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Kevin Holland vs. Reinier de Ridder

UFC 16-12-0 (1 NC) vs. 5-2-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
16-12-0 (1 NC)
UFC record
5-2-0
Middleweight
Division (benchmark)
Middleweight
33
AgeΔ 3 yrs
36
6'3"
HeightΔ 1"
6'4"
81"
ReachΔ 3"
78"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
6.3
Layoff (months)Δ 4.4 mo
1.9
WLLWW
Last 5 (newest first)
WLLWW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Reinier de Ridder owns the mat — in control 37% of cage time, vs a 19% Middleweight norm.
Reinier de Ridder hunts takedowns — 2.44 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.35 Middleweight norm.
Kevin Holland is a submission threat — 0.63 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.45 Middleweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Kevin Holland

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 1812
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 12
Tier 3 — regional circuit 101

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.09 · 19 tier-1/2 wins · 23 finish wins over 45 documented bouts

In the UFC: 12-10 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.2 wins over .500

Reinier de Ridder

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 114
Tier 3 — regional circuit 100

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.61 · 11 tier-1/2 wins · 18 finish wins over 25 documented bouts

In the UFC: 5-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +5.9 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

12884.18/min · norm 3.23
Sig. strikes landed
2743.18/min · norm 3.23
10173.30/min · norm 3.20
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
1952.26/min · norm 3.20
50.3%norm 47.4%
Striking accuracy
54.7%norm 47.4%
50.0%norm 53.8%
Striking defense
47.2%norm 53.8%
70.34/15 · norm 0.32
Knockdowns
20.35/15 · norm 0.32

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Kevin Holland

Distance 82.8% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 9.3% (norm 9.0%) · Ground 7.9% (norm 10.0%)

Reinier de Ridder

Distance 71.5% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 7.2% (norm 9.0%) · Ground 21.4% (norm 10.0%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Kevin Holland

Head 70.1% (norm 78.0%) · Body 14.0% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 15.8% (norm 8.4%)

Reinier de Ridder

Head 77.6% (norm 78.0%) · Body 18.4% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 4.0% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Holland L/AAccMiddleweight med de Ridder L/AAccMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 962 / 2122 45.3% 40.5% 157 / 358 43.9% 40.5%
In the clinch 173 / 238 72.7% 70.6% 31 / 36 86.1% 70.6%
On the ground 153 / 203 75.4% 69.4% 86 / 107 80.4% 69.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 704 / 1797 39.2% 38.8% 191 / 389 49.1% 38.8%
To the body 242 / 360 67.2% 71.6% 66 / 92 71.7% 71.6%
To the legs 342 / 406 84.2% 83.3% 17 / 20 too few to rate 83.3%

Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Middleweight: 178 fighters · Middleweight: 178 fighters).

What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man

Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.

Zone vs Holland L/AOpp accMiddleweight med vs de Ridder L/AOpp accMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 741 / 1548 47.9% 39.5% 134 / 290 46.2% 39.5%
In the clinch 112 / 165 67.9% 70.4% 14 / 18 too few to rate 70.4%
On the ground 164 / 319 51.4% 69.0% 47 / 61 77.0% 69.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 574 / 1442 39.8% 37.9% 152 / 310 49.0% 37.9%
To the body 250 / 369 67.8% 71.3% 24 / 38 63.2% 71.3%
To the legs 193 / 221 87.3% 82.1% 19 / 21 too few to rate 82.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
1739.5% acc · 0.83/15 · norm 1.35
Takedowns landed
1429.2% acc · 2.44/15 · norm 1.35
6757.8% def · norm 63.3%
Takedowns stopped
240.0% def · norm 63.3%
40:4613.2% of cage time · norm 19.4%
Control time
31:4136.8% of cage time · norm 19.4%
100:394:53 per 15 · norm 3:00
Time under control lower is better
20:243:33 per 15 · norm 3:00
130.63/15 · norm 0.45
Submission attempts
30.52/15 · norm 0.45

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Holland has more cage time on record.