Result
UFC Fight Night 255: Edwards vs. Brady
· Sat 22 Mar 2025 · Ultimate Fighting Championship
Kevin Holland vs Gunnar Nelson
W
Kevin Holland
“Trailblazer”
27-13 (1 NC) · -106
1,788Elo
Unanimous decision
R3 · 5:00
29-28 · 29-28 · 29-28
Welterweight
Gunnar Nelson
“Gunni”
19-5-1 · -114
1,869Elo
Our model
Market said
The scorecards
Every score reads Kevin Holland first; a round is coloured for whoever won it| Judge | R1 | R2 | R3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Lethaby | 10-9 | 10-9 | 9-10 | 29-28 |
| Anders Ohlsson | 10-9 | 10-9 | 9-10 | 29-28 |
| Darryl Ransom | 10-9 | 10-9 | 9-10 | 29-28 |
Media
13 of 14 media members scored it for Kevin Holland, 1 a draw; the most common card was 29-28 to Kevin Holland
Fans
82% of fans had Kevin Holland winning, from 116 votes; the most picked score was 29-28 to Kevin Holland (40%)
Elo counted this as 77% of a win for Kevin Holland — from these scorecards.
Tale of the tape
The better of each pair is litKevin HollandGunnar Nelson
1,788
Elo
1,869
1,470
KO rating
1,422
1,297
Sub rating
1,507
1,264
Dec rating
1,367
Wins by
13
KO/TKO
4
10
Submission
13
4
Decision
2
Losses by
2
KO/TKO
1
4
Submission
0
7
Decision
4
The crowd
49%
Picked by
51%
Prices
The closing prices; the outcome that happened is outlinedKevin HollandGunnar Nelson
-106opened -135
Moneyline
-114opened +115
Method
+240Win by KO+1000
+775Win by sub+225
+400Win by dec+325
+165Win inside+175
How long it went
Over 1.5-150
Under 1.5+121
Over 2.5+117
Under 2.5-147
Decision+160
Inside-200
What the model makes of it
At the prices above Every bet →- Goes the distancethe distance 43% v 36% 5.0% +160 +1.60u
- Over 2.5 rounds2.5 rounds 50% v 43% 3.9% +117 +1.17u
- Kevin Holland by Decisionmethod: decision 23% v 16% 2.7% +400 +4.00u
- Kevin Hollandmoneyline 52% v 48% 0.3% -106 won
- Gunnar Nelson by KO/TKOmethod: KO 6% v 7% -3.2% +1000 lost
- Gunnar Nelson by Decisionmethod: decision 19% v 19% -4.7% +325 lost
- Kevin Holland by Submissionmethod: sub 6% v 9% -5.7% +775 lost
- Kevin Holland by KO/TKOmethod: KO 23% v 24% -6.2% +240 lost
- Gunnar Nelson inside the distanceinside the distance 29% v 31% -6.9% +175 lost
- Gunnar Nelson by Submissionmethod: sub 24% v 25% -7.2% +225 lost
- Kevin Holland inside the distanceinside the distance 29% v 32% -8.7% +165 lost
Common opponents
Everyone both have fought, before this bout, most recent firstKevin HollandGunnar Nelson
Fight history
Every bout either man has on record, newest first. This one is marked; the rows above it came afterwards and were not known on the night. Amateur bouts are shaded. Blank means we hold no figure, not zero.
