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 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight leading up to 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 lost to 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 had won 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 beaten Charlie Ontiveros at UFC Vegas 12 on 31st October 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

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.

Activity check

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 Holland vs Oliveira?

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