Who won Page vs Holland?
Michael Page beat Kevin Holland by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC 299, on Saturday 9th March 2024 at Kaseya Center in Miami.
The scorecards were announced as 29-28, 29-28, 29-28 in favor of the winner Michael Page.
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).
Page vs Holland stats
Michael Page stepped into the octagon with a record of 21 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.
Kevin Holland made his way to the cage with a record of 25 wins, 10 losses and 0 draws, 14 of those wins coming by knock out and 7 by submission.
This was Michael Page's 3rd fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2024. Kevin Holland marked his 26th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2018.
Michael Page's UFC record stood at 2-1-0, while Kevin Holland's came in at 15-10-0.
The stats suggested Page had a slight advantage in power over Holland, with a 62% knock out percentage over Holland's 56%.
If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Holland had an advantage over Page, with a 28% submission rate over Page's 14%.
Michael Page was the older man by 6 years, at 38 years old.
Holland had a 4-inch reach advantage.
Page was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 12 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 3 years and 1 month earlier than Holland, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 37 less professional rounds, 52 to Holland's 89.
Page vs Holland form
Page had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going to the judges once.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Ross Houston at Bellator 248 on 10th October 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Accor Arena, Paris, France.
Previous to that, he had beaten Shinsho Anzai at Bellator 237 on 28th December 2019 by knockout in the 2nd round at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.
Going into that contest, he had defeated Gianni Melillo at Bellator London on 23rd November 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at SSE Arena, London, England.
Before that, he was victorious against Richard Kiely at Bellator 227 on 27th September 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at 3Arena, Dublin, Ireland.
He had lost to Douglas Lima at Bellator 221 on 11th May 2019 by knockout in the 2nd round at Allstate Arena, Rosemont, United States.
Activity check
Page's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 2 months and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.
Holland's last 4 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 11 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 8 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.
What were the odds on Page vs Holland?
Michael Page was a 11/10 (+110) underdog going into the contest, while Kevin Holland made his way into the ring at 18/25 (-140) with oddsmakers.
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