A statistical review of UFC history reveals Max Holloway as the youngest fighter to accumulate 10 victories in the promotion. The American featherweight great reached the milestone at just 23 years, 8 months, and 19 days. Joshua Van ranks second, achieving 10 wins at 24 years and 7 months, followed closely by Jon Jones at 24 years, 9 months, and 2 days. Kevin Lee reached the mark at 25 years, 7 months, and 17 days, while several fighters including Song, Whittaker, Poirier, Matthews, Gastelum, Andrade, Lineker, and GSP all reached 10 UFC wins at age 26.
A statistical deep-dive into UFC history has confirmed that Max Holloway became the youngest fighter ever to collect 10 wins inside the promotion, reaching the milestone at just 23 years, 8 months, and 19 days old.
Holloway, now 34, has built one of the most decorated careers in UFC history since that early benchmark. Currently ranked fourth in the lightweight division and ninth in the pound-for-pound standings, the Hawaiian holds a 27-9-0 professional record. Fighting out of Gracie Technics, Holloway is one of the sport's most prolific volume strikers, averaging 7.2 significant strikes landed per minute across his career.
Second on the all-time list is Joshua Van, the reigning flyweight champion from Myanmar, who reached 10 UFC victories at 24 years and 7 months. Now just 24 years old with a 17-2-0 record, Van leads all fighters in the data with an extraordinary 8.84 significant strikes landed per minute and a 56 percent striking accuracy, making him one of the most efficient offensive fighters in the promotion today.
Jon Jones, the former light heavyweight and heavyweight champion, sits third on the list, having hit the 10-win mark at 24 years, 9 months, and 2 days. Now 38, Jones carries a 28-1-0 record and remains one of the most accomplished fighters in UFC history, averaging 4.38 significant strikes per minute with a 58 percent accuracy rate and 1.89 takedowns per 15 minutes.
Why it matters
- Holloway's record underscores how quickly he established himself as an elite-level competitor at a remarkably young age.
- Van's placement at second suggests the flyweight champion is on a historically rare early-career trajectory.
- Jones reaching the milestone at nearly 25 is a reminder of how fast his rise through the ranks came before a lengthy title reign.
- Kevin Lee and a group of 10 fighters including Robert Whittaker, Dustin Poirier, and Georges St-Pierre all reached the mark at 26, illustrating how uncommon sub-25 milestones truly are.
