Jerome Max Keli'i Holloway (born December 4, 1991) is an American professional

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. He currently competes in the

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division in the

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(UFC). A professional since 2010, Holloway became the

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when he defeated

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on June 3, 2017, before defending the title three times. As of March 29, 2021, he is #1 in UFC featherweight rankings and as of November 15, 2022, he is #14 in the UFC men's pound-for-pound rankings.

Background

Holloway was born on

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, and raised in Waianae, an area known for

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. He is of Native Hawaiian and Samoan ancestry. Holloway's parents were heavy drug users, his mother Missy Kapoi being a crystal meth consumer who later recovered. His father, Mark Holloway, who constantly abused his mother, left when Max was around 11 years old. He started training

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in 2007 at the end of his

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, aged 15, out of Team Ruthless, and went on to win his first amateur bout in the sport after three days of training. He graduated from

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in 2010.

Mixed martial arts career

Early MMA career

At the age of 19, Holloway had amassed a record of 4–0. He gained recognition as the #7 featherweight prospect of 2012 in Bloody Elbow's 2012 World MMA Scouting Report and was compared with former

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and former WEC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis, due to his ability to incorporate a wide array of flying and spinning kicks, knees and elbows into his striking game. His early career was highlighted by a split decision win over former

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and WEC veteran Harris Sarimento on March 12, 2011, earning himself the lightweight strap for the Hawaii-based X-1 promotion.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

2012

Holloway was the youngest fighter on the UFC roster when he made his promotional debut as an injury replacement for Ricardo Lamas at UFC 143 on February 4, 2012, against Dustin Poirier. He lost the fight via submission (mounted triangle armbar) in the first round. In his second fight, Holloway faced Pat Schilling on June 1, 2012, at

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. Holloway won via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27). Holloway defeated

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, on August 11, 2012, at UFC 150. Holloway won the fight via TKO in the second round. Holloway fought

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on December 29, 2012, at UFC 155, replacing an injured

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. Holloway won the close fight via split decision.

2013

Holloway faced Dennis Bermudez on May 25, 2013, at UFC 160. He lost the fight controversially via split decision. 11 out of 11 media members scored the fight in favor of Holloway. Holloway faced Conor McGregor on August 17, 2013, at UFC Fight Night 26. He lost the fight via unanimous decision.

2014

Holloway faced promotional newcomer Will Chope on January 4, 2014, at

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. Holloway won the fight via TKO in the second round. The win also earned Holloway his first ''Knockout of the Night'' bonus. Holloway faced Andre Fili on April 26, 2014, at UFC 172. He won the back-and-forth fight after submitting Fili in the third round. Holloway was expected to face Mirsad Bektić on August 23, 2014, at UFC Fight Night 49, replacing an injured Ernest Chavez. However, Bektic pulled out of the bout in the week leading up to the event and was replaced by promotional newcomer Clay Collard. Holloway won the fight via TKO in the third round. Holloway again served as a replacement and faced

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on October 4, 2014, at UFC Fight Night 53, filling in for

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. He won the fight via knockout in the first round. The win earned Holloway his first ''Performance of the Night'' bonus award.

2015

Holloway faced Cole Miller on February 15, 2015, at UFC Fight Night 60. Holloway won via unanimous decision. Holloway faced Cub Swanson on April 18, 2015, at

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. Holloway finished the fight with a mounted guillotine in the third round. The win also earned Holloway his second ''Performance of the Night'' bonus award. Holloway faced

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on August 23, 2015, at

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. He won the fight via TKO in the first round after Oliveira suffered an apparent neck/shoulder injury while defending a takedown and was unable to continue. The injury was later described as a micro-tear in his esophagus, although the UFC later released a statement clarifying that Oliveira had no major injuries. With the win, Holloway became the youngest fighter in UFC history to get 10 wins. Holloway faced

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on December 12, 2015, at UFC 194. Holloway won the fight via unanimous decision.

2016

Holloway faced Ricardo Lamas on June 4, 2016, at

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. He won via unanimous decision. Holloway faced Anthony Pettis for the interim UFC Featherweight Championship on December 10, 2016, at UFC 206. At the weigh-ins, Pettis came in at 148 lbs., three pounds over the featherweight limit of 145 lbs. for a championship fight. As a result, in case Pettis were to win the fight with Holloway, he would be ineligible for the UFC championship. Pettis was also fined 20% of his purse, which went to Holloway and the bout proceeded at a catchweight. Holloway won the fight via TKO in the third round and was awarded a ''Performance of the Night'' bonus.

2017

Holloway faced the featherweight champion

in a title unification bout on June 3, 2017, at UFC 212. After facing some early adversity, Holloway defeated Aldo via TKO in the third round and earned his first ''Fight of the Night'' bonus award for the bout. On October 4, 2017, Holloway revealed that he had signed a new multi-fight deal with UFC. Holloway was expected to face Frankie Edgar on December 2, 2017, at

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; however, on November 8, 2017, Edgar withdrew from the card due to injury and was replaced by José Aldo. Holloway won the fight via TKO in the third round and retained the UFC Featherweight belt.

