Max Holloway

MAX HOLLOWAY

"Blessed"

25-973.5% win rate

FIGHTER IDENTITY

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Organization

UFC
USA

Nationality

American

Birth

04/12/1991 (34)

Birthplace

Honolulu

United States

Sport / Status

MMA · Active

Weight class

Featherweight

Height

180 cm (5'11")

Reach

175 cm (69")

Style

Muay Thai

Biography

Jerome Max Keliʻi Holloway is an American professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is a former UFC Featherweight Champion and former symbolic UFC BMF titleholder. He is considered one of the greatest Featherweights of all time. As of January 27, 2026, he is #4 in the UFC lightweight rankings.

WIN BREAKDOWN

34 total fights · 48% KO rate

KO/TKO12 (48%)
Submission2 (8%)
Decision11 (44%)

Fight history (34)

1 / 7
Win
vs Conor McGregorKO/TKO (R1)UFC 329 - McGregor vs. Holloway 2 — 11/07/2026
Loss
vs Charles OliveiraDecision (unanimous) (50–45, 50–45, 50–45) (R5)UFC 326: Holloway vs. Oliveira 2 — 07/03/2026
Win
vs Dustin PoirierDecision (unanimous) (48–47, 49–46, 49–46) (R5)UFC 318: Holloway vs. Poirier 3 — 19/07/2025
Loss
vs Ilia TopuriaKO/TKO (R3)UFC 308 — 26/10/2024
Win
vs Justin GaethjeKO/TKO (R5)UFC 300 — 13/04/2024

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