Holland vs Buckley II

When is Holland vs Buckley II?

Kevin Holland could potentially face the challenge of Joaquin Buckley, in Spring 2025.

The fight would be contested over 5 rounds in the Welterweight division, which means the weight limit would be 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Holland vs Buckley II stats

Kevin Holland would step into the octagon with a record of 26 wins, 11 losses and 0 draws, 14 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

Joaquin Buckley would make his way to the cage with a record of 19 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by knock out.

The stats suggest Buckley would have an advantage in power over Holland, with a 68% knock out percentage over Holland's 54%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Holland would have a massive advantage over Buckley, boasting a 31% submission rate over Buckley's 0%.

Kevin Holland is the older man by 1 year, at 31 years old.

Holland has a height advantage of 5 inches over Buckley. This also extends to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Holland is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 12 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 6 months later than Buckley, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He has fought 27 more professional rounds, 82 to Buckley's 55.

Holland vs Buckley II form

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

In his last fight, he won against Michal Oleksiejczuk at UFC 302 on 1st June 2024 by submission in the 1st round at Prudential Center, Newark, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Michael Page at UFC 299 on 9th March 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Kaseya Center, Miami.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by 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.

Before that, he had beaten Michael Chiesa at UFC 291 on 29th July 2023 by submission in the 1st round at Vivint Arena, Salt Lake City.

He had defeated Santiago Ponzinibbio at UFC 287 on 8th April 2023 by knockout in the 3rd round at Miami-Dade Arena, Miami.

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

In his last fight, he won against Nursulton Ruziboev at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Nascimento on 11th May 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Enterprise Center, St. Louis, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Vicente Luque at UFC Fight Night: Blanchfield vs. Fiorot on 30th March 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round at Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Alex Morono at UFC Fight Night – Green vs Dawson on 7th October 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had defeated Andre Fialho at UFC Fight Night – Pennington vs. Aldana 2 on 20th May 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

He had been defeated by Chris Curtis at UFC 282 on 10th December 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Kevin Holland has been fighting more than Joaquin Buckley.

Kevin Holland last fought 4 months and 4 days ago, while Joaquin Buckley's last outing was 4 months and 24 days ago.

Holland's last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 5 months and 27 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 3 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Buckley's last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 25 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 4 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

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