2018

The bout with Edgar was rescheduled and was expected to take place on March 3, 2018, at UFC 222. However, it was announced on February 3, 2018, that Holloway had been forced to pull out of the bout due to a leg injury. Vice Chairman’s USO Tour 180428-D-SW162-1173 (40887254175)(cropped)

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On April 1, 2018, 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 to be held on April 7, 2018. If victorious, Holloway would be only the second fighter (behind Conor McGregor) in UFC history to hold titles in two different divisions simultaneously. Holloway, who had no fight scheduled and was not in a training camp, accepted the fight with only six days to prepare. On April 6, as he was due to weigh in, Holloway was pulled from the card by New York State Athletic Commission doctors due to the severity of his short-notice weight cut. The bout continued with

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as a last minute replacement for Holloway. Holloway was then scheduled to defend his

ship title on July 7, 2018, at

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against Brian Ortega. However, on July 4, Holloway was pulled from the fight due to "concussion like symptoms". For his second title defense, Holloway faced Brian Ortega in the main event at

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in Toronto, Canada on December 8, 2018. Holloway won the fight via TKO at the end of fourth round by doctor stoppage. This win earned him the '' Fight of the Night'' and ''

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'' awards. Holloway broke the record for most significant strikes in one fight with 290, broke the record for landing 134 of those significant strikes in a round, and set the record for most victories in UFC featherweight history with fifteen.

2019

Holloway moved up a weight class and faced Dustin Poirier in a rematch for the interim UFC Lightweight Championship on April 13, 2019, at UFC 236. He lost the back-and-forth fight by unanimous decision. This fight earned him the Fight of the Night award. Holloway came back down to featherweight, and a bout against former UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar was scheduled a third time and eventually took place on July 27, 2019, in the main event of UFC 240. Holloway won the fight by unanimous decision, successfully defending his featherweight title for a third time. In his fourth title defense, Holloway faced Alexander Volkanovski on December 14, 2019, at UFC 245. He lost the fight via unanimous decision, ending his featherweight reign.

2020

Holloway faced Alexander Volkanovski in a rematch for the UFC Featherweight Championship on July 12 at UFC 251. He lost the fight via split decision. This decision was controversial amongst media outlets, with 18 out of 27 media scores giving it to Holloway, mixed martial arts personalities such as UFC president

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, former referee and creator of the rules system John McCarthy and multiple mixed martial artists.

2021

Holloway faced

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on January 16, 2021, headlining

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. Holloway dominated Kattar for all 5 rounds and won by unanimous decision, with two judges scoring the fight 50–43 and one judge scoring it 50–42 in his favor. During the last two minutes of the fifth round, Holloway landed a two-punch combo and proceeded to stare at the commentary team sitting cage-side and talk to them, while effortlessly dodging Kattar's strikes and yelling "I'm the best boxer in the UFC!" to him, which generated talk about an homage to

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, known for his

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. Holloway set the UFC single-fight records for total strikes landed and attempted, significant strikes landed and attempted, strike differential, distance strikes landed, significant head strikes landed and significant body strikes landed. His fourth-round also set the record for strikes and significant strikes landed. Both fighters earned the '' Fight of the Night'' award. Holloway was scheduled to face Yair Rodríguez on July 17, 2021, at

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. On June 17, 2021, reports stated that Holloway was forced to pull out of the fight with Rodríguez due to injury. Holloway faced Yair Rodríguez on November 13, 2021, at

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. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Both fighters earned the '' Fight of the Night'' award.

2022

Holloway was scheduled to face Alexander Volkanovski for the UFC Featherweight Championship on March 5, 2022, at

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. However, a day after the third title fight announcement, Holloway was forced to pull from the event due to injury. The trilogy bout was rescheduled to occur at

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on July 2, 2022. Holloway lost the bout via unanimous decision in a one-sided contest.

Personal life

Holloway married his long-time girlfriend Kaimana Pa'aluhi in 2012, with whom he has one son, Rush Holloway. The couple separated in 2014 before divorcing in 2017. Holloway began dating Hawaiian surfer Alessa Quizon in early 2020 and they got engaged on November 18.

Championships and accomplishments

** UFC Featherweight Championship (One time; former) ***Three successful title defenses **Interim UFC Featherweight Championship (One time) ** Knockout of the Night (One time) vs. ** Fight of the Night (Five times) vs. **

(Four times) vs. **First American to win the UFC Featherweight Championship ** Tied for third longest winning streak in UFC history (13) (w. Jon Jones,

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, Georges St-Pierre, Khabib Nurmagomedov) ** Longest winning streak in the UFC Featherweight division history (13) **Second most fights in UFC Featherweight division history (24) **Most wins in the UFC Featherweight division history (18) **Most KO/TKO wins in the UFC Featherweight division history (8) **Most finishes in the UFC Featherweight division history (10) **Tied for most fight bonuses in the UFC Featherweight division history (9) (w. Cub Swanson) **Most significant strikes landed in a fight in UFC history (+445 vs.

) **Most overall significant strikes landed in UFC history (2848) **Most total fight time in the UFC Featherweight division history (5:47:00) **Most total strikes landed in UFC history (3056) **Most significant strikes attempted in a fight in UFC history (+744 vs.

) **Most distance strikes landed in a fight in UFC history (+439 vs.

) **Most significant head strikes landed in a fight in UFC history (+274 vs.

) **Most significant body strikes landed in a fight in UFC history (+117 vs.

) **Most significant strikes landed in a round in UFC history (+141 vs.

) **Most strikes landed in a fight in UFC history (+447 vs.

) **Most strikes attempted in a fight in UFC history (+746 vs.

) **Highest significant strike differential in a fight in UFC history (+312 vs.

) **2021 UFC Forrest Griffin Community Award *X-1 World Events **X-1 Lightweight Championship (One time) *

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** 2017 Charles 'Mask' Lewis Fighter of the Year *MMAMania.com **UFC/MMA 'Fighter of the Year' 2017 - Top 5 List #1 *RealSport **2017 Fighter of the Year *Pundit Arena **2017 Fighter of the Year *MMAFighting.com **2017 Fighter of the Year *BishopSportsNetwork.com **2017 Fighter of the Year *MMADNA.nl **2018 Performance of the Year * Sherdog **2021 Beatdown of the Year vs.

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