Joaquin Buckley vs Kevin Holland
Joaquin Buckley is 21-9-0; Kevin Holland is 29-15-0 (1 NC). Kevin Holland is 1 year older than Joaquin Buckley. Kevin Holland has a 5" · 13 cm reach advantage over Joaquin Buckley. Kevin Holland is 5" · 13 cm taller than Joaquin Buckley. They have met once: Joaquin Buckley 0, Kevin Holland 1.
WelterweightMet once
“Trailblazer” · 29-15-0 (1 NC)
Win · Unanimous DecisionLoss · Unanimous DecisionLoss · Unanimous Decision
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Style & credentials
Joaquin Buckley
Folkstyle Wrestling
- —Marquette High School, Chesterfield, MissouriWrestling Folkstyle · high school
Kevin Holland
Kung FuBJJ
- —Black belt · BJJTravis Lutter
- —Champion · Premiere Combat GroupWelterweight
- —Champion · Belts of HonoriousWelterweight
- —Black belt · Kung Fu
Sig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
62%54%
Head
28%19%
Body
10%27%
Leg
Time in position
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
Joaquin Buckleylast 10 fights
61%14%25%
Kevin Hollandlast 13 fights
66%17%17%
DistanceClinchGround
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Joaquin Buckley Kevin Holland
Strikes landed / min
3.554.24
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Joaquin Buckley · Average · better than 55% of UFC fightersKevin Holland · Good · better than 74% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
3.163.21
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Joaquin Buckley · Average · better than 59% of UFC fightersKevin Holland · Average · better than 57% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
1.370.79
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Joaquin Buckley · Average · better than 56% of UFC fightersKevin Holland · Below avg · better than 35% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
45%37%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Joaquin Buckley · Good · better than 66% of UFC fightersKevin Holland · Average · better than 47% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
70%58%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Joaquin Buckley · Good · better than 64% of UFC fightersKevin Holland · Below avg · better than 38% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.100.60
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Joaquin Buckley · Below avg · better than 25% of UFC fightersKevin Holland · Good · better than 62% of UFC fighters
Ranked against 1491 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
3.55
Strikes landed / min4.24
3.16
Strikes taken / minfewer is better3.21
1.37 / 3.0
Takedowns landed / 15 min0.79 / 2.1
45%
Takedown accuracy37%
70%
Takedown defence58%
1:13
Control time / fight1:22
0.10
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
Joaquin Buckley17 UFC fights · 723 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
44%315/1350
22%159/265
10%70/86
Clinch
2%11/29
4%29/38
0%2/2
Ground
17%123/202
2%14/16
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
Joaquin Buckley20 of 30 ended early · 67%10 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
2 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
Joaquin Buckley2-3
Full record · 30 fightsShow less
- WUFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Nascimento· May 11, 2024Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Dawson vs Green· Oct 7, 2023Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- W
- L
- LUFC Fight Night: Gane vs Tuivasa· Sep 3, 2022Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- W
- W
- W
- L
- W
- W
- L
- WJackie GoshLFA 87: Logan vs. Rosales· Jul 31, 2020TKO · R2 · 1:47 · Middleweight
- W
- LBellator 197: Chandler vs Girtz· Apr 13, 2018Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- W
- WBellator 175: Jackson vs Lawal 2· Mar 31, 2017Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- LJackie GoshBellator 164: Koreshkov vs Lima 2· Nov 10, 2016TKO · R1 · 2:44 · Welterweight
- W
- WKyle KurtzShamrock FC· Sep 11, 2015TKO · R1 · 4:34 · Welterweight
- WStacy Bacon Jr.Shamrock FC· Jul 25, 2015Unanimous Decision · Welterweight
- WKalel RobinsonShamrock FC· Mar 21, 2015TKO · R2 · 4:01 · Welterweight
- WBryant WestShamrock Fighting Championships· Feb 21, 2015TKO
- WWesley SullivanShamrock Fighting Championships· Sep 13, 2014TKO
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.
Joaquin BuckleyKevin Holland
- LTKO · ROUND 2 · 2:32Sat, Oct 17, 2026LUnanimous Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Sat, Oct 18, 2025
- WTKO · ROUND 3 · 2:17Sat, Oct 5, 2024LTKO · ROUND 4 · 5:00Sat, Dec 3, 2022
- WTKO · ROUND 2 · 3:17Sat, Mar 30, 2024WSubmission · ROUND 2 · 1:03Sat, Jun 7, 2025
- LTKO · ROUND 1 · 2:12Sun, Jan 17, 2021WUnanimous Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Sat, Jun 22, 2019
Frequently asked questions
Have Joaquin Buckley and Kevin Holland ever fought?
Yes, once. Most recently at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Oleinik (Sat, Aug 8, 2020), where Kevin Holland won by TKO.
What are the records of Joaquin Buckley and Kevin Holland?
Joaquin Buckley is 21-9-0 and Kevin Holland is 29-15-0 (1 NC).
Who has the longer reach, Joaquin Buckley or Kevin Holland?
Kevin Holland has the longer reach: 81" · 206 cm against 76" · 193 cm for Joaquin Buckley, a 5" · 13 cm advantage.
Who is taller, Joaquin Buckley or Kevin Holland?
Kevin Holland is taller at 6'3" · 191 cm; Joaquin Buckley stands 5'10" · 178 cm.
Who is older, Joaquin Buckley or Kevin Holland?
Kevin Holland is 33 and Joaquin Buckley is 32.
Who has more finishes, Joaquin Buckley or Kevin Holland?
Joaquin Buckley has 15 wins inside the distance (15 by KO/TKO, 0 by submission); Kevin Holland has 23 wins (12 by KO/TKO, 11 by submission).
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