Jeremy Stephens vs Max Holloway
Jeremy Stephens is 29-23-0 (1 NC); Max Holloway is 28-9-0. Jeremy Stephens is 6 years older than Max Holloway. Jeremy Stephens has a 2" · 5 cm reach advantage over Max Holloway. Max Holloway is 2" · 5 cm taller than Jeremy Stephens. They have met once: Jeremy Stephens 0, Max Holloway 1.
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Style & credentials
Jeremy Stephens
Folkstyle Wrestling
- —Purple belt · BJJ
- —UGC Lightweight ChampionUGC
- —MCC Lightweight ChampionMCC
- —Norwalk High SchoolWrestling
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
62%65%
Head
17%24%
Body
21%11%
Leg
Time in position
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
Jeremy Stephenslast 3 fights
46%13%41%
Max Hollowaylast 8 fights
80%14%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Jeremy Stephens· from fights outside the UFC Max Holloway· from fights outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
3.286.92
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Jeremy Stephens · Average · better than 46% of UFC fightersMax Holloway · Elite · better than 98% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
3.774.60
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Jeremy Stephens · Below avg · better than 38% of UFC fightersMax Holloway · Poor · better than 18% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
1.010.22
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Jeremy Stephens · Average · better than 44% of UFC fightersMax Holloway · Poor · better than 11% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
38%53%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Jeremy Stephens · Average · better than 49% of UFC fightersMax Holloway · Good · better than 81% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
61%81%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Jeremy Stephens · Average · better than 44% of UFC fightersMax Holloway · Elite · better than 85% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.400.30
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Jeremy Stephens · Average · better than 48% 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
3.28
Strikes landed / min6.92
3.77
Strikes taken / minfewer is better4.60
1.01 / 2.7
Takedowns landed / 15 min0.22 / 0.4
38%
Takedown accuracy53%
61%
Takedown defence81%
2:08
Control time / fight0:54
0.40
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
Jeremy Stephens35 UFC fights · 1233 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
39%477/1972
12%154/232
23%286/386
Clinch
6%70/114
3%37/41
1%13/14
Ground
14%171/275
2%23/23
0%2/2
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
Jeremy Stephens30 of 52 ended early · 58%22 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
14 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
Jeremy Stephens1-4
- L
- LUFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs Figueiredo · May 3, 2025Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- L
- W
- L
Full record · 53 fightsShow less
- LUFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs Moises · Jul 17, 2021Submission · R1 · 1:05 · Lightweight
- L
- LUFC Fight Night: Reyes vs Weidman · Oct 18, 2019Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- NC
- LUFC 235: Jones vs Smith · Mar 2, 2019Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- L
- W
- W
- WUFC 215: Nunes vs Shevchenko 2 · Sep 9, 2017Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- L
- LUFC 205: Alvarez vs McGregor · Nov 12, 2016Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Almeida vs Garbrandt · May 29, 2016Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- L
- W
- LThe Ultimate Fighter Finale: A Champion Will Be Crowned · Dec 12, 2014Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Te Huna vs Marquardt · Jun 28, 2014Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- WUFC on FOX: Henderson vs Thomson · Jan 25, 2014Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- W
- WUFC 160: Velasquez vs Bigfoot 2 · May 25, 2013Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- L
- LUFC on FUEL TV: Korean Zombie vs Poirier · May 15, 2012Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- L
- WThe Ultimate Fighter: Team Lesnar vs Team dos Santos Finale · Jun 4, 2011Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- W
- L
- W
- W
- LUFC Fight Night: Condit vs Kampmann · Apr 1, 2009Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- L
- W
- LThe Ultimate Fighter: Team Rampage vs Team Forrest Finale · Jun 21, 2008Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- W
- W
- WNick WalkerMidwest Cage Championship · Jul 27, 2007TKO
- L
- WVern JeffersonIowa Regional · Mar 17, 2007TKO
- WNorm AlexanderIowa Regional · Feb 21, 2007Submission
- WChris MickleMidwest Cage Championship · Nov 22, 2006TKO
- WAaron WilliamsLouisiana Regional · Sep 22, 2006TKO
- WDoug AlcornIowa Regional · Aug 19, 2006Submission
- WChris MickleMidwest Cage Championship · Jul 15, 2006TKO
- WKendrick JohnsonMidwest Cage Championship · Feb 11, 2006TKO
- W
- WSharome BlanchardXtreme Kage Kombat · Mar 19, 2005TKO
- LChris MickleIowa Regional · Mar 2, 2005Submission
- WChris CalebIowa Regional · Feb 2, 2005TKO
- WGary PercivalMinnesota Regional · Jan 15, 2005Submission
- WTed WorthingtonIowa Regional · Jan 12, 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
- 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, 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.
Jeremy StephensMax Holloway
- LDecision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Wed, Apr 20, 2022WTKO · ROUND 3 · 3:47Sat, Aug 23, 2014
- LTKO · ROUND 2 · 2:49Sat, May 9, 2020WUnanimous Decision · ROUND 5 · 5:00Sun, Jan 17, 2021
- LUnanimous Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Fri, Oct 18, 2019WUnanimous Decision · ROUND 5 · 5:00Sat, Nov 13, 2021
- LTKO · ROUND 1 · 4:19Sat, Jul 28, 2018WTKO · ROUND 3 · 4:51Sat, Dec 2, 2017
- LUnanimous Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Sat, Nov 12, 2016WUnanimous Decision · ROUND 5 · 5:00Sat, Jul 27, 2019
Frequently asked questions
Have Jeremy Stephens and Max Holloway ever fought?
Yes, once. Most recently at UFC 194: Aldo vs McGregor (Sat, Dec 12, 2015), where Max Holloway won by Unanimous Decision.
What are the records of Jeremy Stephens and Max Holloway?
Jeremy Stephens is 29-23-0 (1 NC) and Max Holloway is 28-9-0.
Who has the longer reach, Jeremy Stephens or Max Holloway?
Jeremy Stephens has the longer reach: 71" · 180 cm against 69" · 175 cm for Max Holloway, a 2" · 5 cm advantage.
Who is taller, Jeremy Stephens or Max Holloway?
Max Holloway is taller at 5'11" · 180 cm; Jeremy Stephens stands 5'9" · 175 cm.
Who is older, Jeremy Stephens or Max Holloway?
Jeremy Stephens is 40 and Max Holloway is 34.
Who has more finishes, Jeremy Stephens or Max Holloway?
Jeremy Stephens has 21 wins inside the distance (18 by KO/TKO, 3 by submission); Max Holloway has 15 wins (13 by KO/TKO, 2 by submission).