By The Numbers: Max Holloway vs. Yair Rodriguez

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Max Holloway minces neither words nor fists. He wants another crack at reigning Ultimate Fighting Championship featherweight titleholder Alexander Volkanovski, a man to whom he has already fallen twice.

Holloway will attempt to take another step in his pursuit of a trilogy with Volkanovski when he locks horns with “The Ultimate Fighter Latin America” winner Yair Rodriguez in the UFC Fight Night 197 headliner on Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The “Blessed” Hawaiian has rattled off 15 wins across his past 18 appearances. Holloway last fought at UFC on ABC 1, where he routed Calvin Kattar in a lopsided five-round unanimous decision. Rodriguez, meanwhile, has gone 10-1 with one no contest over his previous 12 outings. He last competed on Oct. 18, 2019, when he took a unanimous verdict from Jeremy Stephens in their UFC on ESPN 6 co-feature.

As Holloway and Rodriguez move toward their pivotal confrontation at 145 pounds, a look at some of the numbers that have accompanied them to this point:

29: Years of age for Holloway, who was born in Honolulu on Dec. 4, 1991.

10: Holloway victories by knockout or technical knockout, accounting for 45% of his career total (22). His list of UFC victims: Jose Aldo (twice), Brian Ortega, Anthony Pettis, Charles Oliveira, Akira Corassani, Clay Collard, Will Chope and Justin Lawrence. Holloway owns two other victories by submission and 10 more by decision.

2,618: Significant strikes landed by Holloway as a member of the UFC roster, placing him first on the promotion’s all-time list—and by a wide margin. Frankie Edgar ranks second with 1,799.

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8: Consecutive appearances in which Holloway has connected on at least 100 significant strikes. He set a UFC record by piling up 445 of them in his route-going effort against Kattar.

925: Days spent by Holloway as undisputed UFC featherweight champion. The Hawaiian laid claim to the crown at UFC 212 on June 3, 2017, made three successful title defenses and surrendered it on Dec. 14, 2019. It remains the second-longest single reign in the history of the 145-pound weight class, trailing only the aforementioned Aldo (1,848).

29: Years of age for Rodriguez, who was born on Oct. 6, 1992 in Hidalgo del Parral, Mexico.

3: Rodriguez wins by submission, accounting for 23% of his career total. His methods of choice: one armbar, one triangle choke and one rear-naked choke. Rodriguez holds four other wins by knockout or technical knockout and six more by decision.

13: Seconds needed for Rodriguez to wipe out Edgar Juarez with a flying knee at a Mexican Fighters Promotions event on Feb. 16, 2013. Having occurred in his fifth professional assignment, it remains the fastest finish of his 16-fight career.

7: Post-fight bonuses banked by Rodriguez across his 10 outings inside the Octagon. He has been awarded “Performance of the Night” on three occasions and “Fight of the Night” four times, resulting in $350,000 of additional income.

28: Takedowns attempted by Rodriguez since he joined the UFC roster in November 2014. He has completed only eight (29%) of those attempts.