Cyborg vs Holm

Who won Cyborg vs Holm?

Cris Cyborg beat Holly Holm by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the main event of UFC 219, on Saturday 30th December 2017 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Cris Cyborg.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Women’s Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

This contest was for the vacant UFC Women’s Featherweight championship.

Cyborg vs Holm stats

Cris Cyborg stepped into the octagon with a record of 18 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 16 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Holly Holm made her way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out.

Holly Holm marked her 16th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2015.

Cris Cyborg's UFC record stood at 6-1-0, while Holly Holm's came in at 8-7-0.

The stats suggested Cyborg had an advantage in power over Holm, with a 89% knock out percentage over Holm's 73%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested that Cyborg and Holm would have been pretty equal, both with a 0% submission rate.

Cris Cyborg was the younger woman by 3 years, at 39 years old.

Cyborg was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 5 more fights, and made her debut in 2005, 5 years and 9 months earlier than Holm, whose first professional fight was in 2011. She had fought 10 less professional rounds, 64 to Holm's 74.

Cyborg vs Holm form

Cyborg had won all 5 of her most recent fights, stopping 3 opponents and going to the judges twice.

In her last fight before this contest, she had won against Sinead Kavanagh at Bellator 271 on 12th November 2021 by knockout in the 1st round in their Bellator Women’s Featherweight championship fight at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood, United States.

Previous to that, she had beaten Leslie Smith at Bellator 259 on 21st May 2021 by knockout in the 5th round in their Bellator Women’s Featherweight championship fight at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Going into that contest, she had defeated Arlene Blencowe at Bellator 249 on 15th October 2020 by submission in the 2nd round in their Bellator Women’s Featherweight championship fight at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Before that, she was victorious against Julia Budd at Bellator 238 on 25th January 2020 by knockout in the 4th round in their Bellator Women’s Featherweight championship fight at The Forum, Inglewood.

She had won against Felicia Spencer at UFC 240 on 27th July 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Rogers Place, Edmonton, Canada.

Activity check

Cyborg's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 11 months and 27 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 11 months and 30 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Holm's last 2 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 5 months and 13 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 3 years, 8 months and 21 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4 rounds on average.

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