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 26th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2018. Michal Oleksiejczuk marked his 16th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2017.

Kevin Holland's UFC record stood at 15-10-0, while Michal Oleksiejczuk's came in at 8-7-0.

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 2 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 40 more professional rounds, 89 to Oleksiejczuk's 49.

Holland vs Oleksiejczuk form

Holland had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Ronaldo Souza at UFC 256 on 12th December 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Charlie Ontiveros at UFC Vegas 12 on 31st October 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Darren Stewart at UFC Vegas 11 on 19th September 2020 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he was victorious against Alessio Di Chirico at UFC on ESPN+ 12 on 22nd June 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Bon Secours Wellness Arena, Greenville.

He had lost to Thiago Santos at UFC 227 on 4th August 2018 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Staples Center, Los Angeles.

Michal Oleksiejczuk had stopped 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had been beaten by Kevin Holland at UFC 302 on 1st June 2024 by submission in the 1st round at Prudential Center, Newark, United States.

Previous to that, he had been defeated by Michel Pereira at UFC 299 on 9th March 2024 by submission in the 1st round at Kaseya Center, Miami.

Going into that contest, he had won against Chidi Njokuani at UFC Fight Night – Holloway vs. Korean Zombie on 26th August 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Kallang, Singapore.

Before that, he had lost to Caio Borralho at UFC Fight Night – Song vs. Simon on 29th April 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

He had beaten Cody Brundage at UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland on 17th December 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Kevin Holland had last fought 4 years, 6 months and 15 days ago, while Michal Oleksiejczuk's last outing had been 1 year and 26 days ago.

Holland's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 10 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Oleksiejczuk's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.2 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.