Sunday, January 17, 2021UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Max Holloway defeated Calvin Kattar by Unanimous Decision in round 5 (5:00) in the Featherweight main event of UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs Kattar, held Sunday, January 17, 2021 at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi. The judges scored it 50-43, 50-43, 50-42, Max Holloway won the decision.
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Max Holloway vs Calvin Kattar
Fight stats: totals
Same scale left and right on every row; the pale tail behind a bar is attempts
Max HollowayCalvin Kattar
0
Knockdowns0
445 / 744
Significant strikes133 / 283
60%
Sig. strike accuracy47%
447 / 746
Total strikes134 / 284
0 / 1
Takedowns0 / 2
0%
Takedown accuracy0%
0:27
Control time0:05
Where it landed
Significant strikes landed by target in this fight
Max HollowayCalvin Kattar
27462%9974%
Head
11726%1612%
Body
5412%1814%
Leg
Where it happened
Where the landed significant strikes came from
Max Holloway
99%
Calvin Kattar
97%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
Range × target
Significant strikes landed by range and target in this fight · landed / attempted in each cell
Max Holloway445 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
270270/548
115115/131
5454/58
Clinch
44/5
22/2
0
Ground
0
0
0
Calvin Kattar133 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
9797/235
1414/21
1818/23
Clinch
22/2
22/2
0
Ground
0
0
0
Round by round
Significant strikes landed per round · the judges' scores under each
Max HollowayCalvin Kattar
R1
56
24
10-910-910-9
R2
89
20
10-810-810-8
R3
75
29
10-910-910-9
R4
141
34
10-810-810-8
R5
84
26
10-910-910-8
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: Max Holloway
0
Knockdowns0
56 / 108
Significant strikes24 / 47
52%
Sig. strike accuracy51%
56 / 108
Total strikes24 / 47
0 / 0
Takedowns0 / 0
0:00
Control time0:00
Round 2Judges: Max Holloway
0
Knockdowns0
89 / 164
Significant strikes20 / 48
54%
Sig. strike accuracy42%
89 / 164
Total strikes20 / 48
0 / 0
Takedowns0 / 1
0:00
Control time0:03
Round 3Judges: Max Holloway
0
Knockdowns0
75 / 139
Significant strikes29 / 59
54%
Sig. strike accuracy49%
77 / 141
Total strikes30 / 60
0 / 0
Takedowns0 / 1
0:13
Control time0:00
Round 4Judges: Max Holloway
0
Knockdowns0
141 / 191
Significant strikes34 / 71
74%
Sig. strike accuracy48%
141 / 191
Total strikes34 / 71
0 / 1
Takedowns0 / 0
0:14
Control time0:02
Round 5Judges: Max Holloway
0
Knockdowns0
84 / 142
Significant strikes26 / 58
59%
Sig. strike accuracy45%
84 / 142
Total strikes26 / 58
0 / 0
Takedowns0 / 0
0:00
Control time0:00
Judges' Scorecards
Media Scores
24
Max Holloway
0
Calvin Kattar
●50-43 Holloway×12●50-42 Holloway×9●50-41 Holloway×3
All 24 media scorecards
- Jed Meshew · MMAFighting.com50-41Holloway
- Seán Sheehan · SevereMMA.com50-41Holloway
- MMAMania.com50-41Holloway
- Paul Fontaine · WrestlingObserver.com50-42Holloway
- Dayne Fox · BloodyElbow.com50-42Holloway
- Jillian DeCoursey · CombatPress.com50-42Holloway
- Matthew Wells · TheBodyLockMMA.com50-42Holloway
- Phil Murphy · ESPN50-42Holloway
- Marcel Dorff · mmadna.nl50-42Holloway
- Rob Tatum · CombatPress.com50-42Holloway
- Scott Fontana · Couchside Judges50-42Holloway
- Adam Martin · BJPenn.com50-42Holloway
- Tristen Critchfield · Sherdog.com50-43Holloway
- Tim Burke · BloodyElbow.com50-43Holloway
- Tyler Treese · Sherdog.com50-43Holloway
- Tudor Leonte · Sherdog.com50-43Holloway
- Shakiel Mahjouri · Fightful.com50-43Holloway
- MMABrasil.com.br50-43Holloway
- Jay Pettry · Sherdog.com50-43Holloway
- Dominik Durniat · Polsat Sport50-43Holloway
- MMAJunkie.com50-43Holloway
- Ryan Frederick · WrestlingObserver.com50-43Holloway
- Ben Duffy · Sherdog.com50-43Holloway
- Stephie Haynes · BloodyElbow.com50-43Holloway
Fan Scorecards
1,205 fan scorecards submitted
99%
Max Holloway
1%
Calvin Kattar
●50-41 Holloway33.1%●50-42 Holloway31.5%●50-43 Holloway18.3%●50-40 Holloway9.1%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
90%
Holloway
R2
86%
Holloway
R3
70%
Holloway
R4
60%
Holloway
R5
62%
Holloway
Betting Odds
Max Holloway
-200
67% implied win probability
Open: -194Best: -150
Calvin Kattar
+311
24% implied win probability
Open: +155Best: +1300
Average moneyline across 11 sportsbooks.
| Sportsbook | Max Holloway | Calvin Kattar |
|---|---|---|
| BetOnline | -150 | +130 |
| Bookmaker | -159 | +130 |
| Bovada | -170 | +140 |
| Cloudbet | -157 | +136 |
| DraftKings | -5000 | +1300 |
| FanDuel | -2500 | +900 |
| mybookie | -165 | +135 |
| Pinnacle | -164 | +141 |
| sportsbetio | -182 | +124 |
| sports-interaction | -195 | +150 |
| unibet | -157 | +133 |
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
- Calvin Kattar absorbs 6.55 significant strikes a minute, more than 98% of UFC fighters.