Kevin Holland
27-13 (1 NC) going in · 46 bouts on record before this one
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| # | Date | Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Age | Elo | Opp Elo | Close | Weight class | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | 2026-04-11 | W |
 Randy Brown
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 33.4 | 1,864+57 | 1,848 | -120 | Welterweight | UFC 327: Procházka vs. Ulberg Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 50 | 2025-10-18 | L |
 Mike Malott
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 33.0 | 1,924-60 | 1,784 | -110 | Welterweight | UFC Fight Night 262: De Ridder vs. Allen Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 49 | 2025-07-19 | L |
Daniel Rodriguez
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 32.7 | 1,964-40 | 1,843 | -600 | Welterweight | UFC 318: Holloway vs. Poirier 3 Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 48 | 2025-06-07 | W |
 Vicente Luque
|
SubAnaconda Choke | R26:03 | 32.6 | 1,855+109 | 1,942 | -200 | Welterweight | UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2 Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 47 | 2025-03-22 | W |
Gunnar Nelson
this fight
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 32.4 | 1,788+67 | 1,869 | -106 | Welterweight | UFC Fight Night 255: Edwards vs. Brady Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 46 | 2025-01-18 | L |
 Reinier de Ridder
|
SubRear Naked Choke | R13:31 | 32.2 | 1,860-73 | 1,920 | +103 | Middleweight | UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Moicano Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 45 | 2024-10-05 | L |
 Roman Dolidze
|
KO/TKORib Injury | R15:00 | 31.9 | 1,950-90 | 1,942 | -157 | Middleweight | UFC 307: Pereira vs. Rountree Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 44 | 2024-06-01 | W |
 Michał Oleksiejczuk
|
SubTechnical (Armbar) | R11:34 | 31.6 | 1,901+49 | 1,737 | -280 | Middleweight | UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 43 | 2024-03-09 | L |
 Michael Page
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 31.3 | 1,949-48 | 2,013 | -131 | Welterweight | UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2 Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 42 | 2023-09-16 | L |
 Jack Della Maddalena
|
DecisionSplit | R315:00 | 30.9 | 2,019-70 | 1,922 | +115 | Welterweight | UFC Fight Night 227: Grasso vs. Shevchenko 2 Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 41 | 2023-07-29 | W |
Michael Chiesa
|
SubD'arce Choke | R12:39 | 30.7 | 1,929+89 | 1,936 | -150 | Welterweight | UFC 291: Poirier vs. Gaethje 2 Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 40 | 2023-04-08 | W |
 Santiago Ponzinibbio
|
KO/TKOLeft Hook | R313:16 | 30.4 | 1,812+118 | 1,936 | -230 | Welterweight | UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya 2 Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 39 | 2022-12-03 | L |
Stephen Thompson
|
KO/TKORetirement | R420:00 | 30.1 | 1,871-59 | 1,987 | -181 | Welterweight | UFC on ESPN 42: Thompson vs. Holland Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 38 | 2022-09-10 | L |
 Khamzat Chimaev
|
SubD'arce Choke | R12:13 | 29.8 | 1,935-64 | 2,032 | +425 | Middleweight | UFC 279: Diaz vs. Ferguson Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 37 | 2022-06-18 | W |
Tim Means
|
SubD'arce Choke | R26:28 | 29.6 | 1,875+60 | 1,761 | -305 | Welterweight | UFC on ESPN 37: Kattar vs. Emmett Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 36 | 2022-03-05 | W |
Alex Oliveira
|
KO/TKORight Hook to Ground Strikes | R25:38 | 29.3 | 1,828+47 | 1,654 | -350 | Welterweight | UFC 272: Covington vs. Masvidal Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 35 | 2021-10-02 | NC |
Kyle Daukaus
|
-- | R13:43 | 28.9 | 1,828+0 | 1,718 | -177 | Middleweight | UFC Fight Night 193: Santos vs. Walker Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 34 | 2021-04-10 | L |
 Marvin Vettori
|
DecisionUnanimous | R525:00 | 28.4 | 1,874-46 | 2,001 | +275 | Middleweight | UFC on ABC 2: Vettori vs. Holland Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 33 | 2021-03-20 | L |
