Derek Brunson vs Kevin Holland
Derek Brunson is 23-9-0; Kevin Holland is 29-15-0 (1 NC). Derek Brunson is 9 years older than Kevin Holland. Kevin Holland has a 4" · 10 cm reach advantage over Derek Brunson. Kevin Holland is 2" · 5 cm taller than Derek Brunson. They have met once: Derek Brunson 1, Kevin Holland 0.
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Style & credentials
Derek Brunson
Folkstyle WrestlingBJJ
- —Black belt · BJJRenzo Gracie
- 2007All-American · NCAA D2197 lbs
- 2005All-American · NCAA D2184 lbs
- 2003All-American · NCAA D2184 lbs
Kevin Holland
Kung FuBJJ
- —Black belt · BJJTravis Lutter
- 2018Competitor · DWCS
- —Champion · Premiere Combat Groupwelterweight
- —Champion · Belts Of Honoriouswelterweight
Sig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
74%54%
Head
15%19%
Body
11%27%
Leg
Time in position
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
Derek Brunsonlast 2 fights
32%17%51%
Kevin Hollandlast 13 fights
66%17%17%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Derek Brunson· from fights outside the UFC Kevin Holland
Strikes landed / min
4.334.24
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Derek Brunson · Good · better than 75% of UFC fightersKevin Holland · Good · better than 72% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
3.023.21
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Derek Brunson · Good · better than 62% of UFC fightersKevin Holland · Average · better than 55% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
2.920.79
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Derek Brunson · Elite · better than 86% of UFC fightersKevin Holland · Below avg · better than 35% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
33%36%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Derek Brunson · Below avg · better than 36% of UFC fightersKevin Holland · Average · better than 46% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
80%57%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Derek Brunson · Good · better than 83% of UFC fightersKevin Holland · Below avg · better than 37% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.500.60
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Derek Brunson · Average · better than 54% of UFC fightersKevin Holland · Good · better than 60% of UFC fighters
Ranked against 1500 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
4.33
Strikes landed / min4.24
3.02
Strikes taken / minfewer is better3.21
2.92 / 8.8
Takedowns landed / 15 min0.79 / 2.2
33%
Takedown accuracy36%
80%
Takedown defence57%
3:41
Control time / fight1:22
0.50
Submission attempts / 15 min0.60
Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.
Where the strikes land
Range × target
Derek Brunson21 UFC fights · 648 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
36%234/745
12%80/130
14%91/129
Clinch
12%79/128
2%16/16
0%1/1
Ground
22%144/239
0%3/3
0%0/0
Kevin Holland30 UFC fights · 1371 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
36%492/1561
14%195/316
26%356/425
Clinch
8%109/172
4%58/64
1%7/7
Ground
11%144/194
1%8/11
0%2/3
Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.
When it ends
Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended
Derek Brunson23 of 33 ended early · 70%10 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
5 early stoppages have no logged time
Kevin Holland29 of 44 ended early · 66%15 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended
Recent form · last 5
Derek Brunson3-2
- WPFL 10: 2023 PFL World Championship · Nov 24, 2023Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- L
- L
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Brunson vs Holland · Mar 20, 2021Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
Full record · 33 fightsShow less
- W
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Iaquinta vs Cowboy · May 4, 2019Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- L
- L
- W
- W
- LUFC 208: Holm vs de Randamie · Feb 11, 2017Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- L
