Max Holloway set the record for youngest fighter to reach 10 UFC victories at 23 years, 8 months, and 19 days. Joshua Van achieved the milestone at 24 years and 7 months, while Jon Jones did so at 24 years, 9 months, and 2 days. Kevin Lee reached the mark at 25 years, 7 months, and 17 days. Several fighters including Song Yadong, Robert Whittaker, Dustin Poirier, Jake Matthews, Kelvin Gastelum, Andre Muniz, John Lineker, and Georges St-Pierre all reached 10 UFC wins at age 26.
Max Holloway holds a place in UFC history that goes beyond his championship reigns and highlight-reel knockouts — he reached 10 wins inside the organization faster than any fighter who has ever competed there, achieving the milestone at just 23 years, 8 months, and 19 days old.
The 34-year-old from Hawaii, currently ranked fourth at lightweight and ninth on the pound-for-pound list, carries a professional record of 27-9. Training out of Gracie Technics, the six-foot-one southpaw — wait, orthodox striker — with a 69-inch reach has built one of the most volume-heavy outputs in UFC history, landing 7.2 significant strikes per minute at 48 percent accuracy. That relentless pace was evident from the earliest stages of his career, which helps explain how he accumulated victories so quickly at such a young age.
The next closest fighter on the all-time list is Joshua Van, who hit the 10-win mark at 24 years and 7 months. Jon Jones, widely regarded as among the greatest to ever compete, reached the milestone at 24 years, 9 months, and 2 days. The 38-year-old Jones, standing six-foot-four with an 84-inch reach and a 28-1 record, lands 4.38 significant strikes per minute at a 58 percent accuracy clip. Kevin Lee was next at 25 years, 7 months, and 17 days.
A group of notable fighters all crossed the threshold at age 26, including Dustin Poirier, Georges St-Pierre, Robert Whittaker, Song Yadong, Jake Matthews, Kelvin Gastelum, Andre Muniz, and John Lineker. Poirier, the 37-year-old American Top Team product with a 30-10 record, has gone on to become one of the most accomplished lightweights of his generation, averaging 5.24 significant strikes per minute across his career.
Why it matters
- Holloway's record underscores how rapidly he developed inside the UFC as a teenager and young adult
- Jones, Lee, and Poirier on the same list highlights the caliber of company Holloway keeps historically
- The benchmark reflects early activity and durability, two traits that define long UFC careers
