Holly Holm net worth, biography, husband, net worth, height, weight

Holly Holm is a current professional MMA fighter and a former professional boxer and kickboxer. She currently competes in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) in the women’s featherweight and bantamweight divisions. Born on October 17, 1981, the American has been competing in MMA since 2011.

Biography & Profile Summary

Holly Holm Career

In January 2002, Holm made her professional boxing debut with a technical knockout, winning her first five career bouts.

Holm would have a couple of draws in boxing, but would only lose two matches as a pro, against Rita Turrisi (2004) and Ann Sophie Mathis (2011).

In the same year, she suffered her final boxing loss, Holm began her professional MMA career, defeating Christina Domke via technical knockout.

Holm would go on to win her first nine matches, including her two initial Ultimate Fighting Championship matches against Raquel Pennington and Marion Reneau, earning the praises of Gina Carano and other female legends.

In November 2015, Holm pulled off a massive upset by defeating Ronda Rousey via knockout in the second round to win the UFC Women’s Bantamweight Championship.

Holm would, unfortunately, go on a cold stretch while training with Joanna Jedrzejczyk, losing six of her next 10 matches, including dropping her title to Miesha Tate less than four months after winning.

More on Career

After her upset over Rousey, Holm would score wins over Bethe Correia and Megan Anderson while dropping matches to Amanda Nunes and Cris Cyborg.

During the start of her professional MMA career, Holm was making enough money to get by, but it wasn’t until she made it to UFC that she started earning big money.

In her UFC debut against Raquel Pennington, Holm earned $50,000, including $25,000 for the win bonus, and earned another $50,000 for the follow-up match against Marion Reneau.

Of course, Holm’s big payout came from when she defeated Ronda Rousey as she was paid $165,000 in total, which included a $50,000 bonus for the best fight of the night and $40,000 from Reebok.

As champion, Holm earned a half million from her fight against Miesha Tate, and she would continue to earn hundreds of thousands for her subsequent UFC bouts.

Due to a fairly frugal lifestyle, her many professional matches, and the endorsements Holly Holm has had, she is worth an estimated $4 million.

Holly Holm Personal Life

Holly Holm was raised by her parents Roger and Tammy alongside her brother Weston Holm, all of whom she maintains a close relationship.

She does not have children and is not currently married, but she was wedded to college sweetheart Jeff Kirkpatrick from 2012 until 2020 when they filed for divorce and she obtained her maiden name.

The divorce was said to be a rather amicable one, with neither party asking for alimony payments and not having children avoiding any child support disagreements.

Holly Holm’s Net Worth

Holly Holm’s net worth is reported to be around $4.5 million. She has earned her net worth through endorsements and fighting in the UFC, Professional boxing, kickboxing, etc.

Salary: The UFC Star has reportedly earned more than $2.3m in earnings from her fights throughout her MMA career. She earns around $250,000 (including bonuses) per fight.