- Max Holloway absorbs 4.60 significant strikes a minute, more than 82% of UFC fighters.
- Calvin Kattar spends 75% 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
Calvin Kattar
No background on record
Camp · New England Cartel · United StatesSig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
65%78%
Head
24%13%
Body
11%9%
Leg
Time in position
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
Max Hollowaylast 8 fights
80%14%
Calvin Kattarlast 4 fights
75%10%15%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Max Holloway· from fights outside the UFC Calvin Kattar· from fights outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
6.924.41
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Max Holloway · Elite · better than 98% of UFC fightersCalvin Kattar · Good · better than 78% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
4.606.55
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Max Holloway · Poor · better than 18% of UFC fightersCalvin Kattar · Poor · better than 2% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.220.34
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Max Holloway · Poor · better than 11% of UFC fightersCalvin Kattar · Poor · better than 15% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
53%29%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Max Holloway · Good · better than 81% of UFC fightersCalvin Kattar · Below avg · better than 27% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
81%77%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Max Holloway · Elite · better than 85% of UFC fightersCalvin Kattar · Good · better than 79% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.300.10
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Max Holloway · Average · better than 40% of UFC fightersCalvin Kattar · Below avg · better than 25% 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 / min4.41
4.60
Strikes taken / minfewer is better6.55
0.22 / 0.4
Takedowns landed / 15 min0.34 / 1.2
53%
Takedown accuracy29%
81%
Takedown defence77%
0:54
Control time / fight0:25
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
Calvin Kattar15 UFC fights · 977 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
71%696/2148
13%126/204
9%86/104
Clinch
1%12/26
0%4/4
0%0/0
Ground
5%52/86
0%1/1
0%0/0
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
Calvin Kattar15 of 33 ended early · 45%18 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
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
Calvin Kattar0-5
- LUFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Teixeira · Jul 12, 2025Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs Rodrigues · Feb 15, 2025Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- LUFC 300: Pereira vs Hill · Apr 13, 2024Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- L
- LUFC Fight Night: Kattar vs Emmett · Jun 18, 2022Split Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Featherweight
Full record · 33 fightsShow less
- WUFC Fight Night: Kattar vs Chikadze · Jan 15, 2022Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Holloway vs Kattar · Jan 17, 2021Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- W
- W
- LUFC Fight Night: Magomedsharipov vs Kattar · Nov 9, 2019Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- W
- W
- LUFC 223: Khabib vs Iaquinta · Apr 7, 2018Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- W
- W
- WChris FosterCES 38: Soriano vs. Makashvili · Sep 23, 2016Unanimous Decision · Featherweight
- W
- WGabriel BainoCombat Zone 44 · Jun 14, 2013Unanimous Decision · Featherweight
- W
- WCody StevensCombat Zone 39 · Oct 21, 2011Unanimous Decision · Featherweight
- WLuiz RodriguesCombat Zone 36 · Jan 28, 2011Unanimous Decision · Lightweight
- WChris ConnerCombat Zone 33 · Jun 19, 2010TKO · R1 · 3:40 · Lightweight
- WJeff AndersonMassachusetts Regional · Mar 26, 2010TKO
- LDon Carlo-ClaussMassachusetts Regional · Feb 6, 2010DEC
- WAndrew MontanezNew Hampshire Regional · Sep 11, 2009DEC
- WRodrigo AlmeidaWCF 7 · Jun 27, 2009SUB · R1 · 2:16 · Lightweight
- WJonathan BermudezCombat Zone 27 · Feb 6, 2009TKO · R1 · 0:29 · Lightweight
- WBobby DiazWCF 5 · Nov 14, 2008SUB · R1 · 1:21 · Lightweight
- W
- LJames JonesEliteXC: Primetime · May 31, 2008SUB · R1 · 4:49 · Lightweight
- WBob PupaCombat Zone 24 · Oct 13, 2007SUB · R1 · 0:51
- WDonald PetersCombat Zone 23 · Aug 25, 2007TKO
- WTony ArmijoCombat Zone 22 · Jun 23, 2007TKO · R1 · 2:02
Frequently asked questions
Who won Max Holloway vs Calvin Kattar?
Max Holloway defeated Calvin Kattar by Unanimous Decision in round 5 (5:00) in the Featherweight main event of UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs Kattar, held Sunday, January 17, 2021 at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi. The judges scored it 50-43, 50-43, 50-42, Max Holloway won the decision.
What were the judges' scorecards for Max Holloway vs Calvin Kattar?
The judges scored it 50-43, 50-43, 50-42, Max Holloway won the decision.
Was Max Holloway vs Calvin Kattar a robbery?
Public scoring backed the judges: 99% of 1205 fan cards scored it for Max Holloway; 100% of 24 media scores picked Max Holloway.