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Max Holloway
“Blessed”
United States
Ranked #4 · LightweightOfficial UFC rankings
28-9-0W-L-D
- Age
- 34
- Height
- 5'11"
- ReachArm span, fingertip to fingertip.
- 69"
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Weight class
- LightweightLightweight: 146 to 155 lb (66 to 70 kg). Fighters weigh in the day before the fight and must make the limit. In non-title fights they get 1 lb of leeway; miss it and they usually forfeit part of their purse.
- Gym
- Gracie Technics
- Power IndexUFCalendar's strength rating, built from every pro fight: beating strong opponents raises it, losing lowers it. The best in the UFC are around 2000.
- 1948
Scouting Report
- W
- L
- W
- L
- W
Back in the win column
Last 5, newest first.
- How They Win
- Holloway ends fights on his feet. His wins are 13 by KO/TKO, 2 by submission and 13 by decision, a 54% finish rate. He lights people up, but he also grinds out rounds and goes the distance.
- Recent Form
- Holloway stopped Conor McGregor (22-7-0) in round 1 by KO/TKO. Before that, he lost a unanimous decision to Charles Oliveira (37-11-0) in round 5. He beat Dustin Poirier (30-10-0) by unanimous decision in round 5.
- Style
- Orthodox volume striker who lands 6.92 significant strikes a minute at 48% accuracy. He absorbs 4.6 a minute and defends 59% of strikes. Rarely shoots takedowns (0.22 per 15 minutes) but stuffs 81% of attempts against him.
Written by AI from stored stats. Not a prediction.
Winning Strategy
- 13 KO/TKO (47%)
- 2 Submission (7%)
- 13 Decision (46%)
- Finish rateShare of pro wins that came by knockout or submission instead of the judges.
- 54%
- Last fought
- 4 months ago
28 pro wins.
Last 5 Fights
Opponents' combined record todayThe current pro records of their last 5 opponents, added together. Tougher opponents mean a bigger win total.: 134-34
Opponents' average Power IndexAverage Power Index of their last 5 opponents. Higher means tougher competition.: 1882
- Winvs Conor McGregor22-7-0 · Power Index 1626KO/TKO · R1 · 1:09Jul 11, 2026 · UFC 329: McGregor vs Holloway 2
Fight stats
Stat Max Holloway Conor McGregor Sig. strikes 12/19 0/6 Takedowns 0/0 0/0 Control time 0:37 0:00 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 12 0 - Lossvs Charles Oliveira37-11-0 · Power Index 1964Decision - Unanimous · R5 · 5:00Mar 7, 2026 · UFC 326: Holloway vs Oliveira 2
- Winvs Dustin Poirier30-10-0 · Power Index 1875Decision - Unanimous · R5 · 5:00Jul 20, 2025 · UFC 318: Holloway vs Poirier 3
- Lossvs Ilia Topuria17-1-0 · Power Index 1975KO/TKO · R3 · 1:34Oct 26, 2024 · UFC 308: Topuria vs Holloway
- Winvs Justin Gaethje28-5-0 · Power Index 1970KO/TKO · R5 · 4:59Apr 14, 2024 · UFC 300: Pereira vs Hill
Career Stats
Based on 33 UFC fights.
- Significant strikes landed per minute
- 6.92
- Striking accuracy
- 48%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute
- 4.60
- Striking defense
- 59%
- Takedowns per 15 minutes
- 0.22
- Takedown accuracy
- 53%
- Takedown defense
- 81%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes
- 0.30