Max Holloway defeated Conor McGregor by first-round TKO at UFC 333 on October 24, 2026. MMA Fighting’s results list the stoppage as an injury-related finish at 1:09 of Round 1. The outcome is a major marquee-fight development involving two widely recognized former champions and has immediate consequences for both fighters’ future plans. Holloway leaves with a high-profile victory, while McGregor’s next steps may depend on the nature and severity of the injury. The report identifies the winner, opponent, method and event date.
Max Holloway beat Conor McGregor by first-round TKO at UFC 333 on October 24, 2026, as the fight ended on an injury-related stoppage at 1:09 of Round 1, MMA Fighting's results list shows.
The result lands as a heavyweight piece of marquee business between two widely recognized former champions, with consequences for both fighters' plans. McGregor's next steps may hinge on the nature and severity of the injury, which has not been detailed.
Holloway, 34, is 28-9-0 and ranks fourth at lightweight and ninth in the pound-for-pound standings. The Hawaiian-born American fights out of an orthodox stance and brings a high-volume attack, landing 6.92 significant strikes per minute at 48 percent accuracy. His most recent recorded fight before this one was a first-round KO/TKO win over McGregor at UFC 329 on July 11, 2026, which followed a unanimous decision loss to Charles Oliveira in March.
McGregor, 38, stands at 22-7-0. The Irish southpaw lands 5.27 significant strikes per minute at 49 percent accuracy and averages 0.66 takedowns per 15 minutes. His most recent recorded fight before this one was that July loss to Holloway. Before it, his previous recorded bouts were two defeats to Dustin Poirier in 2021.
Why it matters
- Holloway has now beaten McGregor twice in 2026, both by first-round stoppage, after McGregor won their first meeting by unanimous decision in August 2013.
- Holloway's recorded win over McGregor in July came less than four months before this one, so the October result extends that run of dominance.
- McGregor has lost his last three recorded fights, and the injury finish adds uncertainty to any return timeline.
The physical gaps are clear. McGregor holds a five-inch reach advantage, 74 inches (188 cm) to Holloway's 69 inches (175 cm), and stands two inches taller at five-foot-nine against Holloway's five-foot-eleven, yet neither edge shaped the outcome of a fight that lasted 69 seconds.
For Holloway, the victory adds another high-profile result to a lightweight résumé that already includes his work against Poirier and Oliveira. How the injury finish affects his standing in the division, and what it means for McGregor's plans, will become clearer as further details emerge.
Saturday, October 24, 2026
