Holly Holm

Holly Holm

Personal Information

Full Name Holly Rene Holm
Date of Birth October 17, 1981
Nationality American
Height 5 ft 8 in
Nickname The Preacher's Daughter

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Holly Holm: A Brief Biography

Holly "The Preachers Daughter" Holm is a former UFC Women Bantamweight Champion with a professional MMA record of 15 wins and 6 losses. Holm is currently ranked #15 in the UFC Women's pound-for-pound rankings and #3 in the UFC Women's Bantamweight division. Holly is the first person to win championships in both MMA and boxing.

Latest News Update for Holly Holm

Holly Holm won her fight against Yana Kunitskaya via decision, on March 25, 2023, in San Antonio, United States.

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Holly Holm Facts

Birth PlaceAlbuquerque, New Mexico
Father’s NameRoger Holm
Mother’s NameTammy Bredy
Star SignLibra
Net Worth (2023)$4 million
Age41
EducationManzano High School/ University of New Mexico
MMA Debut2011
MMA Record15-6-0
AchievementsFormer UFC women’s bantamweight champion
PartnerJeff Kirkpatrick
Social MediaInstagram, Twitter

Early Life and Career

Holly Holm started her combat sports journey at 16 when her aerobic class coach began training her.

Holm started her amateur kickboxing career in 2001 and went on to have a record of 6-0-2 and won the International Rules Adult Women's Welterweight Division championship at the IKF USA National Amateur Championship Tournament.

Holly also had a professional Muay Thai record of 2-1.

Holm started her professional boxing career in 2002 and retired in 2013. During her decade-long career, Holm amassed a record of 33-2-3 and made 16 title defenses. She won the WBF, WBAN, WBC, WIBA, IBA, and IFBA championships before retiring in 2013 to focus on her MMA career.

Holly made her MMA debut in 2011 against Christina Domke at Fresquez Productions - Double Threat. She won the fight via TKO(legs) in the second round and then won her next fight against Jan Finney via KO(kick to the body) in the third round. Holm then joined Bellator in February 2013 and won her debut fight at Bellator 91 against Katie Merril via second-round TKO(punches). After this, she joined LFC(Legacy Fighting Championship) in July 2013. Holm went on a 2-fight win streak at LFC before getting a title shot at the inaugural Legacy FC Women's Bantamweight Championship against Juliana Werner. Holm KO'ed Werner in the fifth round to win the championship. She joined the UFC after this fight.

Holly Holm UFC

UFC 196: McGregor v Diaz
Holly Holm at UFC 196: McGregor v Diaz

Holly Holmes made her UFC debut in 2015 against Raquel Pennington at UFC 184. Holm won the fight in a close split decision and then fought Marion Reneau and defeated her dominantly at UFC Fight Night 71- Mir vs. Duffee. After this victory, Holm got a title shot at the UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship against Ronda Rousey.

Holm came into the fight as a heavy betting underdog. Despite this, she outclassed Rousey and knocked her out in the 2nd round to become the UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship.

Holm made her first title defense at UFC 196 against Miesha Tate. The fight was a classic striker versus grappler scenario as Holm dominated Tate on the feet but was significantly inferior in the grappling aspect. The fight ended in the fifth round when Tate locked in a rear-naked choke resulting in Holm submitting and losing the championship.

Holly went on to fight Valentina Shevchenko in her next fight. Shevchenko outclassed Holm in all aspects of the fight and defeated her via a unanimous decision to hand Holly her second defeat in a row.

After the 2-consecutive losses, Holm went up to Featherweight to fight Germaine de Randamie for the inaugural UFC Women's Featherweight Championship. Holm lost the controversial fight via unanimous decision as Randamie illegally punched Holly twice after the round ended and wasn't penalized for it.

Holm went back to Bantamweight after the loss to fight Bethe Correia. She defeated Bethe via head kick knockout in the third round to end her 3-fight losing streak. After the victory, Holm went back to Featherweight to challenge Cris Cyborg for the UFC Women's Featherweight Championship. Holm lost the fight against Cyborg via unanimous decision.

Holm bounced back from the loss as she defeated Megan Anderson at UFC 225 to get a title shot against Amanda Nunes for the UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship at UFC 239. Nunes knocked out Holm in the first round to retain the championship.

Holly bounced back from the loss as she defeated Raquel Pennington at UFC 246 via unanimous decision and then defeated Irene Aldana at UFC on ESPN 16 via unanimous decision.

