Saturday, April 15, 2023T-Mobile Center, Kansas City, United States
Max Holloway defeated Arnold Allen by Unanimous Decision in round 5 (5:00) in the Featherweight main event of UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs Allen, held Saturday, April 15, 2023 at T-Mobile Center, Kansas City. The judges scored it 48-47, 49-46, 49-46, Max Holloway won the decision.
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Max Holloway vs Arnold Allen
Fight stats: totals
Same scale left and right on every row; the pale tail behind a bar is attempts
Max HollowayArnold Allen
0
Knockdowns0
147 / 262
Significant strikes76 / 225
56%
Sig. strike accuracy34%
149 / 264
Total strikes80 / 229
0 / 0
Takedowns0 / 0
0:03
Control time0:42
Where it landed
Significant strikes landed by target in this fight
Max HollowayArnold Allen
7752%4863%
Head
4229%1824%
Body
2819%1013%
Leg
Where it happened
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
96%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
Range × target
Significant strikes landed by range and target in this fight · landed / attempted in each cell
Max Holloway147 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
7777/180
4141/47
2828/34
Clinch
0
11/1
0
Ground
0
0
0
Arnold Allen76 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
4848/173
1818/36
1010/16
Clinch
0
0
0
Ground
0
0
0
Round by round
Significant strikes landed per round · the judges' scores under each
Max HollowayArnold Allen
R1
27
11
10-910-910-9
R2
25
19
10-910-910-9
R3
33
14
10-910-910-9
R4
29
12
10-910-910-9
R5
33
20
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
27 / 62
Significant strikes11 / 33
44%
Sig. strike accuracy33%
27 / 62
Total strikes11 / 33
0 / 0
Takedowns0 / 0
0:00
Control time0:00
Round 2Judges: Max Holloway
0
Knockdowns0
25 / 49
Significant strikes19 / 42
51%
Sig. strike accuracy45%
25 / 49
Total strikes19 / 42
0 / 0
Takedowns0 / 0
0:00
Control time0:00
Round 3Judges: Max Holloway
0
Knockdowns0
33 / 51
Significant strikes14 / 45
65%
Sig. strike accuracy31%
33 / 51
Total strikes14 / 45
0 / 0
Takedowns0 / 0
0:00
Control time0:00
Round 4Judges: Max Holloway
0
Knockdowns0
29 / 52
Significant strikes12 / 39
56%
Sig. strike accuracy31%
29 / 52
Total strikes12 / 39
0 / 0
Takedowns0 / 0
0:00
Control time0:00
Round 5Judges: Arnold Allen
0
Knockdowns0
33 / 48
Significant strikes20 / 66
69%
Sig. strike accuracy30%
35 / 50
Total strikes24 / 70
0 / 0
Takedowns0 / 0
0:03
Control time0:42
Judges' Scorecards
Media Scores
30
Max Holloway
0
Arnold Allen
●48-47 Holloway×27●49-46 Holloway×2●50-45 Holloway
All 30 media scorecards
- BloodyElbow.com50-45Holloway
- Mike Heck · MMAFighting.com49-46Holloway
- MMAMania.com49-46Holloway
- Tyler Treese · Sherdog.com48-47Holloway
- SevereMMA.com48-47Holloway
- Ben Duffy · Sherdog.com48-47Holloway
- Jay Pettry · Sherdog.com48-47Holloway
- Matthew Wells · MMAJunkie.com48-47Holloway
- Danny Segura · MMAJunkie.com48-47Holloway
- Dayne Fox · BloodyElbow.com48-47Holloway
- MMAJunkie.com48-47Holloway
- Ryan Frederick · WrestlingObserver.com48-47Holloway
- Jake Noecker · The Scrap News48-47Holloway
- Jillian DeCoursey48-47Holloway
- Daniel Yanofsky · The Sporting News48-47Holloway
- Scott Fontana · New York Post48-47Holloway
- Nolan King · MMAJunkie.com48-47Holloway
- Dan Urban · Couchside Judges48-47Holloway
- John Pollock · POST Wrestling48-47Holloway
- Seán Sheehan · SevereMMA.com48-47Holloway
- Drake Riggs · MMAMania.com48-47Holloway
- Stephie Haynes · BloodyElbow.com48-47Holloway
- Nick Baldwin · theScore48-47Holloway
- Michael DeSantis · MMASucka.com48-47Holloway
- Alex Behunin · MMA Mania48-47Holloway
- Keith Shillan · Sherdog.com48-47Holloway
- CombatPress.com48-47Holloway
- Steve Duncan · mma.uno48-47Holloway
- Cody Merrow · MMA Underground48-47Holloway
- Chris De Santiago · MiddleEasy.com48-47Holloway
Fan Scorecards
582 fan scorecards submitted
91%
Max Holloway
1%
Draw
9%
Arnold Allen
●48-47 Holloway45.7%●49-46 Holloway34.9%●48-47 Allen8.2%●50-45 Holloway7.9%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
96%
Holloway
R2
78%
Allen
R3
98%
Holloway
R4
86%
Holloway
R5
60%
Allen
Betting Odds
Max Holloway
-199
67% implied win probability
Open: -159Best: -156
Arnold Allen
+205
33% implied win probability
Open: +129Best: +620
Average moneyline across 13 sportsbooks.
| Sportsbook | Max Holloway | Arnold Allen |
|---|---|---|
| BetAnything | -165 | +130 |
| BetOnline | -180 | +155 |
| BetUS | -180 | +150 |
| Betway | -200 | +140 |
| Bovada | -166 | +150 |
| Cloudbet | -156 | +143 |
| DraftKings | -750 | +500 |
| FanDuel | -1100 | +620 |
| mybookie | -188 | +146 |
| Pinnacle | -159 | +140 |
| sportsbetio | -182 | +110 |
| sports-interaction | -175 | +135 |
| unibet | -175 | +140 |
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
- Arnold Allen spends 80% of fight time at distance.
