Holland vs Souza

Who won Holland vs Souza?

Kevin Holland beat Ronaldo Souza by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of UFC 256, on Saturday 12th December 2020 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).

Holland vs Souza stats

Kevin Holland stepped into the octagon with a record of 20 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Ronaldo Souza made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 0 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws.

This was Kevin Holland's 26th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2018.

Kevin Holland's UFC record stood at 15-10-0, while Ronaldo Souza's came in at 9-7-0.

The stats suggested Holland had a massive power advantage over Souza, boasting a 55% knock out percentage over Souza's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Holland had a large advantage over Souza, boasting a 25% submission rate over Souza's 0%.

Kevin Holland was the younger man by 13 years, at 32 years old.

Holland had a height advantage of 2 inches over Souza. That also extended to a 9-inch reach advantage.

Holland was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 25 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 11 years and 6 months later than Souza, whose first professional fight was in 2003. He had fought 18 more professional rounds, 89 to Souza's 71.

Holland vs Souza form

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to 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, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Michael Chiesa at UFC 291 on 29th July 2023 by submission in the 1st round at Vivint Arena, Salt Lake City.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Santiago Ponzinibbio at UFC 287 on 8th April 2023 by knockout in the 3rd round at Miami-Dade Arena, Miami.

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

He had been defeated by Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 279 on 10th September 2022 by submission in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Ronaldo Souza had stopped 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Jan Blachowicz at UFC on ESPN+ 22 on 16th November 2019 by split decision in their 5 round contest at Ibirapuera Gymnasium, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Jack Hermansson at UFC on ESPN+ 8 on 27th April 2019 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at BB&T Center, Sunrise, United States.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Chris Weidman at UFC 230 on 3rd November 2018 by knockout in the 3rd round at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Before that, he had been defeated by Kelvin Gastelum at UFC 224 on 12th May 2018 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

He was victorious against Derek Brunson at UFC on FOX 27 on 27th January 2018 by knockout in the 1st round at Spectrum Center, Charlotte, United States.

Activity check

In of activity leading into the fight, Kevin Holland had been fighting more than Ronaldo Souza.

Going to this contest, Kevin Holland had last fought 1 year, 8 months and 24 days ago, while Ronaldo Souza's last outing had been 5 years, 6 months and 24 days ago.

Holland's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 30 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

Souza's last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 4 months and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

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