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 as in favor of 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 ring with a record of 21 wins, 7 loses 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 ring with a record of 21 wins, 5 loses and 0 draws, with 12 of those wins by knock out and 5 by submission.

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

Derek Brunson was the older man by 9 years, at 37 years old.

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

Brunson was the more experienced professional 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 the same amount of professional rounds, 56 to Holland's 56.

Brunson vs Holland form

Brunson had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Kevin Holland at UFC Vegas 22 on 20th March 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had defeated Edmen Shahbazyan at UFC Vegas 5 on 1st August 2020 by knockout in the 3rd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

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

Before that, he had won against 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.

He had been beaten by Israel Adesanya at UFC 230 on 3rd November 2018 by knockout in the 1st round at Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States.

Holland had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beat Ronaldo Souza at UFC 256 on 12th December 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beat Charlie Ontiveros at UFC Vegas 12 on 31st October 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Darren Stewart at UFC Vegas 11 on 19th September 2020 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had won against Alessio Di Chirico at UFC on ESPN+ 12 on 22nd June 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Bon Secours Wellness Arena, Greenville.

He had lost to Thiago Santos at UFC 227 on 4th August 2018 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Staples Center, Los Angeles.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Derek Brunson had last fought 5 months and 28 days ago, while Kevin Holland's last outing had been 9 months and 5 days ago.

Brunson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Holland's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.