Means vs Holland

Who won Means vs Holland?

Kevin Holland beat Tim Means by submission in the 2nd round during the co-main event of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 18th June 2022 at Moody Center in Austin.

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).

Means vs Holland stats

Tim Means stepped into the octagon with a record of 31 wins, 12 losses and 1 draw, 19 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Kevin Holland made his way to the cage with a record of 22 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

This was Tim Means' 30th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2012. Kevin Holland marked his 23rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2018.

Tim Means' UFC record stood at 15-14-0, while Kevin Holland's came in at 13-9-0.

The stats suggested Means had a slight advantage in power over Holland, with a 61% knock out percentage over Holland's 59%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Holland had a slight advantage over Means, with a 23% submission rate over Means' 16%.

Tim Means was the older man by 8 years, at 40 years old.

Holland had a height advantage of 1 inch over Means. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Means was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 15 more fights, and made his debut in 2004, 11 years earlier than Holland, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 14 more professional rounds, 97 to Holland's 83.

Means vs Holland form

Tim Means had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Nicolas Dalby at UFC Vegas 30 on 26th June 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Mike Perry at UFC 255 on 21st November 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Niko Price at UFC on ESPN+ 4 on 9th March 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at INTRUST Bank Arena, Wichita.

Before that, he had been beaten by Belal Muhammad at UFC Fight Night 121 on 18th November 2017 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney, Australia.

He had defeated Alex Garcia at UFC Fight Night 112 on 25th June 2017 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, United States.

Kevin Holland had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he was victorious against Alex Oliveira at UFC 272 on 5th March 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, his fight against Kyle Daukaus at UFC Vegas 38 on 2nd October 2021 ended in a no contest.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by Derek Brunson at UFC Vegas 22 on 20th March 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before 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.

He had beaten Charlie Ontiveros at UFC Vegas 12 on 31st October 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Tim Means had last fought 3 years, 5 months and 25 days ago, while Kevin Holland's last outing had been 2 years, 9 months and 16 days ago.

Means' last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 5 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 6 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Holland's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 1 month and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

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