Thompson vs Holland

Who won Thompson vs Holland?

Stephen Thompson beat Kevin Holland by knockout in the 4th round during the main event of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 3rd December 2022 at Amway Center in Orlando.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Thompson vs Holland stats

Stephen Thompson stepped into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 6 losses and 1 draw, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Kevin Holland made his way to the cage with a record of 23 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

This was Stephen Thompson's 21st 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.

Stephen Thompson's UFC record stood at 12-8-1, while Kevin Holland's came in at 15-10-0.

The stats suggested Holland had an advantage in power over Thompson, with a 57% knock out percentage over Thompson's 44%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Holland had an advantage over Thompson, with a 26% submission rate over Thompson's 6%.

Stephen Thompson was the older man by 10 years, at 42 years old.

Holland had a height advantage of 3 inches over Thompson. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Thompson was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 8 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2010, 5 years and 1 month earlier than Holland, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 15 less professional rounds, 74 to Holland's 89.

Thompson vs Holland form

Stephen Thompson had stopped 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Joaquin Buckley at UFC 307 on 5th October 2024 by knockout in the 3rd round at Vivint Arena, Salt Lake City, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Shavkat Rakhmonov at UFC 296 on 16th December 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had won against Kevin Holland at UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland on 3rd December 2022 by knockout in the 4th round at Amway Center, Orlando.

Before that, he had been defeated by Belal Muhammad at UFC Fight Night on 18th December 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest.

He had lost to Gilbert Burns at UFC 264 on 10th July 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

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 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, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten 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 defeated 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 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.

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

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Stephen Thompson had last fought 8 months and 21 days ago, while Kevin Holland's last outing had been 1 year, 9 months and 10 days ago.

Thompson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 11 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 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.

What were the odds on Thompson vs Holland?

Stephen Thompson was a 3/2 (+150) underdog going into the contest, while Kevin Holland made his way into the ring at 27/50 (-190) with oddsmakers.