- W
- W
- W
- W
- W
- L
- WBrian HoustonUFC Fight Night: Kennedy vs Natal · Nov 6, 2013Submission · R1 · 0:48 · Middleweight
- WUFC 155: Dos Santos vs. Velasquez II · Dec 30, 2012Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- L
- L
- W
- WStrikeforce/M-1 Global: Fedor vs. Henderson · Jul 29, 2011Submission · R1 · 4:33 · Middleweight
- WJeremy HamiltonStrikeforce: Challengers 16 · Jun 23, 2011Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- WDanny BabcockWorld Extreme Fighting · Jan 22, 2011TKO
- WRhomez BrowerNorth Carolina Regional · Dec 3, 2010Submission
- WTodd ChattelleICE Fighter · Oct 29, 2010TKO · R1 · 0:14
- WEdward JacksonCarolina Fight Promotions · Jul 30, 2010TKO
- WChris McNallyCarolina Fight Promotions · Jun 26, 2010TKO
- WJohn BryantCarolina Fight Promotions · May 22, 2010Submission
Kevin Holland3-2
- W
- LUFC Vancouver: De Ridder vs Hernandez · Oct 18, 2025Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- LUFC 318: Holloway vs Poirier 3 · Jul 19, 2025Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Edwards vs Brady · Mar 22, 2025Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
Full record · 45 fightsShow less
- L
- L
- W
- L
- LUFC Fight Night: Grasso vs Shevchenko 2 · Sep 16, 2023SD · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- W
- W
- L
- L
- W
- W
- NC
- LUFC Fight Night: Vettori vs Holland · Apr 10, 2021Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Brunson vs Holland · Mar 20, 2021Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- W
- W
- W
- W
- W
- L
- WUFC Fight Night: Moicano vs The Korean Zombie · Jun 22, 2019Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs Ngannou 2 · Nov 24, 2018Submission · R3 · 4:05 · Middleweight
- LUFC 227: Dillashaw vs Garbrandt 2 · Aug 4, 2018Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- WWill SantiagoDana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series 9 · Jun 12, 2018Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- WTeagan DooleyBellator 195: Caldwell vs. Higo · Mar 2, 2018Submission · R1 · 2:59
- WHayward CharlesXKO 39 · Jan 6, 2018TKO · R3 · 3:34 · Middleweight
- WGrady HurleyLFA 21: Noblitt vs. Branjão · Sep 1, 2017TKO · R1 · 1:24 · Middleweight
- L
- WDavid GomezKOTC: Supernova · Mar 18, 2017TKO · R1 · 3:34 · Middleweight
- W
- WJose LeijaXKO 33 · Nov 5, 2016Submission · R1 · 4:03 · Middleweight
- WSam LieraKOTC: Martial Law · Sep 18, 2016Submission · R2 · 4:23 · Welterweight
- WSam LieraKOTC: Night of Champions · Mar 5, 2016TKO · R2 · 2:56 · Welterweight
- L
- LRamil MustapayevGCS 4: Key City Chaos 2 · Aug 15, 2015Unanimous Decision · Catchweight
- WVictor ReynaXKO 26 · Jun 27, 2015Submission · R1 · 3:44 · Welterweight
- WAaron ReevesBorder Wars 1 · May 29, 2015Submission · R1 · 0:22 · Welterweight
- WJason PerrottaGCS 3: Hub City Havoc · Apr 25, 2015TKO · R1 · 1:36 · Catchweight
- WMarcos AyubXKO 25: FIVE YEARS STRONG · Mar 28, 2015TKO · R1 · 1:54 · Welterweight
Head-to-Head History
Common Opponents
How each fared against the same opponents.
Derek BrunsonKevin Holland
Frequently asked questions
Have Derek Brunson and Kevin Holland ever fought?
Yes, once. Most recently at UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs Holland (Sat, Mar 20, 2021), where Derek Brunson won by Unanimous Decision.
What are the records of Derek Brunson and Kevin Holland?
Derek Brunson is 23-9-0 and Kevin Holland is 29-15-0 (1 NC).
Who has the longer reach, Derek Brunson or Kevin Holland?
Kevin Holland has the longer reach: 81" · 206 cm against 77" · 196 cm for Derek Brunson, a 4" · 10 cm advantage.
Who is taller, Derek Brunson or Kevin Holland?
Kevin Holland is taller at 6'3" · 191 cm; Derek Brunson stands 6'1" · 185 cm.
Who is older, Derek Brunson or Kevin Holland?
Derek Brunson is 42 and Kevin Holland is 33.
Who has more finishes, Derek Brunson or Kevin Holland?
Derek Brunson has 16 wins inside the distance (11 by KO/TKO, 5 by submission); Kevin Holland has 23 wins (12 by KO/TKO, 11 by submission).
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