Kyle Daukaus vs. Kevin Holland
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Kyle Daukaus
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 5 | 4 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 12 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.2 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 14 finish wins over 22 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.3 wins over .500
Kevin Holland
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 18 | 12 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 1 | 2 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 10 | 1 |
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
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Kyle Daukaus
Distance 78.0% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 7.8% (norm 9.0%) · Ground 14.2% (norm 10.0%)
Kevin Holland
Distance 82.8% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 9.3% (norm 9.0%) · Ground 7.9% (norm 10.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Kyle Daukaus
Head 83.1% (norm 78.0%) · Body 9.3% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 7.6% (norm 8.4%)
Kevin Holland
Head 70.1% (norm 78.0%) · Body 14.0% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 15.8% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Daukaus L/A | Acc | Middleweight med | Holland L/A | Acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 140 / 319 | 43.9% | 40.5% | 962 / 2122 | 45.3% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 26 / 32 | 81.2% | 70.6% | 173 / 238 | 72.7% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 36 / 58 | 62.1% | 69.4% | 153 / 203 | 75.4% | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 147 / 340 | 43.2% | 38.8% | 704 / 1797 | 39.2% | 38.8% |
| To the body | 28 / 38 | 73.7% | 71.6% | 242 / 360 | 67.2% | 71.6% |
| To the legs | 27 / 31 | 87.1% | 83.3% | 342 / 406 | 84.2% | 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 Daukaus L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med | vs Holland L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 101 / 223 | 45.3% | 39.5% | 741 / 1548 | 47.9% | 39.5% |
| In the clinch | 50 / 55 | 90.9% | 70.4% | 112 / 165 | 67.9% | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 103 / 153 | 67.3% | 69.0% | 164 / 319 | 51.4% | 69.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 172 / 337 | 51.0% | 37.9% | 574 / 1442 | 39.8% | 37.9% |
| To the body | 59 / 68 | 86.8% | 71.3% | 250 / 369 | 67.8% | 71.3% |
| To the legs | 23 / 26 | 88.5% | 82.1% | 193 / 221 | 87.3% | 82.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Holland has more cage time on record.