Holland vs Chirico

Who won Holland vs Chirico?

Kevin Holland beat Alessio Di Chirico by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC on ESPN+ 12, on Saturday 22nd June 2019 at Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Kevin Holland.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Holland vs Chirico stats

Kevin Holland stepped into the octagon with a record of 15 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Alessio Di Chirico made his way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

Kevin Holland's UFC record stood at 12-8-0, while Alessio Di Chirico's came in at 4-7-0.

The stats suggested Holland had an advantage in power over Chirico, with a 53% knock out percentage over Chirico's 42%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested that Holland and Chirico would have been pretty equal, both with a 33% submission rate.

Kevin Holland was the younger man by 3 years, at 31 years old.

Holland had a height advantage of 3 inches over Chirico. That also extended to a 7-inch reach advantage.

Holland was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 5 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 3 years and 3 months later than Chirico, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 40 more professional rounds, 81 to Chirico's 41.

Holland vs Chirico form

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

In his last fight before this contest, 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, United States.

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

Going into that contest, he had beaten Santiago Ponzinibbio at UFC 287 on 8th April 2023 by knockout in the 3rd round at Miami-Dade Arena, Miami.

Before that, 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.

He had been defeated by Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 279 on 10th September 2022 by submission in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Holland's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 7 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

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