UFC fighters
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Welterweight · USA

Kevin Holland

“Trailblazer”

UFC record
16-12-0 (1 NC)
29 UFC bouts, 1 no contest
Pro record, all promotions
29-15-0
Listed by ESPN, 5 Nov 2026
Last UFC bout
11 Apr 2026
Born
5 Nov 1992
Height
6' 3"
Reach
81"
Stance
Orthodox
Fighting style
Kung Fu
Team
Squabble MMA

Next booked bout

vs Uroš Medić

UFC 334: Gane vs. Hokit · 15 Nov 2026

Fight page

UFC career at a glance

Significant strikes landed per minute
4.18
1288 landed of 2563 thrown (50%)
Significant strikes absorbed per minute
3.30
opponents landed 1017 of 2032
Takedowns completed of those attempted
40%
17 of 43 attempts

UFC career: 29 measured of 29 UFC bouts, 308.4 minutes. Details below.

UFC career figures

Measured UFC figures
FigureUFC career29 measured of 29 UFC bouts, 308.4 minutesLast 5 measured5 measured of 5 UFC bouts, 66.1 minutes
Significant strikes landedper minute4.181288 landed of 2563 thrown (50%)4.31285 landed of 564 thrown (51%)
Significant strikes absorbedper minute3.30opponents landed 1017 of 20323.19opponents landed 211 of 409
Takedowns completedof those attempted40%17 of 43 attempts30%3 of 10 attempts
Takedowns defendedof those faced58%conceded 49 of 116 faced80%conceded 4 of 20 faced
Knockdownsscored and suffered7scored, 2 suffered2scored, 2 suffered
About these figures

Counted by Statwell from ESPN’s per-bout figures over the UFC bouts that have them (“measured”). UFC bouts only: no Contender Series, Road to UFC or other promotion. Read each figure with the number of bouts behind it. Nothing here is adjusted for the level of past opponents.

