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UFC 272: Covington vs. Masvidal
Kevin Holland
Kevin Holland
21-7 · USA
VS
Alex Oliveira
Alex Oliveira
22-11-1 · BRA
March 5, 2022 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds
170.0lb
Weigh-in
170.0lb
Kevin Holland def. Alex Oliveira by KO/TKO (Elbows), R2 0:38
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Holland31/500/000:00
Oliveira19/392/300:22
R2 · 0:38
Holland19/260/010:15
Oliveira2/50/000:00
Total
Holland50/760/010:15
Oliveira21/442/300:22

Pre-fight

The model's read going in

The walk-forward model's call at the time of the bout — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.

Prediction
HollandWin probabilityOliveira
74.6%25.4%
KO / TKO
39%
Submission
16%
Decision
45%
Expected fight time: 9.7 min
Retrospective pick: the walk-forward model's call at the time of the fight — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.
What drives the pick

Each bar is a feature's push on the model from the center axis. Red pushes toward Holland, blue toward Oliveira. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Holland75%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO29%39%37%
Submission13%17%14%
Decision33%44%23%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes33 (1345)act 50
Takedowns0.5 (0.02.0)act 0
Oliveira25%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO10%39%7%
Submission4%15%6%
Decision11%46%12%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes24 (1033)act 21
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.5)act 2
Combined totals~58 sig strikes~1.1 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R130%
R219%
R36%
Distance45%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.6%
Holland
59.1%-151
Oliveira
+15139.3%
Most takedownstie 43.1%
Holland
22.8%+150
Oliveira
-15034.1%
Significant strikes — over/under
Holland
Expected: 33.2
33
Over 33
39.3%
+151
Exactly 33
1.5%
push
Under 33
59.3%
-151
04283
Oliveira
Expected: 24.3
24.5
Over 24.5
39.4%
+154
Under 24.5
60.6%
-154
03161
Takedowns — over/under
Holland
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
31.4%
+218
Under 0.5
68.6%
-218
035
Oliveira
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
42.7%
+134
Under 0.5
57.3%
-134
035

Odds are model-implied (no real prop market is priced for these). The “most” prices are draw-no-bet — a tie (for takedowns, usually 0–0) is a push, so each side is priced off its chance of winning given a result, while the % shown is the raw chance of landing strictly more. Drag a line in half-point steps: a half line (e.g. 2.5) is a clean over/under, while a whole number adds a third outcome — landing exactly on it, a push — so over, exact and under sum to 100%. On a whole number the over/under odds are draw-no-bet (priced off the decisive mass, since the push refunds), so the two sides stay mirror images rather than implying an arbitrage.

Expected fight time 9.7 min. Predicted-output ranges are percentiles of the model’s simulated fights: sig strikes the middle 50% (25th–75th); takedowns the wider 10th–90th, since they’re 0 in most fights so a narrow band would collapse to 0. Win-by-method = win probability × that fighter’s own method split: the model forecasts how the fight ends, and that forecast is divided between the corners by each fighter’s finishing record — UFC wins in full, earlier-career wins at half weight, as of fight night — reconciled so the fighters’ totals still equal their win probabilities and the methods still total the fight-level forecast above. “Equity” is each of those over that fighter’s win % — how they win given that they win — so a column adds to 100%, and it differs by corner. A fighter with no classifiable wins at any level leans on the fight-level split. “How it ends” is the model’s round-of-finish split. “Mkt” is the de-vigged market prop (consensus across books), shown for context, not as a betting signal; rounds & totals slots fill as that data lands. Percentages are apportioned by largest remainder, so each set adds to its total exactly and an individual figure can sit a point off its own rounding.

Model vs market
Final
ModelMarketGapLine
To win
Holland74.6%77.3%−2.7-427
Oliveira25.4%22.7%+2.7+320
By method
Holland by KO/TKO28.9%37.0%−8.1+115
Holland by submission12.1%14.4%−2.3+453
Holland by decision33.6%23.0%+10.6+247
Oliveira by KO/TKO9.9%6.9%+3.0+1053
Oliveira by submission4.1%6.2%−2.1+1193
Oliveira by decision11.4%12.5%−1.1+539
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds69.9%58.7%+11.2-168
Over 2.5 rds51.4%42.1%+9.3+122
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision45.0%38.8%+6.2+142

Market % is the de-vigged (no-vig) consensus across the books that price both fighters; the line is the average across books with the min–max range in parentheses. Gap is the model minus the market in points (+ = the model rates that outcome above the market). Thin or one-sided markets are flagged or left blank rather than shown as a fabricated %. Shown for context, not as a bet — the closing line is the sharpest public price and the model trails it on average. For 5-round bouts the model splits its round-3+ finish mass into rounds 3–5 by the historical within-bucket rate, so the over-3.5 / 4.5 lines carry a model estimate.

