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Kevin Holland

Kevin Holland

16W · 12L
Orthodox
Welterweight
Middleweight
69% finish rate65% as favorite20% as underdog
57%wins
1510
ELO Rating

Fighter overview

ELO RatingHow is ELO calculated?18-month recency decay · streak amplification · activity velocity · career-death penalty. Old champions can't hide behind past glory.Understanding our ELO →

1509.8Mid-tier→

Recency-weighted skill · finish-adjusted · streak-amplified

Division ELOHow is ELO calculated?18-month recency decay · streak amplification · activity velocity · career-death penalty. Old champions can't hide behind past glory.Understanding our ELO →

#39of 86 active
Welterweight rankings →

Age

33
Nov 5, 1992

Height

6'3" (190.5 cm)

Reach

205.74 cm

Win Rate

57.1%

Output & Defense

Rate-normalized career statistics (per 15 minutes, except strike rates which are per-minute)

Strikes landed / min
4.24
SLpM
Strikes absorbed / min
3.21
SApM (lower is better)
Net striking
+1.03
SLpM − SApM
Strike defense
50%
Opponent strikes evaded
Takedowns / 15 min
0.79
TD_Avg
Takedown defense
57%
Opponent TDs stuffed
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.60
Sub_Avg

Head-to-Head Comparison

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Career statistics

Career Averages (per fight)

8.1
Sig. Strikes
1.0
Takedowns
0.7
Sub Attempts

How They Win

KO/TKO5 (31%)
Submission6 (38%)
Decision1 (6%)

Loss Vulnerability

KO/TKO2 (17%)
Submission3 (25%)
Decision0 (0%)

Betting Profile

Win rate when fighting as favorite vs underdog

As Favorite

65%

13W – 7L in 20 fights

As Underdog

20%

1W – 4L in 5 fights

ELO analysis

ELO Trajectory

Skill rating evolution — hover dots for fight details

Cont.Mid1480149015101510Oct 20Mar 22Apr 23Jun 24Jun 25Apr 26
WinLossDrawCurrent ELO

Elo Changes

Rating gained or lost in each fight

def. Randy Brown
Apr 11, 2026
+13.41510
lost to Mike Malott
Oct 18, 2025
-8.01496
lost to Daniel Rodriguez
Jul 19, 2025
-6.41504
def. Vicente Luque
Jun 7, 2025
+8.61511
def. Gunnar Nelson
Mar 22, 2025
+6.61502
lost to Reinier de Ridder
Jan 18, 2025
-5.41496
lost to Roman Dolidze
Oct 5, 2024
-4.61501
def. Michal Oleksiejczuk
Jun 1, 2024
+4.31506
lost to Michael Page
Mar 9, 2024
-3.21501
lost to Jack Della Maddalena
Sep 16, 2023
-2.41505
def. Michael Chiesa
Jul 29, 2023
+3.01507
def. Santiago Ponzinibbio
Apr 8, 2023
+2.61504
lost to Stephen Thompson
Dec 3, 2022
-1.71501
lost to Khamzat Chimaev
Sep 10, 2022
-1.41503
def. Tim Means
Jun 18, 2022
+1.31504
def. Alex Oliveira
Mar 5, 2022
+1.21503
lost to Marvin Vettori
Apr 10, 2021
-0.51502
lost to Derek Brunson
Mar 20, 2021
-0.41502
def. Jacare Souza
Dec 12, 2020
+0.81503
def. Charlie Ontiveros
Oct 31, 2020
+0.61502
def. Darren Stewart
Sep 19, 2020
+0.41501
def. Joaquin Buckley
Aug 8, 2020
+0.41501
def. Anthony Hernandez
May 16, 2020
+0.41501
lost to Brendan Allen
Oct 18, 2019
-0.31500
def. Alessio Di Chirico
Jun 22, 2019
+0.31501
def. Gerald Meerschaert
Mar 30, 2019
+0.21500
def. John Phillips
Nov 24, 2018
+0.21500
lost to Thiago Santos
Aug 4, 2018
-0.11500

Division ELO Rankings

Welterweight · Active fighters ranked by recency-weighted skill

#1Carlos Prates
1567
↗
#2Gabriel Bonfim
1565
↗
#3Daniil Donchenko
1562
↗
#4Mike Malott
1552
↗
#5Sam Patterson
1552
#6Jonathan Micallef
1551
↗
#7Michael Morales
1551
↗
#8Myktybek Orolbai
1549
↗
#9Jacobe Smith
1546
↗
#10Yaroslav Amosov
1545
↗

