UFC UFC 272: Covington vs. Masvidal Final

Alex Oliveira vs Kevin Holland

Alex Oliveira
Brazil

Alex Oliveira

“Cowboy”

26-19-1

VS
Kevin Holland
United States

Kevin Holland

“Trailblazer”

29-15

Winner

Winner

Kevin Holland

KO/TKO (Elbows · Head · From Half Guard) · Round 2 — 0:38

5 March 2022 · T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, USA

Key takeaways

  • Kevin Holland beat Alex Oliveira by KO/TKO in round 2 at 0:38.
  • Kevin Holland landed 51 of 77 total strikes, with 0:15 of control time.
  • The judges scored it 10-9, 10-9, 10-9.
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Tale of the tape

Alex OliveiraKevin Holland
26-19-1Record29-15
34Age on fight night29
5′11″ (180 cm)Height6′3″ (191 cm)
76.5″ (194 cm)Reach81″ (206 cm)
170 lb (77.1 kg)Weight185 lb (83.9 kg)
OrthodoxStanceOrthodox
ATS Team Tres RiosTeamPhalanx MMA Academy
Tres Rios, Rio de Janeiro, BrazilFromRiverside, California, United States

Fight statistics

21of 44 · 48%Total strikes landed51of 77 · 66%
6of 28Head strikes25of 49
7of 8Body strikes3of 5
8of 8Leg strikes23of 23
2of 3Takedowns0
0Knockdowns1
1Submission attempts0
0:22Control time0:15

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

Round by round

Alex OliveiraRoundKevin Holland
19/39strikes2/3TD0KD0:22controlR131/50strikes0/0TD0KD0:00control
2/5strikes0/0TD0KD0:00controlR220/27strikes0/0TD1KD0:15control

Judges’ scorecards

Junichiro Kamijo

10R19

10total9

Mike Bell

10R19

10total9

Ron McCarthy

10R19

10total9

Form going into the fight

Alex Oliveira

  1. LNiko Priceunanimous decision2021
  2. LRandy Brownsubmission R1 2:502021
  3. LShavkat Rakhmonovsubmission R1 4:402020
  4. WPeter Sobottaunanimous decision2020
  5. WMax Griffinsplit decision2020

Kevin Holland

  1. ?Kyle Daukausoverturned R1 3:432021
  2. LMarvin Vettoriunanimous decision2021
  3. LDerek Brunsonunanimous decision2021
  4. WJacare SouzaKO/TKO R1 1:452020
  5. WCharlie Ontiverossubmission R1 2:392020

Also on this card

Jorge Masvidal vs Colby Covingtonunanimous decisionRafael Dos Anjos vs Renato Moicanounanimous decisionEdson Barboza vs Bryce Mitchellunanimous decisionGreg Hardy vs Serghei SpivacKO/TKO R1 2:16Jalin Turner vs Jamie MullarkeyKO/TKO R2 0:46

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