Holland vs Maddalena

Who won Holland vs Maddalena?

Jack Della Maddalena beat Kevin Holland by split decision in their 3 round contest during the co-main event of UFC Fight Night – Grasso vs. Shevchenko 2, on Saturday 16th September 2023 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 29-28, 29-28, 29-28 in favor of the winner Jack Della Maddalena.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Holland vs Maddalena stats

Kevin Holland stepped into the octagon with a record of 25 wins, 9 losses and 0 draws, 14 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 7 by submission.

Jack Della Maddalena made his way to the cage with a record of 15 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Kevin Holland's 23rd fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2018.

Kevin Holland's UFC record stood at 13-9-0, while Jack Della Maddalena's came in at 7-0-0.

The stats suggested Maddalena had an advantage in power over Holland, with a 73% knock out percentage over Holland's 56%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Holland had an advantage over Maddalena, with a 28% submission rate over Maddalena's 13%.

Kevin Holland was the older man by 4 years, at 32 years old.

Holland had a height advantage of 4 inches over Maddalena. That also extended to a 8-inch reach advantage.

Holland was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 17 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 11 months earlier than Maddalena, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 49 more professional rounds, 83 to Maddalena's 34.

Holland vs Maddalena form

Holland had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Derek Brunson at UFC Vegas 22 on 20th March 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Ronaldo Souza at UFC 256 on 12th December 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Charlie Ontiveros at UFC Vegas 12 on 31st October 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had defeated Darren Stewart at UFC Vegas 11 on 19th September 2020 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He was victorious against Alessio Di Chirico at UFC on ESPN+ 12 on 22nd June 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Bon Secours Wellness Arena, Greenville.

Maddalena had won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3opponents and going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Bassil Hafez at UFC Fight Night – Holm vs. Bueno Silva on 15th July 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Randy Brown at UFC 284 on 11th February 2023 by submission in the 1st round at RAC Arena, Perth, Western Australia.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Danny Roberts at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Spivak on 19th November 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, he was victorious against Ramazan Emeev at UFC 275 on 11th June 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore.

He had won against Pete Rodriguez at UFC 270 on 22nd January 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Honda Center, Anaheim, United States.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Jack Della Maddalena had been fighting more than Kevin Holland.

Going to this contest, Kevin Holland had last fought 3 years, 9 months and 1 day ago, while Jack Della Maddalena's last outing had been 1 year, 5 months and 6 days ago.

Holland's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 5 months and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Maddalena's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.4 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Holland vs Maddalena?

Kevin Holland was a 1/1 (+100) underdog going into the contest, while Jack Della Maddalena made his way into the ring at 83/100 (-120) with oddsmakers.