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 23rd 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 13-9-0.
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 9 years, at 41 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 9 less professional rounds, 74 to Holland's 83.
Thompson vs Holland form
Stephen Thompson had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Vicente Luque at UFC 244 on 2nd November 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States.
Previous to that, he had lost to Anthony Pettis at UFC on ESPN+ 6 on 23rd March 2019 by knockout in the 2nd round at Bridgestone Arena, Nashville.
Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Darren Till at UFC Fight Night 130 on 27th May 2018 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Echo Arena, Liverpool, United Kingdom.
Before that, he had beaten Jorge Masvidal at UFC 217 on 4th November 2017 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States.
He had been defeated by Tyron Woodley at UFC 209 on 4th March 2017 by majority decision in their UFC Welterweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.
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 Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 279 on 10th September 2022 by submission in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.
Previous to that, he had defeated Tim Means at UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Emmett on 18th June 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at Moody Center, Austin.
Going into that contest, he was victorious against Alex Oliveira at UFC 272 on 5th March 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.
Before that, his fight against Kyle Daukaus at UFC Vegas 38 on 2nd October 2021 ended in a no contest.
He had been beaten by Derek Brunson at UFC Vegas 22 on 20th March 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, 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 5 years, 2 months and 6 days ago, while Kevin Holland's last outing had been 2 years, 3 months and 29 days ago.
Thompson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 10 months and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 6 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 18 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.6 rounds on average.
Holland's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 9 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 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.
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