Kevin Holland
“Trailblazer”
Professional record
Last 5: WLLWW
Profile
- Age
- 33 (born November 5, 1992)
- Born in
- Riverside
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Weight
- 170 lbs.
- Reach
- 81"
- Stance
- Orthodox
- UFC record
- 16-12 (1 NC)
How the fights ended
Wins in the UFC16
- KO/TKO 5
- Submission 6
- Decision 5
Losses in the UFC12
- KO/TKO 2
- Submission 3
- Decision 7
UFC career stats
Striking
- Significant strikes landed per minute
- 4.18 top 23%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute
- 3.3
Grappling
- Takedowns per 15 minutes
- 0.83 top 65%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes
- 0.6
Next fight
In the record book
About Kevin Holland
Kevin Holland "Trailblazer" is a welterweight mixed martial artist, born in Riverside, United States on November 5, 1992. Holland is 6' 3" tall with an 81" reach, long for that height.
Holland turned professional in 2015, debuting with Xtreme Knockout. A 13-3 record outside the UFC came first. The UFC debut came at UFC 227: Dillashaw vs. Garbrandt 2 in August 2018, where Holland lost to Thiago Santos by decision. Holland's UFC record stands at 16-12 (1 NC) after 29 fights.
Holland's 16 UFC wins are split between 5 by knockout, 6 by submission and 5 on the scorecards. Holland ranks #3 in UFC history for most D'Arce choke wins.
Holland needed only 0:39 to beat Anthony Hernandez at UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Harris, the fastest UFC win of that career. Holland's record outside the UFC includes 5-0 in Xtreme Knockout and 3-0 in KOTC.
Holland is booked to face Uroš Medić at UFC 334: Gane vs. Hokit on November 14, 2026.
UFC fight history
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W
Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00
Apr 11, 2026
56Str 0TD 0KD -
L
Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00
UFC Fight Night: De Ridder vs. Allen
Oct 18, 2025
52Str 1TD 0KD -
L
Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00
UFC 318: Holloway vs. Poirier 3
Jul 19, 2025
82Str 1TD 1KD -
W
Submission · Anaconda Choke On Ground · R2 1:03
UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2
Jun 7, 2025
40Str 1TD 0KD -
W
Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Brady
Mar 22, 2025
55Str 0TD 1KD -
L
Submission · Rear Naked Choke · R1 3:31
UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Moicano
Jan 18, 2025
11Str 0TD 0KD -
L
KO/TKO · toRib injury · R1 5:00
UFC 307: Pereira vs. Rountree Jr.
Oct 5, 2024
18Str 0TD 0KD -
W
Submission · Armbar From Bottom Guard · R1 1:34
UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier
Jun 1, 2024
8Str 0TD 0KD -
L
Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00
Mar 9, 2024
29Str 2TD 0KD -
L
Decision - Split · R3 5:00
Noche UFC: Grasso vs. Shevchenko 2
Sep 16, 2023
127Str 0TD 0KD -
W
Submission · D'Arce Choke On Ground · R1 2:39
UFC 291: Poirier vs. Gaethje 2
Jul 29, 2023
9Str 0TD 0KD -
W
KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance · R3 3:16
UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya 2
Apr 8, 2023
66Str 0TD 1KD -
L
KO/TKO · toCorner Stoppage · R4 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland
Dec 3, 2022
119Str 2TD 0KD -
L
Submission · D'Arce Choke On Ground · R1 2:13
Sep 10, 2022
0Str 0TD 0KD -
W
Submission · D'Arce Choke On Ground · R2 1:28
UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Emmett
Jun 18, 2022
36Str 0TD 0KD -
W
KO/TKO · Elbows to Head From Half Guard · R2 0:38
UFC 272: Covington vs. Masvidal
Mar 5, 2022
50Str 0TD 1KD -
NC
Overturned · Daukaus submission overturned on replay · R1 3:43
UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Walker
Oct 2, 2021
3Str 0TD 0KD -
L
Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Holland
Apr 10, 2021
37Str 0TD 0KD -
L
Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Holland
Mar 20, 2021
36Str 1TD 0KD -
W
KO/TKO · Punch to Head From Bottom · R1 1:45
UFC 256: Figueiredo vs. Moreno
Dec 12, 2020
15Str 0TD 0KD -
W
Submission · InjuryVerbal submission · R1 2:39
UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Silva
Oct 31, 2020
11Str 2TD 0KD -
W
Decision - Split · R3 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Woodley
Sep 19, 2020
74Str 0TD 0KD -
W
KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance · R3 0:32
UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Oleinik
Aug 8, 2020
79Str 0TD 2KD -
W
KO/TKO · Knees to Body In Clinch · R1 0:39
UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Harris
May 16, 2020
14Str 0TD 1KD -
L
Submission · Rear Naked Choke · R2 3:38
UFC Fight Night: Reyes vs. Weidman
Oct 18, 2019
22Str 1TD 0KD -
W
Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. The Korean Zombie
Jun 22, 2019
58Str 0TD 0KD -
W
Decision - Split · R3 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Gaethje
Mar 30, 2019
27Str 1TD 0KD -
W
Submission · Rear Naked Choke · R3 4:05
UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Ngannou 2
Nov 24, 2018
123Str 5TD 0KD -
L
Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00
UFC 227: Dillashaw vs. Garbrandt 2
Aug 4, 2018
31Str 0TD 0KD
Full MMA career
Kevin Holland is 29-15 (1 NC) across 45 professional fights in 9 promotions, since a pro debut on March 28, 2015 (Xtreme Knockout). 16 of those fights were outside the UFC.
