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Holly Holm vs Mary Jo Sanders

A fight that actually happened — and everything both records say about it.

Meetings on record

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Holly Holm and Mary Jo Sanders met once (2008). drawn in 2008 by decision.

SOURCE·Holly Holm and Mary Jo Sanders — English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)·both records name the other·REVIEWED AUG 2026

How this head-to-head is established

  1. This pairing exists only because at least one of the two articles' own results tables names the other fighter. No matchup on this site is speculative and none is a hypothetical.
  2. Every figure in the comparison below comes from that fighter's own page and carries the same source line. A dash means the source states nothing, not that the value is zero.
  3. Common opponents are found by matching linked bout lists, which is only possible because every fight list here is linked to every other. A shared opponent is not a transitive result and this page does not treat it as one.
  4. Nothing on this page predicts an outcome. It is a comparison of what is on record.

Sources, exclusions and known limits →

Side by side

What both records stateAUG 2026
Holly HolmMary Jo Sanders
—Reach—
68″ (172.7 cm)Height67″ (170.2 cm)
—Reach advantage—
15–7Record25–1
53%Finish rate32%
23Longest unbeaten run23
60Recorded bouts24
SouthpawStanceOrthodox

A comparison of what is on record. Nothing here predicts a result.

Common opponents

Both fought these 1. This is the comparison the siloed databases cannot make, because it needs every fight list linked to every other.

OpponentHolly HolmMary Jo Sanders
Chevelle Hallback W W

Both records, drawn

The same ledger line on each: wins stamped above the rule, losses below, the mark's shape carrying how it ended.

Holly Holm

200020102020win v Bonnie Mann, 2002, decisionwin v Martha Deitchman, 2002, decisionwin v Terrie Carrillo, 2002, kowin v Angelica Martinez, 2003, decisiondraw v Stephanie Jaramillo, 2003, decisionwin v Terri Blair, 2004, decisionloss v Rita Turrisi, 2004, kodraw v Angelica Martinez, 2004, decisionwin v Janae Archuleta, 2004, kowin v Mia St. John, 2005, decisionwin v Christy Martin, 2005, decisionwin v Lisa Lewis, 2005, kowin v Gloria Ramirez, 2005, decisionwin v Tricia Turton, 2006, decisionwin v Jane Couch, 2006, decisionwin v Angelica Martinez, 2006, decisionwin v Shadina Pennybaker, 2006, kowin v Angelica Martinez, 2007, decisionwin v Chevelle Hallback, 2007, decisionwin v Ann Saccurato, 2007, decisiondraw v Mary Jo Sanders, 2008, decisionwin v Belinda Laracuente, 2008, decisionwin v Miriam Brakache, 2008, kowin v Victoria Cisneros, 2009, decisionwin v Terri Blair, 2009, decisionwin v Duda Yankovich, 2009, kowin v Myriam Lamare, 2009, decisionwin v Ann Saccurato, 2010, kowin v Jaime Clampitt, 2010, kowin v Chevelle Hallback, 2010, decisionwin v Jan Finney, 2011, kowin v Christina Domke, 2011, koloss v Anne Sophie Mathis, 2011, kowin v Victoria Cisneros, 2011, decisionwin v Diana Prazak, 2012, decisionwin v Anne Sophie Mathis, 2012, decisionwin v Angela Hayes, 2013, decisionwin v Nikki Knudsen, 2013, kowin v Allanna Jones, 2013, kowin v Katie Merrill, 2013, kowin v Mary McGee, 2013, decisionwin v Juliana Werner, 2014, kowin v Ronda Rousey, 2015, kowin v Marion Reneau, 2015, decisionwin v Raquel Pennington, 2015, decisionloss v Valentina Shevchenko, 2016, decisionloss v Miesha Tate, 2016, submissionloss v Cris Cyborg, 2017, decisionwin v Bethe Correia, 2017, koloss v Germaine de Randamie, 2017, decisionwin v Megan Anderson, 2018, decisionloss v Amanda Nunes, 2019, kowin v Irene Aldana, 2020, decisionwin v Raquel Pennington, 2020, decisionloss v Ketlen Vieira, 2022, decisionnc v Mayra Bueno Silva, 2023win v Yana Santos, 2023, decisionloss v Kayla Harrison, 2024, submissionwin v Yolanda Vega, 2025, decisionloss v Stephanie Han, 2026, decision
WON ABOVE·LOST BELOW BAR = STOPPAGE·BROKEN BAR = SUBMISSION·TICK = DECISION 2002–2026
2010 2020 win vs Bonnie Mann (2002)win vs Martha Deitchman (2002)win vs Terrie Carrillo (2002)win vs Angelica Martinez (2003)draw vs Stephanie Jaramillo (2003)win vs Terri Blair (2004)loss vs Rita Turrisi (2004)draw vs Angelica Martinez (2004)win vs Janae Archuleta (2004)win vs Mia St. John (2005)win vs Christy Martin (2005)win vs Lisa Lewis (2005)win vs Gloria Ramirez (2005)win vs Tricia Turton (2006)win vs Jane Couch (2006)win vs Angelica Martinez (2006)win vs Shadina Pennybaker (2006)win vs Angelica Martinez (2007)win vs Chevelle Hallback (2007)win vs Ann Saccurato (2007)draw vs Mary Jo Sanders (2008)win vs Belinda Laracuente (2008)win vs Miriam Brakache (2008)win vs Victoria Cisneros (2009)win vs Terri Blair (2009)win vs Duda Yankovich (2009)win vs Myriam Lamare (2009)win vs Ann Saccurato (2010)win vs Jaime Clampitt (2010)win vs Chevelle Hallback (2010)win vs Jan Finney (2011)win vs Christina Domke (2011)loss vs Anne Sophie Mathis (2011)win vs Victoria Cisneros (2011)win vs Diana Prazak (2012)win vs Anne Sophie Mathis (2012)win vs Angela Hayes (2013)win vs Nikki Knudsen (2013)win vs Allanna Jones (2013)win vs Katie Merrill (2013)win vs Mary McGee (2013)win vs Juliana Werner (2014)win vs Ronda Rousey (2015)win vs Marion Reneau (2015)win vs Raquel Pennington (2015)loss vs Valentina Shevchenko (2016)loss vs Miesha Tate (2016)loss vs Cris Cyborg (2017)win vs Bethe Correia (2017)loss vs Germaine de Randamie (2017)win vs Megan Anderson (2018)loss vs Amanda Nunes (2019)win vs Irene Aldana (2020)win vs Raquel Pennington (2020)loss vs Ketlen Vieira (2022)nc vs Mayra Bueno Silva (2023)win vs Yana Santos (2023)loss vs Kayla Harrison (2024)win vs Yolanda Vega (2025)loss vs Stephanie Han (2026)
winlossdraw / NC2002–2026

