UFC UFC 291: Poirier vs. Gaethje 2 Final

Welterweight

Michael Chiesa vs Kevin Holland

Michael Chiesa

“Maverick”

20-7

VS

Kevin Holland

“Trailblazer”

29-15

Winner

Winner

Kevin Holland

Submission (On Ground) · Round 1 — 2:39

29 July 2023 · Delta Center, Salt Lake City, USA

Key takeaways

Kevin Holland beat Michael Chiesa by submission in round 1 at 2:39.
Kevin Holland landed 12 of 19 total strikes, with 0:40 of control time.

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Tale of the tape

Michael ChiesaKevin Holland

20-7Record29-15

35Age on fight night30

6′1″ (185 cm)Height6′3″ (191 cm)

75.5″ (192 cm)Reach81″ (206 cm)

170 lb (77.1 kg)Weight185 lb (83.9 kg)

SouthpawStanceOrthodox

SikjitsuTeamPhalanx MMA Academy

Aurora, Colorado, United StatesFromRiverside, California, United States

Fight statistics

6of 13 · 46%Total strikes landed12of 19 · 63%

5of 12Head strikes7of 14

1of 1Body strikes5of 5

0Submission attempts1

0:15Control time0:40

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

Round by round

Michael Chiesa	Round	Kevin Holland
6/13strikes0/5TD0KD0:15control	R1	12/19strikes0/0TD0KD0:40control

Form going into the fight

LSean Bradyunanimous decision2021
LVicente Luquesubmission R1 3:252021
WNeil Magnyunanimous decision2021
WRafael Dos Anjosunanimous decision2020
WDiego Sanchezunanimous decision2019

WSantiago PonzinibbioKO/TKO R3 3:162023
LStephen ThompsonKO/TKO R4 5:002022
LKhamzat Chimaevsubmission R1 2:132022
WTim Meanssubmission R2 1:282022
WAlex OliveiraKO/TKO R2 0:382022

Also on this card

Dustin Poirier vs Justin GaethjeLightweightKO/TKO R2 1:00Jan Blachowicz vs Alex PereiraLight Heavyweightsplit decisionMarcos Rogerio de Lima vs Derrick LewisHeavyweightKO/TKO R1 0:33King Green vs Tony FergusonLightweightsubmission R3 4:54 Trevin Giles vs Gabriel BonfimWelterweightsubmission R1 1:13

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