Christian Holley
UFC DebutNickname“The Animal”
Record
Streak
L4
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Newcastle
- Born
- England
- Weight class
- Lightweight
- Height
- 5'9" · 175 cm
Before the UFC
Christian Holley makes their UFC debut
Our striking, grappling, and schedule metrics are measured from UFC fights, so they come online after this bout. Here is the career they bring in — and how live the opposition has been.
Pre-UFC opposition
StrongOpponents' combined record
103-65-2
.613 win rate
Winning-record opponents
6 of 8
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
14
8 opponents with records on file
A descriptive read of the non-UFC slate from opponents’ full career pro records — not a UFC-grade Schedule Score.
UFC fight history
No UFC bouts on record yet.
Outside the UFC
across 14 bouts · 12 promotions · wins by 4 KO · 4 sub · 2 decMBC · Gladiadores · EFC 57 · M-1 · ONE +7
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Martin van Staden23-13 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 1:00 | EFC 57 | Mar 4, 2017 |
| L | Khamzat Dalgiev12-4 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 3:14 | M-1 | Dec 9, 2016 |
| L | KO/TKO | Injury | R1 | 0:14 | ONE | Jun 20, 2015 | |
| L | Roger Huerta24-14-1 | KO/TKO | Knees and Punches | R1 | 3:13 | One FC 19 | Aug 29, 2014 |
| W | Artem Lobov13-15-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | OMMAC 19 | Nov 30, 2013 |
| W | Marc Allen9-6 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:34 | OMMAC 18 | Sep 8, 2013 |
| W | Mark Young2-3 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:06 | Cagemania 2 | Mar 31, 2012 |
| W | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | MBC | Oct 1, 2011 | |
| W | Alberto Arcadio Montero | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:50 | MBC | Feb 19, 2011 |
| W | Osvaldo Mena Sanchez | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 3:01 | Gladiadores | Apr 25, 2009 |
| W | Daniel Moreno | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:00 | Honor FC | Dec 27, 2008 |
| W | Kleber Van Damme | Submission | Punches | R1 | 4:49 | CC | Jun 21, 2008 |
| W | Chris Thompson | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:00 | Gladiadores | Mar 15, 2008 |
| W | Giulliano Pereira | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:12 | CF | Feb 23, 2008 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) and Dana White’s Contender Series — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.