Trait web
73.4Striking66.2
Holland +7.2
50.1Grappling52.5
Oliveira +2.3
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
HollandOliveira
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1587
Pound-for-pound
1541
1529
Divisional
1526
1533
Striking offense
1499
1516
Striking defense
1544
1504
Grappling offense
1509
1483
Grappling defense
1472
Physical
29 yrs
Age
34 yrs
6'3"
Height
5'11"
81"
Reach
76"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.49
Strikes landed / min
2.97
57%
Strike accuracy
51%
2.42
Strikes absorbed / min
2.38
56%
Strike defense
48%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.99
Takedowns / 15 min
2.27
53%
Takedown accuracy
37%
50%
Takedown defense
64%
0.6
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.5
Form & résumé
62%
UFC win rate
52%
-3
Win/loss streak
-3
40%
Last-5 win rate
40%
63%
Finish rate
64%
Recent opp. quality
154
Days since last fight
154
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Kevin Holland
  • LMarvin VettoriU-DEC R5
    Close +25811mo before
  • LDerek BrunsonU-DEC R5
    Close -20511mo before
  • WJacare SouzaKO/TKO R1
    Close -1351y 3mo before
  • WCharlie OntiverosSUB R1
    Close -7701y 4mo before
  • WDarren StewartS-DEC R3
    Close -2651y 5mo before
Alex Oliveira
  • LNiko PriceU-DEC R3
    Close +1675mo before
  • LRandy BrownSUB R1
    Close +11410mo before
  • LShavkat RakhmonovSUB R1
    missedClose -1121y 4mo before
  • WPeter SobottaU-DEC R3
    Close -1821y 7mo before
  • WMax GriffinS-DEC R3
    Close -1252y before
Holland — win / loss by method
Record: 21-7-0, 1 NC

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
11 wins, 0 losses
W
52% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 2 losses
W
29% of wins
L
29% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 5 losses
W
19% of wins
L
71% of losses
UFC
8win4loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
3 (38%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (25%)Submission(25%) 1
3 (38%)Decision(75%) 3
Non-UFC
13win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
8 (62%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
4 (31%)Submission(33%) 1
1 (8%)Decision(67%) 2
Oliveira — win / loss by method
Record: 22-11-1, 2 NC

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
12 wins, 1 loss
W
55% of wins
L
9% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 6 losses
W
23% of wins
L
55% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 4 losses
W
23% of wins
L
36% of losses
UFC
11win9loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
4 (36%)KO/TKO(11%) 1
3 (27%)Submission(56%) 5
4 (36%)Decision(33%) 3
Non-UFC
11win2loss1draw1NC
WinsLosses
8 (73%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (18%)Submission(50%) 1
1 (9%)Decision(50%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Holland
Oliveira
13
UFC fights
21
152.0 min · 11.7 avg
Octagon time
204.8 min · 9.8 avg
11y 4m
Career length
14y 8m
UFC schedule strength

Opponents' records on fight night — toggle their full cross-promotional record vs UFC bouts only.

Holland
Oliveira
194W–61L · 76.1%
Overall
307W–78L · 79.7%
128W–41L · 75.7%
Wins
173W–48L · 78.3%
66W–20L · 76.7%
Losses
134W–30L · 81.7%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Holland
Oliveira
115W–47L · 71.0%
Overall
60W–45L · 57.1%
101W–43L · 70.1%
Wins
41W–37L · 52.6%
14W–4L · 77.8%
Losses
19W–8L · 70.4%
Distance striking
Holland
Oliveira
7.52
Landed / min
5.04
51.2%
Accuracy
43.5%
61.3%
Defense
58.7%
0.30
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.44
33.2%
Time at distance
34.3%
Grappling & control
Holland
Oliveira
0.99
Takedowns / 15 min
2.27
52.6%
Takedown accuracy
37.3%
50.0%
Takedown defense
63.8%
0.59
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.51
27.1%
Control share
56.7%
Strike target map
Holland
  • Head62%(326)div 63%
  • Body20%(104)div 20%
  • Legs19%(100)div 16%
Oliveira
  • Head58%(350)div 63%
  • Body25%(151)div 20%
  • Legs18%(107)div 16%

Where each fighter lands significant strikes (career). “div” = the weight-class average.

Kevin Holland
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.

Alex Oliveira
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.