Holland vs Oliveira

Who won Holland vs Oliveira?

Kevin Holland beat Alex Oliveira by knockout in the 2nd round during the main card of UFC 272, on Saturday 5th March 2022 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

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).

Holland vs Oliveira stats

Kevin Holland 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 5 by submission.

Alex Oliveira made his way to the cage with a record of 22 wins, 11 losses and 1 draw, 12 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

This was Kevin Holland's 22nd fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2018.

Kevin Holland's UFC record stood at 13-8-0, while Alex Oliveira's came in at 11-10-0.

The stats suggested Holland had a slight advantage in power over Oliveira, with a 57% knock out percentage over Oliveira's 55%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Holland had a slight advantage over Oliveira, with a 24% submission rate over Oliveira's 23%.

Kevin Holland was the younger man by 5 years, at 31 years old.

Holland had a height advantage of 4 inches over Oliveira. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Holland was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 6 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 3 years and 3 months later than Oliveira, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 6 more professional rounds, 82 to Oliveira's 76.

Holland vs Oliveira form

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, 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, United States.

Previous to that, 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.

Going into that contest, 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.

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

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

Alex Oliveira had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Niko Price at UFC Vegas 38 on 2nd October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Randy Brown at UFC 261 on 24th April 2021 by submission in the 1st round at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Peter Sobotta at UFC Fight Island 3 on 25th July 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Before that, he was victorious against Max Griffin at UFC 248 on 7th March 2020 by split decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

He had been defeated by Nicolas Dalby at UFC on ESPN+ 18 on 28th September 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Royal Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Kevin Holland had last fought 4 months and 15 days ago, while Alex Oliveira's last outing had been 2 years, 9 months and 22 days ago.

Holland's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 7 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Oliveira's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 9 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

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