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Max Holloway

Max Holloway

“Blessed”

#4 LightweightUnited States

28Wins
9Losses
0Draws

Professional record

Last 5: WLWLW

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Profile

Age
34 (born December 4, 1991)
Born in
Waianae
Height
5' 11"
Weight
145 lbs.
Reach
69"
Stance
Orthodox
UFC record
24-9
Title fights
10

How the fights ended

Wins in the UFC24

  • KO/TKO 12
  • Submission 2
  • Decision 10

Losses in the UFC9

  • KO/TKO 1
  • Submission 1
  • Decision 7

UFC career stats

Striking

Significant strikes landed per minute
6.92 top 1%
Significant strikes absorbed per minute
4.6
Striking accuracy48%Better than 66% of welterweights
Strike defense59%Better than 72% of welterweights

Grappling

Takedowns per 15 minutes
0.22 top 92%
Submission attempts per 15 minutes
0.3
Takedown accuracy53%Better than 82% of welterweights
Takedown defense81%Better than 88% of welterweights

Next fight

No confirmed fight yet. Holloway last fought on July 11, 2026 (Win vs Conor McGregor).

Booked fights appear here as soon as they are announced. See the full UFC schedule.

In the record book

About Max Holloway

Born on December 4, 1991 in Waianae, United States, Max Holloway "Blessed" competes as a welterweight mixed martial artist. At 5' 11", Holloway has a 69" reach. The official UFC rankings have Holloway at #4 in the lightweight division.

Holloway's professional career began in 2010, debuting with X-. A 4-0 record outside the UFC came first. Holloway first fought in the UFC at UFC 143: Diaz vs Condit in February 2012 and lost to Dustin Poirier by triangle armbar from mount. Holloway's UFC record stands at 24-9 after 33 fights. Holloway first won a UFC title fight at UFC 206: Holloway vs. Pettis, beating Anthony Pettis, and has won 5 title fights in total.

A finisher on the feet, Holloway has won 12 of 24 UFC fights by knockout. Statistically, Holloway lands more significant strikes per minute than 99% of welterweights and defends takedowns better than 88% of welterweights. Notable wins include Conor McGregor, Dustin Poirier, Justin Gaethje and Yair Rodriguez, all UFC title-fight winners. Holloway ranks #1 in UFC history for most significant strikes landed.

The quickest UFC win of Holloway's career took 1:09, against Conor McGregor at UFC 329: McGregor vs. Holloway 2. Holloway tends to finish late: 9 of 14 UFC finishes came in round three or later. In UFC title fights, Holloway is 5-5. Holloway was 20 when the first UFC win came, against Pat Schilling.

Holloway's latest fight was at UFC 329: McGregor vs. Holloway 2 in July 2026, where Holloway beat Conor McGregor by KO/TKO.

