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Alexander Volkanovski vs Max Holloway

Careers laid out side by side: silverware, records, earnings and the stats that separate them.

Alexander VolkanovskiAlexander Volkanovski Max HollowayMax Holloway
UFCSportUFC
AustraliaNationalityUnited States
29 September 1988BornDecember 4, 1991
1.68 m / 5 ft 6 inHeight1.80 m / 5 ft 11 in
$4MNet worth$7M
5Major honours6
2Records3

Career Numbers

28 wins, 4 lossesMMA Record28 wins, 9 losses
13Wins by Knockout-
3Wins by Submission-
12Wins by Decision-
1 Win - 0 LossesProfessional Boxing Record-
-Knockout Wins13
-Submission Wins2
-Decision Wins13
-Total Fights37

Honours Side by Side

Alexander Volkanovski (5)

  • UFC Featherweight Champion
  • Australian Fighting Championship Featherweight Champion
  • Fight of the Night
  • Fighter of the Year
  • Tied for most featherweight title victories

Max Holloway (6)

  • UFC Featherweight Champion
  • Interim UFC Featherweight Champion
  • Fight of the Night
  • Performance of the Night
  • UFC records for most significant strikes
  • UFC records for total strikes

The Case for Each

Max Holloway brings the heavier trophy cabinet: 6 documented honours against 5 for Alexander Volkanovski. Silverware is not the whole story, but it is the first line of any ufc argument.

On records, Max Holloway holds 3 documented marks to 2 for Alexander Volkanovski. The headline entry: Most Significant Strikes in UFC. Records show peaks; honours show sustained dominance. The two lists rarely agree on a winner, which is exactly why this debate refuses to die.

Put the raw numbers side by side and the picture sharpens. Alexander Volkanovski shows 28 wins, 4 losses in mma record; Max Holloway answers with 28 wins, 9 losses. Context matters: different leagues, different eras and different roles all bend a stat line, so treat the gap as a conversation starter rather than a verdict.

The UFC has taken mixed martial arts from niche curiosity to global spectacle, and its champions are among the most talked-about athletes in combat sport. Every fight can end in a heartbeat, which makes its stars box office in the truest sense. Reputations are made and broken inside the octagon. That backdrop is what makes a matchup like this one resonate beyond the box scores.

Alexander Volkanovski is the senior figure by roughly 3 years, which frames the comparison: one career is closer to its final shape, the other still has chapters to write.

Commercially, Max Holloway leads with an estimated $7M net worth. Earning power tracks fame more than form, but it is part of the legacy question.

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