Max Holloway “Blessed”
Welterweight · ORCA rating 74/100 · peak 77 · Finisher · 24–9 in 33 graded UFC bouts
ORCA analysis
At 74 (career peak 77), Max Holloway's ORCA rating ranks 12th of 98 active welterweights. Striking offence grades 90 (significant strikes landed per minute 100), 19th of 98 active welterweights, the high point of the profile. The weak side is grappling offence, which grades 29, with takedowns landed per 15 minutes grading 0. The 24 UFC wins split 12 by KO/TKO, 2 by submission and 10 on the cards.
Grades
| Family | Grade | Welterweight rank | Best reliable sub-grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Striking offence | 90 | 19 of 98 | Significant strikes landed per minute 100 |
| Striking defence | 65 | 35 of 98 | Opponent strike accuracy allowed 93 |
| Grappling offence | 29 | 73 of 98 | Control time, seconds per minute 3 |
| Grappling defence | 65 | 37 of 98 | Takedown defence 95 |
Strongest sub-grade: Significant strikes landed per minute 100. Weakest: Takedowns landed per 15 minutes 0.
Profile
- Division
- Welterweight
- ORCA rating
- 74 (peak 77)
- Welterweight rank
- 12 of 98 active
- UFC record
- 24–9
- Pro record
- 27–9
- Graded UFC bouts
- 33
- Style
- Finisher
- Age
- 34
- Height
- 5′11″ (180 cm)
- Reach
- 69″ (175 cm)
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Gym
- Hawaii Elite MMA - Hawaii
Career stats
- Significant strikes landed per minute: 6.92
- Significant strike accuracy: 48%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute: 4.6
- Significant strike defence: 59%
- Takedowns landed per 15 minutes: 0.22
- Takedown accuracy: 52%
- Takedown defence: 81%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes: 0.28
Fight history
- 2026-07-11 · W vs Conor McGregor · KO/TKO · UFC 329: McGregor vs. Holloway 2
- 2026-03-07 · L vs Charles Oliveira · Decision - Unanimous · UFC 326: Holloway vs. Oliveira 2
- 2025-07-19 · W vs Dustin Poirier · Decision - Unanimous · UFC 318: Holloway vs. Poirier 3
- 2024-10-26 · L vs Ilia Topuria · KO/TKO · UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway
- 2024-04-13 · W vs Justin Gaethje · KO/TKO · UFC 300: Pereira vs. Hill
- 2023-08-26 · W vs Chan Sung Jung · KO/TKO · UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. The Korean Zombie
- 2023-04-15 · W vs Arnold Allen · Decision - Unanimous · UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Allen
- 2022-07-02 · L vs Alexander Volkanovski · Decision - Unanimous · UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier
- 2021-11-13 · W vs Yair Rodriguez · Decision - Unanimous · UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Rodriguez
- 2021-01-16 · W vs Calvin Kattar · Decision - Unanimous · UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Kattar
- 2020-07-11 · L vs Alexander Volkanovski · Decision - Split · UFC 251: Usman vs. Masvidal
- 2019-12-14 · L vs Alexander Volkanovski · Decision - Unanimous · UFC 245: Usman vs. Covington
- 2019-07-27 · W vs Frankie Edgar · Decision - Unanimous · UFC 240: Holloway vs. Edgar
- 2019-04-13 · L vs Dustin Poirier · Decision - Unanimous · UFC 236: Holloway vs. Poirier 2
- 2018-12-08 · W vs Brian Ortega · TKO - Doctor's Stoppage · UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega
- 2017-12-02 · W vs Jose Aldo · KO/TKO · UFC 218: Holloway vs. Aldo 2
- 2017-06-03 · W vs Jose Aldo · KO/TKO · UFC 212: Aldo vs. Holloway
- 2016-12-10 · W vs Anthony Pettis · KO/TKO · UFC 206: Holloway vs. Pettis
- 2016-06-04 · W vs Ricardo Lamas · Decision - Unanimous · UFC 199: Rockhold vs. Bisping 2
- 2015-12-12 · W vs Jeremy Stephens · Decision - Unanimous · UFC 194: Aldo vs McGregor
- 2015-08-23 · W vs Charles Oliveira · KO/TKO · UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs Oliveira
- 2015-04-18 · W vs Cub Swanson · Submission · UFC on FOX: Machida vs Rockhold
- 2015-02-14 · W vs Cole Miller · Decision - Unanimous · UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Thatch
- 2014-10-04 · W vs Akira Corassani · KO/TKO · UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs Story
- 2014-08-23 · W vs Clay Collard · KO/TKO · UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Dos Anjos
- 2014-04-26 · W vs Andre Fili · Submission · UFC 172: Jones vs Teixeira
- 2014-01-04 · W vs Will Chope · KO/TKO · UFC Fight Night: Saffiedine vs Lim
- 2013-08-17 · L vs Conor McGregor · Decision - Unanimous · UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Sonnen
- 2013-05-25 · L vs Dennis Bermudez · Decision - Split · UFC 160: Velasquez vs Silva 2
- 2012-12-29 · W vs Leonard Garcia · Decision - Split · UFC 155: Dos Santos vs Velasquez II
- 2012-08-11 · W vs Justin Lawrence · KO/TKO · UFC 150: Henderson vs Edgar II
- 2012-06-01 · W vs Pat Schilling · Decision - Unanimous · The Ultimate Fighter: Live Finale
- 2012-02-04 · L vs Dustin Poirier · Submission · UFC 143: Diaz vs Condit
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