Sunday, October 4, 2020UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Holly Holm defeated Irene Aldana by Unanimous Decision in round 5 (5:00) in the Women's Bantamweight main event of UFC Fight Night: Holm vs Aldana, held Sunday, October 4, 2020 at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi. The judges scored it 50-44, 50-45, 50-45, Holly Holm won the decision.
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Holly Holm vs Irene Aldana
Fight stats: totals
Same scale left and right on every row; the pale tail behind a bar is attempts
Holly HolmIrene Aldana
0
Knockdowns0
154 / 301
Significant strikes69 / 185
51%
Sig. strike accuracy37%
187 / 342
Total strikes92 / 210
5 / 14
Takedowns0 / 0
5:16
Control time0:03
Where it landed
Significant strikes landed by target in this fight
Holly HolmIrene Aldana
8153%3855%
Head
5636%1217%
Body
1711%1928%
Leg
Where it happened
Where the landed significant strikes came from
Holly Holm
91%
Irene Aldana
94%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
Range × target
Significant strikes landed by range and target in this fight · landed / attempted in each cell
Holly Holm154 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
7373/192
5454/65
1313/15
Clinch
11/1
0
0
Ground
77/21
22/3
44/4
Irene Aldana69 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
3737/127
99/27
1919/27
Clinch
11/1
33/3
0
Ground
0
0
0
Round by round
Significant strikes landed per round · the judges' scores under each
Holly HolmIrene Aldana
R1
21
12
10-910-910-9
R2
23
12
10-910-910-9
R3
23
9
10-810-910-9
R4
39
18
10-910-910-9
R5
48
18
10-910-910-9
Bars share one scale across rounds. Each chip is one judge's score for the round, coloured by who they gave it to.
Round 1Judges: Holly Holm
0
Knockdowns0
21 / 50
Significant strikes12 / 31
42%
Sig. strike accuracy39%
31 / 60
Total strikes13 / 32
1 / 3
Takedowns0 / 0
0:39
Control time0:00
Round 2Judges: Holly Holm
0
Knockdowns0
23 / 47
Significant strikes12 / 32
49%
Sig. strike accuracy38%
27 / 53
Total strikes17 / 37
1 / 3
Takedowns0 / 0
1:19
Control time0:00
Round 3Judges: Holly Holm
0
Knockdowns0
23 / 51
Significant strikes9 / 25
45%
Sig. strike accuracy36%
37 / 67
Total strikes11 / 27
1 / 2
Takedowns0 / 0
2:06
Control time0:03
Round 4Judges: Holly Holm
0
Knockdowns0
39 / 58
Significant strikes18 / 42
67%
Sig. strike accuracy43%
39 / 60
Total strikes19 / 43
1 / 3
Takedowns0 / 0
0:33
Control time0:00
Round 5Judges: Holly Holm
0
Knockdowns0
48 / 95
Significant strikes18 / 55
51%
Sig. strike accuracy33%
53 / 102
Total strikes32 / 71
1 / 3
Takedowns0 / 0
0:39
Control time0:00
Judges' Scorecards
Media Scores
22
Holly Holm
0
Irene Aldana
●50-44 Holm×13●50-45 Holm×8●50-43 Holm
All 22 media scorecards
- Drake Riggs · TheBodyLockMMA.com50-43Holm
- Tim Burke · BloodyElbow.com50-44Holm
- Tyler Treese · Sherdog.com50-44Holm
- Tristen Critchfield · Sherdog.com50-44Holm
- Jay Pettry · Sherdog.com50-44Holm
- MMAMania.com50-44Holm
- MMAJunkie.com50-44Holm
- Rob Tatum · CombatPress.com50-44Holm
- Matthew Wells · TheBodyLockMMA.com50-44Holm
- Dayne Fox · BloodyElbow.com50-44Holm
- Seán Sheehan · SevereMMA.com50-44Holm
- John Pollock · POST Wrestling50-44Holm
- Paul Fontaine · WrestlingObserver.com50-44Holm
- Michael DeSantis · MMASucka.com50-44Holm
- Scott Fontana · Couchside Judges50-45Holm
- Phil Murphy · ESPN50-45Holm
- Dominik Durniat · Polsat Sport50-45Holm
- Ryan Frederick · WrestlingObserver.com50-45Holm
- Nick Baldwin · theScore50-45Holm
- Marcel Dorff · mmadna.nl50-45Holm
- Jillian DeCoursey · CombatPress.com50-45Holm
- Stephie Haynes · BloodyElbow.com50-45Holm
Fan Scorecards
69 fan scorecards submitted
78%
Holly Holm
22%
Irene Aldana
●50-44 Holm36.2%●50-45 Holm27.5%●50-43 Holm11.6%●49-46 Aldana8.7%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
75%
Holm
R2
77%
Holm
R3
57%
Holm
R4
77%
Holm
R5
51%
Holm
Betting Odds
Holly Holm
-133
57% implied win probability
Open: -120Best: -125
Irene Aldana
+107
48% implied win probability
Open: -106Best: +113
Average moneyline across 9 sportsbooks.
