Alexander Volkanovski vs Max Holloway

Any two UFC fighters, as our model sees them today.

Red corner · Underdog
28-4 · Featherweight · 38 years old
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VolkanovskiHolloway
CageOracle model
49%51%

The model picks Max Holloway, 51% (about −106 with no bookmaker margin).

Scored as a Lightweight fight over 3 rounds (worked out from their recent fights; you can change it below).

Blue corner · Model pick
28-9 · Lightweight · 34 years old
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How it would end

If they fought today, how the model thinks the fight would finish, whoever wins it.

Knockout
31%
Submission
6%
Decision
63%

How long it goes

As a three-round fight. "2.5 rounds" is halfway through round 3, 7 minutes 30 seconds of fight time; a fight that goes to the judges counts as over.

Over 2.5 rounds 76% −318 fair
Under 2.5 rounds 24% +318 fair
Over 1.5 rounds 81% −436 fair
Under 1.5 rounds 19% +436 fair
Ends before 1.5 rounds · 19% Between 1.5 and 2.5 · 5% Past 2.5, or the judges · 76%

"Fair" is the American price with no bookmaker margin. The model is trained on when three-round UFC fights actually ended; it has no number for five-round fights.

The model's read over the last year

Alexander Volkanovski's chance if the fight had happened on each date, using only what was known about both fighters by then. It moves as fights, layoffs and birthdays happen.

40%45%50%55%
Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026
44% on Oct 10, 2025 → 49% today.

Tale of the tape

Alexander VolkanovskiMax Holloway
Record28-428-9
UFC record15-324-9
Age3834
Height5'6"5'11"
Reach71"69"
StanceOrthodoxOrthodox
DivisionFeatherweightLightweight
Significant strikes landed a minute5.996.92
Significant strikes absorbed a minute3.314.60
Striking accuracy57%48%
Striking defence59%59%
Takedowns landed per 15 minutes1.630.22
Takedown accuracy34%53%
Takedown defence69%81%
Share of fight time in control20%6%
Submission attempts per 15 minutes0.200.28

Career numbers are per UFC fight time. Records and ages are as of today.

They've met before

Dec 14, 2019 · Alexander Volkanovski won by decision, 5 rounds

Jul 11, 2020 · Alexander Volkanovski won by decision, 5 rounds

Jul 2, 2022 · Alexander Volkanovski won by decision, 5 rounds

The model doesn't know about injuries, camp news, weight cuts or the betting line. For a fight that's actually booked, the fight page puts its number next to the odds from every book.

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