Saturday, March 22, 2025The O2, London, United Kingdom
Kevin Holland defeated Gunnar Nelson by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Welterweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs Brady, held Saturday, March 22, 2025 at The O2, London. The judges scored it 29-28, 29-28, 29-28, Kevin Holland won the decision.
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Gunnar Nelson vs Kevin Holland
Fight stats: totals
Same scale left and right on every row; the pale tail behind a bar is attempts
Gunnar NelsonKevin Holland
0
Knockdowns1
15 / 24
Significant strikes55 / 89
63%
Sig. strike accuracy62%
30 / 44
Total strikes138 / 178
3 / 10
Takedowns0 / 1
30%
Takedown accuracy0%
1
Submission attempts0
9:29
Control time1:04
Where it landed
Significant strikes landed by target in this fight
Gunnar NelsonKevin Holland
1067%3055%
Head
427%1527%
Body
17%1018%
Leg
Where it happened
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
38%20%43%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
Range × target
Significant strikes landed by range and target in this fight · landed / attempted in each cell
Gunnar Nelson15 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
11/6
0
11/1
Clinch
33/4
44/4
0
Ground
66/9
0
0
Kevin Holland55 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
33/17
22/5
1010/12
Clinch
1111/15
1111/12
0
Ground
1616/25
22/3
0
Round by round
Significant strikes landed per round · the judges' scores under each
Gunnar NelsonKevin Holland
R1
5
19
10-910-910-9
R2
3
17
10-910-910-9
R3
7
19
10-910-910-9
Bars share one scale across rounds. Each chip is one judge's score for the round, coloured by who they gave it to.
Round 1Judges: Kevin Holland
0
Knockdowns1
5 / 9
Significant strikes19 / 37
56%
Sig. strike accuracy51%
13 / 20
Total strikes31 / 51
1 / 1
Takedowns0 / 1
100%
Takedown accuracy0%
2:55
Control time0:08
Round 2Judges: Kevin Holland
0
Knockdowns0
3 / 6
Significant strikes17 / 23
50%
Sig. strike accuracy74%
7 / 11
Total strikes73 / 82
1 / 5
Takedowns0 / 0
3:22
Control time0:29
Round 3Judges: Gunnar Nelson
0
Knockdowns0
7 / 9
Significant strikes19 / 29
78%
Sig. strike accuracy66%
10 / 13
Total strikes34 / 45
1 / 4
Takedowns0 / 0
1
Submission attempts0
3:12
Control time0:27
Judges' Scorecards
Media Scores
0
Gunnar Nelson
1
Draw
13
Kevin Holland
●29-28 Holland×12●30-26 Holland●28-28 Draw
All 14 media scorecards
- Jed Meshew · MMAFighting.com30-26Holland
- Jake Noecker · Home of Fight29-28Holland
- Erich Richter · NY Post29-28Holland
- Drake Riggs · Uncrowned29-28Holland
- Steve Duncan · mma.uno29-28Holland
- Zane Simon · The MMA Vivisection29-28Holland
- Daniel Yanofsky · The Sporting News29-28Holland
- Mathis Desjardins · Cageside Press29-28Holland
- Nick Baldwin · theScore29-28Holland
- Ryan Frederick · WrestlingObserver.com29-28Holland
- Tristen Critchfield · Sherdog.com29-28Holland
- Ben Duffy · Sherdog.com29-28Holland
- Tyler Treese · Sherdog.com29-28Holland
- Danny Segura · MMAJunkie.com28-28Draw
Fan Scorecards
124 fan scorecards submitted
15%
Gunnar Nelson
2%
Draw
83%
Kevin Holland
●29-28 Holland40.3%●30-27 Holland29.8%●29-28 Nelson9.7%●29-27 Holland6.5%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
79%
Holland
R2
84%
Holland
R3
60%
Nelson
Betting Odds
Gunnar Nelson
+118
46% implied win probability
Open: -142Best: +500
Kevin Holland
+107
48% implied win probability
Open: +118Best: +175
Average moneyline across 18 sportsbooks.
| Sportsbook | Gunnar Nelson | Kevin Holland |
|---|---|---|
| 4casters | -130 | +120 |
| Bet105 | -139 | +123 |
| BetAnything | -130 | +100 |
| BetMGM | -135 | +110 |
| BetOnline | -137 | +117 |
| BetRivers | -139 | +112 |
| BetUS | -135 | +114 |
| Betway | -250 | +175 |
| Bookmaker | -139 | +113 |
| Bovada | -137 | +117 |
| Caesars | -240 | +170 |
| Circa | -135 | +115 |
| Cloudbet | -136 | +124 |
| DraftKings | +500 | -810 |
| FanDuel | +215 | -290 |
| mybookie | +375 | -700 |
| Pinnacle | -147 | +130 |
| SXBet | -142 | +121 |
Odds are for information only.
