Fighter profile

Kevin Holland

“Trailblazer”

Welterweight · UFC record 16-12 (1 NC) · 29 detailed UFC fights · Last fight Sat 11 Apr 2026

Balanced / Hybrid

Next bout: vs Uros Medic · UFC 334: Gane vs Hokit · Sat 14 Nov 2026

Fighter ratings

Ratings V2Rated

Striking (offense)84

Power75

Striking defense65

Takedown defense71

WrestlingProvisional measure70

Ratings V2 descriptive 0–100 scores (29 detailed fights; as of Sat 11 Apr 2026). Not win probabilities or rankings. Missing values stay unavailable.

Chin and Cardio · Frozen through October 17, 2026

R1 research scale

ChinEvidence: ESTABLISHED87.5

CardioEvidence: ESTABLISHED65.7

Source: R1 public_candidate_display · status: Research candidate · as of Sat 17 Oct 2026. Separate frozen research scale; fights after October 17, 2026 are not reflected.

About these ratings

Ratings are domain-specific descriptive scales. Equal point differences across different domains do not imply equal absolute skill differences.

Striking (offense) · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 striking-offense score built from recorded significant strikes landed per round, significant-strike accuracy and significant-strike differential.
Power · Ratings V2: Recorded knockdown and KO/TKO-win threat under the Ratings V2 contract (knockdowns per round, KO/TKO win rate); not literal measured punching force.
Striking defense · Ratings V2: Recorded strike avoidance (striking defense) and bounded absorption (strikes absorbed per round) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Takedown defense · Ratings V2: Recorded defense against incoming takedown attempts (takedown defense rate) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Wrestling · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 wrestling-offense score: recorded takedowns landed per round and takedown accuracy. Not ground control or complete grappling.
Chin · R1 research scale: Exposure-adjusted recorded knockdown resistance. This is not a direct biological measurement of chin, recovery, or injury resistance.
Cardio · R1 research scale: Recorded later-round striking activity and effectiveness retention. This is not a direct physiological fitness measurement.

Ratings V2 scores follow each fighter's latest recorded state; R1 research-scale scores are frozen through 17 Oct 2026. Recovery is separate metadata, not a rating. No combined rating exists.

Profile

Height: 190 cm (6'3")
Reach: 206 cm (6'9")
Stance: Orthodox
Age: 33

Last 3: W L L (most recent last)

Career statistics

Descriptive

29 detailed UFC fights · 70 rounds of recorded statistics. Exact totals from recorded UFC fights through Sat 11 Apr 2026; not opponent-adjusted and not model inputs.

Strikes landed18.4significant, per round

Strikes absorbed14.5per round

Striking differential+3.9per round

Takedown attempts0.61per round

Takedown defense57.8%of attempts stopped

Finish rate68.8%of UFC wins

Striking

Significant strikes landed per round: 18.4
Significant strikes absorbed per round: 14.5
Differential per round (landed − absorbed): +3.9
Striking accuracy: 50.2%
Striking defense (opponent strikes avoided): 50.0%
Knockdowns per round: 0.10
Target: head / body / leg: 54.7% / 18.8% / 26.6%
Position: distance / clinch / ground: 74.7% / 13.4% / 11.9%

Per-round figures divide recorded totals by rounds with statistics. Shares are of significant strikes landed.

Wrestling and grappling

Takedown attempts per round: 0.61
Takedowns landed per round: 0.24
Takedown accuracy: 39.5%
Takedown defense: 57.8%
Control time per round: 0:35
Submission attempts per round: 0.19
Reversals per round: 0.04

Attempts and landed takedowns are counted separately; accuracy is landed ÷ attempted.

Outcomes and durability

UFC record (W-L-D, NC): 16-12-0, 1 NC
Finish rate (wins by KO/TKO or submission): 68.8%
Wins by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 5 · 6 · 5
Losses by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 2 · 3 · 7
Knockdowns scored / suffered: 7 / 2
Average fight time: 10:41 (over 24 bouts)

Results as recorded by UFCStats. Fight time is elapsed time (completed rounds plus ending time) and includes draws and no-contests. These are outcomes, not biological measurements.

UFC fight history

Kevin Holland — most recent UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 11 Apr 2026	Randy Brown	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 327: Prochazka vs. Ulberg
Sat 18 Oct 2025	Mike Malott	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: De Ridder vs. Allen
Sat 19 Jul 2025	Daniel Rodriguez	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 318: Holloway vs. Poirier 3
Sat 7 Jun 2025	Vicente Luque	W	SUB Anaconda Choke	R2 1:03	UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2
Sat 22 Mar 2025	Gunnar Nelson	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Brady

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Kevin Holland — earlier UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 18 Jan 2025	Reinier de Ridder	L	SUB Rear Naked Choke	R1 3:31	UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Moicano
Sat 5 Oct 2024	Roman Dolidze	L	KO/TKO	R1 5:00	UFC 307: Pereira vs. Rountree Jr.
Sat 1 Jun 2024	Michal Oleksiejczuk	W	SUB Armbar	R1 1:34	UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier
Sat 9 Mar 2024	Michael Page	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2
Sat 16 Sep 2023	Jack Della Maddalena	L	S-DEC	R3 5:00	Noche UFC: Grasso vs. Shevchenko 2
Sat 29 Jul 2023	Michael Chiesa	W	SUB D'Arce Choke	R1 2:39	UFC 291: Poirier vs. Gaethje 2
Sat 8 Apr 2023	Santiago Ponzinibbio	W	KO/TKO Punch	R3 3:16	UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya 2
Sat 3 Dec 2022	Stephen Thompson	L	KO/TKO	R4 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland
Sat 10 Sep 2022	Khamzat Chimaev	L	SUB D'Arce Choke	R1 2:13	UFC 279: Diaz vs. Ferguson
Sat 18 Jun 2022	Tim Means	W	SUB D'Arce Choke	R2 1:28	UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Emmett
Sat 5 Mar 2022	Alex Oliveira	W	KO/TKO Elbows	R2 0:38	UFC 272: Covington vs. Masvidal
Sat 2 Oct 2021	Kyle Daukaus	NC	Overturned	R1 3:43	UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Walker
Sat 10 Apr 2021	Marvin Vettori	L	U-DEC	R5 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Holland
Sat 20 Mar 2021	Derek Brunson	L	U-DEC	R5 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Holland
Sat 12 Dec 2020	Jacare Souza	W	KO/TKO Punch	R1 1:45	UFC 256: Figueiredo vs. Moreno
Sat 31 Oct 2020	Charlie Ontiveros	W	SUB Injury	R1 2:39	UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Silva
Sat 19 Sep 2020	Darren Stewart	W	S-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Woodley
Sat 8 Aug 2020	Joaquin Buckley	W	KO/TKO Punch	R3 0:32	UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Oleinik
Sat 16 May 2020	Anthony Hernandez	W	KO/TKO Knees	R1 0:39	UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Harris
Fri 18 Oct 2019	Brendan Allen	L	SUB Rear Naked Choke	R2 3:38	UFC Fight Night: Reyes vs. Weidman
Sat 22 Jun 2019	Alessio Di Chirico	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. The Korean Zombie
Sat 30 Mar 2019	Gerald Meerschaert	W	S-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Gaethje
Sat 24 Nov 2018	John Phillips	W	SUB Rear Naked Choke	R3 4:05	UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Ngannou 2
Sat 4 Aug 2018	Thiago Santos	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 227: Dillashaw vs. Garbrandt 2

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