Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC 218: Holloway vs. Aldo 2
FeatherweightTITLE FIGHT5 rounds scheduled
WIN
Max Holloway
Max Holloway
“Blessed”
27-9-0
RESULT

Max Holloway def. Jose Aldo (TKO)

TKO · Round 3 · 4:51
Jose Aldo
Jose Aldo
32-10-0
Saturday, December 2, 2017

Max Holloway defeated Jose Aldo by TKO in round 3 (4:51) in the Featherweight title main event of UFC 218: Holloway vs. Aldo 2, held Saturday, December 2, 2017.

Fight stats

Max Holloway
Jose Aldo
0
Knockdowns
0
174 of 397
Significant strikes
87 of 163
44%
Sig. strike accuracy
53%
181 of 406
Total strikes
89 of 165
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 1
—
Takedown accuracy
0%
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
0:46
Control time
0:02
Significant strikes by target
135 of 349
Head
65 of 133
36 of 45
Body
13 of 21
3 of 3
Leg
9 of 9
144 of 356
Distance
84 of 159
16 of 18
Clinch
3 of 4
14 of 23
Ground
0 of 0

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
25 of 89
Sig. str.
18 of 48
25 of 89
Total str.
18 of 48
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
41 of 104
Sig. str.
31 of 52
42 of 105
Total str.
32 of 53
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
108 of 204
Sig. str.
38 of 63
114 of 212
Total str.
39 of 64
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
0:46
Ctrl
0:02
Referee
Herb Dean
Time format
5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

27-9-0
Record
32-10-0
0
Win Streak
0
34
Age
39
5'11"
Height
5'7"
69"
Reach
70"
—
Stance
—
Featherweight
Weight Class
Featherweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

6.91
SLpM
3.65
48%
Str. Acc.
46%
4.61
SApM
3.81
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

0.23
TD Avg.
0.47
53%
TD Acc.
51%
81%
TD Def.
92%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Max Holloway · 3-2
  • L
    Charles Oliveira
    UFC 326: Holloway vs Oliveira 2Sat, Mar 7, 2026
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Lightweight
  • W
    Dustin Poirier
    UFC 318: Holloway vs Poirier 3Sat, Jul 19, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Lightweight
  • L
    Ilia Topuria
    UFC 308: Topuria vs HollowaySat, Oct 26, 2024
    TKO · R3 · 1:34 · Featherweight
  • W
    Justin Gaethje
    UFC 300: Pereira vs HillSat, Apr 13, 2024
    TKO · R5 · 4:59 · Lightweight
  • W
    Chan Sung Jung
    UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs The Korean ZombieSat, Aug 26, 2023
    TKO · R3 · 0:23 · Featherweight
Jose Aldo · 2-3
  • L
    Aiemann Zahabi
    UFC 315: Muhammad vs Della MaddalenaSat, May 10, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
  • L
    Mario Bautista
    UFC 307: Pereira vs Rountree Jr.Sat, Oct 5, 2024
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
  • W
    Jonathan Martinez
    UFC 301: Pantoja vs ErcegSat, May 4, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
  • L
    Merab Dvalishvili
    UFC 278: Usman vs Edwards 2Sat, Aug 20, 2022
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
  • W
    Rob Font
    UFC Fight Night: Font vs AldoSun, Dec 5, 2021
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Bantamweight

Career Averages

Based on 32 fights · 23 fights
115.0
Avg sig. strikes
58.9
0.25
Avg takedowns
0.57
0:55
Avg control time
1:55
445
Career high strikes
114
3
Career high TDs
5

Strike Distribution

Max Holloway
Strike target
Jose Aldo
65%
Head
67%
24%
Body
21%
11%
Leg
12%
Max Holloway
Strike position
Jose Aldo
88%
Distance
90%
7%
Clinch
4%
5%
Ground
6%