Max Holloway is an American MMA fighter, currently signed on to UFC under the Featherweight
division. He is the undisputed UFC Featherweight Champion and also holds a Purple Belt in Brazilian
Jiu-Jitsu.
Max Holloway has a mixed ancestry of Native Hawaiian, English and Samoan. He started learning
kickboxing in 2010 while graduating high school and also got into Muay Thai. By the age of 19,
Holloway had amassed a record of 4-0. One of the highlights of his early career was a split decision
win against former Strikeforce and WEC veteran Sarimento, thereby earning the lightweight strap at
the Hawaii-based promotion X-1.
Max Holloway became the youngest fighter to join the UFC roster when he came on board as an
injury replacement for Ricardo Lamas at UFC 143 in 2012. He fought against Dustin Poirier and lost it
via submission. But he won the next three fights he had in the year against Pat Schilling, Justin
Lawrence and Leonard Garcia.
In 2014, Holloway earned his first Knockout of the Night by defeating newcomer Will Chope via TKO and his first Performance of the Night by defeating Akira Corassini.
Max Holloway had an incredible 13-fight undefeated run. During this streak he has defeated fighters like Anthony Pettis and Jose Aldo.
Max "The Blessed" Holloway stepped inside the Octagon with "The Notorious" Conor McGregor at UFC Fight Night 26 in 2012. The fight was billed as a swashbuckling encounter between two upcoming and superbly talented strikers in the featherweight division. The fight did not go according to plan for Max as the charismatic Irishman eventually got the better of Holloway in the three round bout, defeating him via decision.
A UFC featherweight championship bout between former champion Jose Aldo and Max Holloway served as the main event at UFC 212 held in Aldo's hometown Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on 3rd June 2017. Aldo was the champion getting into the fight while Holloway held the interim title. Holloway went on to silence Aldo's hometown crowd by picking up a comprehensive victory over the former champion, and unifying the featherweight titles.
Holloway and Aldo met each other within a year of their first bout at UFC 218 on 3rd December 2017 as the Brazilian looked to reclaim the title he lost in UFC 212. The second time was a much closer affair than the first as Aldo put up a valiant effort, fighting Max way more tactically than he had in their previous bout. However, Holloway never stepped off the accelerator as he kept shooting at Aldo throughout the five rounds, picking up a decision victory at the end of an enthralling contest. With the win, Max cemented himself as one of the best fighters in the game after this bout, managing to beat Jose Aldo twice in the same year.
Defending the featherweight title, Holloway faced Brian Ortega at UFC 231 in Scotiabank Arena, Toronto in a violent and bloody contest as Holloway laid a proper beat down on Ortega over four rounds in a main event bout regarded as one of the best fights of 2018. Ortega was so badly hurt that the doctors did not allow Ortega to come out for the fifth round. In the post fight interview, Max claimed that he is the best featherweight champion in the history of the sport.
| Matches | Wins | Losses | Draws |
| 25 | 21 | 4 | 0 |
Below is the MMA and UFC professional record of Max "Blessed" Holloway:
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date |
| Win | 21-4 | Frankie Edgar | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 240 | 27-Jul-2019 |
| Loss | 20-4 | Dustin Poirier | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 236 | 13-Apr-2019 |
| Win | 20-3 | Brian Ortega | TKO (doctor stoppage) | UFC 231 | 08-Dec-2018 |
| Win | 19-3 | José Aldo | TKO (punches) | UFC 218 | 02-Dec-2017 |
| Win | 18-3 | José Aldo | TKO (punches) | UFC 212 | 03-Jun-2017 |
| Win | 17-3 | Anthony Pettis | TKO (body kick and punches) | UFC 206 | 10-Dec-2016 |
| Win | 16-3 | Ricardo Lamas | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 199 | 04-Jun-2016 |
| Win | 15-3 | Jeremy Stephens | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 194 | 12-Dec-2015 |
| Win | 14-3 | Charles Oliveira | TKO (neck injury) | UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Oliveira | 23-Aug-2015 |
| Win | 13-3 | Cub Swanson | Submission (guillotine choke) | UFC on Fox: Machida vs. Rockhold | 18-Apr-2015 |
| Win | 12-3 | Cole Miller | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs. Thatch | 14-Feb-2015 |
| Win | 11-3 | Akira Corassani | KO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Story | 04-Oct-2014 |
| Win | 10-3 | Clay Collard | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs. dos Anjos | 23-Aug-2014 |
| Win | 9-3 | Andre Fili | Submission (guillotine choke) | UFC 172 | 26-Apr-2014 |
| Win | 8-3 | Will Chope | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Saffiedine vs. Lim | 04-Jan-2014 |
| Loss | 7-3 | Conor McGregor | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Sonnen | 17-Aug-2013 |
| Loss | 7-2 | Dennis Bermudez | Decision (split) | UFC 160 | 25-May-2013 |
| Win | 7-1 | Leonard Garcia | Decision (split) | UFC 155 | 29-Dec-2012 |
| Win | 6-1 | Justin Lawrence | TKO (punches) | UFC 150 | 11-Aug-2012 |
| Win | 5-1 | Pat Schilling | Decision (unanimous) | The Ultimate Fighter: Live Finale | 01-Jun-2012 |
| Loss | 4-1 | Dustin Poirier | Submission (mounted triangle armbar) | UFC 143 | 04-Feb-2012 |
| Win | 4-0 | Eddie Rincon | Decision (unanimous) | UIC 4: War on the Valley Isle | 01-Jul-2011 |
| Win | 3-0 | Harris Sarmiento | Decision (split) | X-1: Champions 3 | 12-Mar-2011 |
| Win | 2-0 | Bryson Kamaka | KO (punches) | X-1: Island Pride | 06-Nov-2010 |
| Win | 1-0 | Duke Saragosa | Decision (unanimous) | X-1: Heroes | 11-Sep-2010 |
Max Holloway and Kaimana Pa’aluhi got married in 2012, however, the two split up shortly. They have a son, Rush Holloway.
According to sources, as of 2019 Max Holloway’s Net Worth is around $2 million dollars.
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