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Holly Holm "The Preacher's Daughter"

Inactive · age 44 · Southpaw · 5'8" 173 cm · 135 lb 61 kg · reach 69" 175 cm
At a glance
  • UFC veteran since 2015
Elo rating
1485
Global Elo 1535 ±38
Rank
—
—
UFC record
8-7-0
KO 2 · Sub 0 · Dec 6
Streak
-1
Δ90d 0 · Δ1y 0
Last fight
Apr 13, 2024
Loss by Submission · R2
Career at a glance
Octagon time
4h 12m
Avg fight time
16:46
Title fights
1-4
Bonuses
1
Fights per year
1.6
Ground control
59m
Since last fight
2y 2mo

Honest Elo history

15 fights · tap & drag
Feb 28, 2015 — W vs Raquel Pennington Δ+31Jul 15, 2015 — W vs Marion Reneau Δ+31Nov 14, 2015 — W vs Ronda Rousey Δ+57Mar 5, 2016 — L vs Miesha Tate Δ-50Jul 23, 2016 — L vs Valentina Shevchenko Δ-34Feb 11, 2017 — L vs Germaine de Randamie Δ-19Jun 17, 2017 — W vs Bethe Correia Δ+19Dec 30, 2017 — L vs Cristiane Justino Δ-16Jun 9, 2018 — W vs Megan Anderson Δ+15Jul 6, 2019 — L vs Amanda Nunes Δ-13Jan 18, 2020 — W vs Raquel Pennington Δ+18Oct 3, 2020 — W vs Irene Aldana Δ+17May 21, 2022 — L vs Ketlen Vieira Δ-15Mar 25, 2023 — W vs Yana Santos Δ+16Apr 13, 2024 — L vs Kayla Harrison Δ-21 14251450147515001525155015751600 2017201920212023 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":307.6,"elo":1481,"date":"2015-02-28","opp":"Raquel Pennington","result":"W","delta":31},{"i":1,"x":119.6,"y":250.2,"elo":1512,"date":"2015-07-15","opp":"Marion Reneau","result":"W","delta":31},{"i":2,"x":146,"y":146.7,"elo":1569,"date":"2015-11-14","opp":"Ronda Rousey","result":"W","delta":57},{"i":3,"x":170.2,"y":238.5,"elo":1519,"date":"2016-03-05","opp":"Miesha Tate","result":"L","delta":-50},{"i":4,"x":200.4,"y":301,"elo":1485,"date":"2016-07-23","opp":"Valentina Shevchenko","result":"L","delta":-34},{"i":5,"x":244.3,"y":335.2,"elo":1466,"date":"2017-02-11","opp":"Germaine de Randamie","result":"L","delta":-19},{"i":6,"x":271.5,"y":299.7,"elo":1485,"date":"2017-06-17","opp":"Bethe Correia","result":"W","delta":19},{"i":7,"x":313.9,"y":329.9,"elo":1469,"date":"2017-12-30","opp":"Cristiane Justino","result":"L","delta":-16},{"i":8,"x":348.7,"y":302.3,"elo":1484,"date":"2018-06-09","opp":"Megan Anderson","result":"W","delta":15},{"i":9,"x":433.4,"y":325.7,"elo":1471,"date":"2019-07-06","opp":"Amanda Nunes","result":"L","delta":-13},{"i":10,"x":475.7,"y":293,"elo":1489,"date":"2020-01-18","opp":"Raquel Pennington","result":"W","delta":18},{"i":11,"x":531.7,"y":261.9,"elo":1506,"date":"2020-10-03","opp":"Irene Aldana","result":"W","delta":17},{"i":12,"x":660.3,"y":289.1,"elo":1491,"date":"2022-05-21","opp":"Ketlen Vieira","result":"L","delta":-15},{"i":13,"x":726.8,"y":260.8,"elo":1507,"date":"2023-03-25","opp":"Yana Santos","result":"W","delta":16},{"i":14,"x":810,"y":299.7,"elo":1485,"date":"2024-04-13","opp":"Kayla Harrison","result":"L","delta":-21}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Apr 13, 2024 Kayla Harrison L -21
Mar 25, 2023 Yana Santos W +16
May 21, 2022 Ketlen Vieira L -15
Oct 3, 2020 Irene Aldana W +17
Jan 18, 2020 Raquel Pennington W +18

