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UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Holland
Derek Brunson
Derek Brunson
21-7 · USA
VS
Kevin Holland
Kevin Holland
21-5 · USA
March 20, 2021 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Middleweight · 5 rounds · Main event
186.0lb
Weigh-in
183.0lb
Derek Brunson def. Kevin Holland by U-DEC, R5 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Brunson14/350/004:29
Holland3/60/000:00
R2
Brunson7/202/503:09
Holland13/260/000:02
R3
Brunson6/111/104:17
Holland2/50/000:00
R4
Brunson8/122/303:46
Holland8/170/000:00
R5
Brunson8/151/301:14
Holland10/201/101:45
Total
Brunson43/936/12016:55
Holland36/741/101:47

Scorecards

Brunson vs Holland

RdJunichiro KamijoMichael BellSal D'AmatoCommunity
R110-910-810-910-8.8
R210-910-910-99.7-9.3
R310-910-910-99.9-9
R410-910-910-910-9
R59-109-109-109.3-9.8
Total49-4649-4549-4648.9-45.9

Media (23 cards) · avg 4945.9 · 23 Brunson · 0 Holland

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Brunson-Holland.

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
BrunsonWin probabilityHolland
45.9%54.1%
KO / TKO
43%
Submission
25%
Decision
33%
Expected fight time: 14.2 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 Brunson, blue toward Holland. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Brunson46%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO21%46%15%
Submission9%19%7%
Decision16%35%20%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes48 (2065)act 43
Takedowns1.2 (0.03.9)act 6
Holland54%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO22%40%34%
Submission16%30%10%
Decision16%30%15%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes58 (2479)act 36
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.6)act 1
Combined totals~106 sig strikes~1.6 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R127%
R216%
R312%
R47%
R55%
Distance33%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.9%
Brunson
42.8%+132
Holland
-13256.3%
Most takedownstie 38.8%
Brunson
47.2%-338
Holland
+33814.0%
Significant strikes — over/under
Brunson
Expected: 47.6
47.5
Over 47.5
39.8%
+151
Under 47.5
60.2%
-151
060119
Holland
Expected: 58.2
58
Over 58
39.5%
+151
Exactly 58
0.8%
push
Under 58
59.7%
-151
073146
Takedowns — over/under
Brunson
Expected: 1.2
1
Over 1
37.4%
+124
Exactly 1
16.1%
push
Under 1
46.5%
-124
035
Holland
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
22.2%
+350
Under 0.5
77.8%
-350
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 14.2 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
Brunson45.9%35.9%+10.0+165
Holland54.1%64.1%−10.0-205
By method
Brunson by KO/TKO19.6%14.5%+5.1+450
Brunson by submission11.3%7.3%+4.0+1000
Brunson by decision14.9%20.0%−5.1+300
Holland by KO/TKO23.1%33.6%−10.5+138
Holland by submission13.3%10.0%+3.3+700
Holland by decision17.6%14.5%+3.1+450
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds72.6%61.0%+11.6-188
Over 2.5 rds56.1%51.0%+5.1-120
Over 3.5 rds44.3%42.3%+2.0+120
Over 4.5 rds37.4%37.5%−0.1+150
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision32.5%30.6%+1.9+210

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
67.4Striking76.9
Holland +9.5
56.4Grappling55.7
Brunson +0.8
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
BrunsonHolland
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1631
Pound-for-pound
1619
1628
Divisional
1620
1528
Striking offense
1532
1513
Striking defense
1511
1521
Grappling offense
1509
1525
Grappling defense
1497
Physical
37 yrs
Age
28 yrs
6'1"
Height
6'3"
77"
Reach
81"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.92
Strikes landed / min
4.62
47%
Strike accuracy
60%
3.12
Strikes absorbed / min
2.97
54%
Strike defense
56%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.80
Takedowns / 15 min
1.37
28%
Takedown accuracy
50%
100%
Takedown defense
53%
0.4
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.9
Form & résumé
71%
UFC win rate
80%
+3
Win/loss streak
+5
60%
Last-5 win rate
100%
67%
Finish rate
63%
Recent opp. quality
231
Days since last fight
98
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Derek Brunson
  • WEdmen ShahbazyanKO/TKO R3
    Close +2758mo before
  • WIan HeinischU-DEC R3
    Close +1401y 7mo before
  • WElias TheodorouU-DEC R3
    Close -1101y 11mo before
  • LIsrael AdesanyaKO/TKO R1
    Close +2452y 5mo before
  • LJacare SouzaKO/TKO R1
    Close -1403y 2mo before
Kevin Holland
  • WJacare SouzaKO/TKO R1
    Close -1353mo before
  • WCharlie OntiverosSUB R1
    Close -7705mo before
  • WDarren StewartS-DEC R3
    Close -2656mo before
  • WJoaquin BuckleyKO/TKO R3
    Close -4557mo before
  • WAnthony HernandezKO/TKO R1
    Close -11010mo before
Brunson — win / loss by method
Record: 21-7-0

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, 5 losses
W
57% of wins
L
71% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
14% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 2 losses
W
29% of wins
L
29% of losses
UFC
12win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (58%)KO/TKO(80%) 4
1 (8%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (33%)Decision(20%) 1
Non-UFC
9win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (56%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
2 (22%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (22%)Decision(50%) 1
Holland — win / loss by method
Record: 21-5-0

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
40% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 3 losses
W
19% of wins
L
60% of losses
UFC
8win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (38%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (25%)Submission(50%) 1
3 (38%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
13win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
8 (62%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
4 (31%)Submission(33%) 1
1 (8%)Decision(67%) 2

Profiles

Experience
Brunson
Holland
17
UFC fights
10
123.4 min · 7.3 avg
Octagon time
98.3 min · 9.8 avg
16y 2m
Career length
11y 4m
UFC schedule strength

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

Brunson
Holland
287W–70L · 80.4%
Overall
157W–50L · 75.8%
194W–52L · 78.9%
Wins
128W–41L · 75.7%
93W–18L · 83.8%
Losses
29W–9L · 76.3%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Brunson
Holland
84W–46L · 64.6%
Overall
115W–47L · 71.0%
53W–33L · 61.6%
Wins
101W–43L · 70.1%
31W–13L · 70.5%
Losses
14W–4L · 77.8%
Distance striking
Brunson
Holland
4.31
Landed / min
7.83
40.8%
Accuracy
54.2%
59.5%
Defense
60.4%
0.61
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.46
58.4%
Time at distance
41.2%
Grappling & control
Brunson
Holland
2.80
Takedowns / 15 min
1.37
28.4%
Takedown accuracy
50.0%
100.0%
Takedown defense
52.6%
0.36
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.92
96.6%
Control share
43.1%
Strike target map
Brunson
  • Head70%(340)div 63%
  • Body14%(69)div 19%
  • Legs15%(75)div 17%
Holland
  • Head60%(272)div 63%
  • Body21%(97)div 19%
  • Legs19%(85)div 17%

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

Derek Brunson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Kevin Holland
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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