Holland vs Oleksiejczuk

Who won Holland vs Oleksiejczuk?

Kevin Holland beat Michal Oleksiejczuk by submission in the 1st round during the main card of UFC 302, on Saturday 1st June 2024 at Prudential Center in Newark.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Holland vs Oleksiejczuk stats

Kevin Holland stepped into the octagon with a record of 25 wins, 11 losses and 0 draws, 14 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 7 by submission.

Michal Oleksiejczuk made his way to the cage with a record of 19 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 14 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Kevin Holland's 24th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2018. Michal Oleksiejczuk marked his 15th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2017.

Kevin Holland's UFC record stood at 13-10-0, while Michal Oleksiejczuk's came in at 7-7-0.

The stats suggested Oleksiejczuk had an advantage in power over Holland, with a 74% knock out percentage over Holland's 56%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Holland had a large advantage over Oleksiejczuk, boasting a 28% submission rate over Oleksiejczuk's 5%.

Kevin Holland was the older man by 3 years, at 32 years old.

Holland had a height advantage of 3 inches over Oleksiejczuk. That also extended to a 7-inch reach advantage.

Holland was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 10 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 1 year and 2 months later than Oleksiejczuk, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 36 more professional rounds, 84 to Oleksiejczuk's 48.

Holland vs Oleksiejczuk form

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Michael Page at UFC 299 on 9th March 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Kaseya Center, Miami, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by 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.

Going into that contest, 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.

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

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

Oleksiejczuk 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 Dustin Jacoby at UFC 272 on 5th March 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had defeated Shamil Gamzatov at UFC 267 on 30th October 2021 by knockout in the 1st round.

Going into that contest, he was victorious against Modestas Bukauskas at UFC 260 on 27th March 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, he had been beaten by Jimmy Crute at UFC on ESPN+ 26 on 22nd February 2020 by submission in the 1st round at Spark Arena, Auckland, New Zealand.

He had been defeated by Ovince St. Preux at UFC on ESPN+ 18 on 28th September 2019 by submission in the 2nd round at Royal Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Kevin Holland had last fought 10 months and 23 days ago, while Michal Oleksiejczuk's last outing had been 2 years, 10 months and 27 days ago.

Holland's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Oleksiejczuk's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 4 months and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What time did Holland vs Oleksiejczuk start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 3:10 AM UTC , which was 11:10 PM EST or 8:10 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 4:10 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Holland vs Oleksiejczuk?

Kevin Holland was a 3/10 (-330) favourite going into the contest, while Michal Oleksiejczuk made his way into the ring at 5/2 (+250) with oddsmakers.