Conor McGregor, who turns 38 in two days, now holds an official UFC record of 10-5 with five stoppage losses. Since November 13, 2016, he has not defeated a top-level opponent, with his sole victory in that stretch coming against Donald Cerrone. McGregor's latest loss to Max Holloway at UFC 329 closes out a career marked by a dramatic decline from his peak championship years.
Conor McGregor's UFC career appears to be over after a stoppage loss to Max Holloway at UFC 329 on July 11, leaving the Irishman with an official promotional record of 10-5 and a legacy defined as much by decline as by its dazzling peak.
McGregor, who turns 38 on July 14, entered the sport as one of its most electric finishers. Fighting out of SBG Ireland as a southpaw, the five-foot-nine Dublin native carries a 74-inch reach and posted career averages of 5.27 significant strikes per minute at 49 percent accuracy. His UFC highs included back-to-back championship runs, but his overall record across all organizations now stands at 22-7-0. The defeat to Holloway was his fifth stoppage loss in the UFC and closed a stretch dating back to November 2016 in which his only win over a recognizable opponent was a 40-second demolition of Donald Cerrone.
Holloway, ranked fourth in the lightweight division and ninth pound-for-pound at 34 years old, is one of the most volume-heavy strikers in the sport. The Hawaiian orthodox fighter out of Gracie Technics stands five-foot-eleven with a 69-inch reach and lands an extraordinary 6.92 significant strikes per minute at 48 percent accuracy. His record now moves to 28-9-0.
Cerrone, the lone top-level name McGregor defeated in nearly a decade, is a 43-year-old veteran from BMF Ranch sitting at 36-17-0. The six-foot-one Cowboy averaged 4.41 significant strikes per minute alongside 1.16 takedowns and 1.2 submission attempts per 15 minutes — a well-rounded career résumé that still could not withstand McGregor on that January 2020 night.
Why it matters
- McGregor's UFC record of 10-5 with five stoppage losses illustrates how sharply his in-cage results deteriorated after 2016
- A win over only one notable opponent in nearly ten years raises serious questions about where he stands among the sport's all-time greats
- Holloway's victory strengthens his position as the fourth-ranked lightweight and ninth-ranked pound-for-pound fighter heading into the next title cycle
Saturday, July 11, 2026
