Guida vs Holtzman

Who won Guida vs Holtzman?

Clay Guida beat Scott Holtzman by split decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 3rd December 2022 at Amway Center in Orlando.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Clay Guida.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Guida vs Holtzman stats

Clay Guida stepped into the octagon with a record of 37 wins, 22 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 14 by submission.

Scott Holtzman made his way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Clay Guida's 37th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2006.

Clay Guida's UFC record stood at 18-19-0, while Scott Holtzman's came in at 7-6-0.

The stats suggested Holtzman had an advantage in power over Guida, with a 36% knock out percentage over Guida's 19%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Guida had a large advantage over Holtzman, boasting a 38% submission rate over Holtzman's 14%.

Clay Guida was the older man by 2 years, at 43 years old.

Holtzman had a height advantage of 2 inches over Guida. Despite this, he had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Guida was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 41 more fights, and made his debut in 2003, 8 years and 6 months earlier than Holtzman, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 86 more professional rounds, 138 to Holtzman's 52.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Scott Holtzman had been fighting more than Clay Guida.

Going to this contest, Clay Guida had last fought 4 years, 1 month and 23 days ago, while Scott Holtzman's last outing had been 4 years, 7 months and 21 days ago.

Guida's last 3 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 4 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 5 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.7 rounds on average.

Holtzman's last 3 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 3 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 5 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Guida vs Holtzman?

Clay Guida was a 33/20 (+170) underdog going into the contest, while Scott Holtzman made his way into the ring at 1/2 (-200) with oddsmakers.