Kevin Holland
American mixed martial artist
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| January 18 2025 | Kevin Holland fought against former ONE Middleweight and Light Heavyweight Champion Reinier de Ridder at UFC 311, losing the fight via a rear-naked choke submission in the first round. |
| January 18 2025 | Kevin Holland is scheduled to fight former ONE Middleweight and Light Heavyweight Champion Reinier de Ridder at UFC 311. |
| October 5 2024 | Holland lost to Roman Dolidze by technical knockout due to a corner stoppage from a rib injury at the end of the first round at UFC 307, after original opponent Chris Curtis withdrew due to a foot fracture. |
| June 1 2024 | Holland defeated Michał Oleksiejczuk in a middleweight bout at UFC 302 by armbar submission in the first round, after being knocked down, and earned a Performance of the Night award. |
| March 9 2024 | Kevin Holland lost a unanimous decision bout against promotional newcomer Michael Page at UFC 299. |
| September 16 2023 | Lost to Jack Della Maddalena via split decision at UFC Fight Night 227. |
| July 29 2023 | Defeated Michael Chiesa via D'arce choke submission in the first round at UFC 291, earning his sixth Performance of the Night bonus award. |
| April 8 2023 | Defeated Santiago Ponzinibbio via knockout in the third round at UFC 287. |
| 2022 | Awarded World MMA Awards' Fighting Spirit of the Year for bravery in and out of the cage, helping his community in the face of danger. |
| December 3 2022 | Fought Stephen Thompson at UFC on ESPN 42, losing by technical knockout after his corner stopped the fight after the fourth round. Earned Fight of the Night award and suffered three broken metacarpals in his right hand requiring surgery. |
| September 10 2022 | Originally scheduled to fight Daniel Rodriguez, but instead faced Khamzat Chimaev at a 180-pound catchweight at UFC 279. Lost the fight via D'Arce choke submission in the first round. |
| June 18 2022 | Defeated Tim Means via D'Arce choke submission in round two at UFC on ESPN 37, earning his fifth Performance of the Night award. |
| May 2022 | Holland rescued a driver from an overturned tractor-trailer on a freeway. After watching the driver lose control and flip the truck, Holland extracted the driver from the vehicle, concerned about potential fuel leakage and explosion. |
| March 2022 | Holland and his training partner intervened in a shooting at a Houston, Texas restaurant. They removed a weapon from the shooter's hand and Holland subdued the man using a rear naked choke. |
| March 5 2022 | Returned to Welterweight division and defeated Alex Oliveira via technical knockout in round two at UFC 272, earning Performance of the Night award. |
| November 13 2021 | Withdrew from a scheduled rematch with Kyle Daukaus at UFC Fight Night 197 due to injury. |
| October 2021 | Holland stopped an alleged carjacker in his neighborhood, chasing down the man and subduing him until police arrived. |
| October 2 2021 | Fought Kyle Daukaus at UFC Fight Night 193, where an accidental head clash led to Holland being briefly knocked unconscious. The fight ended with Daukaus winning by submission, but was later changed to a no contest after referee review. |
| April 10 2021 | Faced Marvin Vettori at UFC on ABC 2 as a late replacement, tying the record for shortest turnaround between two main events. Despite landing some punches, Holland was dominated on the ground and lost by unanimous decision. |
| March 20 2021 | Fought Derek Brunson at UFC on ESPN 21, losing via unanimous decision in his first notable event of the year. |
| 2020 | Named BT Sport Male Fighter of the Year. |
| 2020 | Recognized as Breakout Fighter of the Year by MMA Weekly and The Athletic. |
| 2020 | Named Cageside Press Male Fighter of the Year. |
| December 12 2020 | Defeated Ronaldo Souza via first-round knockout at UFC 256, tying the record for most UFC wins in a calendar year (5) and earning Performance of the Night award. |
| November 28 2020 | Pulled from scheduled bout with Jack Hermansson due to testing positive for COVID-19. |
| October 31 2020 | Defeated Charlie Ontiveros by first-round verbal submission at UFC Fight Night 181, earning Performance of the Night award. |
| September 19 2020 | Defeated Darren Stewart via split decision at UFC Fight Night 178. |
| August 8 2020 | Defeated Joaquin Buckley via third-round technical knockout at UFC Fight Night 174, earning Performance of the Night award. |
| May 26 2020 | Withdrew from scheduled bout with Daniel Rodriguez due to an injury. |
| May 16 2020 | Defeated Anthony Hernandez via first-round technical knockout at UFC on ESPN: Overeem vs. Harris. |
| April 2020 | Set record for most bouts in a 12-month period in UFC history with 7 fights between May 2020 and April 2021. |
| October 18 2019 | Kevin Holland lost to Brendan Allen via submission in the second round at UFC on ESPN 6. |
| June 22 2019 | Kevin Holland won against Alessio Di Chirico via unanimous decision at UFC Fight Night 154. |
| March 30 2019 | Kevin Holland defeated Gerald Meerschaert via split decision at UFC on ESPN 2. |
| November 24 2018 | Holland defeated John Phillips at UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Ngannou 2 by submission, winning via a rear-naked choke in the third round. |
| August 4 2018 | Kevin Holland made his UFC debut against Thiago Santos at UFC 227, losing the fight via unanimous decision. |
| June 12 2018 | Kevin Holland competed on Dana White's Contender Series 9, defeating Will Santiago via unanimous decision. Despite winning, he was not immediately offered a UFC contract. |
| August 12 2017 | Kevin Holland won against Bubba McDaniel at XKO 38 in Dallas, United States by KO (Spinning Back Elbow) in the 1st round at 1:29. |
| April 30 2016 | Kevin Holland suffered a loss against Matt Foster at XKO 37 in Dallas, United States by KO (Punches) in the 1st round at 3:00. |
| 2015 | Kevin Holland began his professional mixed martial arts career after completing an undefeated 5-0 amateur record. |
| 2015 | Begins his professional mixed martial arts career. |
| 2015 | Holland begins his professional mixed martial arts career, starting to compete in various promotions including Bellator MMA, King of the Cage, and Legacy Fighting Alliance. |
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