Holly Holm

Birthday: 17 October 1981, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

Birth Name: Holly Rene Holm

Height: 173 cm

Born October 17, 1981 in Albuquerque, New Mexico to parents Roger Holm and Tammy Bredy, Holly Holm is considered to be one of the greatest female boxers of all time. Holm attended Manzano High School where she wanted to take up wrestling, but her parent's wouldn't allow it since there were no girl's teams. She took up kickboxing as an alternative. At the age of 17 she began sparring, and had her first fight when she turned 18.Mike Winkeljohn, Holm's trainer, saw immediate potential, and in 2001 Holm won the national title in the international rules adult women's division in Ringside's amateur kickboxing tournament. Her amateur kickboxing record stands at 6-0-2. Her boxing debut was in January of 2002 and her professional debut as a kickboxer was five months later on June 1.Holm's boxing record is an astounding 33 wins - 2 losses - 3 draws, winning both the WBF Female World Light Welterweight and World Welterweight titles. In 2012 she was named Female Fighter of the Year and also received an award for Female Fight of the Year. She is an 18-time world champion across three weight classes.Holm retired from boxing in 2013 to pursue a career in MMA, and on July 10, 2014 she signed a mulit-fight contract with the UFC. She appears in the film Fight Valley (2016) along with sister UFC fighter Miesha Tate. Show less «

You don't care if you get hurt as long as you walk away with a win. It's the end of the world... if ...Show more »

You don't care if you get hurt as long as you walk away with a win. It's the end of the world... if you lose a fight it feels like the end of the world. Show less «

Nothing gives this much of a rush when you win. It's a really rewarding feeling. It's different beca...Show more »

Nothing gives this much of a rush when you win. It's a really rewarding feeling. It's different because it's all you. You don't have a team to rely on. You have to perform, but you also have to take away their game plan so it's little more of a chess match and just more of a sweet victory, I guess. So it's a little addicting. Show less «

It doesn't matter what odds are on paper or what's happened before, it matters what happens that mom...Show more »

It doesn't matter what odds are on paper or what's happened before, it matters what happens that moment. Show less «

If you don't take the opportunities that are presented then how are you ever going to get somewhere?

You don't walk in thinking, "I'm going to hurt this person." You walk in knowing that if it were up ...Show more »

You don't walk in thinking, "I'm going to hurt this person." You walk in knowing that if it were up to them, they would be doing it to you. So you're in there for survival. You both are shooting for a dream. Show less «

I love being a preacher's daughter. I think that a lot of that even helped with my career I have now...Show more »

I love being a preacher's daughter. I think that a lot of that even helped with my career I have now. Dealing with different personalities, and different families, and kind of being the center of the church... I felt like dealing with all those different personalities and kind of seeing expectations has made it easier for me to just be even keel with the pressures I have now. Show less «

I admire her. [Ronda Rousey] I think she's done great. I think that every woman in this sport actual...Show more »

I admire her. [Ronda Rousey] I think she's done great. I think that every woman in this sport actually owes her a bit of respect because she's done a lot to help it get to where it's at. Show less «