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 26th 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 15-10-0.

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 1 year, at 31 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 68 less professional rounds, 21 to Holland's 89.

Chimaev vs Holland form

Chimaev remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Kevin Holland at UFC 279 on 10th September 2022 by submission in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Gilbert Burns at UFC 273 on 9th April 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Jingliang Li at UFC 267 on 30th October 2021 by submission in the 1st round.

Before that, he was victorious against Gerald Meerschaert at UFC Vegas 11 on 19th September 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

He had won against Rhys McKee at UFC Fight Island 3 on 25th July 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

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 Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 279 on 10th September 2022 by submission in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

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

Going into that contest, he had defeated Alex Oliveira at UFC 272 on 5th March 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

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

He had been beaten by Derek Brunson at UFC Vegas 22 on 20th March 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Khamzat Chimaev had last fought 2 years, 9 months and 26 days ago, while Kevin Holland's last outing had been 2 years, 9 months and 26 days ago.

Chimaev's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 11 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.4 rounds on average.

Holland's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 3 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

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