Harrison vs Holm

Who won Harrison vs Holm?

Kayla Harrison beat Holly Holm by submission in the 2nd round during the prelims of UFC 300, on Saturday 13th April 2024 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Women’s Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Harrison vs Holm stats

Kayla Harrison stepped into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Holly Holm made her way to the cage with a record of 15 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Kayla Harrison's 1st fight in the UFC, having made her debut for the promotion in 2024. Holly Holm marked her 16th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2015.

Kayla Harrison's UFC record stood at 1-0-0, while Holly Holm's came in at 8-7-0.

The stats suggested Holm had an advantage in power over Harrison, with a 53% knock out percentage over Harrison's 38%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Harrison had a massive advantage over Holm, boasting a 38% submission rate over Holm's 0%.

Kayla Harrison was the younger woman by 9 years, at 33 years old.

Holm had 4-inch reach advantage.

Harrison was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 4 fewer fights, and made her debut in 2018, 7 years and 3 months later than Holm, whose first professional fight was in 2011. She had fought 37 less professional rounds, 37 to Holm's 74.

Harrison vs Holm form

Harrison had beaten 4 of her last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges 3 times.

In her last fight before this contest, she had won against Aspen Ladd at PFL 10: 2023 PFL World Championship on 24th November 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The Anthem, Washington, United States.

Previous to that, she had lost to Larissa Pacheco at PFL 2022 #10 -World Championship on 25th November 2022 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Hulu Theater, Madison Square Garden, New York.

Going into that contest, she had beaten Martina Jindrova at PFL 2022 #9 on 20th August 2022 by submission in the 1st round at Copper Box Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Before that, she had defeated Kaitlin Young at PFL 2022 #6 on 1st July 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Overtime Elite Arena, Atlanta, United States.

She was victorious against Marina Mokhnatkina at PFL 2022 #3 on 6th May 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Esports Stadium Arlington, Arlington.

Holly Holm had beaten 3 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight leading up to this contest, she had been beaten by Mayra Bueno Silva at UFC Fight Night – Holm vs. Bueno Silva on 15th July 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, she had won against Yana Santos at UFC Fight Night San Antonio on 25th March 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at AT&T Center, San Antonio.

Going into that contest, she had been defeated by Ketlen Vieira at UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Vieira on 21st May 2022 by split decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, she had beaten Irene Aldana at UFC Fight Island 4 on 3rd October 2020 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

She had defeated Raquel Pennington at UFC 246 on 18th January 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Kayla Harrison had been fighting more than Holly Holm.

Going to this contest, Kayla Harrison had last fought 5 months and 4 days ago, while Holly Holm's last outing had been 9 months and 13 days ago.

Harrison's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 22 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 4 months and 24 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Holm's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 3 months and 10 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 10 months and 8 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 18 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.6 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Harrison vs Holm?

Kayla Harrison was a 11/50 (-450) favourite going into the contest, while Holly Holm made her way into the ring at 7/2 (+350) with oddsmakers.