| Holly Holm | |
|---|---|
 Holly Holm at UFC 246 | |
| Born | Holly Rene Holm[1] October 17, 1981 Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S. |
| Other names | The Preacher's Daughter |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) |
| Weight | 135 lb (61 kg; 9 st 9 lb) |
| Division | Bantamweight (MMA) Featherweight (MMA) Light Welterweight (Boxing) Welterweight (Boxing and Kickboxing) Light Middleweight (Boxing) |
| Reach | 70 in (178 cm)[2] |
| Style | Boxing |
| Fighting out of | Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S. |
| Team | Jackson Wink MMA Academy (2007–present) AKKA Karate USA (2000–2007) |
| Trainer | Mike Winkeljohn (Boxing, Kickboxing) Greg Jackson (MMA) Israel Martinez (Wrestling) Rafael "Barata" Freitas (BJJ) |
| Rank | Blue belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Roberto "Tussa" Alencar[4] |
| Years active | 2011–present (MMA) 2002–2013 (Boxing) 2001–2003 (Kickboxing) |
| Professional boxing record | |
| Total | 38 |
| Wins | 33 |
| By knockout | 9 |
| Losses | 2 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| Draws | 3 |
| Kickboxing record | |
| Total | 22 |
| Wins | 14 |
| Losses | 1 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| Draws | 7 |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 23 |
| Wins | 15 |
| By knockout | 8 |
| By decision | 7 |
| Losses | 7 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By submission | 2 |
| By decision | 4 |
| No contests | 1 |
| Other information | |
| University | University of New Mexico |
| Spouse |
Jeff Kirkpatrick
(m. 2012; div. 2019) |
| Notable school(s) | Manzano High School |
| Website | www |
| Boxing record from BoxRec | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Holly Rene Holm (born October 17, 1981) is an American mixed martial artist. She currently competes in the women's Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where she is a former Women's Bantamweight Champion. As of September 17, 2024, she is #8 in the UFC women's bantamweight rankings.[5]
Holm is also a former professional boxer. She has been a multiple-time world champion, defending her titles 18 times in three weight classes, and a two-time Ring magazine fighter of the year (2005, 2006).[6] She is ranked by BoxRec as the 12th greatest female professional boxer of all time, pound for pound.[7]
Holm's most notable win in mixed martial arts (MMA) occurred at UFC 193 on November 15, 2015, in Melbourne, when she captured the bantamweight title and gave Ronda Rousey her first loss in the sport. According to ESPN, this fight is generally considered to be one of the biggest upsets in combat-sports history.[8][9][10] She is the only fighter to have won a major world title in both professional boxing and mixed martial arts and Fight Matrix currently ranks her as the 17th greatest female fighter of all time, pound for pound.[11]
- ^ "BoxRec: Holly Holm". BoxRec. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
- ^ "Fight Card – UFC Fight Night Mir vs. Duffee". UFC.com. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
- ^ "UFC 225 main-card breakdown: Will Holly Holm spoil Megan Anderson's UFC debut?". MMAjunkie. June 9, 2018. Retrieved June 9, 2018.
- ^ "Holly Holm Puts In Work & Gets Promoted To Blue Belt in BJJ". bjjee.com. May 21, 2017. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
- ^ "UFC Rankings - The Official UFC App - UFC.com". www.ufc.com. Retrieved September 17, 2024.
- ^ Chris Wilson (November 16, 2015). "8 Things You should Know About Holly Holm". Maxim.com. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
- ^ "BoxRec: All-time female P4P rankings". boxrec.com. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
- ^ "After Ronda Rousey's stunning loss, here are 10 more of the most shocking upsets in sports history". Espn.go.com. November 16, 2015. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
- ^ "Greatest Upsets In Sports History". SI.com. November 13, 2015. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
- ^ Knapp, Brian (December 22, 2015). "Sherdog.com's in's 2015 Upset of the year". Sherdog. Retrieved December 26, 2015.
- ^ "All Time MMA Ranking: All Time Women". fightmatrix.com. Retrieved December 11, 2023.