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- Max Holloway vs Jose Aldo
Featherweight · Title bout · 5 rounds · Card
FinalUFC 218: Holloway vs. Aldo 2
Saturday, December 2, 2017 · Detroit · Michigan
Result
Max Holloway def. Jose Aldo
KO/TKO (Punches to Head On Ground) · Round 3 · 4:51 · 5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)
Referee · Herb DeanSource · UFC Stats · round stats archived
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Round-by-Round Analysis
Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.
KO/TKO · R3 · 4:51
Max HollowayRound 3Jose Aldo
108 / 204Sig. strikes38 / 63
53%Accuracy60%
114 / 212Total strikes39 / 64
0Knockdowns0
0 / 0Takedowns0 / 1
0Sub. attempts0
0:46Control0:02
22.3Pace / min7.8
96%Control share4%
Max Holloway
Targethead 80% · body 19% · leg 1%
Phasedistance 77% · clinch 10% · ground 13%
Jose Aldo
Targethead 95% · body 3% · leg 3%
Phasedistance 95% · clinch 5% · ground 0%
Statistical signals
Output edgeMax Holloway landed 108 significant strikes to 38.
Descriptive only. These compare recorded output; they are not judge scores and do not say who won the round.
What changed from R2
- Pace upMax Holloway's significant-strike pace moved +172% from R2 to R3, 22.3 against 8.2 per minute.
- Accuracy shiftMax Holloway's significant-strike accuracy moved +14 pts, 53% against 39%.
- Phase shiftMax Holloway's ground share of landed strikes moved +13 pts, to 13% on the ground against 77% at distance.
- Defensive driftMax Holloway absorbed significant strikes +26% faster than in R2, 7.8 against 6.2 per minute.
- Pace upJose Aldo's significant-strike pace moved +26% from R2 to R3, 7.8 against 6.2 per minute.
- Target shiftJose Aldo's head share of landed strikes moved +33 pts, to 95% head with 3% body and 3% leg.
- Defensive driftJose Aldo absorbed significant strikes +172% faster than in R2, 22.3 against 8.2 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.
Jose Aldo
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
174Max Holloway sig. strikes
87Jose Aldo sig. strikes
3rounds observed
+172%largest pace swing, R2 to R3 (Max Holloway)
Pace is significant strikes landed per minute of observed round time. A round with no recorded observation is left empty rather than drawn as zero.
Fight stats 3 rounds · UFC Stats
174 / 397Sig. strikes87 / 163
44%Accuracy53%
181 / 406Total strikes89 / 165
0Knockdowns0
0 / 0Takedowns0 / 1
0Sub attempts0
0:46Control0:02
135Head65
36Body13
3Leg9
Max HollowayJose Aldo
| Round | Fighter | KD | Sig. str. | Total | TD | Sub | Ctrl | Head | Body | Leg |
|---|
| R1 |
Tale of the tape
28-9-0Record32-10-0
25Age31
5'11"Height5'7"
69"Reach70"
OrthodoxStanceOrthodox
6.92Sig. str./min3.65
0.22TD / 15 min0.47
Max Holloway16-6 in archive
7KO/TKO wins
1Sub wins
50%Finish rate
