Holloway vs Edgar

Who won Holloway vs Edgar?

Max Holloway beat Frankie Edgar by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the main event of UFC 240, on Saturday 27th July 2019 at Rogers Place in Edmonton.

The scorecards were announced as in favor of winner Max Holloway.

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

This contest was for the UFC featherweight championship.

Holloway vs Edgar stats

Max Holloway stepped into the octagon with a record of 20 wins, 4 loses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Frankie Edgar made his way to the cage with a record of 23 wins, 6 loses and 1 draw, with 7 of those wins by knock out and 4 by submission.

The stats suggested Holloway had an advantage in power over Edgar, with a 50% knock out percentage over Edgar's 30%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Edgar had a slight advantage over Holloway, with a 17% submission rate over Holloway's 10%.

Max Holloway was the younger man by 10 years, at 31 years old.

Holloway had a height advantage of 5 inches over Edgar. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Holloway was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 6 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2010, 5 year and 2 months later than Edgar, whose first professional fight was in 2005. He had fought 12 less professional rounds, 97 to Edgar's 109.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Max Holloway had been fighting more than Frankie Edgar.

Going to this contest, Max Holloway had last fought 3 years, 11 months and 16 days ago, while Frankie Edgar's last outing had been 4 years, 11 months and 8 days ago.

Holloway's last 4 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 9 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.8 rounds on average.

Edgar's last 4 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 8 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 8 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Holloway vs Edgar?

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