UFC UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya 2 Final

Welterweight

Santiago Ponzinibbio vs Kevin Holland

Santiago Ponzinibbio
Argentina

Santiago Ponzinibbio

“Argentine Dagger”

31-10

VS
Kevin Holland
United States

Kevin Holland

“Trailblazer”

29-15

Winner

Winner

Kevin Holland

KO/TKO (Punch · Head · At Distance) · Round 3 — 3:16

8 April 2023 · Kaseya Center, Miami, USA

Key takeaways

  • Kevin Holland beat Santiago Ponzinibbio by KO/TKO in round 3 at 3:16.
  • Kevin Holland landed 67 of 198 total strikes, with 0:03 of control time.
  • The judges scored it 18-20, 18-20, 18-20.
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Tale of the tape

Santiago PonzinibbioKevin Holland
31-10Record29-15
36Age on fight night30
6′0″ (183 cm)Height6′3″ (191 cm)
73″ (185 cm)Reach81″ (206 cm)
170 lb (77.1 kg)Weight185 lb (83.9 kg)
OrthodoxStanceOrthodox
American Top TeamTeamPhalanx MMA Academy
La Plata, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaFromRiverside, California, United States

Fight statistics

44of 104 · 42%Total strikes landed67of 198 · 34%
12of 58Head strikes24of 138
7of 19Body strikes12of 24
25of 27Leg strikes31of 36
0Knockdowns1
0:07Control time0:03

Counts are total strikes thrown and landed — the source does not separate significant strikes.

Round by round

Santiago PonzinibbioRoundKevin Holland
13/38strikes0/0TD0KD0:00controlR129/70strikes0/0TD0KD0:01control
15/43strikes0/0TD0KD0:07controlR224/79strikes0/0TD0KD0:00control
16/23strikes0/0TD0KD0:00controlR314/49strikes0/0TD1KD0:02control

Judges’ scorecards

Sal D'amato

9R1109R210

18total20

Eliseo Rodriguez

9R1109R210

18total20

Eric Colon

9R1109R210

18total20

Form going into the fight

Santiago Ponzinibbio

  1. WAlex MoronoKO/TKO R3 2:292022
  2. LMichel Pereirasplit decision2022
  3. LGeoff Nealsplit decision2021
  4. WMiguel Baezaunanimous decision2021
  5. LLi JingliangKO/TKO R1 4:252021

Kevin Holland

  1. LStephen ThompsonKO/TKO R4 5:002022
  2. LKhamzat Chimaevsubmission R1 2:132022
  3. WTim Meanssubmission R2 1:282022
  4. WAlex OliveiraKO/TKO R2 0:382022
  5. ?Kyle Daukausoverturned R1 3:432021

Also on this card

Israel Adesanya vs Alex PereiraMiddleweightKO/TKO R2 4:21Jorge Masvidal vs Gilbert BurnsWelterweightunanimous decisionRob Font vs Adrian YanezBantamweightKO/TKO R1 2:57Christian Rodriguez vs Raul Rosas Jr.Bantamweightunanimous decisionKelvin Gastelum vs Chris CurtisMiddleweightunanimous decision

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