Holland vs Rodriguez

When is Holland vs Rodriguez?

Kevin Holland is set to square off against Daniel Rodriguez during the main card of UFC 318, on Saturday 19th July 2025 at Smoothie King Center in New Orleans.

The fight is scheduled for 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which means the weight limit will be 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Holland vs Rodriguez stats

Kevin Holland steps into the octagon with a record of 28 wins, 13 losses and 0 draws, 14 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 9 by submission.

Daniel Rodriguez will make his way to the cage with a record of 19 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

This will be Kevin Holland's 26th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2018. Daniel Rodriguez will mark his 13th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2020.

Kevin Holland's UFC record currently stands at 15-10-0, while Daniel Rodriguez's comes in at 9-4-0.

The stats suggest Holland has a slight advantage in power over Rodriguez, with a 50% knock out percentage over Rodriguez's 47%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Holland will have an advantage over Rodriguez, with a 32% submission rate over Rodriguez's 21%.

Kevin Holland is the younger man by 6 years, at 32 years old.

Holland has a height advantage of 2 inches over Rodriguez. This also extends to a 7-inch reach advantage.

Holland is the more experienced professional fighter, having had 17 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 2 months earlier than Rodriguez, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He has fought 34 more professional rounds, 89 to Rodriguez's 55.

Holland vs Rodriguez form

Kevin Holland has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he won against Vicente Luque at UFC 316 on 7th June 2025 by submission in the 2nd round at Prudential Center, Newark, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Gunnar Nelson at UFC London: Edwards vs. Brady on 22nd March 2025 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Reinier de Ridder at UFC 311 on 18th January 2025 by submission in the 1st round at Intuit Dome, Los Angeles, United States.

Before that, he had been beaten by Roman Dolidze at UFC 307 on 5th October 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at Vivint Arena, Salt Lake City.

He had defeated Michal Oleksiejczuk at UFC 302 on 1st June 2024 by submission in the 1st round at Prudential Center, Newark.

Rodriguez has beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he won against Santiago Ponzinibbio at UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Figueiredo on 3rd May 2025 by knockout in the 3rd round at Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Alex Morono at UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira on 12th October 2024 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by Kelvin Gastelum at UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov on 22nd June 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Before that, he had lost to Ian Machado Garry at UFC Fight Night – Rozenstruik vs. Almeida on 13th May 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Spectrum Center, Charlotte, United States.

He had been beaten by Neil Magny at UFC Fight Night: Mitchell vs. Evloev on 5th November 2022 by submission in the 3rd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Kevin Holland has been fighting more than Daniel Rodriguez.

Kevin Holland last fought 1 month and 9 days ago, while Daniel Rodriguez's last outing was 2 months and 13 days ago.

Holland's last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 1 month and 15 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 2 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 1.6 rounds on average.

Rodriguez's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 11 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

What time does Holland vs Rodriguez start?

The fighters are expected to walk out at around 2:10 AM UTC , which is 10:10 PM EST or 7:10 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 3:10 AM BST in the UK.

What are the odds on Holland vs Rodriguez?

Kevin Holland is currently 11/50 (-450) to win the fight outright, while you can get 17/5 (+340) on Daniel Rodriguez if you fancy the big upset.

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