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Flyweight · “The Hooligan”

Paddy Holohan

12-2-1 UFC 3-2-0
Smothering Control Submission Grappler
5'10"Height
69"Reach
OrthodoxStance
38Age
0KO wins
1Sub wins
33.3%Finish rate
11:27Avg fight
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Skill profile

Rated 0–100 against every UFC veteran · the rim is reserved for specialists, and only efficiency opens it
Striking — Below avg, rated 25.8 of 100 Accuracy — Average, rated 54.4 of 100 Striking D — Below avg, rated 36.3 of 100 Durability — Above avg, rated 73.7 of 100 Wrestling — Average, rated 69.3 of 100 TD Defense — Average, rated 69.2 of 100 Grappling — Above avg, rated 78.2 of 100 Control — Above avg, rated 78.2 of 100 Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
  1. Grappling Above avg 78
  2. Control Above avg 78
  3. Durability Above avg 74
  4. Wrestling Average 69
  5. TD Defense Average 69
  6. Accuracy Average 54
  7. Striking D Below avg 36
  8. Striking Below avg 26

Built on 57 minutes of tracked cage time across 5 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.

Smothering Control 53% of every fight spent in control position
Submission Grappler above avg grappling — rates 78 of 100 among UFC veterans
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min2.13
Sig. strikes absorbed / min2.81
Striking accuracy46.4%
Striking defense46.3%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.26
Takedowns / 15 min2.88
Takedown accuracy47.8%
Takedown defense71.4%
Sub attempts / 15 min1.31
Control time53.2%
Record vs .500+ opponents0-1

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 5 fights · green = win
July 19, 2014 vs Josh Sampo — 3.23/min (W) — only 3.1 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Jul '14 October 4, 2014 vs Chris Kelades — 1.73/min (L) Oct '14 January 18, 2015 vs Shane Howell — 2.8/min (W) Jan '15 July 18, 2015 vs Vaughan Lee — 1.87/min (W) Jul '15 October 24, 2015 vs Louis Smolka — 1.75/min (L) Oct '15

Fight history

5 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Louis Smolka 9-1 walk-in Submission · R2 4:09 — UFC Fight Night: Holohan vs Smolka · October 24, 2015
16/40Sig. strikes
59/89Absorbed
4/9Takedowns
4:15Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Vaughan Lee 14-10-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs Leites · July 18, 2015
28/75Sig. strikes
27/51Absorbed
1/3Takedowns
7:54Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
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W Shane Howell 13-8 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs Siver · January 18, 2015
42/74Sig. strikes
22/64Absorbed
3/4Takedowns
9:56Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
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L Chris Kelades 7-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs Saffiedine · October 4, 2014
26/45Sig. strikes
50/85Absorbed
3/6Takedowns
6:30Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Josh Sampo 11-3 walk-in Submission · R1 3:06 — UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs Brandao · July 19, 2014
10/29Sig. strikes
3/11Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
1:53Control
1Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.

Record breakdown

Full pro career (Wikipedia, results only)
12-2-1Pro record
SBG IrelandGym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 1
Submission 8
Decision 3
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 0
Submission 1
Decision 1
Other 0

Draws: 1

Fights by organization

UFC 5
Cage Contender 4
Chaos FC 2
KO – The Fight Before Christmas 1
Ring of Combat 1
Pancrase Fighting Championship 1
ROT7 – The Next Level 1
Full career — 15 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
L Louis Smolka Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC Fight Night: Holohan vs. Smolka
October 24, 2015
 UFC 2 1:29
W Vaughan Lee Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Leites
July 18, 2015
 UFC 3 5:00
W Shane Howell Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs. Siver
January 18, 2015
 UFC 3 5:00
L Chris Kelades Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs. Saffiedine
October 4, 2014
 UFC 3 5:00
W Josh Sampo Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs. Brandao
July 19, 2014
 UFC 1 3:06
W Artemij Sitenkov Submission (triangle choke) Cage Contender 14
July 21, 2012
 Cage Contender 1 2:50
W Damien Rooney KO (punch and head kick) Cage Contender 13
April 28, 2012
 Cage Contender 1 1:01
W Neil McGuigan Submission (rear-naked choke) Chaos FC 9
September 3, 2011
 Chaos FC 1 2:46
W Steve McCombe Decision (unanimous) Cage Contender 8
March 12, 2011
 Cage Contender 3 5:00
D Neil McGuigan Draw Chaos FC 8
February 12, 2011
 Chaos FC 3 5:00
W Andreas Lovbrand Submission (triangle kimura) KO – The Fight Before Christmas 3
December 3, 2010
 KO – The Fight Before Christmas 1 2:03
W Milan Kovach Submission (rear-naked choke) Cage Contender 5
July 24, 2010
 Cage Contender 1 4:58
W Ritchie Ivory Submission (rear-naked choke) Ring of Combat 26
May 29, 2010
 Ring of Combat 1 0:00
W Michael Daboville Submission (triangle choke) Pancrase Fighting Championship 2
April 17, 2010
 Pancrase Fighting Championship 1 4:37
W Shane Bane Submission (triangle choke) ROT7 – The Next Level
July 28, 2007
 ROT7 – The Next Level 2 —

Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Paddy Holohan) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.

Division context

vs. 67 qualified Flyweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 2.1 avg 3.4
Strikes absorbed /min 2.8 avg 3.3
Striking accuracy 46.4% avg 44.9%
Striking defense 46.3% avg 56.3%
Takedowns /15 min 2.9 avg 1.7
Takedown accuracy 47.8% avg 36.0%
Takedown defense 71.4% avg 60.9%
Sub attempts /15 min 1.3 avg 0.7
Control time 53.2% avg 19.8%
Finish rate 33.3% avg 45.6%