Holland vs Maddalena

Who won Holland vs Maddalena?

Jack Della Maddalena beat Kevin Holland by split decision in their 3 round contest during the co-main event of UFC Fight Night – Grasso vs. Shevchenko 2, on Saturday 16th September 2023 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 29-28, 29-28, 29-28 in favor of the winner Jack Della Maddalena.

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).

Holland vs Maddalena stats

Kevin Holland stepped into the octagon with a record of 25 wins, 9 losses and 0 draws, 14 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 7 by submission.

Jack Della Maddalena made his way to the cage with a record of 15 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Kevin Holland's 26th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2018. Jack Della Maddalena marked his 8th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Kevin Holland's UFC record stood at 15-10-0, while Jack Della Maddalena's came in at 8-0-0.

The stats suggested Maddalena had an advantage in power over Holland, with a 73% knock out percentage over Holland's 56%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Holland had an advantage over Maddalena, with a 28% submission rate over Maddalena's 13%.

Kevin Holland was the older man by 4 years, at 32 years old.

Holland had a height advantage of 4 inches over Maddalena. That also extended to a 8-inch reach advantage.

Holland was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 17 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 11 months earlier than Maddalena, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 50 more professional rounds, 89 to Maddalena's 39.

Holland vs Maddalena form

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to 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, United States.

Previous to that, 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.

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

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

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

Activity check

Holland's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

Maddalena's last 3 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 5 months and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 3 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Holland vs Maddalena?

Kevin Holland was a 1/1 (+100) underdog going into the contest, while Jack Della Maddalena made his way into the ring at 83/100 (-120) with oddsmakers.