Max Holloway
23W · 9L
Orthodox
Lightweight
Featherweight
57% finish rate86% as favorite40% as underdog
1500
ELO Rating
ELO RatingHow is ELO calculated?18-month recency decay · streak amplification · activity velocity · career-death penalty. Old champions can't hide behind past glory.Understanding our ELO →
1500.2Mid-tier→
Recency-weighted skill · finish-adjusted · streak-amplified
Division ELOHow is ELO calculated?18-month recency decay · streak amplification · activity velocity · career-death penalty. Old champions can't hide behind past glory.Understanding our ELO →
#49of 89 active
Age
34
Dec 4, 1991
Height
5'11" (180.34 cm)
Reach
175.26 cm
Win Rate
71.9%
Output & Defense
Rate-normalized career statistics (per 15 minutes, except strike rates which are per-minute)
Strikes landed / min
6.91
SLpM
Strikes absorbed / min
4.61
SApM (lower is better)
Net striking
+2.30
SLpM − SApM
Strike defense
58%
Opponent strikes evaded
Takedowns / 15 min
0.23
TD_Avg
Takedown defense
81%
Opponent TDs stuffed
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.30
Sub_Avg
High-volume strikerElite TD defense
Head-to-Head Comparison
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Career Averages (per fight)
42.7
Sig. Strikes
0.1
Takedowns
0.3
Sub Attempts
How They Win
KO/TKO11 (48%)
Submission2 (9%)
Decision0 (0%)
Loss Vulnerability
KO/TKO1 (11%)
Submission1 (11%)
Decision0 (0%)
Betting Profile
Win rate when fighting as favorite vs underdog
As Favorite
86%
19W – 3L in 22 fights
As Underdog
40%
4W – 6L in 10 fights
ELO Trajectory
Skill rating evolution — hover dots for fight details
Elo Changes
Rating gained or lost in each fight
lost to Charles Oliveira
-10.11500
def. Dustin Poirier
+7.11510
lost to Ilia Topuria
-5.01503
def. Justin Gaethje
+4.01508
def. Chan Sung Jung
+2.41504
def. Arnold Allen
+1.61502
lost to Alexander Volkanovski
-0.91500
def. Yair Rodriguez
+0.61501
def. Calvin Kattar
+0.41501
lost to Alexander Volkanovski
-0.21500
lost to Alexander Volkanovski
-0.21500
def. Frankie Edgar
+0.11501
lost to Dustin Poirier
-0.11500
def. Brian Ortega
+0.21501
def. Jose Aldo
+0.11500
def. Jose Aldo
+0.11500
def. Anthony Pettis
0.01500
def. Ricardo Lamas
0.01500
def. Jeremy Stephens
0.01500
def. Charles Oliveira
0.01500
def. Cub Swanson
0.01500
def. Cole Miller
0.01500
def. Akira Corassani
0.01500
def. Clay Collard
0.01500
def. Andre Fili
0.01500
def. Will Chope
0.01500
lost to Conor McGregor
0.01500
lost to Dennis Bermudez
0.01500
def. Leonard Garcia
0.01500
def. Justin Lawrence
0.01500
def. Pat Schilling
0.01500
lost to Dustin Poirier
0.01500
Division ELO Rankings
Lightweight · Active fighters ranked by recency-weighted skill
Quillan Salkilld
1573
Chris Padilla
1550
Chris Duncan
1549
Fares Ziam
1543
Mason Jones
1543
Tom Nolan
1542
Ilia Topuria
1538
Mauricio Ruffy
1537
Fight History (32 fights)
UFC 326: Holloway vs. Oliveira 2 · Mar 7, 2026
Loss
View Analysis →UFC 318: Holloway vs. Poirier 3 · Jul 19, 2025
vs Ilia Topuria
UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway · Oct 26, 2024
Loss
View Analysis →UFC 300: Pereira vs. Hill · Apr 13, 2024
UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. The Korean Zombie · Aug 26, 2023
vs Arnold Allen
UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Allen · Apr 15, 2023
UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier · Jul 2, 2022
Loss
View Analysis →UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Rodriguez · Nov 13, 2021
UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Kattar · Jan 16, 2021
UFC 251: Usman vs. Masvidal · Jul 11, 2020
Loss
View Analysis →UFC 245: Usman vs. Covington · Dec 14, 2019
Loss
View Analysis →UFC 240: Holloway vs. Edgar · Jul 27, 2019
UFC 236: Holloway vs. Poirier 2 · Apr 13, 2019
Loss
View Analysis →vs Brian Ortega
UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega · Dec 8, 2018
vs Jose Aldo
UFC 218: Holloway vs. Aldo 2 · Dec 2, 2017
vs Jose Aldo
UFC 212: Aldo vs. Holloway · Jun 3, 2017
UFC 206: Holloway vs. Pettis · Dec 10, 2016
UFC 199: Rockhold vs. Bisping 2 · Jun 4, 2016
UFC 194: Aldo vs McGregor · Dec 12, 2015
UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs Oliveira · Aug 23, 2015
vs Cub Swanson
UFC on FOX: Machida vs Rockhold · Apr 18, 2015
vs Cole Miller
UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Thatch · Feb 14, 2015
UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs Story · Oct 4, 2014
vs Clay Collard
UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs Le · Aug 23, 2014
vs Andre Fili
UFC 172: Jones vs Teixeira · Apr 26, 2014
vs Will Chope
UFC Fight Night: Saffiedine vs Lim · Jan 4, 2014
UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Sonnen · Aug 17, 2013
Loss
View Analysis →UFC 160: Velasquez vs Silva 2 · May 25, 2013
Loss
View Analysis →UFC 155: Dos Santos vs Velasquez II · Dec 29, 2012
UFC 150: Henderson vs Edgar II · Aug 11, 2012
The Ultimate Fighter: Live Finale · Jun 1, 2012
UFC 143: Diaz vs Condit · Feb 4, 2012
Loss
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