
Holly Holm is an American mixed martial artist who owns a net worth of $4 million. Her real name is Holly Rene Holm.
She is a retired professional boxer, kickboxer, and most importantly a champion of UFC Women’s Bantamweight. Holm was a continuous champion and defended her title 18 times. Holm was Ring Magazine’s Fighter of the year two times. BoxRec announced her name as the best female professional boxer of all time.
Talk about her most notable win, She won against Rousey on 15 November 2015 in front of record-breaking crowds. In the UFC bantamweight rankings, Holly was ranked #2 in March 2020. Besides, in the UFC women’s pound-for-pound rankings, she was ranked #8. This 5ft 8in former professional boxer won 33 matches of her total 38 matches.
Holly Holm: At a Glance
Full Name | Holly Rene Holm |
Gender | Female |
Date of Birth | 17 October 1981 |
Birth Place | Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S. |
Height | 5ft 8in (1.73m) |
Weight | 61kg |
Husband | Jeff Kirkpatrick (m. 2012) |
Profession | Mixed Martial Artist |
Nationality | American |
Net Worth | $4 million |
Early Life
Holly Rene Holm was born in Albuquerque situated in New Mexico, the U.S on 17 October 1981. Her father works as a Church of Christ preacher and her mother works as a massage therapist. She belongs to Irish ethnicity.
She used to play soccer and participate in swimming, gymnastics, and diving at an early age. Talk about education, she went to Manzano High School and took higher education from the University of New Mexico.
Career
At the age of sixteen, Holly Holm started her career in boxing and kickboxing with aerobics classes. In aerobics lessons, her trainer was Mike Winkeljohn who first discover Holm’s hidden power of fighting. Later, Winkeljohn trained her as a boxer.
In 2001, after a throughout training, Holm appeared in the USA Amateur Championship Tournament. In this tournament, she became the champion in the Adult Women’s Welterweight Division. After a great session in amateur competitions, she enrolled her name in the professional boxing tournaments.
She also became very successful in the professional boxing events and gained the best women in the world welterweight champions title. She won 33 matches of her total 38 matches she played.
In 2011, her debut mixed martial fight was against Christina Domke. Holm won the match through a technical knockout. However, her fight against the experienced welterweight fighter, Jan Finney, was noteworthy where Holm was able to win the match. Holm was almost 90% winner of all tournaments.
Salary Highlights
This prominent former boxer earns $647k a year. Her monthly salary is $54k. She weekly earns $12k. Thus, she earns 73 dollars per hour.
FAQs
Holly Holm made her $4 million fortune mainly from the UFC fighting. She earned $700k per year after winning the three main event fights in 2015. Besides, she gained $500k in the UFC 194 event winning against Miesha Tate in 2016.
This former boxer married Jeff Kirkpatrick in 2012. But, they got divorced in March 2018. This couple had no children.
Holly Holm won almost 90% matches of any tournaments. But, she was defeated against Amanda Nunes. At the UFC 239, Amanda Nunes knocked Holly Holm out with a leg kick.