This work aims to investigate the influence of cavity diameter on fracture behaviors for fissure-contained hollow-cylinder granite subjected to multistage cyclic loads, using acoustic emission detection, and post-test computed tomography (CT) scanning. The influence of the cavity diameter on rock fracture was revealed in terms of volumetric deformation, stiffness degradation, AE output activities, hole spalling, and crack coalescence pattern.The testing results show the both the volumetric strain and AE b value decrease with increasing cavity diameter. An increase of volumetric strain and a decrease of AE b value are found during rock failure and their relationship was established. In addition, damage is quantificationally characterized by the released energy, and a damage evolution model is defined to characterize rock damage process. Moreover, post-test CT visualization highlights the communication between the hole and fissures at the rock bridge segment, and it is suggested that failure severity decreases with the increase of hole diameter.