Max Holloway "Blessed"

Welterweight

Record and bio

Pro record—
UFC record24-9 · current 1-fight win streak
Opponents' combined UFC record245-83-1 (74.7%) across 33 opponents
Last 5 opponents71-27 (72.4%) across 5 opponents
Age34
Height5' 11"
Reach69"
StanceOrthodox

Career stats (UFC)

Significant strikes landed per minute6.92
Significant strikes absorbed per minute4.60
Striking accuracy48%
Striking defense59%
Takedowns per 15 minutes0.22
Takedowns landed / attempted53%
Takedown defense81%
Submission attempts per 15 minutes0.28
Average fight time16.2 min

UFC wins: 12 KO/TKO, 2 submission, 10 decision. UFC losses: 1 KO/TKO, 1 submission, 7 decision.

UFC fight history

DateOpponentTheir UFC record thenStyleResultMethodEvent
2026-07-11Conor McGregor10-4StrikerWKO/TKO R1 1:09UFC 329: McGregor vs. Holloway 2
2026-03-07Charles Oliveira24-11 (1 NC)GrapplerLDecision - Unanimous R5 5:00UFC 326: Holloway vs. Oliveira 2
2025-07-19Dustin Poirier22-8 (1 NC)Submission grapplerWDecision - Unanimous R5 5:00UFC 318: Holloway vs. Poirier 3
2024-10-26Ilia Topuria7-0Submission grapplerLKO/TKO R3 1:34 (title)UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway
2024-04-13Justin Gaethje8-4StrikerWKO/TKO R5 4:59UFC 300: Pereira vs. Hill
2023-08-26Chan Sung Jung7-4StrikerWKO/TKO R3 0:23UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. The Korean Zombie
2023-04-15Arnold Allen10-0BalancedWDecision - Unanimous R5 5:00UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Allen
2022-07-02Alexander Volkanovski11-0StrikerLDecision - Unanimous R5 5:00 (title)UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier
2021-11-13Yair Rodriguez8-1 (1 NC)StrikerWDecision - Unanimous R5 5:00UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Rodriguez
2021-01-16Calvin Kattar6-2StrikerWDecision - Unanimous R5 5:00UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Kattar
2020-07-11Alexander Volkanovski8-0WrestlerLDecision - Split R5 5:00 (title)UFC 251: Usman vs. Masvidal
2019-12-14Alexander Volkanovski7-0WrestlerLDecision - Unanimous R5 5:00 (title)UFC 245: Usman vs. Covington
2019-07-27Frankie Edgar17-6-1WrestlerWDecision - Unanimous R5 5:00 (title)UFC 240: Holloway vs. Edgar
2019-04-13Dustin Poirier16-4 (1 NC)Submission grapplerLDecision - Unanimous R5 5:00 (title)UFC 236: Holloway vs. Poirier 2
2018-12-08Brian Ortega6-0 (1 NC)Submission grapplerWTKO - Doctor's Stoppage R4 5:00 (title)UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega
2017-12-02Jose Aldo8-2BalancedWKO/TKO R3 4:51 (title)UFC 218: Holloway vs. Aldo 2
2017-06-03Jose Aldo8-1BalancedWKO/TKO R3 4:13 (title)UFC 212: Aldo vs. Holloway
2016-12-10Anthony Pettis6-4BalancedWKO/TKO R3 4:50 (title)UFC 206: Holloway vs. Pettis
2016-06-04Ricardo Lamas7-2Submission grapplerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC 199: Rockhold vs. Bisping 2
2015-12-12Jeremy Stephens11-10BalancedWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC 194: Aldo vs McGregor
2015-08-23Charles Oliveira8-4 (1 NC)GrapplerWKO/TKO R1 1:39UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs Oliveira
2015-04-18Cub Swanson6-2BalancedWSubmission R3 3:58UFC on FOX: Machida vs Rockhold
2015-02-14Cole Miller10-6Submission grapplerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Thatch
2014-10-04Akira Corassani3-1BalancedWKO/TKO R1 3:11UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs Story
2014-08-23Clay CollardUFC debut—WKO/TKO R3 3:47UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Dos Anjos
2014-04-26Andre Fili1-0—WSubmission R3 3:39UFC 172: Jones vs Teixeira
2014-01-04Will ChopeUFC debut—WKO/TKO R2 2:27UFC Fight Night: Saffiedine vs Lim
2013-08-17Conor McGregor1-0—LDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Sonnen
2013-05-25Dennis Bermudez3-1GrapplerLDecision - Split R3 5:00UFC 160: Velasquez vs Silva 2
2012-12-29Leonard Garcia2-5BalancedWDecision - Split R3 5:00UFC 155: Dos Santos vs Velasquez II
2012-08-11Justin Lawrence1-0—WKO/TKO R2 4:49UFC 150: Henderson vs Edgar II
2012-06-01Pat Schilling0-1—WDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00The Ultimate Fighter: Live Finale
2012-02-04Dustin Poirier3-0WrestlerLSubmission R1 3:23UFC 143: Diaz vs Condit

UFC stats from ufcstats.com through 2026-10-31; bio and pro record from ESPN where available. Opponents' combined record is their UFC record going into each fight. 21+. Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER.

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