Win or lose at UFC 326, Max Holloway could find himself leapfrogging former champion Rafael dos Anjos.
This coming Saturday, the premier promotion returns to Las Vegas for UFC 326, headlined by a BMF title fight between Max Holloway and Charles Oliveira.
The pair of UFC stars have been competing within the premier promotion for over a decade, having each reached the top of the game.
And together with his thirty second appearance under the UFC banner on Saturday night, ‘Blessed’ Holloway could find himself setting a brand new record, overtaking former lightweight champion, Rafael dos Anjos.
Holloway could overtake dos Anjos for longest total fight time in UFC history
The Brazilian former champion currently holds the UFC record for total fight time, totalling 8 hours, 43 minutes and 19 seconds, amassed over 36 fights.
And in 4 less fights, Holloway could take the highest spot, win, lose or draw on Saturday night, and he’ll need just quarter-hour and 37 seconds within the Octagon to change into the brand new record holder.
Not only does the record showcase how competitive Holloway has been throughout his UFC profession, nevertheless it also shows why he’s one among the fans’ favorite fighters.
Currently the one other lively fighter in the highest 10 of total fight time is Jim Miller, who’s 46 fights into his UFC profession, with only 4 more wins than Holloway.
Other records that will be made by each Holloway and Oliveira
In addition to potentially taking up the record for total time within the cage, Holloway will extend several of the opposite records he currently holds.
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‘Blessed’ has sat top by astonishing margin of the numerous strikes landed list, with 3655 currently. He’ll extend his position at the highest on Saturday night, so long as nothing bizarre happens within the opening seconds that may prevent him from landing a single one.
He can even extend his gap at the highest of the strikes landed list which currently has him on 3907, 1125 strikes greater than Merab Dvalishvili who’s second on the list.
After all, ‘Do Bronx’ currently holds the record for essentially the most submissions in UFC history with 17.
He also sits just 4 behind Jim Miller on submission attempts at 47, which he could go top of on Saturday night.
He would should change into just the second man to try a submission on Holloway, which he’s greater than prone to do.