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.

Guida vs Holtzman form

Clay Guida had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Claudio Puelles at UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. Andrade on 23rd April 2022 by submission in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Leonardo Santos at UFC Fight Night on 4th December 2021 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Mark O Madsen at UFC Vegas 34 on 21st August 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Enterprise.

Before that, he had beaten Michael Johnson at UFC Vegas 18 on 6th February 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had been defeated by Jim Miller at UFC on ESPN 5 on 3rd August 2019 by submission in the 1st round at Prudential Center, Newark.

Activity check

Guida's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 9 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Holtzman's last 3 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 5 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 5 months and 27 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.