Means vs Holland

Who won Means vs Holland?

Kevin Holland beat Tim Means by submission in the 2nd round during the co-main event of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 18th June 2022 at Moody Center in Austin.

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).

Means vs Holland stats

Tim Means stepped into the octagon with a record of 31 wins, 12 losses and 1 draw, 19 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Kevin Holland made his way to the cage with a record of 22 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

This was Tim Means' 30th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2012. Kevin Holland marked his 26th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2018.

Tim Means' UFC record stood at 15-14-0, while Kevin Holland's came in at 15-10-0.

The stats suggested Means had a slight advantage in power over Holland, with a 61% knock out percentage over Holland's 59%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Holland had a slight advantage over Means, with a 23% submission rate over Means' 16%.

Tim Means was the older man by 9 years, at 41 years old.

Holland had a height advantage of 1 inch over Means. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Means was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 15 more fights, and made his debut in 2004, 11 years earlier than Holland, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 8 more professional rounds, 97 to Holland's 89.

Means vs Holland form

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to 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, United States.

Previous to that, 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.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Santiago Ponzinibbio at UFC 287 on 8th April 2023 by knockout in the 3rd round at Miami-Dade Arena, Miami.

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

He had been defeated by Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 279 on 10th September 2022 by submission in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Means' last 2 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 3 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 years, 1 month and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

Holland's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 23 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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