Holloway vs Ortega II

When is Holloway vs Ortega II?

Max Holloway could potentially face the challenge of Brian Ortega, in Autumn/Fall 2024.

The fight would take place over 5 rounds in the Featherweight division, which means the weight limit would be 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Holloway vs Ortega II stats

Max Holloway would step into the octagon with a record of 26 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Brian Ortega would make his way to the cage with a record of 16 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 8 by submission.

The stats suggest Holloway would have a large advantage in power over Ortega, boasting a 46% knock out percentage over Ortega's 19%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Ortega would have a massive advantage over Holloway, boasting a 50% submission rate over Holloway's 8%.

Max Holloway is the younger man by 1 year, at 32 years old.

Holloway has a height advantage of 3 inches over Ortega. Despite this, both fighters have equal reach.

Holloway is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 14 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 4 months later than Ortega, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He has fought 54 more professional rounds, 110 to Ortega's 56.

Holloway vs Ortega II form

Holloway has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight, he won against Justin Gaethje at UFC 300 on 13th April 2024 by knockout in the 5th round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Chan Sung Jung at UFC Fight Night – Holloway vs. Korean Zombie on 26th August 2023 by knockout in the 3rd round at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Kallang, Singapore.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Arnold Allen at UFC Fight Night – Holloway vs. Allen on 15th April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at T-Mobile Center, Kansas City, United States.

Before that, he had lost to Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 276 on 2nd July 2022 by unanimous decision in their UFC Featherweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

He was victorious against Yair Rodriguez at UFC Vegas 42 on 13th November 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Brian Ortega has beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he beat Yair Rodriguez at UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Royval 2 on 24th February 2024 by submission in the 3rd round at Arena CDMX, Mexico City, Mexico.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Yair Rodriguez at UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. Rodriguez on 16th July 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UBS Arena, Long Island, New York, United States.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 266 on 25th September 2021 by unanimous decision in their UFC Featherweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had beaten Chan Sung Jung at UFC Fight Island 6 on 17th October 2020 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

He had lost to Max Holloway at UFC 231 on 8th December 2018 by knockout in the 4th round in their UFC Featherweight championship fight at Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Canada.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Max Holloway has been fighting more than Brian Ortega.

Max Holloway last fought 12 days ago, while Brian Ortega's last outing was 2 months and 1 day ago.

Holloway's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 12 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 23 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 4.6 rounds on average.

Ortega's last 5 fights have come over a period of 5 years, 4 months and 17 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 1 year and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 18 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3.6 rounds on average.

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