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 2nd fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2024. Kevin Holland marked his 23rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2018.
Michael Page's UFC record stood at 1-1-0, while Kevin Holland's came in at 13-9-0.
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 5 years, at 37 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 34 less professional rounds, 49 to Holland's 83.
Page vs Holland form
Page had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges twice.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Goiti Yamauchi at Bellator 292 on 10th March 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at SAP Center, San Jose, United States.
Previous to that, he had lost to Logan Storley at Bellator 281 on 13th May 2022 by split decision in their 5 round contest at SSE Arena, London, United Kingdom.
Going into that contest, he had beaten Douglas Lima at Bellator London on 1st October 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at SSE Arena, London, England.
Before that, he had defeated Derek Anderson at Bellator 258 on 7th May 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, United States.
He was victorious against Ross Houston at Bellator 248 on 10th October 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Accor Arena, Paris, France.
Holland had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance 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 been beaten by Thiago Santos at UFC 227 on 4th August 2018 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Staples Center, Los Angeles.
Activity check
In terms of activity leading into the fight, Michael Page had been fighting more than Kevin Holland.
Going to this contest, Michael Page had last fought 1 year, 9 months and 28 days ago, while Kevin Holland's last outing had been 4 years and 26 days ago.
Page's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 2 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.
Holland's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 5 months and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 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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