Max Holloway vs Yair Rodriguez
Max Holloway is 28-9-0; Yair Rodriguez is 21-6-0 (1 NC). Max Holloway is 1 year older than Yair Rodriguez. Yair Rodriguez has a 2" · 5 cm reach advantage over Max Holloway. They have met once: Max Holloway 1, Yair Rodriguez 0.
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Style & credentials
Max Holloway
KickboxingBJJ
- 2026Black belt · BJJPedro Sauer
- 2011X-1 Lightweight ChampionshipX-1 World Events
- 2021Brown belt · BJJRylan Lizares
Yair Rodriguez
Taekwondo
- —Black belt · Taekwondo
- —FMP Featherweight ChampionshipMexican Fighters Promotions (FMP)
- 2014Champion · The Ultimate Fighterfeatherweight
Sig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
65%55%
Head
24%20%
Body
11%25%
Leg
Time in position
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
Max Hollowaylast 8 fights
80%14%
Yair Rodriguezlast 5 fights
56%10%34%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Max Holloway· from fights outside the UFC Yair Rodriguez· from fights outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
6.924.65
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Max Holloway · Elite · better than 98% of UFC fightersYair Rodriguez · Good · better than 83% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
4.603.78
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Max Holloway · Poor · better than 18% of UFC fightersYair Rodriguez · Below avg · better than 38% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.220.71
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Max Holloway · Poor · better than 11% of UFC fightersYair Rodriguez · Below avg · better than 31% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
53%29%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Max Holloway · Good · better than 81% of UFC fightersYair Rodriguez · Below avg · better than 27% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
81%59%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Max Holloway · Elite · better than 85% of UFC fightersYair Rodriguez · Average · better than 40% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.300.60
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Max Holloway · Average · better than 40% of UFC fightersYair Rodriguez · Good · better than 62% of UFC fighters
Ranked against 1483 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
6.92
Strikes landed / min4.65
4.60
Strikes taken / minfewer is better3.78
0.22 / 0.4
Takedowns landed / 15 min0.71 / 2.4
53%
Takedown accuracy29%
81%
Takedown defence59%
0:54
Control time / fight1:12
0.30
Submission attempts / 15 min0.60
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
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
Yair Rodriguez16 UFC fights · 984 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
37%366/1241
16%160/239
25%243/281
Clinch
4%37/61
2%24/29
0%3/3
Ground
14%141/231
1%9/10
0%1/1
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
Max Holloway17 of 37 ended early · 46%20 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
Yair Rodriguez17 of 25 ended early · 68%8 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
1 early stoppage has no logged time
finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended
Recent form · last 5
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
Yair Rodriguez3-2
- WUFC 314: Volkanovski vs Lopes · Apr 12, 2025Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- L
- L
- WUFC 284: Makhachev vs Volkanovski · Feb 12, 2023Submission · R2 · 4:19 · Interim Featherweight
- W
Full record · 26 fightsShow less
- LUFC Fight Night: Holloway vs Rodriguez · Nov 13, 2021Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Reyes vs Weidman · Oct 18, 2019Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- NC
- WUFC Fight Night: The Korean Zombie vs Rodriguez · Nov 10, 2018TKO · R5 · 4:59 · Featherweight
- L
- W
- W
- W
- WUFC 192: Cormier vs Gustafsson · Oct 3, 2015Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- W
- WLeonardo MoralesUFC 180: Werdum vs Hunt · Nov 14, 2014Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Ultimate Fighter Latin America Featherweight
- WAngelo DuarteHigh Altitude Face Off 6 · Apr 4, 2014Submission · R1 · 2:12
- WEdgar JuarezFMP 14 · Feb 16, 2013TKO · R1 · 0:19 · Lightweight
- LRoberto HerreraFMP 13 · Dec 20, 2012TKO · R1 · 1:21
- WRicardo AlcalaFMP 11 · May 25, 2012TKO · R1 · 0:20
- WCarlos RicardoTSC 1: The Supreme Cage · Mar 10, 2012Submission · R3 · 0:50 · Featherweight
- WRoberto HerreraFMP 10: Parral vs. El Resto del Mundo · Mar 3, 2012Submission · R2 · 2:20
- WEdgar BaldescorFMP 9 · Dec 22, 2011Submission · R1 · 2:13
- WJonatan GuzmanFMP 8 · Sep 17, 2011Unanimous Decision
- WWillie MartinezFMP 7: Grand Prix · Jul 30, 2011TKO · R3 · 2:33
- WTBAFMP 5 · Jan 29, 2011TKO
Head-to-Head History
Common Opponents
How each fared against the same opponents.
Max HollowayYair Rodriguez
- WTKO · ROUND 3 · 0:23Sat, Aug 26, 2023WTKO · ROUND 5 · 4:59Sat, Nov 10, 2018
- LUnanimous Decision · ROUND 5 · 5:00Sat, Jul 2, 2022LTKO · ROUND 3 · 4:19Sat, Jul 8, 2023
- WUnanimous Decision · ROUND 5 · 5:00Sat, Jul 27, 2019LTKO · ROUND 2 · 5:00Sat, May 13, 2017
- WTKO · ROUND 4 · 5:00Sat, Dec 8, 2018LSubmission · ROUND 3 · 0:58Sat, Feb 24, 2024
- WUnanimous Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Sat, Dec 12, 2015WUnanimous Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Fri, Oct 18, 2019
Frequently asked questions
Have Max Holloway and Yair Rodriguez ever fought?
Yes, once. Most recently at UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs Rodriguez (Sat, Nov 13, 2021), where Max Holloway won by Unanimous Decision.
What are the records of Max Holloway and Yair Rodriguez?
Max Holloway is 28-9-0 and Yair Rodriguez is 21-6-0 (1 NC).
Who has the longer reach, Max Holloway or Yair Rodriguez?
Yair Rodriguez has the longer reach: 71" · 180 cm against 69" · 175 cm for Max Holloway, a 2" · 5 cm advantage.
Who is taller, Max Holloway or Yair Rodriguez?
Neither. Both stand 5'11" · 180 cm.
Who is older, Max Holloway or Yair Rodriguez?
Max Holloway is 34 and Yair Rodriguez is 33.
Who has more finishes, Max Holloway or Yair Rodriguez?
Max Holloway has 15 wins inside the distance (13 by KO/TKO, 2 by submission); Yair Rodriguez has 13 wins (8 by KO/TKO, 5 by submission).
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