- Max Holloway absorbs 4.60 significant strikes a minute, more than 82% of UFC fighters.
- Max Holloway lands 6.92 significant strikes a minute, more than 98% of UFC fighters.
- Max Holloway spends 80% of fight time at distance.
Style & credentials
Max Holloway
KickboxingBJJ
- 2026Black belt · BJJPedro Sauer
- 2011X-1 Lightweight ChampionshipX-1 World Events
- 2021Brown belt · BJJRylan Lizares
Arnold Allen
BJJBoxing
- 2025Black belt · BJJMark Nixon
- —M4TC Lightweight Championship (British)Made4TheCage
- —Champion · Aba Eastern Counties Championshipsjunior
- —Champion · MMA Amateurfeatherweight
Sig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
65%73%
Head
24%18%
Body
11%8%
Leg
Time in position
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
Max Hollowaylast 8 fights
80%14%
Arnold Allenlast 6 fights
80%11%9%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Max Holloway· from fights outside the UFC Arnold Allen· from fights outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
6.923.52
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Max Holloway · Elite · better than 98% of UFC fightersArnold Allen · Average · better than 54% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
4.603.15
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Max Holloway · Poor · better than 18% of UFC fightersArnold Allen · Average · better than 59% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.221.24
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Max Holloway · Poor · better than 11% of UFC fightersArnold Allen · Average · better than 52% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
53%60%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Max Holloway · Good · better than 81% of UFC fightersArnold Allen · Elite · better than 88% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
81%73%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Max Holloway · Elite · better than 85% of UFC fightersArnold Allen · Good · better than 71% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.300.30
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Max Holloway · Average · better than 40% of UFC fightersArnold Allen · Average · better than 40% 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 / min3.52
4.60
Strikes taken / minfewer is better3.15
0.22 / 0.4
Takedowns landed / 15 min1.24 / 2.1
53%
Takedown accuracy60%
81%
Takedown defence73%
0:54
Control time / fight2:08
0.30
Submission attempts / 15 min0.30
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
Arnold Allen15 UFC fights · 765 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
65%495/1335
17%129/196
7%57/75
Clinch
3%24/49
1%6/10
0%0/1
Ground
6%43/54
0%3/3
1%8/16
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
Arnold Allen11 of 25 ended early · 44%14 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
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
- W
- 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
Arnold Allen2-3
- WUFC Fight Night: Allen vs Costa · May 16, 2026Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- L
- WUFC 304: Edwards vs Muhammad 2 · Jul 28, 2024Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- LUFC 297: Strickland vs du Plessis · Jan 20, 2024Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Holloway vs Allen · Apr 15, 2023Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Featherweight
Full record · 25 fightsShow less
- W
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Vettori vs Holland · Apr 10, 2021Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs Dos Santos · Jan 25, 2020Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- WUFC 239: Jones vs Santos · Jul 6, 2019Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Till vs Masvidal · Mar 16, 2019Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- W
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Silva vs Bisping · Feb 27, 2016Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- W
- W
- W
- L
- WTobias HuberCage Warriors · Apr 18, 2014TKO · R1 · 0:36 · Featherweight
- WDoni MillerCage Warriors 61 · Dec 13, 2013TKO · R2 · 0:34 · Featherweight
- WDeclan WilliamsCage Warriors 60 · Oct 5, 2013SUB · R2 · 4:50 · Featherweight
- WAndy GreenCage Warriors 56 · Jul 6, 2013SUB · R1 · 4:00 · Featherweight
- WCarl OrrissUCMMA 32 · Feb 2, 2013Unanimous Decision · Featherweight
- WKim ThinghaugenUWC 21: Xplosion · Oct 20, 2012TKO · R1 · 5:00
- WNathan GreysonUCMMA 27 · Apr 7, 2012TKO · R2 · 0:40 · Bantamweight
Frequently asked questions
Who won Max Holloway vs Arnold Allen?
Max Holloway defeated Arnold Allen by Unanimous Decision in round 5 (5:00) in the Featherweight main event of UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs Allen, held Saturday, April 15, 2023 at T-Mobile Center, Kansas City. The judges scored it 48-47, 49-46, 49-46, Max Holloway won the decision.
What were the judges' scorecards for Max Holloway vs Arnold Allen?
The judges scored it 48-47, 49-46, 49-46, Max Holloway won the decision.
Was Max Holloway vs Arnold Allen a robbery?
Public scoring backed the judges: 91% of 582 fan cards scored it for Max Holloway; 100% of 30 media scores picked Max Holloway.