Holly Holm Record

Res.RecordOpponentMethodEventDateRoundTimeLocation
Win 15-6Yana SantosDecisionUFC Fight Night: Vera vs. SandhagenMarch 25, 202335:00San Antonio, United States
Loss14–6Ketlen VieiraDecision (split)UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. VieiraMay 21, 202255:00Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win14–5Irene AldanaDecision (unanimous)UFC on ESPN: Holm vs. AldanaOctober 4, 202055:00Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Win13–5Raquel PenningtonDecision (unanimous)UFC 246January 18, 202035:00Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss12–5Amanda NunesTKO (head kick and punches)UFC 239July 6, 201914:10Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win12–4Megan AndersonDecision (unanimous)UFC 225June 9, 201835:00Chicago, Illinois, United States
Loss11–4Cris CyborgDecision (unanimous)UFC 219December 30, 201755:00Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win11–3Bethe CorreiaKO (head kick and punch)UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. CorreiaJune 17, 201731:09Kallang, Singapore
Loss10–3Germaine de RandamieDecision (unanimous)UFC 208February 11, 201755:00Brooklyn, New York, United States
Loss10–2Valentina ShevchenkoDecision (unanimous)UFC on Fox: Holm vs. ShevchenkoJuly 23, 201655:00Chicago, Illinois, United States
Loss10–1Miesha TateTechnical Submission (rear-naked choke)UFC 196March 5, 201653:30Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win10–0Ronda RouseyKO (head kick and punches)UFC 193November 15, 201520:59Melbourne, Australia
Win9–0Marion ReneauDecision (unanimous)UFC Fight Night: Mir vs. DuffeeJuly 15, 201535:00San Diego, California, United States
Win8–0Raquel PenningtonDecision (split)UFC 184February 28, 201535:00Los Angeles, California, United States
Win7–0Juliana WernerKO (head kick and punches)Legacy FC 30: Holm vs. WernerApril 4, 201451:50Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
Win6–0Angela HayesDecision (unanimous)Fresquez Productions: HavocDecember 6, 201335:00Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
Win5–0Nikki KnudsenTKO (body kick and knees)Legacy FC 24: Feist vs. FerreiraOctober 11, 201321:18Dallas, Texas, United States
Win4–0Allanna JonesKO (head kick)Legacy FC 21: Huerta vs. HobarJuly 19, 201322:22Houston, Texas, United States
Win3–0Katie MerrillTKO (punches)Bellator 91February 28, 201323:02Rio Rancho, New Mexico, United States
Win2–0Jan FinneyTKO (body kick)Fresquez Productions: Clash in the CageSeptember 9, 201132:49Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
Win1–0Christina DomkeTKO (leg kicks)Fresquez Productions: Double ThreatMarch 4, 201123:58Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

Holly Holm's Most Popular Fights

Holly Holm vs Ronda Rousey

Holly Holm fought Ronda Rousey at UFC 193 for the UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship. Holm was considered an underdog in the fight despite both her and Ronda having an undefeated MMA record.

Holm kept the fight at long range as she dodged and landed combos on Rousey throughout the first round and even managed a successful takedown in the last minute of the round.

Holm continued outclassing Rousey on the feet in the second round and rocked her with a solid left hand followed by a front leg head kick to drop the champion. Holly finished Rousey with some hammer fists to become the new UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion and extend her MMA record to 10-0.

UFC 193: Rousey v Holm

Holly Holm vs Amanda Nunes

Holly Holm fought Amanda Nunes at UFC 239 for the UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship. Both fighters started slowly in the fight, Holmes almost dropping Nunes in the first minute as she landed a clean strike on Nunes after Nunes tried to connect with an inside low leg.

Nunes' bounced back from this as both fighters exchanged strikes with Nunes landing a successful takedown on Holm in the 3rd minute, which Holm was able to get up from without suffering any damage. Nunes began outstriking Holm after the takedown and dropped Holm with a head kick followed by some grounded punches to end the fight.

UFC 239 Nunes v Holm
Holly Holm

FAQs on Holly Holm

Q1. How did Holly Holm lose her belt?

Holly Holm lost her UFC women’s bantamweight championship to Miesha Tate via technical knockout at UFC 196.

Q2. How many fights has Holly Holm had in the UFC?

Holly Holm has had fourteen fights in the UFC.

Q3. What is Holly Holm’s current rank in the UFC?

Holly Holm is currently the No.3 ranked contender in the women’s bantamweight division of the UFC.

*Last updated on March 28, 2023.