Showing top 10 of 86 active fighters · Full rankings →

Professional fight history

Fight History (28 fights)

vs Randy Brown
UFC 327: Prochazka vs. Ulberg · Apr 11, 2026
Welterweight
Win
Decision · Rnd 3View Analysis →
vs Mike Malott
UFC Fight Night: De Ridder vs. Allen · Oct 18, 2025
Welterweight
Loss
U-DEC · Rnd 3View Analysis →
vs Daniel Rodriguez
UFC 318: Holloway vs. Poirier 3 · Jul 19, 2025
Welterweight
Loss
U-DEC · Rnd 3View Analysis →
vs Vicente Luque
UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2 · Jun 7, 2025
Welterweight
Win
SUB · Rnd 2View Analysis →
vs Gunnar Nelson
UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Brady · Mar 22, 2025
Welterweight
Win
U-DEC · Rnd 3View Analysis →
vs Reinier de Ridder
UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Moicano · Jan 18, 2025
Middleweight
Loss
SUB · Rnd 1View Analysis →
vs Roman Dolidze
UFC 307: Pereira vs. Rountree Jr. · Oct 5, 2024
Middleweight
Loss
KO/TKO · Rnd 1View Analysis →
vs Michal Oleksiejczuk
UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier · Jun 1, 2024
Middleweight
Win
SUB · Rnd 1View Analysis →
vs Michael Page
UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2 · Mar 9, 2024
Welterweight
Loss
U-DEC · Rnd 3View Analysis →
vs Jack Della Maddalena
UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Shevchenko 2 · Sep 16, 2023
Welterweight
Loss
S-DEC · Rnd 3View Analysis →
vs Michael Chiesa
UFC 291: Poirier vs. Gaethje 2 · Jul 29, 2023
Welterweight
Win
SUB · Rnd 1View Analysis →
vs Santiago Ponzinibbio
UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya 2 · Apr 8, 2023
Welterweight
Win
KO/TKO · Rnd 3View Analysis →
vs Stephen Thompson
UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland · Dec 3, 2022
Welterweight
Loss
KO/TKO · Rnd 4View Analysis →
vs Khamzat Chimaev
UFC 279: Diaz vs. Ferguson · Sep 10, 2022
Catch Weight
Loss
SUB · Rnd 1View Analysis →
vs Tim Means
UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Emmett · Jun 18, 2022
Welterweight
Win
SUB · Rnd 2View Analysis →
vs Alex Oliveira
UFC 272: Covington vs. Masvidal · Mar 5, 2022
Welterweight
Win
KO/TKO · Rnd 2View Analysis →
vs Marvin Vettori
UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Holland · Apr 10, 2021
Middleweight
Loss
U-DECView Analysis →
vs Derek Brunson
UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Holland · Mar 20, 2021
Middleweight
Loss
U-DECView Analysis →
vs Jacare Souza
UFC 256: Figueiredo vs. Moreno · Dec 12, 2020
Middleweight
Win
KO/TKOView Analysis →
vs Charlie Ontiveros
UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Silva · Oct 31, 2020
Middleweight
Win
SUBView Analysis →
vs Darren Stewart
UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Woodley · Sep 19, 2020
Middleweight
Win
S-DECView Analysis →
vs Joaquin Buckley
UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Oleinik · Aug 8, 2020
Middleweight
Win
KO/TKO · Rnd 3View Analysis →
vs Anthony Hernandez
UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Harris · May 16, 2020
Middleweight
Win
KO/TKO · Rnd 1View Analysis →
vs Brendan Allen
UFC Fight Night: Reyes vs. Weidman · Oct 18, 2019
Middleweight
Loss
SUB · Rnd 2View Analysis →
vs Alessio Di Chirico
UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. The Korean Zombie · Jun 22, 2019
Middleweight
Win
U-DEC · Rnd 3View Analysis →
vs Gerald Meerschaert
UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Gaethje · Mar 30, 2019
Middleweight
Win
S-DEC · Rnd 3View Analysis →
vs John Phillips
UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Ngannou 2 · Nov 24, 2018
Middleweight
Win
SUB · Rnd 3View Analysis →
vs Thiago Santos
UFC 227: Dillashaw vs. Garbrandt 2 · Aug 4, 2018
Middleweight
Loss
U-DEC · Rnd 3View Analysis →