Mary Jo Sanders

2000win v Terri Blair, 2003, decisionwin v Cynthia Prouder, 2003, decisionwin v Shadina Pennybaker, 2003, decisionwin v Willicia Moorehead, 2003, kowin v Rita Turrisi, 2004, decisionwin v Carla Witherspoon, 2004, kowin v Lisa Holewyne, 2004, kowin v Terri Blair, 2004, decisionwin v Chevelle Hallback, 2004, decisionwin v Layla McCarter, 2004, decisionwin v Jamie Whitcomb, 2004, kowin v Lisa Holewyne, 2005, decisionwin v Yvonne Reis, 2005, decisionwin v Eliza Olson, 2005, decisionwin v Belinda Laracuente, 2005, decisionwin v Lois Theobald, 2005, kowin v Melissa Del Valle, 2005, decisionwin v Cimberly Harris, 2006, decisionwin v Tricia Turton, 2006, decisionwin v Iva Weston, 2006, kowin v Veronica Rucker, 2007, kowin v Valerie Mahfood, 2007, decisionwin v Gina Nicholas, 2007, kodraw v Holly Holm, 2008, decision
WON ABOVE·LOST BELOW BAR = STOPPAGE·BROKEN BAR = SUBMISSION·TICK = DECISION 2003–2008
win vs Terri Blair (2003)win vs Cynthia Prouder (2003)win vs Shadina Pennybaker (2003)win vs Willicia Moorehead (2003)win vs Rita Turrisi (2004)win vs Carla Witherspoon (2004)win vs Lisa Holewyne (2004)win vs Terri Blair (2004)win vs Chevelle Hallback (2004)win vs Layla McCarter (2004)win vs Jamie Whitcomb (2004)win vs Lisa Holewyne (2005)win vs Yvonne Reis (2005)win vs Eliza Olson (2005)win vs Belinda Laracuente (2005)win vs Lois Theobald (2005)win vs Melissa Del Valle (2005)win vs Cimberly Harris (2006)win vs Tricia Turton (2006)win vs Iva Weston (2006)win vs Veronica Rucker (2007)win vs Valerie Mahfood (2007)win vs Gina Nicholas (2007)draw vs Holly Holm (2008)
winlossdraw / NC2003–2008

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