UFC fight history

  1. W

    Conor McGregor

    KO/TKO · toMcGregor knee injury · R1 1:09

    UFC 329: McGregor vs. Holloway 2

    Jul 11, 2026

    12Str 0TD 0KD
  2. L

    Charles Oliveira

    Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00

    UFC 326: Holloway vs. Oliveira 2

    Mar 7, 2026

    26Str 0TD 0KD
  3. W

    Dustin Poirier

    Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00

    UFC 318: Holloway vs. Poirier 3

    Jul 19, 2025

    198Str 0TD 1KD
  4. L

    Ilia Topuria Title

    KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance · R3 1:34

    UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway

    Oct 26, 2024

    79Str 0TD 0KD
  5. W

    Justin Gaethje

    KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance · R5 4:59

    UFC 300: Pereira vs. Hill

    Apr 13, 2024

    181Str 0TD 1KD
  6. W

    Chan Sung Jung

    KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance · R3 0:23

    UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. The Korean Zombie

    Aug 26, 2023

    75Str 0TD 2KD
  7. W

    Arnold Allen

    Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00

    UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Allen

    Apr 15, 2023

    147Str 0TD 0KD
  8. L

    Alexander Volkanovski Title

    Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00

    UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier

    Jul 2, 2022

    127Str 0TD 0KD
  9. W

    Yair Rodriguez

    Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00

    UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Rodriguez

    Nov 13, 2021

    230Str 3TD 0KD
  10. W

    Calvin Kattar

    Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00

    UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Kattar

    Jan 16, 2021

    445Str 0TD 0KD
  11. L

    Alexander Volkanovski Title

    Decision - Split · R5 5:00

    UFC 251: Usman vs. Masvidal

    Jul 11, 2020

    102Str 0TD 0KD
  12. L

    Alexander Volkanovski Title

    Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00

    UFC 245: Usman vs. Covington

    Dec 14, 2019

    134Str 0TD 0KD
  13. W

    Frankie Edgar Title

    Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00

    UFC 240: Holloway vs. Edgar

    Jul 27, 2019

    129Str 0TD 0KD
  14. L

    Dustin Poirier Title

    Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00

    UFC 236: Holloway vs. Poirier 2

    Apr 13, 2019

    181Str 0TD 0KD
  15. W

    Brian Ortega Title

    TKO - Doctor's Stoppage · R4 5:00

    UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega

    Dec 8, 2018

    290Str 1TD 0KD
  16. W

    Jose Aldo Title

    KO/TKO · Punches to Head On Ground · R3 4:51

    UFC 218: Holloway vs. Aldo 2

    Dec 2, 2017

    174Str 0TD 0KD
  17. W

    Jose Aldo Title

    KO/TKO · Punches to Head From Back Control · R3 4:13

    UFC 212: Aldo vs. Holloway

    Jun 3, 2017

    104Str 0TD 1KD
  18. W

    Anthony Pettis Title

    KO/TKO · Punches to Head At Distance · R3 4:50

    UFC 206: Holloway vs. Pettis

    Dec 10, 2016

    94Str 2TD 1KD
  19. W

    Ricardo Lamas

    Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00

    UFC 199: Rockhold vs. Bisping 2

    Jun 4, 2016

    103Str 0TD 0KD
  20. W

    Jeremy Stephens

    Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00

    UFC 194: Aldo vs McGregor

    Dec 12, 2015

    57Str 1TD 0KD
  21. W

    Charles Oliveira

    KO/TKO · to At DistanceShoulder Injury · R1 1:39

    UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs Oliveira

    Aug 23, 2015

    14Str 0TD 0KD
  22. W

    Cub Swanson

    Submission · Guillotine Choke After Drop to Ground · R3 3:58

    UFC on FOX: Machida vs Rockhold

    Apr 18, 2015

    82Str 0TD 0KD
  23. W

    Cole Miller

    Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00

    UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Thatch

    Feb 14, 2015

    57Str 1TD 0KD
  24. W

    Akira Corassani

    KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance · R1 3:11

    UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs Story

    Oct 4, 2014

    31Str 0TD 1KD
  25. W

    Clay Collard

    KO/TKO · Punches to Head From Back Control · R3 3:47

    UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Dos Anjos

    Aug 23, 2014

    124Str 0TD 0KD
  26. W

    Andre Fili

    Submission · Guillotine Choke After Drop to Half Guard · R3 3:39

    UFC 172: Jones vs Teixeira

    Apr 26, 2014

    47Str 0TD 0KD
  27. W

    Will Chope

    KO/TKO · Punch to Head In Clinch · R2 2:27

    UFC Fight Night: Saffiedine vs Lim

    Jan 4, 2014

    74Str 0TD 2KD
  28. L

    Conor McGregor

    Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00

    UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Sonnen

    Aug 17, 2013

    23Str 0TD 0KD
  29. L

    Dennis Bermudez

    Decision - Split · R3 5:00

    UFC 160: Velasquez vs Silva 2

    May 25, 2013

    75Str 0TD 0KD
  30. W

    Leonard Garcia

    Decision - Split · R3 5:00

    UFC 155: Dos Santos vs Velasquez II

    Dec 29, 2012

    120Str 0TD 1KD
  31. W

    Justin Lawrence

    KO/TKO · Punch to Body In Clinch · R2 4:49

    UFC 150: Henderson vs Edgar II

    Aug 11, 2012

    29Str 0TD 1KD
  32. W

    Pat Schilling

    Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00

    The Ultimate Fighter: Live Finale

    Jun 1, 2012

    118Str 0TD 1KD
  33. L

    Dustin Poirier

    Submission · Triangle Armbar From Mount · R1 3:23

    UFC 143: Diaz vs Condit

    Feb 4, 2012

    11Str 0TD 0KD

Full MMA career

Max Holloway is 28-9 across 37 professional fights in 3 promotions, since a pro debut on September 11, 2010 (X-). 4 of those fights were outside the UFC.

