Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs Ngannou 2
Middleweight3 rounds scheduled
WIN
Kevin Holland
United StatesKevin Holland
“Trailblazer”
29-15-0 (1 NC)
RESULT

Kevin Holland def. John Phillips (Submission)

Submission · Round 3 · 4:05
John Phillips
WalesJohn Phillips
“The Welsh Wrecking Machine”
22-11-0 (1 NC)
Saturday, November 24, 2018
Cadillac Arena, Haidian Qu, China

Kevin Holland defeated John Phillips by Submission in round 3 (4:05) in the Middleweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs Ngannou 2, held Saturday, November 24, 2018 at Cadillac Arena, Haidian Qu.

Fight stats

Kevin Holland
John Phillips
0
Knockdowns
0
123 of 187
Significant strikes
51 of 154
66%
Sig. strike accuracy
33%
164 of 236
Total strikes
53 of 156
5 of 6
Takedowns
0 of 0
83%
Takedown accuracy
-
2
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
1
3:21
Control time
0:49
Significant strikes by target
74 of 127
Head
21 of 108
33 of 42
Body
16 of 29
16 of 18
Leg
14 of 17
95 of 153
Distance
43 of 132
11 of 12
Clinch
7 of 16
17 of 22
Ground
1 of 6

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
60 of 90
Sig. str.
12 of 44
60 of 90
Total str.
13 of 45
1 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:03
Ctrl
0:03
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
49 of 79
Sig. str.
38 of 102
50 of 80
Total str.
39 of 103
0 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:23
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
14 of 18
Sig. str.
1 of 8
54 of 66
Total str.
1 of 8
4 of 4
Takedowns
0 of 0
2
Sub. att
0
3:18
Ctrl
0:23

Betting Odds

Kevin Holland
-515
84% implied win probability
Open: -460Best: -485
John Phillips
+348
22% implied win probability
Open: +321Best: +375

Average moneyline across 4 sportsbooks.

Line Movement

Kevin HollandJohn Phillips
20%30%40%50%60%70%80%Nov 14Nov 17Nov 20Nov 23Nov 14, 5:45 PM UTC · Kevin Holland -370 (79%)Nov 14, 5:57 PM UTC · Kevin Holland -365 (78%)Nov 15, 10:09 AM UTC · Kevin Holland -450 (82%)Nov 15, 11:39 PM UTC · Kevin Holland -474 (83%)Nov 16, 8:48 AM UTC · Kevin Holland -474 (83%)Nov 23, 11:37 AM UTC · Kevin Holland -487 (83%)Nov 23, 11:37 AM UTC · Kevin Holland -490 (83%)Nov 23, 11:37 AM UTC · Kevin Holland -515 (84%)Nov 14, 5:45 PM UTC · John Phillips +280 (26%)Nov 14, 5:57 PM UTC · John Phillips +275 (27%)Nov 15, 10:09 AM UTC · John Phillips +325 (24%)Nov 15, 11:39 PM UTC · John Phillips +325 (24%)Nov 16, 8:48 AM UTC · John Phillips +327 (23%)Nov 23, 11:37 AM UTC · John Phillips +332 (23%)Nov 23, 11:37 AM UTC · John Phillips +336 (23%)Nov 23, 11:37 AM UTC · John Phillips +348 (22%)-515+348
SportsbookKevin HollandJohn Phillips
Bookmaker-485+343
Bovada-550+375
sports-interaction-530+350
unibet-500+325

Odds are for information only. · Odds data: fightodds.io

Frequently asked questions

Who won Kevin Holland vs John Phillips?

Kevin Holland defeated John Phillips by Submission in round 3 (4:05) in the Middleweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs Ngannou 2, held Saturday, November 24, 2018 at Cadillac Arena, Haidian Qu.

Referee
Peter Hickmott
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Win probability

Kevin Holland 65%35% John Phillips

What the model gave each fighter going into the fight, from their pre-fight UFCalendar Power Index ratings. See the full Power Index

Fight DNA

Head to head

UFCalendar's style model. Each fighter is rated against their own division, so read the gaps as directional.

Kevin Holland
Complete Fighter
7 edges
John Phillips
Knockout Artist
4 edges
PowerSpeedPrecisionDurabilityEngineWrestlingGround

Radar scaled to this matchup · bars show the gap

Style shape

92Power97
93Speed98
94Precision77
92Durability83
90Engine60
85Wrestling45
93Ground48

Biggest edge Kevin Holland, Submissions +49

Attribute by attribute

Kevin Holland is on the left of every row, John Phillips on the right.
95Punch power97
88Kick power97
94Punch speed98
91Kick speed98
94Accuracy77
85Takedowns45
94Ground striking53
92Submissions43
94Chin85
89Body strength81
90Cardio60

Attributes are rated 0-100 by UFCalendar's style model.

Tale of the Tape

29-15-0 (1 NC)
Record
22-11-0 (1 NC)
1740
Power Index rating
1630
1
Win Streak
0
33
Age
41
6'3"
191 cm
Height
5'11"
180 cm
81"
206 cm
Reach
75"
191 cm
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Middleweight
Weight Class
Middleweight
United States
Nationality
Wales

Striking Profile

4.24
SLpM
1.72
49%
Str. Acc.
34%
3.21
SApM
4.03
50%
Str. Def.
49%

Grappling Profile

0.79
TD Avg.
0.00
36%
TD Acc.
0%
57%
TD Def.
7%
0.60
Sub. Avg.
0.00

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Kevin Holland · 3-2
  • W
    Randy Brown
    UFC 327: Procházka vs Ulberg · Apr 11, 2026
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • L
    Mike Malott
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    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • L
    Daniel Rodriguez
    UFC 318: Holloway vs Poirier 3 · Jul 19, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • W
    Vicente Luque
    UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs O'Malley 2 · Jun 7, 2025
    Submission · R2 · 1:03 · Welterweight
  • W
    Gunnar Nelson
    UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs Brady · Mar 22, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
John Phillips · 3-2
  • W
    Ryan Barrett
    BKFC 90: Tierney vs. Franco · May 30, 2026
    TKO · R1 · 1:03
  • W
    Fabio Maldonado
    BKFC 72: Stewart vs. Strydom · Apr 5, 2025
    TKO · R2 · 0:29
  • L
    JunYong Park
    UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs Jung · Oct 17, 2020
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
  • L
    Khamzat Chimaev
    UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs Ige · Jul 16, 2020
    Submission · R2 · 1:12 · Middleweight
  • W
    Alen Amedovski
    UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs Cannonier · Sep 28, 2019
    TKO · R1 · 0:17 · Middleweight

Career Averages

Based on 28 fights · 6 fights
45.9
Avg sig. strikes
15.7
0.61
Avg takedowns
0.00
1:25
Avg control time
0:15
127
Career high strikes
51
5
Career high TDs
0

Strike Distribution

Kevin Holland
Strike target
John Phillips
55%
Head
45%
19%
Body
29%
27%
Leg
27%
Kevin Holland
Strike position
John Phillips
75%
Distance
86%
13%
Clinch
11%
12%
Ground
3%