Frankie Edgar vs. Max Holloway
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Frankie Edgar
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 18 | 11 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 6 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.15 · 18 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 36 documented bouts
In the UFC: 17-11 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +4.3 wins over .500
Max Holloway
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 24 | 9 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 4 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.62 · 24 tier-1/2 wins · 15 finish wins over 37 documented bouts
In the UFC: 20-9 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +4.9 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Frankie Edgar
Distance 82.5% (norm 85.9%) · Clinch 4.7% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 12.9% (norm 6.5%)
Max Holloway
Distance 92.2% (norm 85.9%) · Clinch 4.2% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 3.5% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Frankie Edgar
Head 79.6% (norm 77.5%) · Body 12.7% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 7.6% (norm 7.9%)
Max Holloway
Head 77.4% (norm 77.5%) · Body 15.7% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 6.8% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Edgar L/A | Acc | Featherweight med | Holloway L/A | Acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 1263 / 3672 | 34.4% | 40.5% | 3252 / 7071 | 46.0% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 129 / 207 | 62.3% | 70.5% | 246 / 324 | 75.9% | 70.5% |
| On the ground | 409 / 572 | 71.5% | 69.3% | 195 / 271 | 72.0% | 69.3% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 1195 / 3545 | 33.7% | 37.1% | 2389 / 5935 | 40.3% | 37.1% |
| To the body | 344 / 566 | 60.8% | 68.0% | 899 / 1207 | 74.5% | 68.0% |
| To the legs | 262 / 340 | 77.1% | 80.3% | 405 / 524 | 77.3% | 80.3% |
Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Featherweight: 127 fighters · Featherweight: 127 fighters).
What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man
Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.
| Zone | vs Edgar L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med | vs Holloway L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 1159 / 3660 | 31.7% | 39.3% | 2264 / 5640 | 40.1% | 39.3% |
| In the clinch | 93 / 156 | 59.6% | 70.3% | 126 / 202 | 62.4% | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 94 / 135 | 69.6% | 69.4% | 67 / 103 | 65.0% | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 995 / 3447 | 28.9% | 35.9% | 1559 / 4642 | 33.6% | 35.9% |
| To the body | 204 / 317 | 64.4% | 68.0% | 346 / 618 | 56.0% | 68.0% |
| To the legs | 147 / 187 | 78.6% | 81.5% | 552 / 685 | 80.6% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Holloway has more cage time on record.