Max Holloway

Max Holloway's next fight is scheduled for UFC 300 against an opponent named Justin Gaethje, who is ranked #3 in the Lightweight division.

Max Holloway, also known as 'Blessed', was born on December 4, 1991 in Waianae, Hawaii.

Max Holloway made his professional debut in the MMA world on September 11, 2010.

On January 4, 2012, Max Holloway was in the hospital when he received and signed a UFC contract after the birth of his child. He expressed overwhelming emotions and a newfound motivation to excel in his career.

Holloway made his UFC debut as an injury replacement for Ricardo Lamas on February 4, 2012, facing Dustin Poirier. He lost the fight via submission in the first round.

During the TUF Live Finale on June 1, 2012, Max Holloway emerged victorious with a three-round unanimous decision against Pat Schilling.

On August 11, 2012, Max Holloway secured a victory over Justin Lawrence at UFC 150 by stopping him with strikes at 4:49 of the second round.

Max Holloway emerged victorious over Leonard Garcia at UFC 155 on December 29, 2012, by securing a three-round split decision.

Max Holloway faced Dennis Bermudez at UFC 160 on May 25, 2013. He controversially lost the fight via split decision, despite 11 out of 11 media members scoring the fight in favor of Holloway.

Max Holloway also made his UFC debut on August 17, 2013.

Max Holloway fought Will Chope at UFC Fight Night 34 on January 4, 2014, winning the fight via TKO in the second round and earning his first Knockout of the Night bonus.

Max Holloway faced Andre Fili at UFC 172 on April 26, 2014, and won the fight by submitting Fili in the third round after a back-and-forth battle.

On August 23, 2014, Max Holloway won the fight against Andre Fili by KO/TKO in the third round with punches at 3 minutes and 47 seconds.

Max Holloway stepped in as a replacement to fight Akira Corassani at UFC Fight Night 53 on October 4, 2014, and won the fight via knockout in the first round, earning his first Performance of the Night bonus.

Max Holloway triumphed over Cole Miller on February 14, 2015, at UFC Fight Night by securing a three-round unanimous decision victory.

Max Holloway faced Cole Miller on February 15, 2015, at UFC Fight Night 60, winning via unanimous decision.

Max Holloway faced Cub Swanson on April 18, 2015, at UFC on Fox 15, finishing the fight with a mounted guillotine in the third round and earning his second Performance of the Night bonus award.

Max Holloway faced Charles Oliveira on August 23, 2015, at UFC Fight Night 74, winning via TKO in the first round after Oliveira suffered an apparent neck/shoulder injury while defending a takedown. Holloway became the youngest fighter in UFC history to get 10 wins.

On December 12, 2015, at UFC 194, Max Holloway secured a victory over Jeremy Stephens by winning a three-round unanimous decision.

Max Holloway won a three-round unanimous decision against Ricardo Lamas at UFC 199.

Max Holloway defeated Anthony Pettis by strikes in the third round at 4:50 to become the interim UFC featherweight champion.

Max Holloway defeated Jose Aldo by strikes in the third round at 4:13 to become the undisputed UFC featherweight champion.

On October 1, 2017, Max Holloway maintained his #1 Featherweight title with a record of 19 wins and 3 losses.

On December 2, 2017, Max Holloway secured a victory over Jose Aldo by stopping him via strikes at 4:51 of the third round, retaining his UFC featherweight title.

On January 1, 2018, Max Holloway defended his #1 Featherweight title with a record of 19 wins and 3 losses.

On January 4, 2018, Max Holloway maintained his #1 Featherweight title with a record of 19 wins and 3 losses.

On January 7, 2018, Max Holloway successfully defended his #1 Featherweight title with a record of 19 wins and 3 losses.

The bout between Holloway and Edgar was rescheduled to take place on March 3, 2018, at UFC 222.

On April 1, 2018, Max Holloway was announced as a late replacement for the injured Tony Ferguson in a fight for the vacant undisputed UFC Lightweight Championship at UFC 223 against Khabib Nurmagomedov.

On December 8, 2018, Max Holloway faced Brian Ortega in the main event at UFC 231 in Toronto, Canada. Holloway won the fight via TKO at the end of the fourth round by doctor stoppage, breaking multiple records in the process.

On April 13, 2019, Max Holloway suffered a defeat in a five-round unanimous decision against Dustin Poirier in a fight for the interim UFC lightweight title.

After coming back down to featherweight, Max Holloway faced former UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar in the main event of UFC 240. He won the fight by unanimous decision, successfully defending his featherweight title for a third time.

In his fourth title defense, Max Holloway faced Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 245. He lost the fight via unanimous decision, ending his featherweight reign.

On July 12, 2020, Max Holloway suffered a defeat in a five-round split decision against Alexander Volkanovski in a UFC featherweight title fight.

At UFC on ABC 1, Max Holloway set a new UFC record by landing 445 significant strikes against Calvin Kattar, surpassing the previous record. He also attempted 744 significant strikes in that bout, which is another single-fight record.

Max Holloway emerged victorious over Yair Rodriguez in a five-round unanimous decision at UFC Fight Night on November 13, 2021.

Max Holloway was scheduled to face Alexander Volkanovski for the UFC Featherweight Championship on March 5, 2022, at UFC 272. However, he had to withdraw from the event due to injury.

Max Holloway's last loss was on July 2, 2022 against Alexander Volkanovski, who was ranked #2 in the Featherweight division.

On April 15, 2023, Max Holloway secured a victory over Arnold Allen in a five-round unanimous decision at UFC on ESPN.

UFC Fight Night 225 featured a bout between Max Holloway and Korean Zombie, where Holloway emerged victorious with a knockout punch in the third round.

An upcoming fight between Gaethje and Max Holloway scheduled for April 13, 2024 in UFC 300.