Saturday, December 2, 2017Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, United States
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 at Little Caesars Arena, Detroit.
Max Holloway vs Jose Aldo
Fight stats: totals
Same scale left and right on every row; the pale tail behind a bar is attempts
Max HollowayJose Aldo
0
Knockdowns0
174 / 397
Significant strikes87 / 163
44%
Sig. strike accuracy53%
181 / 406
Total strikes89 / 165
0 / 0
Takedowns0 / 1
0:46
Control time0:02
Where it landed
Significant strikes landed by target in this fight
Max HollowayJose Aldo
13578%6575%
Head
3621%1315%
Body
32%910%
Leg
Where it happened
Where the landed significant strikes came from
Max Holloway
83%9%
Jose Aldo
97%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
Range × target
Significant strikes landed by range and target in this fight · landed / attempted in each cell
Max Holloway174 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
111111/315
3030/38
33/3
Clinch
1010/11
66/7
0
Ground
1414/23
0
0
Jose Aldo87 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
6363/130
1212/20
99/9
Clinch
22/3
11/1
0
Ground
0
0
0
Round by round
Significant strikes landed per round
Max HollowayJose Aldo
R1
25
18
R2
41
31
R3
108
38
Bars share one scale across rounds. The side that landed more is solid.
Round 1
0
Knockdowns0
25 / 89
Significant strikes18 / 48
28%
Sig. strike accuracy38%
25 / 89
Total strikes18 / 48
0 / 0
Takedowns0 / 0
0:00
Control time0:00
Round 2
0
Knockdowns0
41 / 104
Significant strikes31 / 52
39%
Sig. strike accuracy60%
42 / 105
Total strikes32 / 53
0 / 0
Takedowns0 / 0
0:00
Control time0:00
Round 3
0
Knockdowns0
108 / 204
Significant strikes38 / 63
53%
Sig. strike accuracy60%
114 / 212
Total strikes39 / 64
0 / 0
Takedowns0 / 1
0:46
Control time0:02
Betting Odds
Max Holloway
-270
73% implied win probability
Open: -263Best: -250
Jose Aldo
+218
31% implied win probability
Open: +209Best: +240
Average moneyline across 6 sportsbooks.
| Sportsbook | Max Holloway | Jose Aldo | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| BetOnline | -265 | +225 | |
| Bookmaker | -285 | +220 | |
| Bovada | -285 | +225 | |
| Pinnacle | -277 | +240 | |
| sports-interaction | -260 | +190 | |
| unibet | -250 | +205 |
Odds are for information only.
Build with this line: the same consensus odds, with opening and closing lines, are in the UFCalendar Fight API. Odds in the MMA Fight Data API
Insights
- Jose Aldo stops 92% of takedowns, better than 96% of UFC fighters.
- Max Holloway absorbs 4.60 significant strikes a minute, more than 82% of UFC fighters.
- Jose Aldo spends 81% of fight time at distance.
- Max Holloway lands 6.92 significant strikes a minute, more than 98% of UFC fighters.
Style & credentials
Max Holloway
KickboxingBJJ
- 2026Black belt · BJJPedro Sauer
- 2011X-1 Lightweight ChampionshipX-1 World Events
- 2021Brown belt · BJJRylan Lizares
Jose Aldo
BJJMuay ThaiCapoeira
- 2014Black belt · OtherRoberto Leitao / Marco Ruas panel
- 2011UFC Featherweight ChampionshipUFC
- 2009WEC Featherweight ChampionshipWEC
- 2017Competitor · IBJJF Masters InternationalMaster 1 lightweight, black belt
Sig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
65%67%
Head
24%21%
Body
11%12%
Leg
Time in position
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
Max Hollowaylast 8 fights
80%14%
Jose Aldolast 4 fights
81%13%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Max Holloway Jose Aldo
Strikes landed / min
6.923.65
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Max Holloway · Elite · better than 98% of UFC fightersJose Aldo · Average · better than 57% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
4.603.81
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Max Holloway · Poor · better than 18% of UFC fightersJose Aldo · Below avg · better than 37% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.220.47
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Max Holloway · Poor · better than 11% of UFC fightersJose Aldo · Below avg · better than 21% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
53%51%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Max Holloway · Good · better than 83% of UFC fightersJose Aldo · Good · better than 81% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
81%92%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Max Holloway · Elite · better than 86% of UFC fightersJose Aldo · Elite · better than 96% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.300.10
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Max Holloway · Average · better than 40% of UFC fightersJose Aldo · Below avg · better than 24% of UFC fighters
Ranked against 1499 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
6.92
Strikes landed / min3.65
4.60
Strikes taken / minfewer is better3.81
0.22 / 0.4
Takedowns landed / 15 min0.47 / 0.9
53%
Takedown accuracy51%
81%
Takedown defence92%
0:54
Control time / fight1:55
0.30
Submission attempts / 15 min0.10
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
Jose Aldo23 UFC fights · 1354 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
60%806/2227
19%255/390
12%159/185
Clinch
3%34/46
2%22/23
0%0/0
Ground
5%73/116
0%3/3
0%2/2
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
Jose Aldo24 of 43 ended early · 56%19 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
8 early stoppages have 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
- 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
- W
- 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
Jose Aldo2-3
- LUFC 315: Muhammad vs Della Maddalena · May 10, 2025Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- LUFC 307: Pereira vs Rountree Jr. · Oct 5, 2024Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- WUFC 301: Pantoja vs Erceg · May 4, 2024Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- LUFC 278: Usman vs Edwards 2 · Aug 20, 2022Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- W
Full record · 43 fightsShow less
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Thompson vs Neal · Dec 19, 2020Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- L
- L
- LUFC 237: Namajunas vs Andrade · May 11, 2019Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- W
- W
- L
- L
- WUFC 200: Tate vs Nunes · Jul 9, 2016Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Interim Featherweight
- L
- W
- W
- W
- W
- W
- WUFC 136: EDGAR vs. MAYNARD III · Oct 8, 2011Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- WUFC 129: St-Pierre vs Shields · Apr 30, 2011Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- W
- W
- W
- W
- WChris MickleWEC 39: Brown vs. Garcia · Feb 28, 2009TKO · R1 · 1:39 · Featherweight
- W
- W
- WAlexandre NogueiraWEC 34: Faber vs. Pulver · Jun 1, 2008TKO · R2 · 3:22 · Featherweight
- WAlexandre Franca NogueiraWEC 34: Faber vs. Pulver · May 31, 2008TKO · R2 · 3:22 · Featherweight
- W
- W
- WThiago MellerRio de Janeiro Regional · May 20, 2006DEC
- LLuciano AzevedoJungle Fight · Nov 26, 2005SUB
- WMicky YoungUnited Kingdom Regional · Oct 15, 2005TKO
- W
- WAnderson SilverioMeca World Vale Tudo · Jul 9, 2005SUB
- WAritano Silva BarbosaRio de Janeiro Regional · May 12, 2005TKO
- WLuiz de PaulaShooto Brasil · Mar 19, 2005SUB
- WHudson RochaShooto Brasil · Oct 23, 2004TKO
- WTBAAmazonas Regional · Aug 10, 2004TKO
Frequently asked questions
Who won Max Holloway vs Jose Aldo?
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 at Little Caesars Arena, Detroit.