Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC Fight Night: Holloway vs Rodriguez
Featherweight★ Fight of the Night5 rounds scheduled
WIN
Max Holloway
United StatesMax Holloway
“Blessed”
28-9-0
RESULT

Max Holloway def. Yair Rodriguez (Unanimous Decision)

Unanimous Decision · Round 5 · 5:00
Yair Rodriguez
MexicoYair Rodriguez
“El Pantera”
21-6-0 (1 NC)
Saturday, November 13, 2021
Meta Apex, Las Vegas, United States

Max Holloway defeated Yair Rodriguez by Unanimous Decision in round 5 (5:00) in the Featherweight main event of UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs Rodriguez, held Saturday, November 13, 2021 at Meta Apex, Las Vegas. The judges scored it 48-47, 49-46, 48-47, Max Holloway won the decision.

Fight stats

Max Holloway
Yair Rodriguez
0
Knockdowns
0
230 of 404
Significant strikes
159 of 352
57%
Sig. strike accuracy
45%
251 of 434
Total strikes
186 of 383
3 of 5
Takedowns
1 of 5
60%
Takedown accuracy
20%
1
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
1
6:49
Control time
1:20
Significant strikes by target
129 of 278
Head
78 of 247
66 of 83
Body
24 of 41
35 of 43
Leg
57 of 64
187 of 347
Distance
152 of 343
22 of 24
Clinch
5 of 5
21 of 33
Ground
2 of 4

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
38 of 57
Sig. str.
37 of 79
42 of 62
Total str.
38 of 80
1 of 2
Takedowns
0 of 3
0
Sub. att
0
0:14
Ctrl
0:43
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
58 of 110
Sig. str.
42 of 84
59 of 111
Total str.
43 of 85
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:25
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
38 of 66
Sig. str.
20 of 47
46 of 81
Total str.
20 of 50
1 of 2
Takedowns
1 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
3:04
Ctrl
0:07
ROUND 4
0
KD
0
43 of 77
Sig. str.
24 of 64
49 of 84
Total str.
28 of 69
1 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 0
1
Sub. att
0
2:06
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 5
0
KD
0
53 of 94
Sig. str.
36 of 78
55 of 96
Total str.
57 of 99
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
1:00
Ctrl
0:30

Judges' Scorecards

Derek Cleary
#HollowayRodriguez
1109
2910
3109
4109
5910
Total4847
Sal D'Amato
#HollowayRodriguez
1109
2109
3109
4109
5910
Total4946
Ron McCarthy
#HollowayRodriguez
1910
2109
3109
4109
5910
Total4847

Media Scores

21
Holloway
-
0
Rodriguez
●48-47 Holloway×15●49-46 Holloway×3●48-46 Holloway×2●50-45 Holloway
All 21 media scorecards▾

Fan Scorecards

80%
Holloway
3%
Draw
17%
Rodriguez
694 fan scorecards submitted
●48-47 Holloway44.5%●49-46 Holloway25.5%●48-47 Rodriguez16.6%●50-45 Holloway3.6%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
82%
Rodriguez
R2
67%
Holloway
R3
93%
Holloway
R4
97%
Holloway
R5
64%
Rodriguez

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Betting Odds

Max Holloway
-792
89% implied win probability
Open: -458Best: -540
Yair Rodriguez
+527
16% implied win probability
Open: +332Best: +1180

Average moneyline across 13 sportsbooks.

SportsbookMax HollowayYair Rodriguez
BetAnything-625+425
BetOnline-650+425
BetUS-650+425
Betway-1250+550
Bovada-700+450
Cloudbet-633+481
DraftKings-2500+800
FanDuel-2400+1180
MyBookie-650+450
Pinnacle-749+405
sportsbetio-1111+438
sports-interaction-540+370
unibet-670+450

Odds are for information only. · Odds data: fightodds.io

Frequently asked questions

Who won Max Holloway vs Yair Rodriguez?

Max Holloway defeated Yair Rodriguez by Unanimous Decision in round 5 (5:00) in the Featherweight main event of UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs Rodriguez, held Saturday, November 13, 2021 at Meta Apex, Las Vegas. The judges scored it 48-47, 49-46, 48-47, Max Holloway won the decision.

