Jerome Max Kelii Holloway was born on 4 December 1991, in Waianae, Hawaii USA, into a family of Samoan and Hawaiian ancestry, and is best known as a mixed martial artist who competes in UFC’s Featherweight division.
So just how rich is Max Holloway as of early 2018? According to authoritative sources, this mixed martial artist has net worth of over $2 million, with his current salary of $1,132,000. Holloway’s wealth is accumulated from his over eight years-long career in the mentioned field.
Max Holloway Net Worth $2 Million
Max attended Waianae High School, and became interested in kickboxing during that time. He began wrestling at the age of 19, and even then scored notable results, amassing a record of 4-0 and being ranked as the number seven in Bloody Elbow’s 2012 World MMA Scouting Report featherweight division. Continuing to train hard and improve his skills, in the following year Holloway was the youngest fighter on the UFC roster, making his debut in early February of that year as a replacement for Ricardo Lamas. However, Max lost to Dustin Poirier in the first round, but went on to win his second fight when he faced Pat Schilling in early June 2012, and then in his third fight Holloway defeated Justin Lawrence, winning in the second round via TKO. As of late December of the same year, he fought Leonard Garcia, defeating him with a split decision as a replacement for Cody McKenzie. In 2013, he had two notable performances, with the former ending in a victory and the latter in a loss. As of 2014, he fought against Will Chope and defeated him via TKO at UFC Fight Night 34, earning his first Knockout of the Night bonus. Max then went on to face Andre Fili in April and Mirsad Bektic in August, winning both of the mentioned fights, and firmly establishing his net worth.
In 2015, he defeated Cole Miller via a dominant unanimous decision, and in mid-April was rewarded with Performance of the Night bonus award for the second time in his career, defeating his opponent, Cub Swanson. Providing yet another prominent performance during the same year, in a match against Charles Oliveira Max became the youngest fighter in the history of the UFC to achieve 10 victories. When it comes to his 2016 performance, he had a successful year, and in early October 2017, he signed a new deal with the UFC and faced José Aldo in November, winning the match via technical knock-out and retaining his UFC Featherweight belt. Max’s trainers are Rylan Lizares and Ivan Flores.
When it comes to his private life, Max has fathered one son with spouse Kaimana Pa-alui. He is a fan of video games and streams his video game play-throughs on Twitch. Additionally, he communicates with his fans through social media such as Twitter and Instagram and is followed by 117,000 people on the former and 450,000 on the latter.
