Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2025-03-22, pretty good mma bout: Kevin Holland vs Gunnar Nelson gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).Nelson vs Holland is scheduled to take place Saturday, March 22nd, at the The O2 Arena in London (England), in a 3-round welterweight (170 lbs, 77 kg) bout; it is on the undercard of Leon Edwards vs Sean Brady – UFC Fight Night 255 (also known as UFC London or UFC on ESPN+ 113). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Kevin Holland record
The black belt in kung-fu and Brazilian jiu-jitsu Kevin Holland entered this fight with a mma record of 26-13-0 (85% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.27 welterweight in the world.
He won just one out of his last five bouts, against Michal Oleksiejczuk in June 2024 (Kevin Holland vs Michal Oleksiejczuk), then he has lost to Roman Dolidze (Roman Dolidze vs Kevin Holland) and to Reinier de Ridder (Kevin Holland vs Reinier de Ridder).
Gunnar Nelson record
His opponent, the black belt in karate and Brazilian jiu-jitsu Gunnar Nelson, has an official record of 19-5-1 (89% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since 2023.
He lost two consecutive bouts in 2019, against Leon Edwards (Leon Edwards vs Gunnar Nelson) and Gilbert Burns (Gunnar Nelson vs Gilbert Burns), but then he has won over Takashi Sato (Gunnar Nelson vs Takashi Sato) and Bryan Barberena (Bryan Barberena vs Gunnar Nelson).
Fight card
Here is the UFC Fight Night 255 full fight card (we are going to update it after the weigh-in):
MAIN CARD (live on ESPN+)
Leon Edwards vs Sean Brady
Carlos Ulberg vs Jan Blachowicz
Kevin Holland vs Gunnar Nelson
Alexia Thainara vs Molly McCann
Chris Duncan vs Jordan Vucenic
Nathaniel Wood vs Morgan Charriere
PRELIMINARY CARD (live on ESPN+)
Chris Padilla vs Jai Herbert
Loneer Kavanagh vs Felipe dos Santos
Marcin Tybura vs Mick Parkin
Christian Leroy Duncan vs Andrey Pulyaev
Puja Tomar vs Shauna Bannon
Nathan Fletcher vs Caolan Loughran
Guram Kutateladze vs Kaue Fernandes
Full fight video / highlights
Here we are going to post a selection of the best videos about the bout Kevin Holland vs Gunnar Nelson as soon as the match ends. If you have seen the full fight you can rate it at the bottom of this post. (All videos are hosted on free video platforms such as Youtube, Dailymotion, Facebook, etc. and not uploaded by AllTheBestFights.com)
Result
Who won Holland vs Nelson fight?
Kevin Holland defeated Gunnar Nelson via unanimous decision. Scores were 29–28, 29–28, 29–28.
Post-fight interview
Listen the words of the winner or the two fighters after their bout, here is the UFC Fight Night 255 post-fight octagon interview of Kevin Holland and Gunnar Nelson.
