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Middleweight
3 Rounds
Kevin Holland won · KO/TKO R3
Elo1510
Kevin Holland
Elo1516
Joaquin Buckley

Kevin HollandvsJoaquin BuckleyUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Oleinik · Saturday, August 8, 2020Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Official fight result

Kevin Holland won

KO/TKO · Round 3 · 0:32

Style matchupKevin Holland: Well-roundedvsJoaquin Buckley: Well-rounded

Well-rounded vs well-rounded. Usually decided by who imposes their gameplan first.

Model Prediction: Kevin Holland wins(80.5%)

Actual result: Kevin Holland wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Kevin Holland at -455 American odds

+$22 profit

$122 total returned

Scouting Report

Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.

  • Kevin Holland has a 13cm reach advantage.

Tale of the Tape

Kevin Holland
Red Corner
VS
Joaquin Buckley
Blue Corner
-455
(82%)
Vegas Odds
+333
(23%)
1510
Elo
1516
33
Age
32
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
6'3"
Height
5'10"
205.74 cm
Reach
193.04 cm

Recent Form

Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.

Kevin Holland
oldest →
W
vs Gunnar Nelson · Mar 25
W
SUBvs Vicente Luque · Jun 25
L
vs Daniel Rodriguez · Jul 25
L
vs Mike Malott · Oct 25
W
DECvs Randy Brown · Apr 26
latest
Joaquin BuckleyL2 streak
oldest →
W
vs Nursulton Ruziboev · May 24
W
KOvs Stephen Thompson · Oct 24
W
KOvs Colby Covington · Dec 24
L
vs Kamaru Usman · Jun 25
L
DECvs Sean Brady · May 26
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.

Kevin HollandMetricJoaquin Buckley
4.24
Strikes / min
3.62
3.21
Strikes absorbed / min
3.10
50%
Strike defense
58%
0.79
TDs / 15 min
1.43
57%
Takedown defense
70%
0.60
Sub atts / 15 min
0.10
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+1.03evenly matched on net striking+0.52

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1538 vs 1500Strikes4.3 vs 0.0Takedowns1.3 vs 0.0Sub Atts1.10 vs 0.00Form0.6 vs 0.0
Kevin HollandJoaquin Buckley

Recent Elo Trajectory

Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).

14801498151515331550← oldermost recent →
Kevin Holland(10 fights)Joaquin Buckley(10 fights)

Model Feature Differentials

Red − Blue for each engineered feature. Bar leans toward the stronger fighter.Hover a label to see what it measures.

ELO Rating
Red -6.1|Blue +6.1
Recent Form
Red +0.6|Blue -0.6
Striker Score
Red -48.6|Blue +48.6
Grappler Score
Red -49.6|Blue +49.6
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

Where the strikes landed. Head accuracy is the single strongest predictor of fight outcomes.

Kevin HollandTargetJoaquin Buckley

By target zone

45
52% acc · 57%
Head
6
10% acc · 15%
18
56% acc · 23%
Body
31
53% acc · 78%
16
100% acc · 20%
Leg
3
100% acc · 8%

By position

71
57% acc · 90%
Distance
33
30% acc · 83%
5
71% acc · 6%
Clinch
7
70% acc · 18%
3
100% acc · 4%
Ground
0

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

Statistical round-winner heuristic based on strikes, takedowns, control time, and knockdowns. Not the official judges' scorecard.

3
Kevin Holland rounds
0
even
0
Joaquin Buckley rounds
Round 1Kevin Holland edged it
Sig. strikes32
Takedowns0
Control0:12
Knockdowns1
20Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
Round 2Kevin Holland edged it
Sig. strikes41
Takedowns0
Control0:00
17Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:13Control
Round 3Kevin Holland edged it
Sig. strikes6
Takedowns0
Control0:00
Knockdowns1
3Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

2
KD
0
79 / 134
Sig Strikes
40 / 120
66.7%
Sig Str %
34%
86 / 141
Total Strikes
41 / 121
0 / 0
TDs
0 / 2
TD %
0%
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
0:12
Ctrl Time
0:13

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Joaquin Buckley20 / 5720 / 570 / 00
1Kevin Holland32 / 5434 / 560 / 00
2Joaquin Buckley17 / 5518 / 560 / 20
2Kevin Holland41 / 7346 / 780 / 00
3Joaquin Buckley3 / 83 / 80 / 00
3Kevin Holland6 / 76 / 70 / 00

Kevin Holland

StanceOrthodox
Height75.0"
Reach81.0"
Fights27

Joaquin Buckley

StanceSouthpaw
Height70.0"
Reach76.0"
Fights17