Holland vs Stewart

Who won Holland vs Stewart?

Kevin Holland beat Darren Stewart by split decision in their 3 round contest, during the main card of UFC Vegas 11, on Saturday 19th September 2020 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as in favor of 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 Stewart stats

Kevin Holland stepped into the ring with a record of 18 wins, 5 loses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Darren Stewart made his way to the ring with a record of 12 wins, 5 loses and 0 draws, with 7 of those wins by knock out and 1 by submission.

The stats suggested Stewart had a slight advantage in power over Holland, with a 58% knock out percentage over Holland's 56%.

Kevin Holland was the younger man by 2 years, at 28 years old.

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

Holland was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 9 months later than Stewart, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 11 more professional rounds, 56 to Stewart's 45.

Holland vs Stewart form

Holland had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beat Ronaldo Souza at UFC 256 on 12th December 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beat Charlie Ontiveros at UFC Vegas 12 on 31st October 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had won against Darren Stewart at UFC Vegas 11 on 19th September 2020 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had beat Alessio Di Chirico at UFC on ESPN+ 12 on 22nd June 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Bon Secours Wellness Arena, Greenville.

He had been beaten by Thiago Santos at UFC 227 on 4th August 2018 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Staples Center, Los Angeles.

Darren Stewart had beaten 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Eryk Anders at UFC 263 on 12th June 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Gila River Arena, Glendale, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Eryk Anders at UFC Vegas 21 on 13th March 2021 by unanimous decision in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Kevin Holland at UFC Vegas 11 on 19th September 2020 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had defeated Maki Pitolo at UFC Vegas 6 on 8th August 2020 by submission in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had been beaten by Bartosz Fabi ski at Cage Warriors 113 on 20th March 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at BEC Arena, Manchester, England.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Kevin Holland had last fought 9 months and 5 days ago, while Darren Stewart's last outing had been 3 months and 5 days ago.

Holland's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Stewart's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 5 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.