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UFCUFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Sonnen
Featherweight3 rounds scheduled
WIN
Conor McGregor
Conor McGregor
“The Notorious”
22-6-0
RESULT

Conor McGregor def. Max Holloway (Unanimous Decision)

Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
Max Holloway
Max Holloway
“Blessed”
27-9-0
Sunday, August 18, 2013
TD Garden, Boston, United States

Conor McGregor defeated Max Holloway by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Featherweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Sonnen, held Sunday, August 18, 2013 at TD Garden, Boston.

Fight stats

Conor McGregor
Max Holloway
0
Knockdowns
0
53 of 153
Significant strikes
23 of 93
35%
Sig. strike accuracy
25%
71 of 173
Total strikes
32 of 104
4 of 5
Takedowns
0 of 0
80%
Takedown accuracy
—
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
6:26
Control time
0:00
Significant strikes by target
34 of 113
Head
10 of 71
4 of 17
Body
1 of 4
15 of 23
Leg
12 of 18
42 of 135
Distance
22 of 92
2 of 2
Clinch
1 of 1
9 of 16
Ground
0 of 0

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
27 of 87
Sig. str.
14 of 51
28 of 88
Total str.
14 of 51
0 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:05
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
15 of 47
Sig. str.
7 of 32
18 of 50
Total str.
15 of 41
1 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
2:04
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
11 of 19
Sig. str.
2 of 10
25 of 35
Total str.
3 of 12
3 of 3
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
4:17
Ctrl
0:00

Judges' Scorecards

Steve Rita
#McGregorHolloway
1109
2109
3109
Total3027
Ryan Shea
#McGregorHolloway
1109
2109
3108
Total3026
Tony Weeks
#McGregorHolloway
1109
2109
3109
Total3027

Media Scores

12
McGregor
–
0
Holloway
●30–27 McGregor×12
All 12 media scorecards▾

Fan Scorecards

93%
McGregor
2%
Draw
6%
Holloway
307 fan scorecards submitted
●30–27 McGregor57.7%●30–26 McGregor22.1%●30–25 McGregor5.5%●30–27 Holloway2.3%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
86%
McGregor
R2
84%
McGregor
R3
64%
McGregor

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Referee
Herb Dean
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

22-6-0
Record
27-9-0
0
Win Streak
0
37
Age
34
5'9"
175 cm
Height
5'11"
180 cm
74"
188 cm
Reach
69"
175 cm
—
Stance
—
Featherweight
Weight Class
Featherweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

5.32
SLpM
6.91
49%
Str. Acc.
48%
4.66
SApM
4.61
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

0.67
TD Avg.
0.23
55%
TD Acc.
53%
66%
TD Def.
81%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Conor McGregor · 2-3
  • L
    Dustin Poirier
    UFC 264: Poirier vs McGregor 3Sat, Jul 10, 2021
    TKO · R1 · 5:00 · Lightweight
  • L
    Dustin Poirier
    UFC 257: Poirier vs McGregor 2Sun, Jan 24, 2021
    TKO · R2 · 2:32 · Lightweight
  • W
    Donald Cerrone
    UFC 246: McGregor vs CowboySun, Jan 19, 2020
    TKO · R1 · 0:40 · Welterweight
  • L
    Khabib Nurmagomedov
    UFC 229: Khabib vs McGregorSun, Oct 7, 2018
    Submission · R4 · 3:03 · Lightweight
  • W
    Eddie Alvarez
    UFC 205: Alvarez vs McGregorSun, Nov 13, 2016
    TKO · R2 · 3:04 · Lightweight
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

Career Averages

Based on 14 fights · 32 fights
42.8
Avg sig. strikes
115.0
0.36
Avg takedowns
0.25
0:59
Avg control time
0:55
164
Career high strikes
445
4
Career high TDs
3

Strike Distribution

Conor McGregor
Strike target
Max Holloway
70%
Head
65%
17%
Body
24%
13%
Leg
11%
Conor McGregor
Strike position
Max Holloway
77%
Distance
88%
10%
Clinch
7%
13%
Ground
5%