Holland vs Ponzinibbio

Who won Holland vs Ponzinibbio?

Kevin Holland beat Santiago Ponzinibbio by knockout in the 3rd round during the main card of UFC 287, on Saturday 8th April 2023 at Miami-Dade Arena in Miami.

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 Ponzinibbio stats

Kevin Holland stepped into the octagon with a record of 23 wins, 9 losses and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Santiago Ponzinibbio made his way to the cage with a record of 28 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 15 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

This was Kevin Holland's 22nd fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2018. Santiago Ponzinibbio marked his 18th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2013.

Kevin Holland's UFC record stood at 13-8-0, while Santiago Ponzinibbio's came in at 11-7-0.

The stats suggested Holland had a slight advantage in power over Ponzinibbio, with a 57% knock out percentage over Ponzinibbio's 54%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Holland had a slight advantage over Ponzinibbio, with a 26% submission rate over Ponzinibbio's 21%.

Kevin Holland was the younger man by 6 years, at 31 years old.

Holland had a height advantage of 3 inches over Ponzinibbio. That also extended to a 8-inch reach advantage.

Holland was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 6 years and 8 months later than Ponzinibbio, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 9 more professional rounds, 82 to Ponzinibbio's 73.

Holland vs Ponzinibbio form

Ponzinibbio had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Alex Morono at UFC 282 on 10th December 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Michel Pereira at UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Vieira on 21st May 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Geoff Neal at UFC 269 on 11th December 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had beaten Miguel Baeza at UFC Vegas 28 on 5th June 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest.

He had been defeated by Jingliang Li at UFC on ABC 1 on 16th January 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Activity check

Ponzinibbio's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Holland vs Ponzinibbio?

Kevin Holland was a 2/5 (-250) favourite going into the contest, while Santiago Ponzinibbio made his way into the ring at 2/1 (+200) with oddsmakers.