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Middleweight
3 Rounds
Reinier de Ridder won · SUB R1
Elo1510
Kevin Holland
Elo1525
Reinier de Ridder editorial illustration

Kevin HollandvsReinier de RidderUFC Prediction Result

UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Moicano · Saturday, January 18, 2025Inglewood, California, USA

Official fight result

Reinier de Ridder won

SUB · Round 1 · 3:31

Style matchupKevin Holland: Well-roundedvsReinier de Ridder: Wrestler

Well-rounded fighters typically have the tools to neutralize wrestlers if their TD defense is sharp.

Model Prediction: Reinier de Ridder wins(64.9%)

Actual result: Reinier de Ridder wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Reinier de Ridder at -136 American odds

+$74 profit

$174 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Kevin Holland has 17pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
  • Stance matchup historically favors Reinier de Ridder (53.5%).

Tale of the Tape

Kevin Holland
Red Corner
VS
Reinier de Ridder
Blue Corner
+116
(46%)
Vegas Odds
-136
(58%)
1510
Elo
1525
33
Age
35
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
6'3"
Height
6'4"
205.74 cm
Reach
198.12 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
Reinier de RidderL2 streak
oldest →
W
SUBvs Gerald Meerschaert · Nov 24
W
KOvs Bo Nickal · May 25
W
vs Robert Whittaker · Jul 25
L
KOvs Brendan Allen · Oct 25
L
vs Caio Borralho · Mar 26
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Kevin HollandMetricReinier de Ridder
4.24
Strikes / min
2.47
3.21
Strikes absorbed / min
2.36
50%
Strike defense
46%
0.79
TDs / 15 min
2.56
57%
Takedown defense
40%
0.60
Sub atts / 15 min
0.60
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+1.03evenly matched on net striking+0.11

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1560 vs 1521Strikes4.3 vs 2.5Takedowns0.8 vs 2.6Sub Atts0.50 vs 0.60Form-0.3 vs 1.0
Kevin HollandReinier de Ridder

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801503152515481570← oldermost recent →
Kevin Holland(10 fights)Reinier de Ridder(6 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 -15.2|Blue +15.2
Recent Form
Red -1.3|Blue +1.3
Striker Score
Red +0.3|Blue -0.3
Grappler Score
Red -0.6|Blue +0.6
Layoff
Red +35.0|Blue -35.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Kevin HollandTargetReinier de Ridder

By target zone

10
83% acc · 91%
Head
11
55% acc · 92%
1
100% acc · 9%
Body
1
100% acc · 8%
0
Leg
0

By position

1
50% acc · 9%
Distance
0
1
100% acc · 9%
Clinch
0
9
90% acc · 82%
Ground
12
57% acc · 100%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

0
Kevin Holland rounds
0
even
1
Reinier de Ridder rounds
Round 1Reinier de Ridder edged it
Sig. strikes11
Takedowns0
Control0:00
12Sig. strikes
2Takedowns
3:25Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
11 / 13
Sig Strikes
12 / 21
84%
Sig Str %
57%
27 / 32
Total Strikes
26 / 35
0 / 0
TDs
2 / 2
TD %
100%
0
Sub Att
1
0
Rev
0
0:00
Ctrl Time
3:25

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Reinier de Ridder12 / 2126 / 352 / 21
1Kevin Holland11 / 1327 / 320 / 00

Kevin Holland

StanceOrthodox
Height75.0"
Reach81.0"
Fights27

Reinier de Ridder

StanceSouthpaw
Height76.0"
Reach78.0"
Fights6