Build with this line: the same consensus odds, with opening and closing lines, are in the UFCalendar Fight API. Odds in the MMA Fight Data API
Style & credentials
Gunnar Nelson
KarateBJJNo-Gi Grappling
- 2009Black belt · BJJRenzo Gracie
- 20114th Place · ADCC-88kg
- 20094th Place · ADCCabsolute
- 2009Silver · IBJJF Worldsbrown belt middleweight (gi)
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
76%54%
Head
16%19%
Body
8%27%
Leg
Time in position
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
Gunnar Nelsonlast 2 fights
42%16%42%
Kevin Hollandlast 13 fights
66%17%17%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Gunnar Nelson Kevin Holland
Strikes landed / min
1.774.24
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Gunnar Nelson · Poor · better than 6% of UFC fightersKevin Holland · Good · better than 72% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
3.063.21
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Gunnar Nelson · Good · better than 60% of UFC fightersKevin Holland · Average · better than 55% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
2.000.79
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Gunnar Nelson · Good · better than 71% of UFC fightersKevin Holland · Below avg · better than 35% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
52%36%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Gunnar Nelson · Good · better than 81% of UFC fightersKevin Holland · Average · better than 46% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
68%57%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Gunnar Nelson · Good · better than 62% of UFC fightersKevin Holland · Below avg · better than 37% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
1.000.60
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Gunnar Nelson · Good · better than 80% of UFC fightersKevin Holland · Good · better than 60% of UFC fighters
Ranked against 1499 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
1.77
Strikes landed / min4.24
3.06
Strikes taken / minfewer is better3.21
2.00 / 3.8
Takedowns landed / 15 min0.79 / 2.2
52%
Takedown accuracy36%
68%
Takedown defence57%
3:39
Control time / fight1:22
1.00
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
Gunnar Nelson16 UFC fights · 292 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
35%103/249
10%28/37
6%17/20
Clinch
3%8/15
6%18/20
2%5/6
Ground
38%111/127
0%1/2
0%1/1
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
Gunnar Nelson18 of 26 ended early · 69%8 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
8 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
Gunnar Nelson2-3
- LUFC Fight Night: Edwards vs Brady · Mar 22, 2025Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- W
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- LUFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs Cannonier · Sep 28, 2019Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Till vs Masvidal · Mar 16, 2019Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
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- W
- LUFC Fight Night: Nelson vs Ponzinibbio · Jul 16, 2017TKO · R1 · 1:22 · Welterweight
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Arlovski · May 8, 2016Submission · R2 · 3:15 · Welterweight
- L
- W
- LUFC Fight Night: Saffiedine vs MacDonald · Oct 4, 2014Split Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- WUFC Fight Night: McGregor vs Brandao · Jul 19, 2014Submission · R2 · 4:48 · Welterweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs Manuwa · Mar 8, 2014Submission · R1 · 4:36 · Welterweight
- WUFC on FUEL TV: Barao vs McDonald · Feb 16, 2013Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- WUFC on FUEL TV: Struve vs Miocic · Sep 29, 2012Submission · R1 · 3:34 · Catch Weight
- W
- WEugene FadioraBAMMA · Sep 25, 2010Submission
- W
- WSam ElsdonBAMMA · Feb 13, 2010Submission
- WIran MascarenhasDenmark Regional · Sep 6, 2008TKO
- WBarry MairsAngrrr Management · Dec 9, 2007TKO
- WNiek TrompIreland Regional · Nov 24, 2007Submission
- WAdam SlawinskiIreland Regional · Oct 6, 2007TKO
- WDriss El BakaraCage Rage · Sep 29, 2007Submission
- DJohn OlesenDenmark Regional · May 5, 2007DRAW
Kevin Holland3-2
- W
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- 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
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- L
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- W
- L
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- W
- W
- L
- L
- W
- W
- NC
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- LUFC Fight Night: Brunson vs Holland · Mar 20, 2021Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- W
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Covington vs Woodley · Sep 19, 2020Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- W
- W
- L
- WUFC Fight Night: Moicano vs The Korean Zombie · Jun 22, 2019Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Barboza vs Gaethje · Mar 30, 2019Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- 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
Frequently asked questions
Who won Gunnar Nelson vs Kevin Holland?
Kevin Holland defeated Gunnar Nelson by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Welterweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs Brady, held Saturday, March 22, 2025 at The O2, London. The judges scored it 29-28, 29-28, 29-28, Kevin Holland won the decision.
What were the judges' scorecards for Gunnar Nelson vs Kevin Holland?
The judges scored it 29-28, 29-28, 29-28, Kevin Holland won the decision.
Was Gunnar Nelson vs Kevin Holland a robbery?
Public scoring backed the judges: 83% of 124 fan cards scored it for Kevin Holland; 100% of 13 media scores picked Kevin Holland.