UFC UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Shevchenko 2 Final

Welterweight

Jack Della Maddalena vs Kevin Holland

Jack Della Maddalena
Australia

Jack Della Maddalena

18-4

Winner

VS
Kevin Holland
United States

Kevin Holland

“Trailblazer”

29-15

Winner

Jack Della Maddalena

Decision - Split · Round 3 — 5:00

16 September 2023 · T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, USA

Key takeaways

  • Jack Della Maddalena beat Kevin Holland by split decision after three rounds.
  • Jack Della Maddalena landed 105 of 190 total strikes.
  • Kevin Holland landed more total strikes — 127 to 105 — and still lost the fight.
  • The judges scored it 29-28, 28-29, 29-28.
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Tale of the tape

Jack Della MaddalenaKevin Holland
18-4Record29-15
27Age on fight night30
5′11″ (180 cm)Height6′3″ (191 cm)
73″ (185 cm)Reach81″ (206 cm)
170 lb (77.1 kg)Weight185 lb (83.9 kg)
SwitchStanceOrthodox
Scrappy MMATeamPhalanx MMA Academy
Perth, Western Australia, AustraliaFromRiverside, California, United States

Fight statistics

105of 190 · 55%Total strikes landed127of 356 · 36%
46of 115Head strikes59of 258
36of 49Body strikes33of 55
23of 26Leg strikes35of 43

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

Round by round

Jack Della MaddalenaRoundKevin Holland
41/69strikes0/0TD0KD0:00controlR140/111strikes0/0TD0KD0:00control
34/61strikes0/0TD0KD0:00controlR249/127strikes0/2TD0KD0:00control
30/60strikes0/0TD0KD0:00controlR338/118strikes0/0TD0KD0:00control

Judges’ scorecards

Eric Colon

10R199R21010R39

29total28

Mike Bell

9R1109R21010R39

28total29

Sal D'amato

10R199R21010R39

29total28

Form going into the fight

Jack Della Maddalena

  1. WBassil Hafezsplit decision2023
  2. WRandy Brownsubmission R1 2:132023
  3. WDanny RobertsKO/TKO R1 3:242022
  4. WRamazan EmeevKO/TKO R1 2:322022
  5. WPete RodriguezKO/TKO R1 2:592022

Kevin Holland

  1. WMichael Chiesasubmission R1 2:392023
  2. WSantiago PonzinibbioKO/TKO R3 3:162023
  3. LStephen ThompsonKO/TKO R4 5:002022
  4. LKhamzat Chimaevsubmission R1 2:132022
  5. WTim Meanssubmission R2 1:282022

Also on this card

Valentina Shevchenko vs Alexa GrassoWomen's Flyweightsplit decisionRaul Rosas Jr. vs Terrence MitchellBantamweightKO/TKO R1 0:54Christos Giagos vs Daniel ZellhuberLightweightsubmission R2 3:26Kyle Nelson vs Fernando PadillaFeatherweightunanimous decisionLoopy Godinez vs Elise ReedWomen's Strawweightsubmission R2 3:38

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