Max Holloway vs Brian Ortega — UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega Result, Stats & Scorecards

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UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega
Max Holloway vs Brian Ortega

Featherweight · Title bout · 5 rounds · Card

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UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega

Saturday, December 8, 2018 · Toronto · Ontario

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Result

Max Holloway def. Brian Ortega

KO/TKO · Round 4 · 5:00 · 5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)

Referee · Yves LavigneSource · UFC Stats · round stats archived

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Round-by-Round Analysis

Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.

KO/TKO · R4 · 5:00

Max HollowayRound 4Brian Ortega

134 / 196Sig. strikes28 / 54

68%Accuracy52%

141 / 203Total strikes28 / 54

0Knockdowns0

1 / 1Takedowns0 / 5

0Sub. attempts0

0:16Control0:58

26.8Pace / min5.6

22%Control share78%

Max Holloway

Targethead 82% · body 18% · leg 0%

Phasedistance 94% · clinch 5% · ground 1%

Brian Ortega

Targethead 79% · body 18% · leg 4%

Phasedistance 89% · clinch 11% · ground 0%

Statistical signals

Output edgeMax Holloway landed 134 significant strikes to 28.Striking edgeMax Holloway struck at 68% accuracy to 52%.

Descriptive only. These compare recorded output; they are not judge scores and do not say who won the round.

What changed from R3

Pace upMax Holloway's significant-strike pace moved +168% from R3 to R4, 26.8 against 10.0 per minute.
Accuracy shiftBrian Ortega's significant-strike accuracy moved +15 pts, 52% against 37%.
Grappling pressureBrian Ortega attempted 3 more takedowns than in R3, 5 against 2.
Defensive driftBrian Ortega absorbed significant strikes +168% faster than in R3, 26.8 against 10.0 per minute.

Observed fight vs historical Fight DNA

Compares this fight against each fighter's pre-fight Fight DNA baseline. Shown only where the historical sample supports it.

Max Holloway

Insufficient sample. This fighter's Fight DNA as of the event date did not have enough covered rounds to compare against, so no deviation is shown.

Brian Ortega

Insufficient sample. This fighter's Fight DNA as of the event date did not have enough covered rounds to compare against, so no deviation is shown.

Fight summary

290Max Holloway sig. strikes

110Brian Ortega sig. strikes

4rounds observed

+168%largest pace swing, R3 to R4 (Max Holloway)