Harrison vs Holm

Who won Harrison vs Holm?

Kayla Harrison beat Holly Holm by submission in the 2nd round during the prelims of UFC 300, on Saturday 13th April 2024 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Women’s Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Harrison vs Holm stats

Kayla Harrison stepped into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Holly Holm made her way to the cage with a record of 15 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Kayla Harrison's 2nd fight in the UFC, having made her debut for the promotion in 2024. Holly Holm marked her 16th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2015.

Kayla Harrison's UFC record stood at 2-0-0, while Holly Holm's came in at 8-7-0.

The stats suggested Holm had an advantage in power over Harrison, with a 53% knock out percentage over Harrison's 38%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Harrison had a massive advantage over Holm, boasting a 38% submission rate over Holm's 0%.

Kayla Harrison was the younger woman by 9 years, at 34 years old.

Holm had a 4-inch reach advantage.

Harrison was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 4 fewer fights, and made her debut in 2018, 7 years and 3 months later than Holm, whose first professional fight was in 2011. She had fought 34 less professional rounds, 40 to Holm's 74.

Harrison vs Holm form

Harrison had won all 5 of her most recent fights, stopping 2 opponents and going to the judges 3 times.

In her last fight before this contest, she had won against Taylor Guardado at PFL 2021 #10 on 27th October 2021 by submission in the 2nd round at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, she had beaten Genah Fabian at PFL 2021 #8 on 19th August 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood.

Going into that contest, she had defeated Cindy Dandois at PFL 2021 #6 on 25th June 2021 by submission in the 1st round at Ocean Casino Resort, Atlantic City.

Before that, she was victorious against Mariana Morais at PFL 2021 #3 on 6th May 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at Ocean Casino Resort, Atlantic City.

She had won against Larissa Pacheco at PFL 2019 #10 on 31st December 2019 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Holly Holm had beaten 3 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight leading up to this contest, she had lost to Mayra Bueno Silva at UFC Fight Night – Holm vs. Bueno Silva on 15th July 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, she had beaten Yana Santos at UFC Fight Night San Antonio on 25th March 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at AT&T Center, San Antonio.

Going into that contest, she had been beaten by Ketlen Vieira at UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Vieira on 21st May 2022 by split decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, she had defeated Irene Aldana at UFC Fight Island 4 on 3rd October 2020 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

She was victorious against Raquel Pennington at UFC 246 on 18th January 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Holly Holm had been fighting more than Kayla Harrison.

Going to this contest, Kayla Harrison had last fought 3 years, 6 months and 19 days ago, while Holly Holm's last outing had been 1 year, 10 months and 1 day ago.

Harrison's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 4 months and 15 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year and 27 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Holm's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 3 months and 28 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year and 24 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 18 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.6 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Harrison vs Holm?

Kayla Harrison was a 11/50 (-450) favourite going into the contest, while Holly Holm made her way into the ring at 7/2 (+350) with oddsmakers.