Biography(references)Holloway was born on Honolulu, Hawaii, and raised in Waianae, an area known for fist fighting. 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 kickboxing in 2007 at the end of his sophomore year, 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 Waianae High School in 2010.
Fighter Trivia(references)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.
Awards & Accolades
UFC: UFC Featherweight Championship (One time; former). Three successful title defenses
UFC: Knockout of the Night (One time) vs. Will Chope
UFC: Fight of the Night (Five times) vs. José Aldo, Brian Ortega, Dustin Poirier, Calvin Kattar and Yair Rodríguez
UFC: Performance of the Night (Four times) vs. Akira Corassani, Cub Swanson, Anthony Pettis, and Brian Ortega
UFC: First American to win the UFC Featherweight Championship
UFC: Tied for third longest winning streak in UFC history (13) (w. Jon Jones, Demetrious Johnson, Georges St-Pierre, Khabib Nurmagomedov)
UFC: Longest winning streak in the UFC Featherweight division history (13)
UFC: Second most fights in UFC Featherweight division history (23)
UFC: Most wins in the UFC Featherweight division history (18)
UFC: Most KO/TKO wins in the UFC Featherweight division history (8)
UFC: Most finishes in the UFC Featherweight division history (10)
UFC: Tied for most fight bonuses in the UFC Featherweight division history (9) (w. Cub Swanson)
UFC: Most significant strikes landed in a fight in UFC history (+445 vs. Calvin Kattar)
UFC: Most overall significant strikes landed in UFC history (2848)
UFC: Most total fight time in the UFC Featherweight division history (5:47:00)
UFC: Most total strikes landed in UFC history (3056)
UFC: Most significant strikes attempted in a fight in UFC history (+744 vs. Calvin Kattar)
UFC: Most distance strikes landed in a fight in UFC history (+439 vs. Calvin Kattar)
UFC: Most significant head strikes landed in a fight in UFC history (+274 vs. Calvin Kattar)
UFC: Most significant body strikes landed in a fight in UFC history (+117 vs. Calvin Kattar)
UFC: Most significant strikes landed in a round in UFC history (+141 vs. Calvin Kattar)
UFC: Most strikes landed in a fight in UFC history (+447 vs. Calvin Kattar)
UFC: Most strikes attempted in a fight in UFC history (+746 vs. Calvin Kattar)
UFC: Highest significant strike differential in a fight in UFC history (+312 vs. Calvin Kattar)
UFC: 2021 UFC Forrest Griffin Community Award
UFC: Three successful title defenses
X-1 World Events: X-1 Lightweight Championship (One time)
World MMA Awards: 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. Calvin Kattar
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