Line Movement
| Sportsbook | Holly Holm | Irene Aldana |
|---|---|---|
| BetOnline | -133 | +113 |
| Bookmaker | -137 | +112 |
| Bovada | -135 | +105 |
| Cloudbet | -126 | +110 |
| mybookie | -135 | +105 |
| Pinnacle | -126 | +110 |
| sportsbetio | -141 | -104 |
| sports-interaction | -140 | +105 |
| unibet | -125 | +103 |
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
- Irene Aldana absorbs 6.64 significant strikes a minute, more than 98% of UFC fighters.
- Irene Aldana lands 5.19 significant strikes a minute, more than 90% of UFC fighters.
- Irene Aldana spends 76% of fight time at distance.
Style & credentials
Holly Holm
BoxingKickboxing
- 2012WBF female light welterweight championshipWBF
- 2012WBAN world welterweight championshipWBAN
- 2010WIBA light welterweight championshipWIBA
- 2008WBAN lineal world super welterweight (light middleweight) championshipWBAN
Irene Aldana
No background on record
Camp · Lobo Gym MMA · MexicoSig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
47%70%
Head
30%14%
Body
23%17%
Leg
Time in position
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
Holly Holmlast 3 fights
41%25%34%
Irene Aldanalast 4 fights
76%16%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Holly Holm· from fights outside the UFC Irene Aldana· from fights outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
3.135.19
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Holly Holm · Average · better than 41% of UFC fightersIrene Aldana · Elite · better than 90% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
2.926.64
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Holly Holm · Good · better than 67% of UFC fightersIrene Aldana · Poor · better than 2% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.870.15
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Holly Holm · Below avg · better than 39% of UFC fightersIrene Aldana · Poor · better than 10% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
30%50%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Holly Holm · Below avg · better than 30% of UFC fightersIrene Aldana · Good · better than 74% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
76%78%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Holly Holm · Good · better than 78% of UFC fightersIrene Aldana · Good · better than 80% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.100.20
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Holly Holm · Below avg · better than 25% of UFC fightersIrene Aldana · Below avg · better than 32% of UFC fighters
Ranked against 1483 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
3.13
Strikes landed / min5.19
2.92
Strikes taken / minfewer is better6.64
0.87 / 2.9
Takedowns landed / 15 min0.15 / 0.3
30%
Takedown accuracy50%
76%
Takedown defence78%
3:55
Control time / fight0:19
0.10
Submission attempts / 15 min0.20
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
Holly Holm16 UFC fights · 761 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
35%268/1024
24%183/290
22%165/227
Clinch
5%35/50
6%48/56
1%10/12
Ground
5%41/76
1%7/8
1%4/5
Irene Aldana14 UFC fights · 1065 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
62%661/2053
11%116/220
16%171/231
Clinch
3%29/46
2%25/27
0%1/1
Ground
5%53/75
0%4/8
0%5/6
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
Holly Holm11 of 22 ended early · 50%11 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
2 early stoppages have no logged time
Irene Aldana13 of 23 ended early · 57%10 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
2 early stoppages have no logged time
finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended
Recent form · last 5
Holly Holm2-2
- L
- NCUFC Fight Night: Holm vs Bueno Silva · Jul 15, 2023· R2 · 0:38 · Women's Bantamweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Vera vs Sandhagen · Mar 25, 2023Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Bantamweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Holm vs Vieira · May 21, 2022Split Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Women's Bantamweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Holm vs Aldana · Oct 4, 2020Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Women's Bantamweight