Derek Brunson
|
DecisionUnanimous | R525:00 | 28.4 | 1,911-37 | 1,973 | -190 | Middleweight | UFC on ESPN 21: Brunson vs. Holland Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 32 | 2020-12-12 | W |
Ronaldo Souza
|
KO/TKOPunches During Scramble | R11:45 | 28.1 | 1,762+150 | 2,070 | -107 | Middleweight | UFC 256: Figueiredo vs. Moreno Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 31 | 2020-10-31 | W |
Charlie Ontiveros
|
KO/TKOVerbal Submission (Neck Injury Via Slam) | R12:39 | 28.0 | 1,744+17 | 1,359 | -800 | Middleweight | UFC Fight Night 181: Hall vs. Silva Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 30 | 2020-09-19 | W |
 Darren Stewart
|
DecisionSplit | R315:00 | 27.9 | 1,755-11 | 1,664 | -265 | Middleweight | UFC Fight Night 178: Covington vs. Woodley Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 29 | 2020-08-08 | W |
Joaquin Buckley
|
KO/TKORight Cross | R310:32 | 27.8 | 1,704+51 | 1,551 | -350 | Middleweight | UFC Fight Night 174: Lewis vs. Oleynik Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 28 | 2020-05-16 | W |
 Anthony Hernandez
|
KO/TKOKnee to the Body to Ground & Pound | R10:39 | 27.5 | 1,595+109 | 1,682 | -108 | Middleweight | UFC on ESPN 8: Overeem vs. Harris Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 27 | 2019-10-18 | L |
Brendan Allen
|
SubRear Naked Choke | R28:38 | 26.9 | 1,665-70 | 1,736 | -165 | Middleweight | UFC on ESPN 6: Reyes vs. Weidman Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 26 | 2019-06-22 | W |
Alessio Di Chirico
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 26.6 | 1,753-87 | 1,610 | -224 | Middleweight | UFC Fight Night 154: Moicano vs. The Korean Zombie Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 25 | 2019-03-30 | W |
Gerald Meerschaert
|
DecisionSplit | R315:00 | 26.4 | 1,752+0 | 1,761 | -191 | Middleweight | UFC on ESPN 2: Barboza vs. Gaethje Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 24 | 2018-11-24 | W |
 John Phillips
|
SubRear Naked Choke | R314:05 | 26.1 | 1,695+58 | 1,571 | -491 | Middleweight | UFC Fight Night 141: Blaydes vs. Ngannou 2 Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 23 | 2018-08-04 | L |
Thiago Santos
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 25.7 | 1,734-39 | 1,921 | -- | Middleweight | UFC 227: Dillashaw vs. Garbrandt 2 Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 22 | 2018-06-12 | W |
Will Santiago
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 25.6 | 1,697+37 | 1,467 | -670 | Middleweight | Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series - Season 2, Episode 1 Dana White's Contender Series |
| 21 | 2018-03-02 | W |
Teagan Dooley
|
SubTriangle Choke | R12:59 | 25.3 | 1,667+29 | 1,389 | -- | Middleweight | Bellator 195: Caldwell vs. Higo Bellator MMA |
| 20 | 2018-01-06 | W |
Hayward Charles
|
KO/TKOPunches | R313:34 | 25.2 | 1,616+51 | 1,463 | -- | Middleweight | XKO - Xtreme Knockout 39 Xtreme Knockout |
| 19 | 2017-09-01 | W |
Grady Hurley
|
KO/TKOPunches | R11:24 | 24.8 | 1,548+68 | 1,468 | -117 | Middleweight | LFA 21: Noblitt vs. Branjão Legacy Fighting Alliance |
| 18 | 2017-06-02 | L |
Curtis Millender
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 24.6 | 1,650-102 | 1,469 | +128 | Welterweight | LFA 13: Millender vs. Holland Legacy Fighting Alliance |
| 17 | 2017-03-18 | W |
David Gomez
|
KO/TKOPunch | R13:34 | 24.4 | 1,629+21 | 1,284 | -- | Middleweight | KOTC: Supernova King of the Cage |
| 16 | 2017-01-28 | W |
Geoff Neal
|
KO/TKOKO/TKO | R313:50 | 24.2 | 1,551+78 | 1,514 | -- | Middleweight | XKO 34 Xtreme Knockout |
| 15 | 2016-11-05 | W |
Jose Leija
|
SubSubmission | R14:03 | 24.0 | 1,487+64 | 1,391 | -- | Middleweight | XKO 33 Xtreme Knockout |
| 14 | 2016-09-18 | W |
Sam Liera
|
SubGuillotine Choke | R29:23 | 23.9 | 1,424+63 | 1,323 | -- | Welterweight | KOTC: Martial Law King of the Cage |
| 13 | 2016-03-05 | W |
Sam Liera
|
KO/TKOPunches | R27:56 | 23.3 | 1,302+122 | 1,445 | -- | Welterweight | KOTC: Night of Champions King of the Cage |
| 12 | 2015-10-02 | L |
Rafael Lovato Jr.
