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 as in favor of 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 loses 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, with 1 of those wins by knock out and 4 by submission.

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

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

Jamie Pickett was the older man by 34 years, at 34 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 22 more professional rounds, 43 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 1 year, 7 months and 15 days ago, while Joseph Holmes' last outing had been 1 year, 9 months and 11 days ago.

Pickett's last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 11 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 3 years, 10 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 11 months and 14 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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