Holland vs Chirico

Who won Holland vs Chirico?

Kevin Holland beat Alessio Di Chirico by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC on ESPN+ 12, on Saturday 22nd June 2019 at Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Kevin Holland.

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 Chirico stats

Kevin Holland stepped into the octagon with a record of 15 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Alessio Di Chirico made his way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 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 Alessio Di Chirico's came in at 4-7-0.

The stats suggested Holland had an advantage in power over Chirico, with a 53% knock out percentage over Chirico's 42%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested that Holland and Chirico would have been pretty equal, both with a 33% submission rate.

Kevin Holland was the younger man by 3 years, at 32 years old.

Holland had a height advantage of 3 inches over Chirico. That also extended to a 7-inch reach advantage.

Holland was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 5 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 3 years and 3 months later than Chirico, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 42 more professional rounds, 83 to Chirico's 41.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Alessio Di Chirico had been fighting more than Kevin Holland.

Going to this contest, Kevin Holland had last fought 6 years, 4 months and 26 days ago, while Alessio Di Chirico's last outing had been 6 years, 5 months and 24 days ago.

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