Fight history

  • Win

    Randy Brown

    11 Apr 2026 · UFC 327: Procházka vs. Ulberg

    Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00

  • Loss

    Mike Malott

    18 Oct 2025 · UFC Fight Night: de Ridder vs. Allen

    Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00

  • Loss

    Daniel Rodriguez

    19 Jul 2025 · UFC 318: Holloway vs. Poirier 3

    Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00

  • Win

    Vicente Luque

    7 Jun 2025 · UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2

    Submission · R2 1:03

  • Win

    Gunnar Nelson

    22 Mar 2025 · UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Brady

    Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00

  • Loss

    Reinier de Ridder

    18 Jan 2025 · UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Moicano

    Submission · R1 3:31

  • Loss

    Roman Dolidze

    5 Oct 2024 · UFC 307: Pereira vs. Rountree Jr.

    KO/TKO · R1 5:00

  • Win

    Michal Oleksiejczuk

    1 Jun 2024 · UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier

    Submission · R1 1:34

  • Loss

    Michael Page

    9 Mar 2024 · UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2

    Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00

  • Loss

    Jack Della Maddalena

    16 Sept 2023 · Noche UFC: Grasso vs. Shevchenko 2

    Decision - Split · R3 5:00

  • Win

    Michael Chiesa

    29 Jul 2023 · UFC 291: Poirier vs. Gaethje 2

    Submission · R1 2:39

  • Win

    Santiago Ponzinibbio

    9 Apr 2023 · UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya 2

    KO/TKO · R3 3:16

  • Loss

    Stephen Thompson

    4 Dec 2022 · UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland

    KO/TKO · R4 5:00

  • Loss

    Khamzat Chimaev

    10 Sept 2022 · UFC 279: Diaz vs. Ferguson

    Submission · R1 2:13

  • Win

    Tim Means

    18 Jun 2022 · UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Emmett

    Submission · R2 1:28

  • Win

    Alex Oliveira

    5 Mar 2022 · UFC 272: Covington vs. Masvidal

    KO/TKO · R2 0:38

  • No contest

    Kyle Daukaus

    2 Oct 2021 · UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Walker

    No Contest · R1 3:43

  • Loss

    Marvin Vettori

    10 Apr 2021 · UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Holland

    Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00

  • Loss

    Derek Brunson

    20 Mar 2021 · UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Holland

    Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00

  • Win

    Jacare Souza

    13 Dec 2020 · UFC 256: Figueiredo vs. Moreno

    KO/TKO · R1 1:45

  • Win

    Charlie Ontiveros

    31 Oct 2020 · UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Silva

    Submission · R1 2:39

  • Win

    Darren Stewart

    19 Sept 2020 · UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Woodley

    Decision - Split · R3 5:00

  • Win

    Joaquin Buckley

    8 Aug 2020 · UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Oleinik

    KO/TKO · R3 0:32

  • Win

    Anthony Hernandez

    16 May 2020 · UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Harris

    KO/TKO · R1 0:39

  • Loss

    Brendan Allen

    18 Oct 2019 · UFC Fight Night: Reyes vs. Weidman

    Submission · R2 3:38

  • Win

    Alessio Di Chirico

    22 Jun 2019 · UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. The Korean Zombie

    Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00

  • Win

    Gerald Meerschaert

    30 Mar 2019 · UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Gaethje

    Decision - Split · R3 5:00

  • Win

    John Phillips

    24 Nov 2018 · UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Ngannou 2

    Submission · R3 4:05

  • Loss

    Thiago Santos

    4 Aug 2018 · UFC 227: Dillashaw vs. Garbrandt 2

    Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00

  • Win

    Will Santiago Jr.

    13 Jun 2018 · Dana White's Contender Series: Season 2, Week 1(DWCS)

    Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00

  • Win

    Teagan Dooley

    2 Mar 2018 · Bellator 195: Caldwell vs. Higo(outside the UFC)

    Submission (Triangle Choke) · R1 2:59

  • Win

    Hayward Charles

    6 Jan 2018 · XKO: Xtreme Knockout 39(outside the UFC)

    TKO · R3 3:34Title fight

  • Win

    Grady Hurley

    1 Sept 2017 · LFA 21: Noblitt vs. Branjao(outside the UFC)

    TKO · R1 1:24

  • Loss

    Curtis Millender

    2 Jun 2017 · LFA 13: Holland vs. Millender(outside the UFC)

    Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00

  • Win

    David Gomez

    18 Mar 2017 · KOTC: Supernova(outside the UFC)

    TKO · R1 3:34

  • Win

    Geoff Neal

    28 Jan 2017 · XKO: Xtreme Knockout 34(outside the UFC)

    KO/TKO · R3 3:50Title fight

  • Win

    Jose Alfredo Leija

    5 Nov 2016 · XKO: Xtreme Knockout 33(outside the UFC)

    KO/TKO · R1 4:03Title fight

  • Win

    Sam Liera

    18 Sept 2016 · KOTC: Martial Law(outside the UFC)

    Submission (Guillotine) · R2 4:23

  • Win

    Sam Liera

    5 Mar 2016 · KOTC: Night of Champions(outside the UFC)

    TKO · R2 2:56

  • Loss

    Rafael Lovato Jr.

    2 Oct 2015 · LFC 46: Legacy Fighting Championship 46(outside the UFC)

    Submission (Rear Naked Choke) · R1 1:24

  • Loss

    Ramil Mustapayev

    15 Aug 2015 · GCS 4: Key City Chaos 2(outside the UFC)

    Decision - Unanimous · R3 3:00

  • Win

    Victor Reyna

    27 Jun 2015 · XKO: Xtreme Knockout 26(outside the UFC)

    Submission (Guillotine) · R1 3:44

  • Win

    Aaron Reves

    29 May 2015 · Kickass Productions: Border Wars(outside the UFC)

    Submission · R1 0:22

  • Win

    Jason Perrotta

    25 Apr 2015 · GCS 3: Hub City Havoc(outside the UFC)

    KO/TKO · R1 1:36

  • Win

    Marcos Ayub

    28 Mar 2015 · XKO: Xtreme Knockout 25(outside the UFC)

    TKO · R1 1:54

Records and statistics from ESPN’s data as stored by Statwell (fight history last read 5 Nov 2026); results of the bouts Statwell covered are confirmed by its own results check. Statwell does not report contract status: a fighter without a booked bout is listed by their last bout only. Independent research, not a betting service.