Who won Chiesa vs Holland?
Kevin Holland beat Michael Chiesa by submission in the 1st round during the main card of UFC 291, on Saturday 29th July 2023 at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).
Chiesa vs Holland stats
Michael Chiesa stepped into the octagon with a record of 18 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws and 11 by submission.
Kevin Holland made his way to the cage with a record of 24 wins, 9 losses and 0 draws, 14 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.
This was Michael Chiesa's 19th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2012. Kevin Holland marked his 22nd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2018.
Michael Chiesa's UFC record stood at 12-7-0, while Kevin Holland's came in at 13-8-0.
The stats suggested Holland had a massive power advantage over Chiesa, boasting a 58% knock out percentage over Chiesa's 0%.
If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Chiesa had a massive advantage over Holland, boasting a 61% submission rate over Holland's 25%.
Michael Chiesa was the older man by 5 years, at 36 years old.
Holland had a height advantage of 2 inches over Chiesa. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.
Chiesa was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 9 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2008, 6 years and 7 months earlier than Holland, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 34 less professional rounds, 48 to Holland's 82.
Chiesa vs Holland form
Michael Chiesa had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Sean Brady at UFC Vegas 43 on 20th November 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.
Previous to that, he had been beaten by Vicente Luque at UFC 265 on 7th August 2021 by submission in the 1st round at Toyota Center, Houston.
Going into that contest, he had won against Neil Magny at UFC Fight Island 8 on 20th January 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Before that, he had beaten Rafael dos Anjos at UFC on ESPN+ 24 on 25th January 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at PNC Arena, Raleigh, United States.
He had defeated Diego Sanchez at UFC 239 on 6th July 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.
Holland had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.
In his last fight before this contest, his fight against Kyle Daukaus at UFC Vegas 38 on 2nd October 2021 ended in a no contest.
Previous to that, he had been defeated by Derek Brunson at UFC Vegas 22 on 20th March 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.
Going into that contest, he was victorious against Ronaldo Souza at UFC 256 on 12th December 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.
Before that, he had won against Charlie Ontiveros at UFC Vegas 12 on 31st October 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.
He had beaten Darren Stewart at UFC Vegas 11 on 19th September 2020 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.
Activity check
In terms of activity leading into the fight, Kevin Holland had been fighting more than Michael Chiesa.
Going to this contest, Michael Chiesa had last fought 2 years, 10 months and 14 days ago, while Kevin Holland's last outing had been 3 years and 2 days ago.
Chiesa's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 2 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 18 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 4 years and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.
What were the odds on Chiesa vs Holland?
Michael Chiesa was a 5/4 (+130) underdog going into the contest, while Kevin Holland made his way into the ring at 16/25 (-160) with oddsmakers.
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