When is Holland vs Nelson?
Kevin Holland will take on Gunnar Nelson during the main card of UFC London, on Saturday 22nd March 2025 at O2 Arena in London.
The fight will be contested over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which means the weight limit will be 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).
Holland vs Nelson stats
Kevin Holland steps 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 will make 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 will be Kevin Holland's 24th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2018.
Kevin Holland's UFC record currently stands at 13-10-0, while Gunnar Nelson's comes in at 10-5-0.
The stats suggest Holland has a massive power advantage over Nelson, boasting a 54% knock out percentage over Nelson's 21%.
If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Nelson will have a massive advantage over Holland, boasting a 68% submission rate over Holland's 31%.
Kevin Holland is the younger man by 4 years, at 32 years old.
Holland has a height advantage of 4 inches over Nelson. This also extends to a 9-inch reach advantage.
Holland is arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 14 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 9 years and 10 months later than Nelson, whose first professional fight was in . He has fought 38 more professional rounds, 84 to Nelson's 46.
Holland vs Nelson form
Kevin Holland has beaten 1 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight, he 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.
Gunnar Nelson has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight, he beat Bryan Barberena at UFC 286 on 18th March 2023 by submission in the 1st round at o2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.
Previous to that, he had defeated Takashi Sato at UFC Fight Night London on 19th March 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at 02 Arena, London.
Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Gilbert Burns at UFC on ESPN+ 18 on 28th September 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Royal Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Before that, he had been defeated by Leon Edwards at UFC on ESPN+ 5 on 16th March 2019 by split decision in their 3 round contest at 02 Arena, London, United Kingdom.
He was victorious against Alex Oliveira at UFC 231 on 8th December 2018 by submission in the 2nd round at Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Canada.
Activity check
In terms of recent activity, Kevin Holland has been fighting more than Gunnar Nelson.
Kevin Holland last fought 20 days ago, while Gunnar Nelson's last outing was 1 year, 10 months and 20 days ago.
Holland's last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 4 months and 22 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 3 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 1.8 rounds on average.
Nelson's last 5 fights have come over a period of 6 years, 1 month and 30 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.4 rounds on average.
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