Max Holloway

“Blessed”

#4 Lightweight

OctagonStats Rating 1697 P4P #3

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24-9-0

Career record (W-L-D)

Physical stats

Height5' 11" (180 cm)

Weight155 lbs. (70 kg)

Reach69" (175 cm)

StanceOrthodox

BornDec 04, 1991

Age34

DivisionLightweight

Striking & grappling

SLpM6.92

Str. Acc48%

SApM4.60

Str. Def58%

TD Avg0.22

TD Acc53%

TD Def-

Sub Avg0.3

Recent form

W L W L W

Last 5 fights, most recent first

Career timeline

33 fights, oldest to newest — ■ win ■ loss ■ draw/no contest. Hover for details.

Career breakdown

Based on recorded UFC bouts — early regional fights may not be included.

Wins by method

12 KO/TKO wins · 2 sub wins · 10 decision wins

Losses by method

1 KO/TKO losses · 1 sub losses · 7 decision losses

Finish rate58%

Times finished22%

StreakW1

Best streak13

Avg fight16:11

Octagon time8h 53m

Opp win%75%

ActiveFeb. 04, 2012 – Jul. 11, 2026 (15y)

Strength of schedule

Ranked opponents faced10

Ranked wins5

Best ranked winJustin Gaethje (Champion Lightweight)

Based on current UFC rankings — a snapshot, not the ranking at fight time.

Bonus awards

Performance of the Night6

Fight of the Night9

Knockout of the Night1

Total bonuses16

Post-fight bonuses from UFC event records.

Career story

Max Holloway "Blessed" is a 28-9-0 knockout artist.

Max debuted Feb. 04, 2012 vs Dustin Poirier (loss). Longest win streak: 13. 15 years active (Feb. 04, 2012–Jul. 11, 2026).

Best wins: Charles Oliveira (KO/TKO R1, Aug. 23, 2015); Justin Gaethje (KO/TKO Punch R5, Apr. 13, 2024); Jose Aldo (KO/TKO Punches R3, Dec. 02, 2017).

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Fight history

Date	Event	Result	Method	R	Time	KD	Str	TD	Sub
Jul. 11, 2026	UFC 329: McGregor vs. Holloway 2	W Conor McGregor	KO/TKO	1	1:09	0 0	12 0	0 0	0 0
Mar. 07, 2026	UFC 326: Holloway vs. Oliveira 2	L Charles Oliveira	U-DEC	5	5:00	0 0	26 50	0 5	0 4
Jul. 19, 2025	UFC 318: Holloway vs. Poirier 3	W Dustin Poirier	U-DEC	5	5:00	1 1	198 109	0 0	0 1
Oct. 26, 2024	UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway	L Ilia Topuria	KO/TKO Punch	3	1:34	0 1	79 75	0 2	0 0
Apr. 13, 2024	UFC 300: Pereira vs. Hill	W Justin Gaethje	KO/TKO Punch	5	4:59	1 0	181 103	0 0	0 0
Aug. 26, 2023	UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. The Korean Zombie	W Chan Sung Jung	KO/TKO Punch	3	0:23	2 0	75 34	0 0	1 0
Apr. 15, 2023	UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Allen	W Arnold Allen	U-DEC	5	5:00	0 0	147 76	0 0	0 0
Jul. 02, 2022	UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier	L Alexander Volkanovski	U-DEC	5	5:00	0 0	127 199	0 0	0 0
Nov. 13, 2021	UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Rodriguez	W Yair Rodriguez	U-DEC	5	5:00	0 0	230 159	3 1	1 0
Jan. 16, 2021	UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Kattar	W Calvin Kattar	U-DEC	5	5:00	0 0	445 133	0 0	0 0
Jul. 11, 2020	UFC 251: Usman vs. Masvidal	L Alexander Volkanovski	S-DEC	5	5:00	0 0	102 137	0 3	0 0
Dec. 14, 2019	UFC 245: Usman vs. Covington	L Alexander Volkanovski	U-DEC	5	5:00	0 0	134 157	0 0	0 0
Jul. 27, 2019	UFC 240: Holloway vs. Edgar	W Frankie Edgar	U-DEC	5	5:00	0 0	129 96	0 1	0 0
Apr. 13, 2019	UFC 236: Holloway vs. Poirier 2	L Dustin Poirier	U-DEC	5	5:00	0 0	181 178	0 1	1 0
Dec. 08, 2018	UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega	W Brian Ortega	KO/TKO	4	5:00	0 0	290 110	1 2	0 0
Dec. 02, 2017	UFC 218: Holloway vs. Aldo 2	W Jose Aldo	KO/TKO Punches	3	4:51	0 0	174 87	0 0	0 0
Jun. 03, 2017	UFC 212: Aldo vs. Holloway	W Jose Aldo	KO/TKO Punches	3	4:13	1 0	104 55	0 0	0 0
Dec. 10, 2016	UFC 206: Holloway vs. Pettis	W Anthony Pettis	KO/TKO Punches	3	4:50	1 0	94 53	2 0	0 0
Jun. 04, 2016	UFC 199: Rockhold vs. Bisping 2	W Ricardo Lamas	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	103 64	0 0	2 0
Dec. 12, 2015	UFC 194: Aldo vs McGregor	W Jeremy Stephens	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	57 47	1 0	0 0
Aug. 23, 2015	UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs Oliveira	W Charles Oliveira	KO/TKO	1	1:39	0 0	14 5	0 0	0 0
Apr. 18, 2015	UFC on FOX: Machida vs Rockhold	W Cub Swanson	SUB Guillotine Choke	3	3:58	0 0	82 56	0 0	3 0
Feb. 14, 2015	UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Thatch	W Cole Miller	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	57 31	1 0	0 0
Oct. 04, 2014	UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs Story	W Akira Corassani	KO/TKO Punch	1	3:11	1 0	31 11	0 0	0 0
Aug. 23, 2014	UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Dos Anjos	W Clay Collard	KO/TKO Punches	3	3:47	0 0	124 70	0 1	0 0
Apr. 26, 2014	UFC 172: Jones vs Teixeira	W Andre Fili	SUB Guillotine Choke	3	3:39	0 0	47 44	0 3	2 0
Jan. 04, 2014	UFC Fight Night: Saffiedine vs Lim	W Will Chope	KO/TKO Punch	2	2:27	2 0	74 33	0 0	0 0
Aug. 17, 2013	UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Sonnen	L Conor McGregor	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	23 53	0 4	0 0
May. 25, 2013	UFC 160: Velasquez vs Silva 2	L Dennis Bermudez	S-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	75 73	0 4	0 0
Dec. 29, 2012	UFC 155: Dos Santos vs Velasquez II	W Leonard Garcia	S-DEC	3	5:00	1 0	120 89	0 2	0 0
Aug. 11, 2012	UFC 150: Henderson vs Edgar II	W Justin Lawrence	KO/TKO Punch	2	4:49	1 0	29 32	0 1	0 0
Jun. 01, 2012	The Ultimate Fighter: Live Finale	W Pat Schilling	U-DEC	3	5:00	1 0	118 27	0 0	0 0
Feb. 04, 2012	UFC 143: Diaz vs Condit	L Dustin Poirier	SUB Triangle Armbar	1	3:23	0 0	11 11	0 1	0 3

Fight data compiled from public statistical sources (ufcstats.com) and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). OctagonStats is an independent database, not affiliated with UFC / TKO Group.

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