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Max Holloway: record, fights and statistics

Max Holloway (“Blessed”) is a lightweight fighter from USA with a published career record of 27-9-0. StatsNext stores 33 UFC bouts for Max Holloway (24-9). In the 3 fights stored since Jul 19, 2025, Max Holloway is 2-1.

Fights through July 11, 2026 · Updated October 16, 2026 at 7:09 PM ET · StatsNext fight records

Profile

Height5'11"
Reach69"
StanceOrthodox
Weight classLightweight
Born1991
Current UFC rankingLightweight #4 (as of Oct 16, 2026)

What are Max Holloway's fighting stats?

Across 23 stored UFC bouts with statistics (413 minutes) through July 11, 2026, Max Holloway lands 7.37 significant strikes per minute and absorbs 4.88, with 49.5% striking accuracy and 55.1% striking defense. Grappling: 0.29 takedowns per 15 minutes at 57.1% accuracy, 84.7% takedown defense, 0.29 submission attempts per 15 minutes. 24-9 in 33 stored UFC bouts, 15 of 24 wins inside the distance.

Max Holloway: striking, grappling and finishes

Max Holloway: rates from stored bouts
StatisticUFC bouts
Significant strikes landed per minute7.37
Significant strikes absorbed per minute4.88
Significant striking accuracy49.5%
Significant striking defense55.1%
Knockdowns per 15 minutes0.22
Takedowns per 15 minutes0.29
Takedown accuracy57.1%
Takedown defense84.7%
Submission attempts per 15 minutes0.29
Control minutes per 15 minutes0.64
Share of fight time in control4.3%
Bouts with statistics (minutes)23 (412.8)

Significant strikes landed: 63.3% head, 24.7% body, 11.9% legs; 90.7% at distance, 4.9% in the clinch, 4.4% on the ground.

Max Holloway: ufc bouts by method
MethodWinsLosses
KO/TKO131
Submission21
Decision97

24-9 in the 33 stored UFC bouts since February 5, 2012, averaging 15.9 minutes. The published career record above can include bouts StatsNext does not store. Rates are per minute fought over the stored bouts. Absorbed strikes and defense count only bouts where the opponent’s statistics are published. Control time is published for bouts from 2019. UFC striking leaders · UFC grappling leaders

2026 season: Max Holloway among fighters

Max Holloway: 2026 season figures and place among fighters
FigureMax HollowayPlace
Wins by KO, TKO or submission100.01st of 360
Significant strikes landed per minute1.45230th of 243
Significant strikes absorbed per minute1.9130th of 243
Significant strike accuracy59.435th of 243
Knockdowns per 15 minutes0.00113th of 243
Takedowns landed per 15 minutes0.00146th of 243
Takedown defense61.537th of 55
Submission attempts per 15 minutes0.0082nd of 243
Share of fight time in control8.5145th of 243

The same figures and places as the StatsNext Stats Explorer for the 2026 season, among the fighters with enough fights that season. 1st is the best (the lowest for figures where lower is better).

Wins and losses by method since Jul 19, 2025

  • 2 wins: 1 by ko/tko, 1 by decision
  • 1 loss: 1 by decision

Striking and grappling totals since Jul 19, 2025

Max Holloway — MMA — Striking and grappling totals since Jul 19, 2025
MeasureTotal
Significant strikes landed236 of 439 (53.8%)
Significant strikes absorbed159 of 327 attempted by opponents
Knockdowns1
Takedowns landed0 of 0
Opponent takedowns5 of 14 (64.3% defended)
Submission attempts0
Control time3:45

Totals over 3 of 3 stored fights with statistics for both fighters.

Fight history

Max Holloway: the 15 most recent stored bouts
DateOpponent (UFC record entering)ResultMethodRound, timeMinutesWeight classSig. strikes (absorbed)TakedownsControl
Jul 11, 2026Conor McGregor (10-4)WinKO/TKOR1 1:091.2Welterweight12 of 19 (0)0 of 00:37
Mar 7, 2026Charles Oliveira (22-11)LossDecisionR5 5:0025Lightweight26 of 45 (50)0 of 01:36
Jul 19, 2025Dustin Poirier (21-8)WinDecisionR5 5:0025Lightweight198 of 375 (109)0 of 01:32
Oct 26, 2024Ilia Topuria (7-0)LossKO/TKOR3 1:3411.6Featherweight (title)79 of 204 (75)0 of 00:00
Apr 13, 2024Justin Gaethje (7-4)WinKO/TKOR5 4:5925Lightweight181 of 309 (103)0 of 00:00
Aug 26, 2023Chan Sung Jung (7-4)WinKO/TKOR3 0:2310.4Featherweight75 of 128 (34)0 of 00:57
Apr 15, 2023Arnold Allen (10-0)WinDecisionR5 5:0025Featherweight147 of 262 (76)0 of 00:03
Jul 2, 2022Alexander Volkanovski (11-0)LossDecisionR5 5:0025Featherweight (title)127 of 301 (199)0 of 30:16
Nov 13, 2021Yair Rodriguez (8-1)WinDecisionR5 5:0025Featherweight230 of 404 (159)3 of 56:49
Jan 16, 2021Calvin Kattar (6-2)WinDecisionR5 5:0015Featherweight445 of 744 (133)0 of 10:27
Jul 11, 2020Alexander Volkanovski (8-0)LossDecisionR5 5:0025Featherweight (title)102 of 268 (137)0 of 00:00
Dec 14, 2019Alexander Volkanovski (7-0)LossDecisionR5 5:0025Featherweight (title)134 of 303 (157)0 of 00:01
Jul 27, 2019Frankie Edgar (14-6-1)WinDecisionR5 5:0025Featherweight (title)129 of 328 (96)0 of 00:04
Apr 13, 2019Dustin Poirier (15-4)LossDecisionR5 5:0025Lightweight (title)181 of 446 (178)0 of 00:00
Dec 9, 2018Brian Ortega (6-0)WinKO/TKOR4 5:0020Featherweight (title)290 of 490 (110)1 of 1–

Opponent records entering a bout count the opponent's stored UFC bouts before that date; minutes are completed rounds x 5 plus the finish time (decisions: the scheduled length). Significant strikes: landed of attempted, with the opponent's landed in brackets.

How to read these numbers

  • The career record is the provider’s current record for the fighter. StatsNext stores UFC bouts from 1993 and other promotions’ cards from 2025, so stored bouts can be fewer than the career.
  • Many regional fights have results but no statistics; figures state the bouts they cover.

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