Chiesa vs Holland

Who won Chiesa vs Holland?

Kevin Holland beat Michael Chiesa by submission in the 1st round during the main card of UFC 291, on Saturday 29th July 2023 at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City.

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).

Chiesa vs Holland stats

Michael Chiesa stepped into the octagon with a record of 18 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws and 11 by submission.

Kevin Holland made his way to the cage with a record of 24 wins, 9 losses and 0 draws, 14 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

This was Michael Chiesa's 20th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2012. Kevin Holland marked his 25th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2018.

Michael Chiesa's UFC record stood at 13-7-0, while Kevin Holland's came in at 14-10-0.

The stats suggested Holland had a massive power advantage over Chiesa, boasting a 58% knock out percentage over Chiesa's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Chiesa had a massive advantage over Holland, boasting a 61% submission rate over Holland's 25%.

Michael Chiesa was the older man by 5 years, at 37 years old.

Holland had a height advantage of 2 inches over Chiesa. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Chiesa was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 9 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2008, 6 years and 7 months earlier than Holland, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 36 less professional rounds, 51 to Holland's 87.

Chiesa vs Holland form

Michael Chiesa had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Sean Brady at UFC Vegas 43 on 20th November 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Vicente Luque at UFC 265 on 7th August 2021 by submission in the 1st round at Toyota Center, Houston.

Going into that contest, he had won against Neil Magny at UFC Fight Island 8 on 20th January 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Before that, he had beaten Rafael dos Anjos at UFC on ESPN+ 24 on 25th January 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at PNC Arena, Raleigh, United States.

He had defeated Diego Sanchez at UFC 239 on 6th July 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Holland had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he was victorious against Santiago Ponzinibbio at UFC 287 on 8th April 2023 by knockout in the 3rd round at Miami-Dade Arena, Miami, United States.

Previous to that, 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.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 279 on 10th September 2022 by submission in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had won against Tim Means at UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Emmett on 18th June 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at Moody Center, Austin.

He had beaten Alex Oliveira at UFC 272 on 5th March 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Michael Chiesa had last fought 3 years, 4 months and 9 days ago, while Kevin Holland's last outing had been 1 year, 11 months and 21 days ago.

Chiesa's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 8 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Holland's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Chiesa vs Holland?

Michael Chiesa was a 5/4 (+130) underdog going into the contest, while Kevin Holland made his way into the ring at 16/25 (-160) with oddsmakers.