Max Holloway Family Tree: The Story Behind Blessed

Jerome Max K. Holloway, born 4 December 1991 in Waianae, Oahu, Hawaii, USA, is an American MMA fighter — UFC Featherweight Champion 2017-2019; 26-8 MMA record; BMF (Baddest Motherfer) Champion* — awarded belt after knockout of Justin Gaethje (April 2024, BMF Title fight).

The Family's Roots: A Hawaiian Family in Waianae

Family from Waianae, Oahu, Hawaii — of Samoan and Hawaiian heritage.

His Parents

Father: Rori Holloway — Hawaiian.

Mother: Alison Holloway — Hawaiian.

His Wife/Partner: Alessa Quizon

Alessa Quizon — Hawaiian pro surfer. Together with Max.

Their Son

Rush Holloway, born February 2012 — son.

The Holloway Family Tree at a Glance

Father: Rori Holloway.

Mother: Alison Holloway.

Partner: Alessa Quizon — pro surfer.

Son: Rush Holloway (b. February 2012).

Max Holloway:

  • Born 4 December 1991, Waianae
  • Started MMA in high school
  • UFC debut: February 2012 at 20 (youngest UFC fighter at time)
  • UFC Featherweight Champion: 3 June 2017 (Jose Aldo)
  • Title defences: 2 (Aldo II, Ortega)
  • Lost undisputed to Alexander Volkanovski: December 2019
  • Trilogy with Volkanovski: lost all 3
  • BMF Belt: April 2024 (KO Gaethje in final second of R5 at UFC 300 — one of MMA's iconic moments)
  • 11-fight win streak: 2013-2017
  • Career: 26-8 MMA
  • UFC records: significant strikes landed all-time (10,000+)

What the Holloway Family Story Teaches Us

Hawaiian parents. A pro-surfer partner. A son. A career that made a Waianae kid UFC Featherweight Champion — and one of MMA's most-loved characters.

For every family — large or small, famous or otherwise — the Blessed story carries the same lesson. Some careers deliver a final-second knockout that lives forever.

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