|
SubRear Naked Choke | R11:24 | 22.9 | 1,415-113 | 1,310 | -- | Middleweight | Legacy Fighting Championship 46 Legacy FC |
| 11 | 2015-08-15 | L |
 Ramil Mustapayev
|
DecisionUnanimous | R39:00 | 22.8 | 1,548-132 | 1,133 | -- | Welterweight | GCS 4: Key City Chaos 2 Genesis Combat Sports |
| 10 | 2015-06-27 | W |
Victor Reyna
|
SubGuillotine Choke | R13:44 | 22.6 | 1,469+79 | 1,434 | -- | Welterweight | XKO 26 Xtreme Knockout |
| 9 | 2015-05-29 | W |
Aaron Reves
|
Sub | R10:22 | 22.6 | 1,455+15 | 1,037 | -- | Catchweight | Kickass Productions - Border Wars Kickass Productions |
| 8 | 2015-05-29 | W |
Aaron Reeves
|
SubSubmission | R10:22 | 22.6 | 1,394+61 | 1,283 | -- | Welterweight | Border Wars 1 Kickass Productions |
| 7 | 2015-04-25 | W |
Jason Perrotta
|
KO/TKOKO/TKO | R11:36 | 22.5 | 1,309+85 | 1,299 | -- | Middleweight | GCS 3: Hub City Havoc Genesis Combat Sports |
| 6 | 2015-03-28 | W |
Marcos Ayub
|
KO/TKOPunches | R11:54 | 22.4 | 1,253+56 | 1,120 | -- | Welterweight | XKO 25: FIVE YEARS STRONG Xtreme Knockout |
| 5 | 2014-03-29 | W |
William Clark
|
KO/TKOKO/TKO | R24:14 | 21.4 | 1,208+46 | 1,099 | -- | Welterweight | Cowboys Extreme Cagefighting Premiere Combat Group am |
| 4 | 2013-09-07 | W |
Terrence Moore
|
KO/TKOKO/TKO | R23:06 | 20.8 | 1,172+35 | 1,000 | -- | Welterweight | Austin Championships Belts of Honorious am |
| 3 | 2013-06-08 | W |
Natanael Chavez
|
KO/TKOKO/TKO | R25:08 | 20.6 | 1,135+38 | 977 | -- | Welterweight | Cowboys Extreme Cagefighting Premiere Combat Group am |
| 2 | 2012-10-06 | W |
Zach Reese
|
DecisionUnanimous | R39:00 | 19.9 | 1,079+55 | 1,136 | -- | Welterweight | Cowboys Extreme Cagefighting Premiere Combat Group am |
| 1 | 2012-08-04 | W |
Richard Bailey
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 19.7 | 1,034+45 | 1,034 | -- | Welterweight | PCG - Cowboys Extreme Cagefighting Premiere Combat Group am |
Gunnar Nelson
19-5-1 going in · 25 bouts on record before this one
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| # | Date | Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Age | Elo | Opp Elo | Close | Weight class | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | 2025-03-22 | L |
Kevin Holland
this fight
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 36.6 | 1,869-67 | 1,788 | -114 | Welterweight | UFC Fight Night 255: Edwards vs. Brady Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 25 | 2023-03-18 | W |
Bryan Barberena
|
SubArmbar | R14:51 | 34.6 | 1,857+59 | 1,738 | -360 | Welterweight | UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3 Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 24 | 2022-03-19 | W |
 Takashi Sato
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 33.6 | 1,812+45 | 1,628 | -525 | Welterweight | UFC Fight Night 204: Volkov vs. Aspinall Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 23 | 2019-09-28 | L |
Gilbert Burns
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 31.2 | 1,925-49 | 1,891 | +102 | Welterweight | UFC Fight Night 160: Hermansson vs. Cannonier Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 22 | 2019-03-16 | L |
Leon Edwards
|
DecisionSplit | R315:00 | 30.6 | 1,969-44 | 1,959 | +115 | Welterweight | UFC Fight Night 147: Till vs. Masvidal Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 21 | 2018-12-08 | W |
Alex Oliveira
|
SubRear Naked Choke | R29:17 | 30.4 | 1,842+127 | 2,011 | -142 | Welterweight | UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 20 | 2017-07-16 | L |
Santiago Ponzinibbio
|