Full record · 23 fightsShow less
- WUFC 246: McGregor vs Cowboy · Jan 18, 2020Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Bantamweight
- L
- WUFC 225: Whittaker vs Romero · Jun 9, 2018Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Featherweight
- LUFC 219: Cyborg vs Holm · Dec 30, 2017Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Women's Featherweight
- W
- LUFC 208: Holm vs de Randamie · Feb 11, 2017Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Women's Featherweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Holm vs Shevchenko · Jul 23, 2016Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Women's Bantamweight
- L
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Mir vs Duffee · Jul 15, 2015Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Bantamweight
- WUFC 184: Rousey vs Zingano · Feb 28, 2015Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Bantamweight
- WJuliana WernerLegacy FC 30 · Apr 4, 2014TKO · R5 · 1:50 · Bantamweight
- WAngela HayesFresquez Productions · Dec 6, 2013Unanimous Decision · Bantamweight
- WNikki KnudsenLegacy FC 24 · Oct 11, 2013TKO · R2 · 1:18 · Bantamweight
- WAl-Lanna JonesLegacy FC 21 · Jul 19, 2013TKO · R2 · 2:22 · Bantamweight
- WKatie MerrillBellator MMA: Bellator 91 · Feb 27, 2013TKO · R2 · 3:02
- WJan FinneyFresquez Productions · Sep 9, 2011TKO
- WChristina DomkeFresquez Productions · Mar 3, 2011TKO
Irene Aldana3-2
- LUFC 306: Riyadh Season Noche UFC O'Malley vs Dvalishvili · Sep 14, 2024Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Bantamweight
- WUFC 296: Edwards vs Covington · Dec 16, 2023Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Bantamweight
- LUFC 289: Nunes vs Aldana · Jun 10, 2023Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Women's Bantamweight
- W
- W
Full record · 23 fightsShow less
- LUFC Fight Night: Holm vs Aldana · Oct 4, 2020Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Women's Bantamweight
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs Stephens · Sep 21, 2019Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Bantamweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs Edwards · Jul 20, 2019Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Bantamweight
- WUFC 237: Namajunas vs Andrade · May 11, 2019Submission · R3 · 3:24 · Women's Bantamweight
- WUFC 228: Woodley vs Till · Sep 8, 2018Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Bantamweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Stephens vs Choi · Jan 14, 2018Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Bantamweight
- LUFC 210: Cormier vs Johnson 2 · Apr 8, 2017Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Bantamweight
- LUFC Fight Night: VanZant vs Waterson · Dec 17, 2016Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Bantamweight
- WFaith McMahInvicta FC 19 · Sep 23, 2016TKO · R1 · 4:57 · Bantamweight
- W
- L
- W
- WPeggy MorganInvicta FC 8 · Sep 6, 2014Submission · R1 · 2:50 · Bantamweight
- L
- WFlor SaenzXtreme Kombat · Oct 12, 2013TKO
- WMayra ArceXtreme Kombat · Oct 12, 2013TKO
- WSandra del RinconGEX: Old Jack’s Studio Fight Night · Oct 17, 2012TKO · R1 · 0:15
Frequently asked questions
Who won Holly Holm vs Irene Aldana?
Holly Holm defeated Irene Aldana by Unanimous Decision in round 5 (5:00) in the Women's Bantamweight main event of UFC Fight Night: Holm vs Aldana, held Sunday, October 4, 2020 at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi. The judges scored it 50-44, 50-45, 50-45, Holly Holm won the decision.
What were the judges' scorecards for Holly Holm vs Irene Aldana?
The judges scored it 50-44, 50-45, 50-45, Holly Holm won the decision.
Was Holly Holm vs Irene Aldana a robbery?
Public scoring backed the judges: 78% of 69 fan cards scored it for Holly Holm; 100% of 22 media scores picked Holly Holm.