Jerome Max Keli’i Holloway is an American professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Featherweight division for the Ultimate Fighting Championship. 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.
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Jerome Max Keli’i Holloway is an American professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Featherweight division for the Ultimate Fighting Championship. At the age of 19, Holloway had amassed a record of 4-0. As of October 27, 2020, he is #8 in the UFC men’s pound-for-pound rankings and #1 in theUFC featherweight rankings. 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. He is of Native Hawaiian, English and Samoan ancestry. He graduated from Waianae High School in 2010, where he began to learn kickboxing. Max currently trains out of Gracie Technics Honolulu and Legacy Muay Thai. He also gets his strength training out of Tactical Strength and Conditioning under Coach Darin Yap. His early career was highlighted by a split decision win over former Strikeforce and WEC veteran Harris Sarimento on March 12, 2011, earning himself the lightweight strap for the Hawaii-based X-1 promotion.
He gained recognition as the #7 featherweight prospect of 2012 in Bloody Elbow’s 2012 World MMA Scouting Report and has even been compared to former UFC 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. He won the fight via TKO in the second round after dropping Lawrence with a punch to the body and finishing with a flurry of more punches. The win also earned Holloway his first Knockout of the Night bonus. He lost the fight controversially via split decision against Dennis Bermudez on May 25, 2013, at UFC 160. He faced Andre Fili on April 26, 2014, atUFC 172. Holloway won the back-and-forth fight after wobbling Fili and submitting him in the third round. He was expected to face Mirsad Bektić on August 23, 2014,. at UFC Fight Night 49, replacing an injured Ernest Chavez.
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