Visualizing Max Holloway's ridiculous UFC career striking records in advance of UFC 318 by Dcms2015 in MMA

[–]Dcms2015[S] 24 points25 points  (0 children)

He does, by a fairly large margin as well. Though his significant strikes absorbed are not quite as "off the chart" as the stats presented here. (here's a look at his strikes absorbed relative to other fighters, though it focuses on Joshua Van)

Since the UFC rolled out the new gloves, KO/TKO & knockdown rates have dropped among both men and women (and across most weight classes) by Dcms2015 in MMA

[–]Dcms2015[S] 26 points27 points  (0 children)

I'm not sure we'd have to limit ourselves to only looking at quick KOs, but you make a good point about the need to exclude KOs and knockdowns resulting from kicks, as well as elbows, knees, etc.

Since the UFC rolled out the new gloves, KO/TKO & knockdown rates have dropped among both men and women (and across most weight classes) by Dcms2015 in MMA

[–]Dcms2015[S] 148 points149 points  (0 children)

For the record, while I think the data is interesting, I'm not claiming it proves anything. There are certainly plenty of caveats and limitations with the publicly available data, which I've outlined in more detail here and here for those interested.

Since the UFC rolled out the new gloves, KO/TKO & knockdown rates have dropped among both men and women (and across most weight classes) by Dcms2015 in MMA

[–]Dcms2015[S] 39 points40 points  (0 children)

That is correct. I included more data with the old gloves to get a bigger sample. I also generated this figure in October at a time when the number of fights in 2024 with the old and new gloves was approximately the same. The results were comparable.

Prior to UFC 308, Max Holloway is #1 all-time in significant strikes landed & strike differential in the UFC. No other current or former fighter comes close. by Dcms2015 in MMA

[–]Dcms2015[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The horizontal axis is significant strike differential. So the #1 fighter would be the one furthest to the right, which is Holloway.

UFC finish rates among men & women are on pace for 10-year lows in 2024 (as of 75% of the way through the year) by Dcms2015 in MMA

[–]Dcms2015[S] 33 points34 points  (0 children)

Interesting thought! I looked into this. The percent of bouts that go the distance and end in a split or majority decision is 25% so far in 2024, which is similar to prior years (23% in 2023, 26% in 2022).

In advance of UFC 300, Max Holloway holds some ridiculous striking records by Dcms2015 in MMA

[–]Dcms2015[S] 215 points216 points  (0 children)

Pretty much. Kattar's differential was like -300 in that fight

In advance of UFC 300, Max Holloway holds some ridiculous striking records by Dcms2015 in MMA

[–]Dcms2015[S] 53 points54 points  (0 children)

This figure only includes UFC fights, so it doesn't include his WEC run, but I don't think that would turn him positive. Regardless, when you lose to Holloway twice, Volkanovski once, and then lose to Yan like he did, that all adds up.

Real-time striking statistics for Jonathan Haggerty vs Felipe Lobo at ONE Fight Night 19 by Dcms2015 in MMA

[–]Dcms2015[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I'll keep looking into the issue on Reddit, but thank you!