Thompson vs Holland

Who won Thompson vs Holland?

Stephen Thompson beat Kevin Holland by knockout in the 4th round during the main event of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 3rd December 2022 at Amway Center in Orlando.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Thompson vs Holland stats

Stephen Thompson stepped into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 6 losses and 1 draw, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Kevin Holland made his way to the cage with a record of 23 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

Stephen Thompson's UFC record stood at 12-7-1, while Kevin Holland's came in at 12-8-0.

The stats suggested Holland had an advantage in power over Thompson, with a 57% knock out percentage over Thompson's 44%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Holland had an advantage over Thompson, with a 26% submission rate over Thompson's 6%.

Stephen Thompson was the older man by 10 years, at 41 years old.

Holland had a height advantage of 3 inches over Thompson. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Thompson was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 8 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2010, 5 years and 1 month earlier than Holland, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 10 less professional rounds, 71 to Holland's 81.

Thompson vs Holland form

Stephen Thompson had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Belal Muhammad at UFC Fight Night on 18th December 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Gilbert Burns at UFC 264 on 10th July 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had won against Geoff Neal at UFC Vegas 17 on 19th December 2020 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had beaten Vicente Luque at UFC 244 on 2nd November 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

He had been defeated by Anthony Pettis at UFC on ESPN+ 6 on 23rd March 2019 by knockout in the 2nd round at Bridgestone Arena, Nashville.

Holland had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Michael Page at UFC 299 on 9th March 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Kaseya Center, Miami, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Jack Della Maddalena at UFC Fight Night – Grasso vs. Shevchenko 2 on 16th September 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Michael Chiesa at UFC 291 on 29th July 2023 by submission in the 1st round at Vivint Arena, Salt Lake City.

Before that, he was victorious against Santiago Ponzinibbio at UFC 287 on 8th April 2023 by knockout in the 3rd round at Miami-Dade Arena, Miami.

He had been defeated by Stephen Thompson at UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland on 3rd December 2022 by knockout in the 4th round at Amway Center, Orlando.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Stephen Thompson had last fought 2 years, 4 months and 6 days ago, while Kevin Holland's last outing had been 1 month and 15 days ago.

Thompson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 1 month and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.2 rounds on average.

Holland's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 4 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Thompson vs Holland?

Stephen Thompson was a 3/2 (+150) underdog going into the contest, while Kevin Holland made his way into the ring at 27/50 (-190) with oddsmakers.