Holmes vs Park

Who won Holmes vs Park?

Jun Yong Park beat Joseph Holmes by submission in the 2nd round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 29th October 2022 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).

Holmes vs Park stats

Joseph Holmes stepped into the octagon with a record of 8 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Jun Yong Park made his way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

Joseph Holmes' UFC record stood at 1-3-0, while Jun Yong Park's came in at 7-3-0.

The stats suggested Park had an advantage in power over Holmes, with a 36% knock out percentage over Holmes' 25%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Holmes had a massive advantage over Park, boasting a 75% submission rate over Park's 21%.

Joseph Holmes was the younger man by 33 years, at years old.

Holmes had a height advantage of 6 inches over Park. That also extended to a 7-inch reach advantage.

Holmes was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 9 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 5 years and 3 months later than Park, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 28 less professional rounds, 21 to Park's 49.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Jun Yong Park had been fighting more than Joseph Holmes.

Going to this contest, Joseph Holmes had last fought 1 year, 11 months and 4 days ago, while Jun Yong Park's last outing had been 1 year, 11 months and 4 days ago.

Holmes' last 4 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 9 months and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Park's last 4 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 4 months and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 1 month. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Holmes vs Park?

Joseph Holmes was a 37/20 (+190) underdog going into the contest, while Jun Yong Park made his way into the ring at 11/25 (-230) with oddsmakers.