Saturday, November 13, 2021Meta 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.
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Max Holloway vs Yair Rodriguez
Fight stats: totals
Same scale left and right on every row; the pale tail behind a bar is attempts
Max HollowayYair Rodriguez
0
Knockdowns0
230 / 404
Significant strikes159 / 352
57%
Sig. strike accuracy45%
251 / 434
Total strikes186 / 383
3 / 5
Takedowns1 / 5
60%
Takedown accuracy20%
1
Submission attempts0
0
Reversals1
6:49
Control time1:20
Where it landed
Significant strikes landed by target in this fight
Max HollowayYair Rodriguez
12956%7849%
Head
6629%2415%
Body
3515%5736%
Leg
Where it happened
Where the landed significant strikes came from
Max Holloway
81%10%9%
Yair Rodriguez
96%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
Range × target
Significant strikes landed by range and target in this fight · landed / attempted in each cell
Max Holloway230 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
107107/243
4545/61
3535/43
Clinch
66/7
1616/17
0
Ground
1616/28
55/5
0
Yair Rodriguez159 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
7575/243
2020/36
5757/64
Clinch
22/2
33/3
0
Ground
11/2
11/2
0
Round by round
Significant strikes landed per round · the judges' scores under each
Max HollowayYair Rodriguez
R1
38
37
10-910-910-9
R2
58
42
10-910-910-9
R3
38
20
10-910-910-9
R4
43
24
10-910-910-9
R5
53
36
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: Max Holloway
0
Knockdowns0
38 / 57
Significant strikes37 / 79
67%
Sig. strike accuracy47%
42 / 62
Total strikes38 / 80
1 / 2
Takedowns0 / 3
50%
Takedown accuracy0%
0:14
Control time0:43
Round 2Judges: Max Holloway
0
Knockdowns0
58 / 110
Significant strikes42 / 84
53%
Sig. strike accuracy50%
59 / 111
Total strikes43 / 85
0 / 0
Takedowns0 / 0
0:25
Control time0:00
Round 3Judges: Max Holloway
0
Knockdowns0
38 / 66
Significant strikes20 / 47
58%
Sig. strike accuracy43%
46 / 81
Total strikes20 / 50
1 / 2
Takedowns1 / 1
50%
Takedown accuracy100%
3:04
Control time0:07
Round 4Judges: Max Holloway
0
Knockdowns0
43 / 77
Significant strikes24 / 64
56%
Sig. strike accuracy38%
49 / 84
Total strikes28 / 69
1 / 1
Takedowns0 / 0
1
Submission attempts0
2:06
Control time0:00
Round 5Judges: Yair Rodriguez
0
Knockdowns0
53 / 94
Significant strikes36 / 78
56%
Sig. strike accuracy46%
55 / 96
Total strikes57 / 99
0 / 0
Takedowns0 / 1
0
Reversals1
1:00
Control time0:30
Judges' Scorecards
Media Scores
21
Max Holloway
0
Yair Rodriguez
●48-47 Holloway×15●49-46 Holloway×3●48-46 Holloway×2●50-45 Holloway
All 21 media scorecards
- Dayne Fox · BloodyElbow.com50-45Holloway
- Keith Shillan · Sherdog.com49-46Holloway
- Stephie Haynes · BloodyElbow.com49-46Holloway
- Mookie Alexander · BloodyElbow.com49-46Holloway
- Drake Riggs · SCMP MMA48-46Holloway
- Robert Sargent · MMARising.com48-46Holloway
- Tristen Critchfield · Sherdog.com48-47Holloway
- CombatPress.com48-47Holloway
- Brian Knapp · Sherdog.com48-47Holloway
- Jay Pettry · Sherdog.com48-47Holloway
- Danny Segura · MMAJunkie.com48-47Holloway
- Mike Heck · MMAFighting.com48-47Holloway
- MMAJunkie.com48-47Holloway
- MMAMania.com48-47Holloway
- Daniel Yanofsky · Fightful.com48-47Holloway
- Seán Sheehan · SevereMMA.com48-47Holloway
- Michael DeSantis · MMASucka.com48-47Holloway
- Tim Burke · BloodyElbow.com48-47Holloway
- Nick Baldwin · theScore48-47Holloway
- Marcel Dorff · mmadna.nl48-47Holloway
- Ryan Frederick · WrestlingObserver.com48-47Holloway
Fan Scorecards
694 fan scorecards submitted
80%
Max Holloway
3%
Draw
17%
Yair Rodriguez
●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
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.
| Sportsbook | Max Holloway | Yair 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.
