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Fight Matrix Program – UFC 329: McGregor vs Holloway 2 (07-11-2026)

Posted on July 6, 2026 by Jason

Welterweight (170)
[#5LW][#5LWUFC] Max Holloway (27-9-0, -222) vs. [*] Conor McGregor (22-6-0, +183)
Max Holloway is the All-Time #8 ranked Absolute fighter.
Conor McGregor is the All-Time #47 ranked Absolute fighter.

Last 3 Fights: Max Holloway (1-2-0)
2026-03-07: L vs. [#8DD][#3LW] Charles Oliveira (37-11-0) via UD (50-45, 50-45, 50-45)
2025-07-19: W vs. [*] Dustin Poirier (30-10-0) via UD (48-47, 49-46, 49-46)
2024-10-26: L vs. [#2LW] Ilia Topuria (17-1-0) via KO (Punches) in 1:34 of round 3

Last 3 Fights: Conor McGregor (1-2-0)
2021-07-10: L vs. [*] Dustin Poirier (30-10-0) via TKO (Doctor Stoppage) in 5:00 of round 1
2021-01-23: L vs. [*] Dustin Poirier (30-10-0) via KO (Punches) in 2:32 of round 2
2020-01-18: W vs. [*] Donald Cerrone (36-17-0) via TKO (Punches) in 0:40 of round 1

System	Favorite	Rating	Rating Diff	Win %
Betting Odds	Max Holloway	-222		66.11%
Elo K170	Max Holloway	2242.31	+129.67	67.84%
Elo Modified	Max Holloway	2218.45	+161.20	71.66%
Glicko-1	Max Holloway	2297.50	+211.58	77.17%
WHR	Max Holloway	2070.46	+256.11	81.37%

Fighter Ages on Fight Day: Max Holloway 34.6, Conor McGregor 38.0
Days Since Last Pro Fight: Max Holloway 126, Conor McGregor 1827
Previous Match-up Record: Conor McGregor leads 1-0-0
Wins Against Common Opposition: Max Holloway leads 3-2
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Lightweight (155)
[#7][#6UFC] Benoit St. Denis (17-3-0, -143) vs. [#12][#11UFC] Paddy Pimblett (23-4-0, +118)

Last 3 Fights: Benoit St. Denis (3-0-0)
2026-01-31: W vs. [#15LW] Dan Hooker (24-14-0) via TKO (Punches) in 4:45 of round 2
2025-11-15: W vs. [#17LW] Beneil Dariush (23-8-1) via KO (Punches) in 0:16 of round 1
2025-09-06: W vs. [#8LW] Mauricio Ruffy (14-2-0) via Submission (Face Crank) in 2:56 of round 2

Last 3 Fights: Paddy Pimblett (2-1-0)
2026-01-24: L vs. [#3DD][#7P4P][#1LW] Justin Gaethje (28-5-0) via UD (48-47, 49-46, 49-46)
2025-04-12: W vs. [#32LW] Michael Chandler (23-11-0) via TKO (Elbows and Punches) in 3:07 of round 3
2024-07-27: W vs. [#43LW] King Green (35-17-1) via Technical Submission (Triangle Choke) in 3:22 of round 1

System	Favorite	Rating	Rating Diff	Win %
Betting Odds	Benoit St. Denis	-143		56.19%
Elo K170	Benoit St. Denis	2171.14	+115.80	66.07%
Elo Modified	Benoit St. Denis	2114.96	+91.61	62.89%
Glicko-1	Benoit St. Denis	2217.43	+115.13	65.99%
WHR	Benoit St. Denis	1997.09	+9.40	51.35%

Fighter Ages on Fight Day: Benoit St. Denis 30.5, Paddy Pimblett 31.5
Days Since Last Pro Fight: Benoit St. Denis 161, Paddy Pimblett 168
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: No common opposition or both are winless against common opposition.
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Bantamweight (135)
[#5][#5UFC] Cory Sandhagen (18-6-0, -151) vs. [#7][#7UFC] Mario Bautista (17-3-0, +122)
Cory Sandhagen is the All-Time #15 ranked Bantamweight fighter.

Last 3 Fights: Cory Sandhagen (1-2-0)
2025-10-04: L vs. [#4DD][#8P4P][#2BW] Merab Dvalishvili (21-5-0) via UD (49-45, 49-45, 49-46)
2025-05-03: W vs. [#9BW] Deiveson Figueiredo (25-7-1) via TKO (Knee Injury) in 4:08 of round 2
2024-08-03: L vs. [#4BW] Umar Nurmagomedov (20-1-0) via UD (50-45, 49-46, 49-46)

Last 3 Fights: Mario Bautista (2-1-0)
2026-02-07: W vs. [#27FW] Vinicius Oliveira (25-4-0) via Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) in 4:46 of round 2
2025-10-25: L vs. [#4BW] Umar Nurmagomedov (20-1-0) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
2025-06-07: W vs. [#17BW] Patrick Mix (19-4-0) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

System	Favorite	Rating	Rating Diff	Win %
Betting Odds	Cory Sandhagen	-151		57.18%
Elo K170	Mario Bautista	2126.61	+24.98	53.59%
Elo Modified	Mario Bautista	2066.19	+10.95	51.58%
Glicko-1	Cory Sandhagen	2146.45	+8.56	51.23%
WHR	Cory Sandhagen	1943.31	+4.86	50.70%

Fighter Ages on Fight Day: Cory Sandhagen 34.2, Mario Bautista 33.0
Days Since Last Pro Fight: Cory Sandhagen 280, Mario Bautista 154
Previous Match-up Record: Cory Sandhagen leads 1-0-0
Wins Against Common Opposition: No common opposition or both are winless against common opposition.
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Posted on July 5, 2026 by Jason

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