Performance

SLpM Significant Strikes Landed per Minute. Higher = busier striker.
Strikes Landed
L1L3L5
Str Acc Striking accuracy: significant strikes landed / attempted. Higher = more efficient striker.
Strike Accuracy
L1L3L5
SApM Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute. How often opponents land on this fighter. Lower is better.
Strikes Absorbed
L1L3L5
Str Def Share of opponent’s significant strike attempts that miss or are blocked. Higher is better.
Striking Defense
L1L3L5
TD / 15 min Takedowns landed per 15 minutes (one full 3-round fight). Measures wrestling output.
Takedowns
L1L3L5
TD Acc Takedowns landed / attempted. Higher = cleaner entries.
Takedown Accuracy
L1L3L5
TD Def Share of opponent takedown attempts stuffed. Higher = harder to put on the mat.
Takedown Defense
L1L3L5
Sub / 15 min Submission attempts per 15 minutes. Counts attempts, not just finishes — a proxy for grappling aggression.
Submission Attempts
L1L3L5
Ctrl / 15 min Control time in seconds per 15 minutes. Time in dominant grappling positions. 240 = 4 min, the realistic high-end across divisions.
Control Time (sec)
L1L3L5
KD / 15 min Knockdowns landed per 15 minutes. Counts every flash KD even if the fight continued — measures stopping power across all rounds, not just finishes.
Knockdowns
L1L3L5
Above division avg (intensity ∝ how far)
Near avg (±10%)
Below division avg

Finishes

How wins come Finish rate = (KO + Submission wins) / total UFC wins. Measures how often this fighter closes the show before the scorecards.
25%
2 / 8
Finish rate
KO
2
25% of wins
SUB
0
0% of wins
DEC
6
75% of wins
KO: 2 (25%) 2 Sub: 0 (0%) Dec: 6 (75%) 6
Finishes by round
2 total
R1
R2
1 50%
R3
1 50%
R4
R5

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 778 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
47% Head
  • Head 47%
  • Body 30%
  • Leg 23%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
82% Distance
  • Distance 82%
  • Clinch 11%
  • Ground 7%

Durability

How they're beaten How fights end AGAINST this fighter. Finished-against rate = (times KO'd + submitted) / total UFC losses. A low rate means they rarely get stopped.
43%
of losses by finish
3 of 7
1 KO/TKO 2 Sub 4 Dec

Strength of schedule in UFC

Avg opp Elo (last 5) Average Elo rating of the last 5 opponents this fighter faced. A proxy for schedule difficulty — 1700+ is elite-level competition, 1500 is a UFC average opponent.
1547
UFC level
Quality wins (1600+) Wins over opponents rated 1600+ Elo at the time of the fight — clearly above the ~1500 UFC average, contender tier. A count of genuine quality results, not record-padding.
1
of 8 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Ronda Rousey
Elo 1697 at fight time
Expected wins How many wins an average fighter would be expected to have against this exact schedule, based on pre-fight Elo win probabilities. The line below shows whether this fighter is over- or under-performing their matchups.
7.1
+0.9 wins above what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 15 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1530
1500
Notable wins
Ronda Rousey 1697

Top womens bantamweight

See full rankings →
Kayla Harrison C
#1 · Elo 1594
Luana Santos
#2 · Elo 1577
Jacqueline Cavalcanti
#3 · Elo 1573
Ailin Perez
#4 · Elo 1572
Norma Dumont
#5 · Elo 1566
Source Raw fight data and per-bout statistics come from Holly Holm on UFCStats →. Elo rating, uncertainty bands, and division-relative analytics computed by HonestElo — not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.