Brunson vs Holland

Who won Brunson vs Holland?

Derek Brunson beat Kevin Holland by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the main event of UFC Vegas 22, on Saturday 20th March 2021 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Derek Brunson.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Brunson vs Holland stats

Derek Brunson stepped into the octagon with a record of 21 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Kevin Holland made his way to the cage with a record of 21 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

Derek Brunson's UFC record stood at 14-7-0, while Kevin Holland's came in at 12-8-0.

The stats suggested that Brunson and Holland have similar power, both with a 57% knock out percentage.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Holland had a slight advantage over Brunson, with a 24% submission rate over Brunson's 14%.

Derek Brunson was the older man by 9 years, at 40 years old.

Holland had a height advantage of 2 inches over Brunson. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Brunson was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 4 years and 10 months earlier than Holland, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 18 less professional rounds, 63 to Holland's 81.

Brunson vs Holland form

Brunson had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Edmen Shahbazyan at UFC Vegas 5 on 1st August 2020 by knockout in the 3rd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Ian Heinisch at UFC 241 on 17th August 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Honda Center, Anaheim.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Elias Theodorou at UFC on ESPN+ 9 on 4th May 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa, Canada.

Before that, he had lost to Israel Adesanya at UFC 230 on 3rd November 2018 by knockout in the 1st round at Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States.

He had been beaten by Ronaldo Souza at UFC on FOX 27 on 27th January 2018 by knockout in the 1st round at Spectrum Center, Charlotte.

Holland had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had been defeated by Michael Page at UFC 299 on 9th March 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Kaseya Center, Miami, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Jack Della Maddalena at UFC Fight Night – Grasso vs. Shevchenko 2 on 16th September 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he was victorious against Michael Chiesa at UFC 291 on 29th July 2023 by submission in the 1st round at Vivint Arena, Salt Lake City.

Before that, he had won against Santiago Ponzinibbio at UFC 287 on 8th April 2023 by knockout in the 3rd round at Miami-Dade Arena, Miami.

He had been beaten by Stephen Thompson at UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland on 3rd December 2022 by knockout in the 4th round at Amway Center, Orlando.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Kevin Holland had been fighting more than Derek Brunson.

Going to this contest, Derek Brunson had last fought 3 years, 8 months and 23 days ago, while Kevin Holland's last outing had been 1 month and 15 days ago.

Brunson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 2 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 3 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Holland's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 4 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

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