Trailblazer
Kevin Holland
Career overview
Kevin Holland, an orthodox-stance middleweight standing 6'3" with an 81-inch reach, carries a 28-14 record marked by inconsistency at the UFC level. Over his career, Holland has averaged 4.30 strikes landed per minute with 50% accuracy while absorbing 3.22 strikes per minute, reflecting a volume-based striking approach tempered by defensive lapses.
His grappling metrics reveal limited offensive wrestling—0.82 takedown attempts per 15 minutes at 38% accuracy—though he's submitted opponents at a 0.6-per-15-minute clip, demonstrating submission acumen when opportunities arise. Recent results underscore Holland's volatility: a split-decision win over Darren Stewart in September 2020 preceded losses to elite competition including a first-round submission to Khamzat Chimaev in September 2022 and a brutal opening-round TKO at the hands of Roman Dolidze in October 2024.
Most recently, Holland dropped a split decision to Jack Della Maddalena in 2023, a fight that illustrated his tendency to compete closely against ranked opposition without securing decisive victories. At 31 years old with a 3-4 record across his last eight fights, Holland remains a middleweight depth piece whose technical striking and submission skills occasionally flash against mid-tier competition but struggle against the division's rising prospects.