Max Holloway (27-8, 14) was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. on December 4, 1991. At the age of 18 years on September 11, 2010, he made his professional MMA debut against Duke Saragosa, winning the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
On February 4, 2012, 20-year old Max Holloway made his UFC debut on his 5th professional MMA fight at UFC 143 against a 23-year old Dustin Poirier but lost the fight via submission in the 1st round.
He became the UFC featherweight champion on June 3, 2017 at age 25 on his 21st professional MMA fight at UFC 212 after defeating a 30-year old José Aldo via 3rd-round TKO.
Holloway's last fight was a 5-round unanimous decision win against Dustin Poirier at UFC 318 at age 33 on July 19, 2025. He is on a 1-fight winning streak.
He has fought 30 times in the UFC, and has a record of 22 wins and 8 losses in the promotion.
Some of Max Holloway's best fights have been against Anthony Pettis, José Aldo, Justin Gaethje, Brian Ortega, Dustin Poirier, Frankie Edgar and Akira Corassani.
Holloway has 8 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
35  | Jul 19, 2025 33 years, 7 months 27-8 (14) | 36 years, 6 months 30-9 (23) | UFC | LT | 5 | UD | WIN |
34  | Oct 26, 2024 32 years, 10 months 26-8 (14) | 27 years, 9 months 15-0 (12) | UFC | FT | 3 | KO | LOSS Punches For UFC featherweight title |
33  | Apr 13, 2024 32 years, 4 months 26-7 (14) | 35 years, 4 months 25-4 (21) | UFC | LT | 5 | KO | WIN Punch |
32  | Aug 26, 2023 31 years, 8 months 25-7 (13) | 36 years, 5 months 17-7 (13) | UFC | FT | 3 | KO | WIN Punch |
31  | Apr 15, 2023 31 years, 4 months 24-7 (12) | 29 years, 2 months 19-1 (11) | UFC | FT | 5 | UD | WIN |
30  | Jul 2, 2022 30 years, 6 months 23-7 (12) | 33 years, 9 months 24-1 (15) | UFC | FT | 5 | UD | LOSS For UFC featherweight title |
29  | Nov 13, 2021 29 years, 11 months 23-6 (12) | 29 years, 1 months 17-2 (11) | UFC | FT | 5 | UD | WIN |
28  | Jan 16, 2021 29 years, 1 months 22-6 (12) | 32 years, 9 months 22-4 (13) | UFC | FT | 5 | UD | WIN |
27 | Jul 12, 2020 28 years, 7 months 21-6 (12) | 31 years, 9 months 21-1 (14) | UFC | FT | 5 | SD | LOSS For UFC featherweight title |
26 | Dec 14, 2019 28 years 21-5 (12) | 31 years, 2 months 20-1 (14) | UFC | FT | 5 | UD | LOSS Lost UFC featherweight title |
25  | Jul 27, 2019 27 years, 7 months 21-4 (12) | 37 years, 9 months 23-6-1 (10) | UFC | FT | 5 | UD | WIN Defended UFC featherweight title |
24 | Apr 13, 2019 27 years, 4 months 20-4 (12) | 30 years, 2 months 24-5 (19) | UFC | LT | 5 | UD | LOSS For UFC lightweight title Interim |
23  | Dec 8, 2018 27 years 20-3 (12) | 27 years, 9 months 14-0 (10) | UFC | FT | 4 | TKO | WIN Doctor stoppage Defended UFC featherweight title |
22  | Dec 2, 2017 25 years, 11 months 19-3 (11) | 31 years, 2 months 26-3 (16) | UFC | FT | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches Defended UFC featherweight title |
21 | Jun 3, 2017 25 years, 5 months 18-3 (10) | 30 years, 8 months 26-2 (16) | UFC | FT | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches Won UFC featherweight title |
20  | Dec 10, 2016 25 years 17-3 (9) | 29 years, 10 months 19-5 (16) | UFC | FT | 3 | TKO | WIN Body kick and punches Won UFC featherweight title Interim |
19  | Jun 4, 2016 24 years, 6 months 16-3 (8) | 34 years 16-4 (8) | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | WIN |
18  | Dec 12, 2015 24 years 15-3 (8) | 29 years, 6 months 24-11 (19) | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | WIN |
17  | Aug 23, 2015 23 years, 8 months 14-3 (8) | 25 years, 10 months 20-4 (18) | UFC | FT | 1 | TKO | WIN Esophagus injury |
16  | Apr 18, 2015 23 years, 4 months 13-3 (7) | 31 years, 5 months 21-6 (15) | UFC | FT | 3 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke |
15  | Feb 14, 2015 23 years, 2 months 12-3 (6) | 30 years, 9 months 21-8 (18) | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | WIN |
14  | Oct 4, 2014 22 years, 10 months 11-3 (6) | 32 years, 1 months 12-4 (4) | UFC | FT | 1 | KO | WIN Punches |
13  | Aug 23, 2014 22 years, 8 months 10-3 (5) | 21 years, 5 months 13-4 (10) | UFC | FT | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches |
12  | Apr 26, 2014 22 years, 4 months 9-3 (4) | 23 years, 10 months 13-1 (9) | UFC | FT | 3 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke |
11 | Jan 4, 2014 22 years, 1 months 8-3 (3) | Will Chope | UFC | FT | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches |
10  | Aug 17, 2013 21 years, 8 months 7-3 (2) | 25 years, 1 months 13-2 (13) | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
9  | May 25, 2013 21 years, 5 months 7-2 (2) | 26 years, 5 months 10-3 (5) | UFC | FT | 3 | SD | LOSS |
8  | Dec 29, 2012 21 years 7-1 (2) | 33 years, 5 months 15-9-1 (12) | UFC | FT | 3 | SD | WIN |
7  | Aug 11, 2012 20 years, 8 months 6-1 (2) | 22 years, 2 months 4-0 (2) | UFC | FT | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches |
6 | Jun 1, 2012 20 years, 5 months 5-1 (1) | Pat Schilling | TUF | FT | 3 | UD | WIN |
5 | Feb 4, 2012 20 years, 2 months 4-1 (1) | 23 years 11-1 (9) | UFC | FT | 1 | SUB | LOSS Triangle armbar |
4 | Jul 1, 2011 19 years, 6 months 4-0 (1) | Eddie Rincon | LT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
3 | Mar 12, 2011 19 years, 3 months 3-0 (1) | Harris Sarmiento | LT | 5 | SD | WIN | |
2 | Nov 6, 2010 18 years, 11 months 2-0 (1) | Bryson Kamaka | LT | 1 | KO | WIN Punches | |
1 | Sep 11, 2010 18 years, 9 months 1-0 (0) | Duke Saragosa | LT | 3 | UD | WIN |
