Max Holloway failed in his bid to become a two-division champ after losing to Dustin Poirier at UFC 236. He is, nonetheless, back to defend his featherweight belt against perennial contender Frankie Edgar in the main event of UFC 240. Let the numbers below show just how action-packed this one can get.
Age, height and arm reach
At 37, Edgar is 10 years the senior of Holloway at the time of their fight. The former will turn 38 on Oct. 16 while the latter will turn 28 on Dec. 4. Holloway, who stands 5’11”, towers over “The Answer” who is 5’6”. There isn’t much difference on arm reach, though, as Holloway registers at 69” compared to Edgar’s 68”.Longest winning streak
Edgar started his career with nine straight victories without a single defeat, victimizing Eric Uresk, Mark Getto, Jerome Isip, Steve McCabe, Deividas Taurosevičius, Jim Miller, Tyson Griffin, Mark Bocek and Spencer Fisher. This impressive run ended when he lost to Gray Maynard at UFC Fight Night 13.Holloway’s career-defining winning streak was longer at 13. It started with a win over Will Chope and included triumphs over Andre Fili, Clay Collard, Akira Corassani, Cole Miller, Cub Swanson, Charles Oliveira, Jeremy Stephens, Ricardo Lamas, Anthony Pettis, Jose Aldo twice, and lastly, Brian Ortega. It was of course, snapped against Poirier.
Significant strikes landed on common opponents:
Jose Aldo
Holloway fought Jose Aldo twice and shut him down on both occasions. He landed 104 significant strikes at UFC 212 and 174 at UFC 218 for a total of 278 significant strikes.Edgar also fought Aldo twice, but would lose on both occasions. He landed 60 significant strikes compared to Aldo’s 76 in their first meeting, before landing 79 significant strikes as opposed to Aldo’s 80 in the rematch at UFC 200.