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Conor McGregor vs Max Holloway

A fight that actually happened — and everything both records say about it.

Meetings on record

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Conor McGregor and Max Holloway met 2 times (2013, 2026). Max Holloway won in 2026 by ko; Conor McGregor won in 2013 by decision.

SOURCE·Conor McGregor and Max Holloway — English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)·both records name the other·REVIEWED AUG 2026

How this head-to-head is established

  1. This pairing exists only because at least one of the two articles' own results tables names the other fighter. No matchup on this site is speculative and none is a hypothetical.
  2. Every figure in the comparison below comes from that fighter's own page and carries the same source line. A dash means the source states nothing, not that the value is zero.
  3. Common opponents are found by matching linked bout lists, which is only possible because every fight list here is linked to every other. A shared opponent is not a transitive result and this page does not treat it as one.
  4. Nothing on this page predicts an outcome. It is a comparison of what is on record.

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Side by side

What both records stateAUG 2026
Conor McGregorMax Holloway
74″ (188 cm)Reach69″ (175.3 cm)
68″ (172.7 cm)Height71″ (180.3 cm)
+8.86%Reach advantage-2.77%
22–7Record28–9
91%Finish rate54%
18Longest unbeaten run12
30Recorded bouts36
SouthpawStance—

A comparison of what is on record. Nothing here predicts a result.

Common opponents

Both fought these 4. This is the comparison the siloed databases cannot make, because it needs every fight list linked to every other.

OpponentConor McGregorMax Holloway
Dustin Poirier W W
Dustin Poirier W L
José Aldo W W
Dustin Poirier W L

Both records, drawn

The same ledger line on each: wins stamped above the rule, losses below, the mark's shape carrying how it ended.

Conor McGregor

200020102020win v Ciaran Campbell, 2007, kowin v Stephen Bailey, 2008, koloss v Artemij Sitenkov, 2008, submissionwin v Mo Taylor, 2008, kowin v Gary Morris, 2008, koloss v Joseph Duffy, 2010, submissionwin v Connor Dillon, 2010, kowin v Aaron Jahnsen, 2011, kowin v Artur Sowiński, 2011, kowin v Paddy Doherty, 2011, kowin v Mike Wood, 2011, kowin v Hugh Brady, 2011, kowin v Ivan Buchinger, 2012, kowin v Dave Hill, 2012, submissionwin v Steve O'Keefe, 2012, kowin v Max Holloway, 2013, decisionwin v Marcus Brimage, 2013, kowin v Dustin Poirier, 2014, kowin v Diego Brandão, 2014, kowin v José Aldo, 2015, kowin v Chad Mendes, 2015, kowin v Dennis Siver, 2015, kowin v Eddie Alvarez, 2016, kowin v Nate Diaz, 2016, decisionloss v Floyd Mayweather Jr., 2017loss v Khabib Nurmagomedov, 2018, submissiondraw v Michael McGrane, 2019, drawwin v Donald Cerrone, 2020, koloss v Dustin Poirier, 2021, koloss v Max Holloway, 2026, ko
WON ABOVE·LOST BELOW BAR = STOPPAGE·BROKEN BAR = SUBMISSION·TICK = DECISION 2007–2026
2010 2020 win vs Ciaran Campbell (2007)win vs Stephen Bailey (2008)loss vs Artemij Sitenkov (2008)win vs Mo Taylor (2008)win vs Gary Morris (2008)loss vs Joseph Duffy (2010)win vs Connor Dillon (2010)win vs Aaron Jahnsen (2011)win vs Artur Sowiński (2011)win vs Paddy Doherty (2011)win vs Mike Wood (2011)win vs Hugh Brady (2011)win vs Ivan Buchinger (2012)win vs Dave Hill (2012)win vs Steve O'Keefe (2012)win vs Max Holloway (2013)win vs Marcus Brimage (2013)win vs Dustin Poirier (2014)win vs Diego Brandão (2014)win vs José Aldo (2015)win vs Chad Mendes (2015)win vs Dennis Siver (2015)win vs Eddie Alvarez (2016)win vs Nate Diaz (2016)loss vs Floyd Mayweather Jr. (2017)loss vs Khabib Nurmagomedov (2018)draw vs Michael McGrane (2019)win vs Donald Cerrone (2020)loss vs Dustin Poirier (2021)loss vs Max Holloway (2026)
winlossdraw / NC2007–2026

Max Holloway

20102020win v Bryson Kamaka, 2010, kowin v Duke Saragosa, 2010, decisionwin v Eddie Rincon, 2011, decisionwin v Harris Sarmiento, 2011, decisionwin v Leonard Garcia, 2012, decisionwin v Justin Lawrence, 2012, kowin v Pat Schilling, 2012, decisionloss v Dustin Poirier, 2012, submissionloss v Conor McGregor, 2013, decisionloss v Dennis Bermudez, 2013, decisionwin v Akira Corassani, 2014, kowin v Clay Collard, 2014, kowin v Andre Fili, 2014, submissionwin v Will Chope, 2014, kowin v Jeremy Stephens, 2015, decisionwin v Charles Oliveira, 2015, kowin v Cub Swanson, 2015, submissionwin v Cole Miller, 2015, decisionwin v Anthony Pettis, 2016, kowin v Ricardo Lamas, 2016, decisionwin v José Aldo, 2017, kowin v Brian Ortega, 2018, koloss v Alexander Volkanovski, 2019, decisionwin v Frankie Edgar, 2019, decisionloss v Dustin Poirier, 2019, decisionloss v Alexander Volkanovski, 2020, decisionwin v Yair Rodríguez, 2021, decisionwin v Calvin Kattar, 2021, decisionloss v Alexander Volkanovski, 2022, decisionwin v Jung Chan-sung, 2023, kowin v Arnold Allen, 2023, decisionloss v Ilia Topuria, 2024, kowin v Justin Gaethje, 2024, kowin v Dustin Poirier, 2025, decisionwin v Conor McGregor, 2026, koloss v Charles Oliveira, 2026, decision
WON ABOVE·LOST BELOW BAR = STOPPAGE·BROKEN BAR = SUBMISSION·TICK = DECISION 2010–2026
2010 2020 win vs Bryson Kamaka (2010)win vs Duke Saragosa (2010)win vs Eddie Rincon (2011)win vs Harris Sarmiento (2011)win vs Leonard Garcia (2012)win vs Justin Lawrence (2012)win vs Pat Schilling (2012)loss vs Dustin Poirier (2012)loss vs Conor McGregor (2013)loss vs Dennis Bermudez (2013)win vs Akira Corassani (2014)win vs Clay Collard (2014)win vs Andre Fili (2014)win vs Will Chope (2014)win vs Jeremy Stephens (2015)win vs Charles Oliveira (2015)win vs Cub Swanson (2015)win vs Cole Miller (2015)win vs Anthony Pettis (2016)win vs Ricardo Lamas (2016)win vs José Aldo (2017)win vs Brian Ortega (2018)loss vs Alexander Volkanovski (2019)win vs Frankie Edgar (2019)loss vs Dustin Poirier (2019)loss vs Alexander Volkanovski (2020)win vs Yair Rodríguez (2021)win vs Calvin Kattar (2021)loss vs Alexander Volkanovski (2022)win vs Jung Chan-sung (2023)win vs Arnold Allen (2023)loss vs Ilia Topuria (2024)win vs Justin Gaethje (2024)win vs Dustin Poirier (2025)win vs Conor McGregor (2026)loss vs Charles Oliveira (2026)
winlossdraw / NC2010–2026

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