Pickett vs Holmes

Who won Pickett vs Holmes?

Jamie Pickett beat Joseph Holmes by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 15th January 2022 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Jamie Pickett.

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).

Pickett vs Holmes stats

Jamie Pickett stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Joseph Holmes made his way to the cage with a record of 5 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

Jamie Pickett's UFC record stood at 2-7-0, while Joseph Holmes' came in at 1-3-0.

The stats suggested Pickett had a massive power advantage over Holmes, boasting a 67% knock out percentage over Holmes' 20%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Holmes had a massive advantage over Pickett, boasting a 80% submission rate over Pickett's 8%.

Jamie Pickett was the older man by 35 years, at 35 years old.

Holmes had a height advantage of 2 inches over Pickett. Despite this, both fighters had equal reach.

Pickett was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 12 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 7 years and 5 months earlier than Holmes, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought 28 more professional rounds, 49 to Holmes' 21.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Jamie Pickett had been fighting more than Joseph Holmes.

Going to this contest, Jamie Pickett had last fought 2 years, 6 months and 3 days ago, while Joseph Holmes' last outing had been 2 years, 7 months and 30 days ago.

Pickett's last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Holmes' last 2 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 9 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 4 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Pickett vs Holmes?

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