Holland vs Ridder

Who won Holland vs Ridder?

Reinier de Ridder beat Kevin Holland by submission in the 1st round during the main card of UFC 311, on Saturday 18th January 2025 at Intuit Dome in Los Angeles.

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 Ridder stats

Kevin Holland stepped into the octagon with a record of 26 wins, 12 losses and 0 draws, 14 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

Reinier de Ridder made his way to the cage with a record of 18 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 12 by submission.

This was Kevin Holland's 24th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2018. Reinier de Ridder marked his 2nd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Kevin Holland's UFC record stood at 13-10-0, while Reinier de Ridder's came in at 2-0-0.

The stats suggested Holland had a massive power advantage over Ridder, boasting a 54% knock out percentage over Ridder's 22%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Ridder had a massive advantage over Holland, boasting a 67% submission rate over Holland's 31%.

Kevin Holland was the younger man by 2 years, at 32 years old.

Ridder had a height advantage of 1 inch over Holland.

Holland was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 18 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 1 year and 9 months later than Ridder, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 46 more professional rounds, 84 to Ridder's 38.

Holland vs Ridder form

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

In his last fight leading up to 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.

Reinier de Ridder had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Gerald Meerschaert at UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Prates on 9th November 2024 by submission in the 3rd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Anatoly Malykhin at ONE 166 on 1st March 2024 by knockout in the 3rd round in their ONE Light Heavyweight championship fight at Lusail Sports Arena, Lusail, Qatar.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Tye Ruotolo at ONE on Prime Video 10 on 5th May 2023 by unanimous decision in their 1 round contest at 1stBank Center, Broomfield, United States.

Before that, he had been defeated by Anatoly Malykhin at ONE on Prime Video 5 on 2nd December 2022 by knockout in the 1st round in their ONE Heavyweight championship fight at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore.

He was victorious against Vitaly Bigdash at ONE Championship 159 on 22nd July 2022 by submission in the 1st round in their ONE Light Heavyweight championship fight at Singapore Indoor Stadium.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Kevin Holland had been fighting more than Reinier de Ridder.

Going to this contest, Kevin Holland had last fought 1 year and 3 days ago, while Reinier de Ridder's last outing had been 4 months and 3 days ago.

Holland's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Ridder's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

What time did Holland vs Ridder start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 3:10 AM UTC , which was 10:10 PM EST or 7:10 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 3:10 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Holland vs Ridder?

Kevin Holland was a 1/1 (+100) underdog going into the contest, while Reinier de Ridder made his way into the ring at 4/5 (-130) with oddsmakers.