July 19, 2025
Lightweight Bout
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| Metric | Dustin Poirier | Max Holloway |
|---|---|---|
| Total UFC Fights | 32 | 31 |
| Experience Gap | 1 | -1 |
| Experience ELO | 1 335 | 1 440 |
| ELO Change | -27 | +29 |
Both fighters entered with identical experience levels (32 fights each). On this fight, close to zero experience-based adjustments were applied.
| Metric | Dustin Poirier | Max Holloway |
|---|---|---|
| Title Fight ? | No | No |
| Title Fight ELO | 1 216 | 1 354 |
| ELO Change | -15 | +15 |
This was not a title fight, so both fighters received standard ELO adjustments. However, since ELO is a relative system, victories over former champions can have an indirect impact, and Title Fight ELO can differ from Basic ELO.
| Metric | Dustin Poirier | Max Holloway |
|---|---|---|
| Fight Outcome | Decision - Unanimous | Decision - Unanimous |
| Last Round | 5 | 5 |
| Time of Finish | 5:00 | 5:00 |
| Win Type ELO | 1 596 | 1 729 |
| ELO Change | -34 | +34 |
Max Holloway earned a clear Decision - Unanimous, receiving full decision bonuses for controlling the fight across all rounds. Of course, a finish would have yielded even greater rewards.
| Metric | Dustin Poirier | Max Holloway |
|---|---|---|
| Significant Strikes Landed | 109 | 198 |
| Significant Strikes Attempted | 255 | 375 |
| Total Strikes Landed | 109 | 201 |
| Knockdowns Scored | 1 | 1 |
| Striking ELO | 1 471 | 1 663 |
| ELO Change | -52 | +52 |
Max Holloway dominated the striking exchanges with 201 vs 109 total strikes, 198 vs 109 significant strikes, 52.8% vs 42.7% accuracy, including 1 devastating knockdown. Max Holloway capitalized on this striking dominance.
| Metric | Dustin Poirier | Max Holloway |
|---|---|---|
| Takedowns Landed | 0 | 0 |
| Takedowns Attempted | 1 | 0 |
| Ground Control Time | 0:12 | 1:32 |
| Ground Strikes Landed | 4 | 16 |
| Ground ELO | 1 280 | 1 480 |
| ELO Change | -26 | +26 |
Max Holloway edged out Dustin Poirier on the ground with 1:32 of control time, 16 ground strikes, earning solid ground ELO bonuses.
| Metric | Dustin Poirier | Max Holloway |
|---|---|---|
| Days Since Last Fight | 414 | 266 |
| Activity ELO | 1 387 | 1 469 |
| ELO Change | -19 | +23 |
Max Holloway demonstrated standard activity with 266 days since his last fight, earning a small activity bonus for reasonable scheduling. As the winner, Max Holloway capitalized on this activity level, while Dustin Poirier's 414-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.
| Metric | Dustin Poirier | Max Holloway |
|---|---|---|
| Win Streak | 0 | 1 |
| Win Streak ELO | 1 307 | 1 503 |
| ELO Change | -11 | +13 |
Max Holloway started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Dustin Poirier is back at 0 with this loss.
| Metric | Dustin Poirier | Max Holloway |
|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Lightweight | Lightweight |
| Double Championship Fight | No | No |
| Basic/Category ELO | 1 197 | 1 244 |
| ELO Change | -21 | +21 |
This category provides the foundation ELO scoring without bonuses, except for exceptional multiple division champions.
Why It Matters:
Extra bonuses are awarded for title victories and undefeated streaks. These bonuses are only calculated for certain fighters with notable performances. Only UFC champions and undefeated fighters (in the UFC) can receive these bonuses.