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
- Yair Rodriguez lands 4.65 significant strikes a minute, more than 83% of UFC fighters.
- Max Holloway absorbs 4.60 significant strikes a minute, more than 82% of UFC fighters.
- Yair Rodriguez's last two losses were both stopped early.
- 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
Yair Rodriguez
Taekwondo
- —Black belt · Taekwondo
- —FMP Featherweight ChampionshipMexican Fighters Promotions (FMP)
- 2014Champion · The Ultimate Fighterfeatherweight
Sig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
65%55%
Head
24%20%
Body
11%25%
Leg
Time in position
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
Max Hollowaylast 8 fights
80%14%
Yair Rodriguezlast 5 fights
56%10%34%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Max Holloway· from fights outside the UFC Yair Rodriguez· from fights outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
6.924.65
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Max Holloway · Elite · better than 98% of UFC fightersYair Rodriguez · Good · better than 83% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
4.603.78
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Max Holloway · Poor · better than 18% of UFC fightersYair Rodriguez · Below avg · better than 38% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.220.71
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Max Holloway · Poor · better than 11% of UFC fightersYair Rodriguez · Below avg · better than 31% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
53%29%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Max Holloway · Good · better than 81% of UFC fightersYair Rodriguez · Below avg · better than 27% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
81%59%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Max Holloway · Elite · better than 85% of UFC fightersYair Rodriguez · Average · better than 40% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.300.60
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Max Holloway · Average · better than 40% of UFC fightersYair Rodriguez · Good · better than 62% 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 / min4.65
4.60
Strikes taken / minfewer is better3.78
0.22 / 0.4
Takedowns landed / 15 min0.71 / 2.4
53%
Takedown accuracy29%
81%
Takedown defence59%
0:54
Control time / fight1:12
0.30
Submission attempts / 15 min0.60
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
Yair Rodriguez16 UFC fights · 984 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
37%366/1241
16%160/239
25%243/281
Clinch
4%37/61
2%24/29
0%3/3
Ground
14%141/231
1%9/10
0%1/1
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
Yair Rodriguez17 of 25 ended early · 68%8 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
1 early stoppage has 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
- L
- 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
- WUFC Fight Night: Machida vs Rockhold · Apr 18, 2015Submission · R3 · 3:58 · Featherweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Thatch · Feb 14, 2015Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Saffiedine vs MacDonald · Oct 4, 2014TKO · R1 · 3:11 · Featherweight
- 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
- L
- W
- 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
Yair Rodriguez3-2
- WUFC 314: Volkanovski vs Lopes · Apr 12, 2025Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- L
- L
- WUFC 284: Makhachev vs Volkanovski · Feb 12, 2023Submission · R2 · 4:19 · Interim Featherweight
- W
Full record · 26 fightsShow less
- LUFC Fight Night: Holloway vs Rodriguez · Nov 13, 2021Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Reyes vs Weidman · Oct 18, 2019Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- NC
- WUFC Fight Night: The Korean Zombie vs Rodriguez · Nov 10, 2018TKO · R5 · 4:59 · Featherweight
- L
- W
- W
- W
- WUFC 192: Cormier vs Gustafsson · Oct 3, 2015Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- W
- WLeonardo MoralesUFC 180: Werdum vs Hunt · Nov 14, 2014Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Ultimate Fighter Latin America Featherweight
- WAngelo DuarteHigh Altitude Face Off 6 · Apr 4, 2014Submission · R1 · 2:12
- WEdgar JuarezFMP 14 · Feb 16, 2013TKO · R1 · 0:19 · Lightweight
- LRoberto HerreraFMP 13 · Dec 20, 2012TKO · R1 · 1:21
- WRicardo AlcalaFMP 11 · May 25, 2012TKO · R1 · 0:20
- WCarlos RicardoTSC 1: The Supreme Cage · Mar 10, 2012Submission · R3 · 0:50 · Featherweight
- WRoberto HerreraFMP 10: Parral vs. El Resto del Mundo · Mar 3, 2012Submission · R2 · 2:20
- WEdgar BaldescorFMP 9 · Dec 22, 2011Submission · R1 · 2:13
- WJonatan GuzmanFMP 8 · Sep 17, 2011Unanimous Decision
- WWillie MartinezFMP 7: Grand Prix · Jul 30, 2011TKO · R3 · 2:33
- WTBAFMP 5 · Jan 29, 2011TKO
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.