Holland vs Nelson

Who won Holland vs Nelson?

Kevin Holland beat Gunnar Nelson by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC London, on Saturday 22nd March 2025 at O2 Arena in London.

The scorecards were announced as 29-28, 29-28, 29-28 in favor of the winner Kevin Holland.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Holland vs Nelson stats

Kevin Holland stepped into the octagon with a record of 26 wins, 13 losses and 0 draws, 14 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

Gunnar Nelson made his way to the cage with a record of 19 wins, 5 losses and 1 draw, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 13 by submission.

This was Kevin Holland's 25th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2018. Gunnar Nelson marked his 16th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2012.

Kevin Holland's UFC record stood at 14-10-0, while Gunnar Nelson's came in at 10-6-0.

The stats suggested Holland had a massive power advantage over Nelson, boasting a 54% knock out percentage over Nelson's 21%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Nelson had a massive advantage over Holland, boasting a 68% submission rate over Holland's 31%.

Kevin Holland was the younger man by 4 years, at 32 years old.

Holland had a height advantage of 4 inches over Nelson. That also extended to a 9-inch reach advantage.

Holland was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 14 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 10 years and 1 month later than Nelson, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 38 more professional rounds, 87 to Nelson's 49.

Holland vs Nelson form

Kevin Holland had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Alex Oliveira at UFC 272 on 5th March 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, his fight against Kyle Daukaus at UFC Vegas 38 on 2nd October 2021 ended in a no contest.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Derek Brunson at UFC Vegas 22 on 20th March 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had beaten Ronaldo Souza at UFC 256 on 12th December 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had defeated Charlie Ontiveros at UFC Vegas 12 on 31st October 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Gunnar Nelson had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he was victorious against Bryan Barberena at UFC 286 on 18th March 2023 by submission in the 1st round at o2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had won against Takashi Sato at UFC Fight Night London on 19th March 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at 02 Arena, London.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Gilbert Burns at UFC on ESPN+ 18 on 28th September 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Royal Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Before that, he had been defeated by Leon Edwards at UFC on ESPN+ 5 on 16th March 2019 by split decision in their 3 round contest at 02 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

He had beaten Alex Oliveira at UFC 231 on 8th December 2018 by submission in the 2nd round at Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Canada.

Activity check

In of activity leading into the fight, Kevin Holland had been fighting more than Gunnar Nelson.

Going to this contest, Kevin Holland had last fought 3 years, 2 months and 17 days ago, while Gunnar Nelson's last outing had been 2 years, 2 months and 4 days ago.

Holland's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 6 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Nelson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 5 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

What time did Holland vs Nelson start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 8:40 PM UTC , which was 4:40 PM EST or 1:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 8:40 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Holland vs Nelson?

Kevin Holland was a 11/10 (+110) underdog going into the contest, while Gunnar Nelson made his way into the ring at 18/25 (-140) with oddsmakers.