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The Max Holloway Record Of 26-8 Is An Impressive One As The Former UFC Featherweight Champion & Reigning BMF Title Holder
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As a former UFC Featherweight Champion and one of the best 145-pound fighters of the past decade, we decided to take a deep dive into the MMA career of Max Holloway. Read on to find out more about the Max Holloway record, his UFC Title record, knockout ratio and full MMA resumé.
Max Holloway Record
Max Holloway turned professional back in 2010 with a debut victory over Duke Saragosa in Honolulu, Hawaii. Since then, Holloway has had another 33 professional MMA fights, winning all but eight of them.
Max Holloway’s career has been nothing short of magnificent to date. The Hawaiian is the former UFC Featherweight Champion, as well as being one of the most complete and well-rounded mixed martial artists on the entire UFC roster. Many fans regard the 32-year-old as the best boxer in the entire UFC.
‘Blessed’ is without a doubt one of the most skilful fighters from any division in the UFC, of that there is no question. His career up to now has been sensational, and he still has some potentially big nights ahead of him.
As previously mentioned, Max Holloway made his professional MMA debut almost 15 years ago now. He was on an X-1 World Events card where he made the perfect start to his career by winning a comfortable decision. Holloway had just three more fights as a pro MMA fighter before g a deal with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
The Max Holloway record was 4-0 before g for the UFC, but he suffered the first defeat of his MMA career on debut. A name you might recognise, Dustin Poirier, was who Holloway fought on debut, losing via submission in the first round of the bout.
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However, Holloway bounced back in style with three straight victories. However, the Hawaiian then lost back-to-back fights to Dennis Bermudez and a certain Conor McGregor. The McGregor loss somewhat defined Holloway, who then went on a 13 fight winning streak all the way to the UFC Featherweight Title.
During this 13 fight winning run, Holloway defeated elite fighters such as Clay Collard, Charles Oliveira, Jeremy Stephens, Cub Swanson and Anthony Pettis. Then came his crowning night against the legend that is Jose Aldo. Holloway beat Aldo to win the UFC 145-pound belt, before defending it in an instant rematch with Aldo six months later. He won both fights via knockout.
The Hawaiian MMA superstar then defended his title again against Brian Ortega, before losing a rematch with Dustin Poirier up at lightweight. After that fight, Holloway moved back down to 145-pounds to once again defend his belt. This time he beat Frankie Edgar via comfortable unanimous decision.
The fight after that, with the Max Holloway record now at an impressive 21-4, he then lost his title once again, despite being the favourite with the best UFC betting sites. Holloway was defeated by Alexander Volkanovski, a decision he still disputes today. They had a rematch straight away, which Holloway once again lost narrowly.
‘Blessed’ then got back in the winning column with back to back wins over Calvin Kattar and Yair Rodriguez, before getting the trilogy bout with ‘Volk’. This time Holloway was well beaten, putting an end to the rivalry with the great Australian.
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After the Volkanovski trilogy, Holloway once again got back in the win column. First he beat Arnold Allen, before then defeating the Korean Zombie. After that, in his last fight, Holloway dared to be great once again, stepping up to lightweight to face Justin Gaethje for the BMF Title at UFC 300.
Holloway put on a clinic, winning every round convincingly before rubber stamping the victory with a last second knockout to send fans into a frenzy. This was one of the most dramatic endings to a fight MMA fans have ever seen.
Last time out, Max Holloway lost for the eighth time as a professional. He faced 145-pound king Topuria landed some big shots in the third round and ended the fight soon after.
That takes us up to now in the professional MMA career of Max ‘Blessed’ Holloway. The Hawaiian is still widely regarded as one of the best fighters in the world, and will most definitely come again on his octagon return in 2025. We may even see Holloway back up at lightweight once again.
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