What were the judges' scorecards for Max Holloway vs Yair Rodriguez?

The judges scored it 48-47, 49-46, 48-47, Max Holloway won the decision.

Was Max Holloway vs Yair Rodriguez a robbery?

Public scoring backed the judges: 80% of 694 fan cards scored it for Max Holloway; 100% of 21 media scores picked Max Holloway.

Full robbery index →
Referee
Marc Goddard
Time format
5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Win probability

Max Holloway 81%19% Yair Rodriguez

What the model gave each fighter going into the fight, from their pre-fight UFCalendar Power Index ratings. See the full Power Index

Fight DNA

Head to head

UFCalendar's style model. Each fighter is rated against their own division, so read the gaps as directional.

Max Holloway
Volume Striker
5 edges
Yair Rodriguez
Knockout Artist
5 edges
PowerSpeedPrecisionDurabilityEngineWrestlingGround

Radar scaled to this matchup · bars show the gap

Style shape

89Power96
94Speed98
97Precision93
95Durability94
100Engine95
86Wrestling90
91Ground92

Biggest edge Yair Rodriguez, Kick power +10

Attribute by attribute

Max Holloway is on the left of every row, Yair Rodriguez on the right.
89Punch power94
88Kick power98
96Punch speed95
92Kick speed100
97Accuracy93
86Takedowns90
91Ground striking93
91Submissions90
97Chin95
92Body strength92
100Cardio95

Attributes are rated 0-100 by UFCalendar's style model.

Tale of the Tape

28-9-0
Record
21-6-0 (1 NC)
1950
Power Index rating
1693
1
Win Streak
1
34
Age
33
5'11"
180 cm
Height
5'11"
180 cm
69"
175 cm
Reach
71"
180 cm
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Featherweight
Weight Class
Featherweight
United States
Nationality
Mexico

Striking Profile

6.92
SLpM
4.65
48%
Str. Acc.
46%
4.60
SApM
3.78
58%
Str. Def.
52%

Grappling Profile

0.22
TD Avg.
0.71
53%
TD Acc.
29%
81%
TD Def.
59%
0.30
Sub. Avg.
0.60

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Max Holloway · 3-2
  • W
    Conor McGregor
    UFC 329: McGregor vs Holloway 2 · Jul 11, 2026
    TKO · R1 · 1:09 · Welterweight
  • L
    Charles Oliveira
    UFC 326: Holloway vs Oliveira 2 · Mar 7, 2026
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Lightweight
  • W
    Dustin Poirier
    UFC 318: Holloway vs Poirier 3 · Jul 19, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Lightweight
  • L
    Ilia Topuria
    UFC 308: Topuria vs Holloway · Oct 26, 2024
    TKO · R3 · 1:34 · Featherweight
  • W
    Justin Gaethje
    UFC 300: Pereira vs Hill · Apr 13, 2024
    TKO · R5 · 4:59 · Lightweight
Yair Rodriguez · 3-2
  • W
    Patricio Pitbull
    UFC 314: Volkanovski vs Lopes · Apr 12, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
  • L
    Brian Ortega
    UFC Mexico City · Feb 25, 2024
    Submission · R3 · 0:58 · Featherweight
  • L
    Alexander Volkanovski
    UFC 290: Volkanovski vs Rodriguez · Jul 8, 2023
    TKO · R3 · 4:19 · Featherweight
  • W
    Josh Emmett
    UFC 284: Makhachev vs Volkanovski · Feb 11, 2023
    Submission · R2 · 4:19 · Interim Featherweight
  • W
    Brian Ortega
    UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs Rodriguez · Jul 16, 2022
    TKO · R1 · 4:11 · Featherweight

Career Averages

Based on 33 fights · 15 fights
111.9
Avg sig. strikes
65.5
0.24
Avg takedowns
0.67
0:54
Avg control time
1:12
445
Career high strikes
159
3
Career high TDs
2

Strike Distribution

Max Holloway
Strike target
Yair Rodriguez
65%
Head
55%
24%
Body
20%
11%
Leg
25%
Max Holloway
Strike position
Yair Rodriguez
88%
Distance
78%
7%
Clinch
7%
5%
Ground
15%