Holland vs Souza

Who won Holland vs Souza?

Kevin Holland beat Ronaldo Souza by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of UFC 256, on Saturday 12th December 2020 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

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 Souza stats

Kevin Holland stepped into the octagon with a record of 20 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Ronaldo Souza made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 0 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws.

Kevin Holland's UFC record stood at 12-8-0, while Ronaldo Souza's came in at 9-7-0.

The stats suggested Holland had a massive power advantage over Souza, boasting a 55% knock out percentage over Souza's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Holland had a large advantage over Souza, boasting a 25% submission rate over Souza's 0%.

Kevin Holland was the younger man by 13 years, at 31 years old.

Holland had a height advantage of 2 inches over Souza. That also extended to a 9-inch reach advantage.

Holland was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 25 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 11 years and 6 months later than Souza, whose first professional fight was in 2003. He had fought 10 more professional rounds, 81 to Souza's 71.

Holland vs Souza 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 Stephen Thompson at UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland on 3rd December 2022 by knockout in the 4th round at Amway Center, Orlando, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 279 on 10th September 2022 by submission in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had won against Tim Means at UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Emmett on 18th June 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at Moody Center, Austin.

Before that, he had beaten Alex Oliveira at UFC 272 on 5th March 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

His fight against Kyle Daukaus at UFC Vegas 38 on 2nd October 2021 ended in a no contest.

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Holland's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Holland vs Souza?

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