Holland vs Nelson

Who won Holland vs Nelson?

Kevin Holland beat Gunnar Nelson by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC London, on Saturday 22nd March 2025 at O2 Arena in London.

The scorecards were announced as 29-28, 29-28, 29-28 in favor of the winner Kevin Holland.

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 Nelson stats

Kevin Holland stepped into the octagon with a record of 26 wins, 13 losses and 0 draws, 14 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

Gunnar Nelson made his way to the cage with a record of 19 wins, 5 losses and 1 draw, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 13 by submission.

This was Kevin Holland's 25th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2018. Gunnar Nelson marked his 16th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2012.

Kevin Holland's UFC record stood at 14-10-0, while Gunnar Nelson's came in at 10-6-0.

The stats suggested Holland had a massive power advantage over Nelson, boasting a 54% knock out percentage over Nelson's 21%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Nelson had a massive advantage over Holland, boasting a 68% submission rate over Holland's 31%.

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

Holland had a height advantage of 4 inches over Nelson. That also extended to a 9-inch reach advantage.

Holland was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 14 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 10 years and 1 month later than Nelson, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 38 more professional rounds, 87 to Nelson's 49.

Holland vs Nelson form

Kevin Holland had beaten 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Reinier de Ridder at UFC 311 on 18th January 2025 by submission in the 1st round at Intuit Dome, Los Angeles, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Roman Dolidze at UFC 307 on 5th October 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at Vivint Arena, Salt Lake City.

Going into that contest, he had won against Michal Oleksiejczuk at UFC 302 on 1st June 2024 by submission in the 1st round at Prudential Center, Newark.

Before that, he had been defeated by Michael Page at UFC 299 on 9th March 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Kaseya Center, Miami.

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.

Activity check

Holland's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 7 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

Nelson's last 2 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 1 month and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 years and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 3 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.5 rounds on average.

What time did Holland vs Nelson start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 8:40 PM UTC , which was 4:40 PM EST or 1:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 8:40 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Holland vs Nelson?

Kevin Holland was a 11/10 (+110) underdog going into the contest, while Gunnar Nelson made his way into the ring at 18/25 (-140) with oddsmakers.