UFC Fight Night 212: Aldo vs. Holloway

Jose Aldo (26-2-0) vs. Max Holloway (17-3-0)

Jose Aldo and Max Holloway meet for the Featherweight Championship at UFC Fight Night 212.

Jose Aldo, the current UFC Featherweight Champion, will look to win the unified title in his native country of Brazil. Aldo has lost just twice in his career, and just once in the past decade, a notable 13-second knockout that came against Conor McGregor. He bounced back after that fight with a win over Frankie Edgar, and has since retained his division title. His opponent will be interim champion Max Holloway, a young fighter who has rattled off ten straight victories. Aldo will be his toughest task yet, and a win would see him crowned unified division champion.

Aldo connects on 3.28 significant strikes per minute with an accuracy of 43.47 percent. He absorbs just 2.09 such strikes per minute, and has a defense rate of 71.72 percent. The 30-year-old Brazilian averages 0.83 takedown attempts per 15 minutes, and has a takedown accuracy of 72.22 percent. He defends takedowns at a 92.31 percent clip, and averages 0.19 submission attempts per 15 minutes.

Holloway lands an impressive 5.67 significant strikes per minute, and connects on these strikes at a 43.47 percent rate, a figure identical to that of his opponent. The 25-year-old Hawaii native absorbs 3.74 significant strikes per minute and has a defense rate of 67.20 percent. In terms of grappling, he averages 0.32 takedown attempts per 15 minutes, and has a takedown accuracy of 80.00 percent. He successfully defends takedowns 83.16 percent of the time, and averages 0.56 submission attempts per 15 minutes.