Jerome Max Kelii Holloway is a mixed martial artist (MMA), born on 4th December 1991 in Waianae, Hawaii, USA, and who competes in the featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and bears the title of its undisputed champion. Since September 2017, he has been ranked the no.4 UFC pound-for-pound fighter.
Have you ever wondered how rich Max Holloway is? According to sources it has been estimated that Max Holloway’s overall net worth is around $1.5 million, as of February 2018, accumulated by building a lucrative professional career in sports, which he started in 2010. Since he is still very active in his profession, his net worth continues to increase.
Max Holloway (UFC) Net Worth $1.5 Million
Max was born into a family of Native Hawaiian and Samoan ancestry. In 2010 he matrriculated from Waianae High School, where he first started kickboxing. When he was 19 years old, Holloway achieved a record of 4-0 and a rank of the no.7 featherweight of all time in Bloody Elbow’s 2012 World MMA Scouting Report. Due to his ability to combine various flying and spinning kicks in his fighting style, Max was often compared to former UFC and WEC light-weight champion Anthony Pettis.
Max’s professional debut happened in March 2011 when he won a fight against Harris Sarmento, and earned the lightweight strap for the Hawaii-based X-1 promotion. During 2012, Holloway participated in events such as The Ultimate Fighter 15 Finale, UFC 150 and UFC 155, facing opponents including Pat Schilling, Justin Lawrence and Leonard Garcia. He continued his competitions throughout the following year at UFC 160 and UFC Fight Night 26, and eventually faced newcomer Will Chope in January 2014 at UFC Fight Night 34, when he won the fight in the second round and earned his first Knockout of the Night bonus. In October the same year, Max faced Akira Corassani at UFC Fight Night 53, who he defeated in the first round and earned his first Performance of the Night bonus award. His second bonus award of this category came in April 2015, when he defeated Cub Swanson at UFC on Fox 15. That same year in August, Holloway became the youngest fighter in UFC history to get 10 wins, after winning a fight against Charles Oliveira at UFC Fight Night 74. Max faced Anthony Pettis at UFC 206 in December 2016, winning the fight via TKO in the third round, and secured another Performance of the Night bonus. When it comes to his most recent activities, Holloway faced featherweight champion Jose Aldo at UFC 212 in June 2017, who he defeated in the third round and earned another Fight of the Night bonus award. Later that year Max signed a new deal with UFC, and in December fought against Frankie Edgar at UFC 218, and by winning the fight, Holloway retained the UFC Featherweight belt.
When it comes to his personal life, Max has been married to former actress-model Kaimana Paaluhi since 2012, with whom he has a son. Holloway is passionate about video games, and actively uses the video-game service “Twitch” under the nickname “BlessedMMA”.
