Holloway vs Ortega II

When is Holloway vs Ortega II?

Max Holloway could potentially face the challenge of Brian Ortega, in Spring 2022.

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 23 wins, 7 loses and 0 draws, 10 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 15 wins, 3 loses and 0 draws, with 3 of those wins by knock out and 7 by submission.

The stats suggest Holloway would have a large advantage in power over Ortega, boasting at 43% knock out percentage over Ortega's 20%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Ortega would have a massive advantage over Holloway, boosting at 47% submission rate over Holloway's 9%.

Max Holloway is the younger man by 1 year, at 31 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 12 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 4 months later than Ortega, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He has fought 44 more professional rounds, 97 to Ortega's 53.

Holloway vs Ortega II form

Max Holloway has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he won against 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.

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

Going into that contest, he had won against Yair Rodriguez at UFC Vegas 42 on 13th November 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had beat Calvin Kattar at UFC on ABC 1 on 16th January 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

He had lost to Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 251 on 11th July 2020 by split decision in their UFC Featherweight championship fight at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi.

Ortega has beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he 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.

Previous to that, he had been beaten 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.

Going into that contest, he had defeated 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.

Before that, 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.

He had won against Frankie Edgar at UFC 222 on 3rd March 2018 by knockout in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Activity check

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

Max Holloway last fought 1 month and 15 days ago, while Brian Ortega's last outing was 10 months and 14 days ago.

Holloway's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 19 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 25 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 5 rounds on average.

Ortega's last 5 fights have come over a period of 5 years, 2 months and 27 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 1 year and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3.2 rounds on average.

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