Max Holloway: By The Numbers

Max Holloway finds himself on the precipice of feat that would have been thought unthinkable not long ago. He can defeat an all-time great twice in the same calendar year.

Holloway will defend the undisputed Ultimate Fighting Championship featherweight title against Jose Aldo in the UFC 218 headliner this Saturday at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit. With Aldo stepping in for the injured Frankie Edgar, it serves as the sequel to their June 3 encounter in which the Holloway stopped the Brazilian on third-round punches. Holloway will enter the cage on an 11-fight winning streak that includes victories over Aldo, Anthony Pettis, Ricardo Lamas, Jeremy Stephens, Charles Oliveira and Cub Swanson. Now recognized as one of the top pound-for-pound fighters in the sport, the Gracie Technics representative has delivered 10 of his 18 professional wins by knockout, technical knockout or submission.

As Holloway awaits his rematch with Aldo, here are some of the numbers that have come to define him:

1: Loss by submission. Holloway tapped to a mounted triangle armbar from American Top Team’s Dustin Poirier in his promotional debut at UFC 143 on Feb. 4, 2012. He was 20 at the time.

2: Men other than Holloway who have held the undisputed UFC featherweight championship. They are Aldo and McGregor.

5: Countries in which Holloway has competed as a professional mixed martial artist. They are the United States, Canada, Brazil, Sweden and Singapore.

5: Post-fight bonuses earned since joining the UFC roster a little less than six years ago. Holloway has been awarded three “Performance of the Night” bonuses, one “Fight of the Night” bonus and one “Knockout of the Night” bonus worth a total haul of $250,000.

8: Wins by knockout or technical knockout. They account for nearly half of his career total.

8: Knockdowns landed in the UFC, good for second among active featherweights. Only Stephens (nine) has more.

11: Consecutive victories. Holloway has not tasted defeat since he suffered back-to-back losses to McGregor and Dennis Bermudez in 2013. The 11 fighters he has defeated during his current streak own a combined record of 235-86.

25: Years of age. When Holloway was born in Waianae, Hawaii, on Dec. 4, 1991, the top five movies at the domestic box office were “The Addams Family,” “My Girl,” “Beauty and the Beast,” “Cape Fear” and “For the Boys.”

82.4: Percentage of opponent takedowns Holloway has successfully defended inside the Octagon. Only three featherweights in UFC history have denied takedowns at a greater clip: Aldo (90.6), Bermudez (87.0) and Mike de la Torre (86.2).

1,163: Significant strikes landed in UFC competition, per FightMetric. That number ranks sixth on the promotion’s all-time list, trailing only Michael Bisping (1,567), Edgar (1,378), Georges St. Pierre (1,313), Nate Diaz (1,210) and Evan Dunham (1,196).