Holm vs Aldana

Who won Holm vs Aldana?

Holly Holm beat Irene Aldana by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the main event of UFC Fight Island 4, on Saturday 3rd October 2020 at UFC Fight Island in Abu Dhabi.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Holly Holm.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Women’s Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Holm vs Aldana stats

Holly Holm stepped into the octagon with a record of 13 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Irene Aldana made her way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Holly Holm's 16th fight in the UFC, having made her debut for the promotion in 2015.

Holly Holm's UFC record stood at 8-7-0, while Irene Aldana's came in at 8-5-0.

The stats suggested Holm had an advantage in power over Aldana, with a 62% knock out percentage over Aldana's 50%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Aldana had a large advantage over Holm, boasting a 25% submission rate over Holm's 0%.

Holly Holm was the older woman by 6 years, at 42 years old.

Aldana had a height advantage of 1 inch over Holm. Despite this, both fighters had equal reach.

Holm was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made her debut in 2011, 1 year and 7 months earlier than Aldana, whose first professional fight was in 2012. She had fought 21 more professional rounds, 74 to Aldana's 53.

Holm vs Aldana form

Holly Holm had beaten 3 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight before this contest, she had won against Irene Aldana at UFC Fight Island 4 on 3rd October 2020 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Previous to that, she had beaten Raquel Pennington at UFC 246 on 18th January 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, she had lost to Amanda Nunes at UFC 239 on 6th July 2019 by knockout in the 1st round in their championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, she had defeated Megan Anderson at UFC 225 on 9th June 2018 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at United Center, Chicago.

She had been beaten by Cris Cyborg at UFC 219 on 30th December 2017 by unanimous decision in their UFC Women’s Featherweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Aldana had beaten 3 of her last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In her last fight leading up to this contest, she had been defeated by Amanda Nunes at UFC 289 on 10th June 2023 by unanimous decision in their championship fight at Rogers Arena, Vancouver, Canada.

Previous to that, she was victorious against Macy Chiasson at UFC 279 on 10th September 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, she had won against Yana Santos at UFC 264 on 10th July 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, she had lost to Holly Holm at UFC Fight Island 4 on 3rd October 2020 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

She had beaten Vanessa Melo at UFC on ESPN+ 17 on 21st September 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Arena Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Irene Aldana had been fighting more than Holly Holm.

Going to this contest, Holly Holm had last fought 3 years, 6 months and 24 days ago, while Irene Aldana's last outing had been 10 months and 17 days ago.

Holm's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 3 months and 28 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 7 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

Aldana's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 7 months and 6 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 11 months and 2 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

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