Holland vs Stewart

Who won Holland vs Stewart?

Kevin Holland beat Darren Stewart by split decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC Vegas 11, on Saturday 19th September 2020 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Kevin Holland.

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 Stewart stats

Kevin Holland stepped into the octagon with a record of 18 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Darren Stewart made his way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 7 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.

Kevin Holland's UFC record stood at 15-10-0, while Darren Stewart's came in at 5-7-0.

The stats suggested Stewart had a slight advantage in power over Holland, with a 58% knock out percentage over Holland's 56%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Holland had an advantage over Stewart, with a 28% submission rate over Stewart's 8%.

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

Holland had a height advantage of 3 inches over Stewart. That also extended to a 7-inch reach advantage.

Holland was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 9 months later than Stewart, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 31 more professional rounds, 89 to Stewart's 58.

Holland vs Stewart form

Holland had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Santiago Ponzinibbio at UFC 287 on 8th April 2023 by knockout in the 3rd round at Miami-Dade Arena, Miami, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Stephen Thompson at UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland on 3rd December 2022 by knockout in the 4th round at Amway Center, Orlando.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 279 on 10th September 2022 by submission in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had beaten Tim Means at UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Emmett on 18th June 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at Moody Center, Austin.

He had defeated Alex Oliveira at UFC 272 on 5th March 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Stewart had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he was victorious against Maki Pitolo at UFC Vegas 6 on 8th August 2020 by submission in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had been defeated by Bartosz Fabi ski at Cage Warriors 113 on 20th March 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at BEC Arena, Manchester, England.

Going into that contest, he had won against Deron Winn at UFC on ESPN 6 on 18th October 2019 by split decision in their 3 round contest at TD Garden, Boston, United States.

Before that, he had lost to Edmen Shahbazyan at The Ultimate Fighter 28 Finale on 30th November 2018 by split decision in their 3 round contest at The Pearl at the Palms, Las Vegas.

He had beaten Eric Spicely at UFC Fight Night 130 on 27th May 2018 by knockout in the 2nd round at Echo Arena, Liverpool, United Kingdom.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Kevin Holland had last fought 2 years, 2 months and 26 days ago, while Darren Stewart's last outing had been 4 years, 10 months and 26 days ago.

Holland's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

Stewart's last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 1 month and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

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