Max Holloway
Hawaii's volume striker and his 445-strike night
- Born
- December 4, 1991, Honolulu, Hawaii, US
- Nationality
United States- Height
- 180 cm (5′11″)
- Reach
- 175 cm (5′9″)
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Style
- High-volume boxer
- Weight
- Featherweight, Lightweight, Welterweight
- Active
- 2010–present
- Status
- Active · age 34
The record
Wikipedia, Sherdog and ESPN list 28-9 after his July 2026 win over Conor McGregor; UFC.com's profile still showed 27-9 when checked. record
The story
ax Holloway, born in Honolulu and raised in Waiʻanae, Hawaii, has landed more significant strikes than anyone in UFC history, including a single-fight record 445 against Calvin Kattar in 2021. After a long featherweight win streak he took the title from José Aldo in 2017, beat him again, and stopped Brian Ortega on the way to three defenses before Alexander Volkanovski dethroned him and went on to beat him twice more. At lightweight he won the symbolic BMF title in 2024 by knocking out Justin Gaethje with one second left in the fifth round, defended it against Dustin Poirier, then lost it to Charles Oliveira in 2026. That July he beat Conor McGregor at welterweight by first-round TKO when McGregor's knee gave out.
- UFC featherweight champion (3 successful defenses)
- Interim UFC featherweight champion
- UFC BMF title (1 successful defense)
Defining fights
- 2017WINvs José Aldo (TKO R3, won UFC featherweight title)
- 2018WINvs Brian Ortega (TKO R4, doctor stoppage)
- 2021WINvs Calvin Kattar (UD, record 445 significant strikes)
- 2024WINvs Justin Gaethje (KO R5 at 4:59, won BMF title)
- 2026WINvs Conor McGregor (TKO R1)
Make the pace your weapon: throw in bunches, stay balanced, and keep the output high enough that the opponent fades first. Boxing and kickboxing students can run high-volume rounds that finish with a long combination on the bell.
