The fighter with the longest run of victories on the UFC roster returns to action Saturday when Max Holloway competes in the UFC 236 main event.
Holloway (20-3 MMA, 16-3 UFC), the reigning UFC featherweight champion, will move up to the lightweight division in pursuit of a second belt when he rematches Dustin Poirier (24-5 MMA, 16-4 UFC) in an interim 155-pound title bout at UFC 236. The event takes place at State Farm Arena in Atlanta and airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and UFC Fight Pass.
“Blessed” lost his UFC debut to Poirier by first-round submission at UFC 143 in February 2012. He will have the chance to avenge the loss and add to his unique resume when he steps in the octagon for the 20th time.
With another significant contest in Holloway’s career just around the corner, there’s no better time to take a closer look at everything he’s achieved to date and what records are in store if he continues his championship form at UFC 236.
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General statistics
Holloway is ranked No. 1 in the latest USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie MMA featherweight rankings and No. 5 pound-for-pound.
He competes at lightweight for the first time since prior to his UFC career in March 2011.
His 18 UFC featherweight appearances are tied with Darren Elkins for most in divisional history.
At 27, he becomes the youngest fighter to make 20 UFC appearances.
He enters the event on a 13-fight winning streak and hasn’t suffered a defeat since August 2013.
His 13-fight winning streak in UFC competition is the longest among active fighters in the company.
His 13-fight winning streak in UFC competition is tied with Jon Jones, Georges St-Pierre and Demetrious Johnson for the second longest in company history behind Anderson Silva (16).
His 12-fight UFC winning streak in featherweight competition is the longest active streak in the division.
At 25, he became the youngest fighter in UFC history to earn 15 victories with the organization at UFC 218 in December 2017. He was also the youngest to reach 10 wins at 23.
His 15 victories in UFC featherweight competition are the most in divisional history.
His 10 stoppage victories in UFC featherweight competition are the most in divisional history.
His eight knockout victories in UFC featherweight competition are most in divisional history.
His four-fight UFC knockout streak is tied with Paulo Costa for the longest among current fighters on the roster.
His six third-round stoppage victories in UFC competition are tied with Randy Couture and Yoel Romero for most in company history.
His eight knockdowns landed in UFC featherweight competition are tied with Chad Mendes for second-most in divisional history behind Jeremy Stephens (11).
His seven fight-bonuses bonuses for UFC featherweight bouts are tied with Cub Swanson for most in divisional history.
Championship statistics
Holloway is one of three fighters in UFC history to win the undisputed featherweight title, along with Jose Aldo and Conor McGregor.
He is one of two Hawaiian-born champions in UFC history. B.J. Penn also accomplished the feat.
His two consecutive featherweight title defenses are most among current male UFC champions and second most overall behind Amanda Nunes (three).
He can become the seventh fighter in UFC history to win titles in two weight classes. Penn, McGregor, Nunes, Daniel Cormier, Georges St-Pierre and Randy Couture also accomplished the feat.
He can become the first fighter in UFC history to win interim titles in two weight classes.
He has won all four of his UFC championship fight appearances by knockout.
In-fight statistics
Holloway becomes the third fighter in UFC history to reach 20 octagon appearances without suffering a knockdowns. Jones and Penn also accomplished the feat.
He has landed 1,627 significant strikes in UFC competition, the most in company history.
He lands 6.9 significant strikes per minute in UFC competition, the third highest rate in company history behind Justin Gaethje (8.50) and Leslie Smith (7.56).
He landed 290 significant strikes against Brian Ortega at UFC 231, the single-fight UFC record.
He landed 134 significant strikes in Round 4 a UFC 231, the single-round UFC record.
He and Ortega combined for 400 significant strikes landed at UFC 231, the single-fight UFC record.
He is the only fighter in history to land 100 or more significant strikes in seven separate UFC fights.
His total fight time of 3:42:00 in UFC featherweight competition is second most in divisional history behind Elkins (3:54:04).
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