UFC Featherweight champion Max Holloway (19-3) defeated Jose Aldo (26-4) via TKO during the main event of UFC 218 at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan on Saturday.
Holloway dominated the third round and landed a combination of ground and pound position punches before referee Herb Dean stopped the fight at 4:51 into the round.
VIDEO: Max Holloway finishes Jose Aldo in the 3rd round #UFC218 pic.twitter.com/2ovUzhs8BM
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The Hawaiian featherweight has never been knocked out since joining the UFC and has won each of his last 12 fights, which is the fifth longest streak in the promotion's history, according to Michael Carroll of FightMetric.com.
Longest Win Streaks, UFC History
Anderson Silva, 16
Georges St-Pierre, 13
Demetrious Johnson, 13
Jon Jones, 13
Max Holloway, 12#UFC218
— Michael Christmas Carroll (@MJCflipdascript) December 3, 2017
Holloway earned his seventh career knockout, which surpassed Conor McGregor (6) for the second-most all-time among UFC/WEC featherweights, trailing only his opponent from Saturday's fight, who has nine career KOs.
Most Knockouts, UFC/WEC Featherweight History
Jose Aldo, 9
Max Holloway, 7
Conor McGregor, 6#UFC218
— Michael Christmas Carroll (@MJCflipdascript) December 3, 2017
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