Pro wins29
- KO/TKO 12
- Submission 11
- Decision 6
Pro losses15
- KO/TKO 2
- Submission 4
- Decision 9
- Finish rate
- 79% of wins
- Longest win streak
- 5
Fights by promotion
| Promotion | Record | First fight |
|---|---|---|
| UFC | 16-12 (1 NC) | 2018 |
| Xtreme Knockout | 5-0 | 2015 |
| KOTC | 3-0 | 2016 |
| Genesis Combat Sports | 1-1 | 2015 |
| LFA | 1-1 | 2017 |
| Bellator | 1-0 | 2018 |
| Dana White's Contender Series | 1-0 | 2018 |
| Kickass Productions | 1-0 | 2015 |
| Legacy FC | 0-1 | 2015 |
All professional fights
| Result | Opponent | Date |
|---|---|---|
| W | Randy Brown | Apr 11, 2026 |
| L | Mike Malott | Oct 18, 2025 |
| L | Daniel Rodriguez | Jul 19, 2025 |
| W | Vicente Luque | Jun 7, 2025 |
| W | Gunnar Nelson | Mar 22, 2025 |
| L | Reinier de Ridder | Jan 18, 2025 |
| L | Roman Dolidze | Oct 5, 2024 |
| W | Michał Oleksiejczuk | Jun 1, 2024 |
| L | Michael Page | Mar 9, 2024 |
| L | Jack Della Maddalena | Sep 16, 2023 |
| W | Michael Chiesa | Jul 29, 2023 |
| W | Santiago Ponzinibbio | Apr 8, 2023 |
| L | Stephen Thompson | Dec 3, 2022 |
| L | Khamzat Chimaev | Sep 10, 2022 |
| W | Tim Means | Jun 18, 2022 |
| W | Alex Oliveira | Mar 5, 2022 |
| NC | Kyle Daukaus | Oct 2, 2021 |
| L | Marvin Vettori | Apr 10, 2021 |
| L | Derek Brunson | Mar 20, 2021 |
| W | Ronaldo Souza | Dec 12, 2020 |
| W | Charlie Ontiveros | Oct 31, 2020 |
| W | Darren Stewart | Sep 19, 2020 |
| W | Joaquin Buckley | Aug 8, 2020 |
| W | Anthony Hernandez | May 16, 2020 |
| L | Brendan Allen | Oct 18, 2019 |
| W | Alessio Di Chirico | Jun 22, 2019 |
| W | Gerald Meerschaert | Mar 30, 2019 |
| W | John Phillips | Nov 24, 2018 |
| L | Thiago Santos | Aug 4, 2018 |
| W | Will Santiago Jr. | Jun 12, 2018 |
| W | Teagan Dooley | Mar 2, 2018 |
| W | Hayward Charles | Jan 6, 2018 |
| W | Grady Hurley | Sep 1, 2017 |
| L | Curtis Millender | Jun 2, 2017 |
| W | David Gomez | Mar 18, 2017 |
| W | Geoff Neal | Jan 28, 2017 |
| W | Jose Alfredo Leija | Nov 5, 2016 |
| W | Sam Liera | Sep 18, 2016 |
| W | Sam Liera | Mar 5, 2016 |
| L | Rafael Lovato Jr. | Oct 2, 2015 |
| L | Ramil Mustapaev | Aug 15, 2015 |
| W | Victor Reyna | Jun 27, 2015 |
| W | Aaron Reves | May 29, 2015 |
| W | Jason Perrotta | Apr 25, 2015 |
| W | Marcos Ayub | Mar 28, 2015 |
Full professional record from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Quick answers
What is Kevin Holland's record?
Kevin Holland's professional MMA record is 29 wins, 15 losses and 0 draws, with 1 no contest.
How old is Kevin Holland?
Kevin Holland is 33 years old, born on November 5, 1992.
How tall is Kevin Holland and what is their reach?
Kevin Holland stands 6' 3" with a 81" reach.
Who is Kevin Holland fighting next?
Kevin Holland is scheduled to face Uroš Medić at UFC 334: Gane vs. Hokit on November 14, 2026.
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