2015TKO · R1 · 2:28 · Featherweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Edgar vs Faber · May 17, 2015Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- W
- WThe Ultimate Fighter: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn Finale · Jul 6, 2014TKO · R3 · 4:16 · Featherweight
- WUFC 162: Silva vs Weidman · Jul 6, 2013Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- L
- LUFC 150: Henderson vs. Edgar II · Aug 11, 2012Split Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- LUFC 144: Edgar vs Henderson · Feb 26, 2012Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- W
- D
- W
- W
- W
- W
- W
- LUFC Fight Night: Florian vs Lauzon · Apr 2, 2008Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- W
- W
- W
- W
- W
- WSteve McCabeRing of Combat 10 · Apr 14, 2006SUB · R1 · 2:37 · Catchweight
- WJerome IsipSportfighting 2 · Dec 10, 2005SUB · R1 · 3:26 · Lightweight
- WMark GettoRing of Combat 9 · Oct 29, 2005TKO · R1 · 4:21 · Lightweight
- WEric UreskNew York Regional · Jul 10, 2005TKO
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
- LUFC 251: Usman vs Masvidal · Jul 12, 2020Split Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- 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
- LUFC 160: Velasquez vs Bigfoot 2 · May 25, 2013Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- WUFC 155: Dos Santos vs. Velasquez II · Dec 30, 2012Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- 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.
Frankie EdgarMax Holloway
- LTKO · ROUND 1 · 3:18Sat, Dec 21, 2019WTKO · ROUND 3 · 0:23Sat, Aug 26, 2023
- WUnanimous Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Sat, Apr 21, 2018WSubmission · ROUND 3 · 3:58Sat, Apr 18, 2015
- LTKO · ROUND 1 · 4:44Sat, Mar 3, 2018WTKO · ROUND 4 · 5:00Sat, Dec 8, 2018
- WTKO · ROUND 2 · 5:00Sat, May 13, 2017WUnanimous Decision · ROUND 5 · 5:00Sat, Nov 13, 2021
- WUnanimous Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Sat, Nov 12, 2016WUnanimous Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Sat, Dec 12, 2015
Frequently asked questions
Have Frankie Edgar and Max Holloway ever fought?
Yes, once. Most recently at UFC 240: Holloway vs Edgar (Sat, Jul 27, 2019), where Max Holloway won by Unanimous Decision.
What are the records of Frankie Edgar and Max Holloway?
Frankie Edgar is 23-11-1 and Max Holloway is 28-9-0.
Who has the longer reach, Frankie Edgar or Max Holloway?
Max Holloway has the longer reach: 69" · 175 cm against 68" · 173 cm for Frankie Edgar, a 1" · 3 cm advantage.
Who is taller, Frankie Edgar or Max Holloway?
Max Holloway is taller at 5'11" · 180 cm; Frankie Edgar stands 5'6" · 168 cm.
Who is older, Frankie Edgar or Max Holloway?
Frankie Edgar is 44 and Max Holloway is 34.
Who has more finishes, Frankie Edgar or Max Holloway?
Frankie Edgar 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).
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