Women's Bantamweight

Holly Holm

The Preacher's Daughter

15-7

Age
44
Height
5'8"
Reach
5'9"
Stance
Southpaw
Camp
Jackson-Wink MMA
Out of
USA
Style
striker
Fight IQ
C · 58
Finish rate
0%
Win rate
68%

Career methods

KO/TKO
3
Sub
0
Dec
12

FightMetric

SLpM

3.13

SApM

3.40

Str Acc

50%

Str Def

51%

TD Avg

0.87

TD Acc

30%

TD Def

100%

Sub Avg

0.06

Tape read

Pocket striker — porous pocket, southpaw

Fight IQ

58C

Thin sample — 1 loaded UFC rows, 22 career fights for Holly Holm. Reaction and agility are wider intervals.

IQ

C

Ground

D

Defense

D

Counter

D

Reaction

proxy

C

Agility

proxy

D

TD react

B

Chin

B

What they do well

  • Durability

    Standard UFC durability. Can be hurt, usually recovers if the shot is not clean.

  • Takedown reaction

    Can stuff the first shot. Chain wrestling and the second entry are the real test.

Where they leak

  • Ground game

    Thin offensive ground game. Wins come standing; once taken down this fighter is hunting a stand-up, not a sweep chain.

  • Punching agility

    Heavy or economical. Combinations are chosen, not sprayed — opponents can time the entries.

  • Counter punching

    Limited counter threat. Opponents can miss without paying a finishing tax.

Scouting report

Holly Holm “The Preacher's Daughter” is a 44-year-old Southpaw women's bantamweight out of USA, camped at Jackson-Wink MMA. The tape read: pocket striker — porous pocket, southpaw. Career mark 15-7-0 — 3 by KO/TKO, 0 by submission, 12 by decision. Fight IQ grades C (58).

What works. Durability is the standout at 74 (B). Standard UFC durability. Can be hurt, usually recovers if the shot is not clean. Ground game D on 0.87 TD/15 and 0.06 sub attempts. Striking defense D at 51% / 3.40 SApM. Counter punching D; punching agility D (output × accuracy × age curve). Takedown reaction B on 100% TD defense. These are tape proxies — not lab reaction times — built from FightMetric rates, finish shares, and 1 loaded UFC rows.

Where it breaks. Ground game is the soft spot (24, D). Thin offensive ground game. Wins come standing; once taken down this fighter is hunting a stand-up, not a sweep chain. Opponents who force wrestling and keep the fight on the fence have historically been the ones who make this résumé leak. Losses lean decision more often than a highlight — the issue is usually control of minutes, not a glass jaw.

Recent tape (1 bouts): L Nunes (KO/TKO R1). Form index negative over the last 1. Most of the loaded finishes happen before the deep water.

Ground game

24 D

Thin offensive ground game. Wins come standing; once taken down this fighter is hunting a stand-up, not a sweep chain.

  • 0.87 takedowns / 15 at 30% accuracy
  • 0.06 submission attempts / 15 · 0 career sub wins

Striking defense

50 D

Defensive liability. Opponents land at a clip that turns every exchange into a finish window.

  • 51% striking defense · 3.40 SApM
  • 0 KO/TKO losses in 7 defeats

Counter punching

39 D

Limited counter threat. Opponents can miss without paying a finishing tax.

  • 50% accuracy on 3.13 SLpM
  • 0.00 knockdowns / 15 · 3 KO/TKO wins

Timing & reaction

53 C

Late on the read. High absorb or a leaking TD defense suggests the first move often belongs to the opponent.

  • Str def 51% · TD def 100% — the two read-and-react rates
  • 3.40 shots absorbed / min (lower = sees it earlier)

Punching agility

38 D

Heavy or economical. Combinations are chosen, not sprayed — opponents can time the entries.

  • 3.13 SLpM at 50% — output with cleanliness
  • Throws without paying full retail: 3.40 SApM

Takedown reaction

73 B

Can stuff the first shot. Chain wrestling and the second entry are the real test.

  • 100% takedown defense — the live reaction to level changes
  • 2 submission losses (once the fight hits the mat)

Durability

74 B

Standard UFC durability. Can be hurt, usually recovers if the shot is not clean.

  • 0 times finished by strikes in 7 losses
  • 12 decision wins — proof they last and still score

Fight history

DateOpponentResMethodRndSig
Jul 7, 2019Amanda NunesLKO/TKO1 4:1011/14