KO/TKOPunches | R11:22 | 29.0 | 1,984-125 | 1,826 | -170 | Welterweight | UFC Fight Night 113: Nelson vs. Ponzinibbio Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 19 | 2017-03-18 | W |
Alan Jouban
|
SubGuillotine Choke | R25:46 | 28.6 | 1,923+61 | 1,815 | -355 | Welterweight | UFC Fight Night 107: Manuwa vs. Anderson Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 18 | 2016-05-08 | W |
Albert Tumenov
|
SubRear Naked Choke | R28:15 | 27.8 | 1,832+90 | 1,844 | +151 | Welterweight | UFC Fight Night 87: Overeem vs. Arlovski Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 17 | 2015-12-12 | L |
Demian Maia
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 27.4 | 1,880-47 | 2,053 | -102 | Welterweight | UFC 194: Aldo vs. McGregor Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 16 | 2015-07-11 | W |
Brandon Thatch
|
SubRear Naked Choke | R12:54 | 27.0 | 1,801+79 | 1,767 | +138 | Welterweight | UFC 189: Mendes vs. McGregor Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 15 | 2014-10-04 | L |
Rick Story
|
DecisionSplit | R525:00 | 26.2 | 1,855-54 | 1,902 | -325 | Welterweight | UFC Fight Night 53: Nelson vs. Story Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 14 | 2014-07-19 | W |
Zak Cummings
|
SubRear Naked Choke | R29:48 | 26.0 | 1,797+58 | 1,675 | -425 | Welterweight | UFC Fight Night 46: McGregor vs. Brandao Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 13 | 2014-03-08 | W |
Omari Akhmedov
|
SubGuillotine Choke | R14:36 | 25.6 | 1,742+55 | 1,605 | -290 | Welterweight | UFC Fight Night 37: Gustafsson vs. Manuwa Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 12 | 2013-02-16 | W |
Jorge Santiago
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 24.6 | 1,676+69 | 1,789 | -250 | Welterweight | UFC on Fuel TV 7: Barao vs. McDonald Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 11 | 2012-09-29 | W |
DaMarques Johnson
|
SubRear Naked Choke | R13:34 | 24.2 | 1,632+43 | 1,439 | -230 | Welterweight | UFC on Fuel TV 5: Struve vs. Miocic Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 10 | 2012-02-25 | W |
 Alexander Butenko
|
SubArmbar | R14:21 | 23.6 | 1,593+39 | 1,378 | -- | Welterweight | CC 12: Nelson vs. Butenko Cage Contender |
| 9 | 2010-09-25 | W |
Eugene Fadiora
|
SubRear-Naked Choke | R13:51 | 22.2 | 1,492+113 | 1,597 | -- | -- | BAMMA 4: Watson vs. Reid BAMMA |
| 8 | 2010-08-28 | W |
Danny Mitchell
|
SubRear-Naked Choke | R12:51 | 22.1 | 1,423+69 | 1,349 | -- | -- | CC 6: Nelson vs. Mitchell Cage Contender |
| 7 | 2010-02-13 | W |
Sam Elsdon
|
SubRear-Naked Choke | R12:30 | 21.5 | 1,401+22 | 1,064 | -- | -- | BAMMA 2: Roundhouses at the Roundhouse BAMMA |
| 6 | 2008-09-06 | W |
Iran Mascarenhas
|
KO/TKOPunches | R2 | 20.1 | 1,395+16 | 994 | -- | -- | Adrenaline 3: Evolution Denmark Regional |
| 5 | 2007-12-09 | W |
Barry Mairs
|
KO/TKOPunches | R13:38 | 19.4 | 1,364+30 | 1,092 | -- | -- | AM 14: Ready For War Angrrr Management |
| 4 | 2007-11-24 | W |
Niek Tromp
|
KO/TKOSubmission to Punches | R11:50 | 19.3 | 1,252+112 | 1,354 | -- | -- | COT 1: Battle on the Bay Ireland Regional |
| 3 | 2007-10-06 | W |
Adam Slawinski
|
KO/TKOPunches | R12:30 | 19.2 | 1,193+59 | 1,076 | -- | -- | Ultimate Fighting Revolution 10 Ireland Regional |
| 2 | 2007-09-29 | W |
 Driss El Bakara
|
SubArmbar | R13:46 | 19.2 | 1,109+84 | 1,095 | -- | -- | Cage Rage - Contenders: Dynamite Cage Rage |
| 1 | 2007-05-05 | D |
 John Olesen
|
DecisionSplit | R315:00 | 18.8 | 1,070+38 | 1,234 | -- | -- | Adrenaline 1: Feel the Rush Denmark Regional |