Chimaev vs Holland

Who won Chimaev vs Holland?

Khamzat Chimaev beat Kevin Holland by submission in the 1st round during the co-main event of UFC 279, on Saturday 10th September 2022 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Chimaev vs Holland division, which meant the weight limit was pounds (0 stone or 0 KG).

Chimaev vs Holland stats

Khamzat Chimaev stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 11 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Kevin Holland made his way to the cage with a record of 23 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

This was Khamzat Chimaev's 8th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2020. Kevin Holland marked his 24th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2018.

Khamzat Chimaev's UFC record stood at 8-0-0, while Kevin Holland's came in at 13-10-0.

The stats suggested Holland had a slight advantage in power over Chimaev, with a 57% knock out percentage over Chimaev's 55%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Chimaev had a slight advantage over Holland, with a 36% submission rate over Holland's 26%.

Khamzat Chimaev was the younger man by 2 years, at 30 years old.

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

Chimaev was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 19 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2018, 3 years and 1 month later than Holland, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 63 less professional rounds, 21 to Holland's 84.

Chimaev vs Holland form

Holland had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Michael Page at UFC 299 on 9th March 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Kaseya Center, Miami, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Jack Della Maddalena at UFC Fight Night – Grasso vs. Shevchenko 2 on 16th September 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had won against Michael Chiesa at UFC 291 on 29th July 2023 by submission in the 1st round at Vivint Arena, Salt Lake City.

Before that, he had beaten Santiago Ponzinibbio at UFC 287 on 8th April 2023 by knockout in the 3rd round at Miami-Dade Arena, Miami.

He had been defeated by Stephen Thompson at UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland on 3rd December 2022 by knockout in the 4th round at Amway Center, Orlando.

Activity check

Chimaev's last 4 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 7 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.5 rounds on average.

Holland's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

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