Pro wins28

  • KO/TKO 13
  • Submission 2
  • Decision 13

Pro losses9

  • KO/TKO 1
  • Submission 1
  • Decision 7
Finish rate
54% of wins
Longest win streak
13

Fights by promotion

PromotionRecordFirst fight
UFC24-92012
X-3-02010
UIC1-02011

All professional fights

ResultOpponentMethodEventDate
W Conor McGregor TKO (knee injury), R1 UFC 329 Jul 11, 2026
L Charles Oliveira Decision (unanimous), R5 UFC 326 Mar 7, 2026
W Dustin Poirier Decision (unanimous), R5 UFC 318 Jul 19, 2025
L Ilia Topuria KO (punches), R3 UFC 308 Oct 26, 2024
W Justin Gaethje KO (punch), R5 UFC 300 Apr 13, 2024
W Jung Chan-sung KO (punch), R3 UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. The Korean Zombie Aug 26, 2023
W Arnold Allen Decision (unanimous), R5 UFC on ESPN: Holloway vs. Allen Apr 15, 2023
L Alexander Volkanovski Decision (unanimous), R5 UFC 276 Jul 2, 2022
W Yair Rodríguez Decision (unanimous), R5 UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Rodríguez Nov 13, 2021
W Calvin Kattar Decision (unanimous), R5 UFC on ABC: Holloway vs. Kattar Jan 16, 2021
L Alexander Volkanovski Decision (split), R5 UFC 251 Jul 11, 2020
L Alexander Volkanovski Decision (unanimous), R5 UFC 245 Dec 14, 2019
W Frankie Edgar Decision (unanimous), R5 UFC 240 Jul 27, 2019
L Dustin Poirier Decision (unanimous), R5 UFC 236 Apr 13, 2019
W Brian Ortega TKO (doctor stoppage), R4 UFC 231 Dec 8, 2018
W José Aldo TKO (punches), R3 UFC 218 Dec 2, 2017
W José Aldo TKO (punches), R3 UFC 212 Jun 3, 2017
W Anthony Pettis TKO (body kick and punches), R3 UFC 206 Dec 10, 2016
W Ricardo Lamas Decision (unanimous), R3 UFC 199 Jun 4, 2016
W Jeremy Stephens Decision (unanimous), R3 UFC 194 Dec 12, 2015
W Charles Oliveira TKO (neck injury), R1 UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Oliveira Aug 23, 2015
W Cub Swanson Submission (guillotine choke), R3 UFC on Fox: Machida vs. Rockhold Apr 18, 2015
W Cole Miller Decision (unanimous), R3 UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs. Thatch Feb 14, 2015
W Akira Corassani KO (punches), R1 UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Story Oct 4, 2014
W Clay Collard TKO (punches), R3 UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs. dos Anjos Aug 23, 2014
W Andre Fili Submission (guillotine choke), R3 UFC 172 Apr 26, 2014
W Will Chope TKO (punches), R2 UFC Fight Night: Saffiedine vs. Lim Jan 4, 2014
L Conor McGregor Decision (unanimous), R3 UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Sonnen Aug 17, 2013
L Dennis Bermudez Decision (split), R3 UFC 160 May 25, 2013
W Leonard Garcia Decision (split), R3 UFC 155 Dec 29, 2012
W Justin Lawrence TKO (punches), R2 UFC 150 Aug 11, 2012
W Pat Schilling Decision (unanimous), R3 The Ultimate Fighter: Live Finale Jun 1, 2012
L Dustin Poirier Submission (triangle armbar), R1 UFC 143 Feb 4, 2012
W Eddie Rincon Decision (unanimous), R3 UIC 4: War on the Valley Isle Jul 1, 2011
W Harris Sarmiento Decision (split), R5 X-1 World Events 40 Mar 12, 2011
W Bryson Kamaka KO (punches), R1 X-1 World Events 37 Nov 6, 2010
W Duke Saragosa Decision (unanimous), R3 X-1 World Events 36 Sep 11, 2010

Full professional record from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Quick answers

What is Max Holloway's record?

Max Holloway's professional MMA record is 28 wins, 9 losses and 0 draws.

How old is Max Holloway?

Max Holloway is 34 years old, born on December 4, 1991.

How tall is Max Holloway and what is their reach?

Max Holloway stands 5' 11" with a 69" reach.

Who did Max Holloway fight last?

Max Holloway beat Conor McGregor by KO/TKO at UFC 329: McGregor vs. Holloway 2 on Jul 11, 2026.

Photo: Cpl. Samantha Sanchez, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.