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by Devesh Jaganath | in UFC Predictions
UFC Fight Night 255 at London’s O2 Arena brings us a welterweight bout between Gunnar Nelson and Kevin Holland on March 22. “Gunni” has a pro MMA record of 19-5-1, while “Trailblazer” is 26-13-0 (1 NC). Check out our match prediction below.
Gunnar Nelson is set to reappear in the Octagon for the first time in two years, now gunning a third straight victory after beating Bryan Barberena and Takashi Sato in his last two bouts.
Gunni has racked up 17 of his 19 career wins by way of stoppage, with his seven submission victories in the UFC welterweight competition being the most in divisional history.
In terms of the tale of the tape, though, Nelson is four years older and the shorter man, while he also has a significantly shorter reach (182.9cm vs. 205.7cm).
Meanwhile, Kevin Holland has slipped off the radar in recent times and is looking to return to winning ways after losing his last two fights against Reinier de Ridder and Roman Dolidze.
However, one thing is for sure, Trailblazer is likely to be the more match fit, having had four fights in the last year and six since his opponent last entered the Octagon.
Holland is primarily a striker, who lands 4.22 significant strikes per minute with 38% accuracy, while Nelson manages just 1.82 significant strikes per minute and relies on his sound ground game.
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Gunnar Nelson - Kevin Holland Key Points
- Nelson has won his last two fights.
- Nelson has only lost five of 25 pro fights, while Holland has lost 13 of 40.
- Holland has lost four of his last five fights.
- Holland lost his last two fights in the first round.
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Our Gunnar Nelson vs Kevin Holland Prediction
While there are concerns about Nelson’s conditioning for this fight due to his long layoff, this could be the perfect comeback match for him given Holland’s typical fight style.
The American favours the stand-up game and tries to leverage his sharp striking to catch his opponents, but the Icelander can nullify that with his elite grappling skills and has all the weapons needed to dominate on the mat. Therefore, our Gunnar Nelson vs Kevin Holland prediction is Gunnar Nelson wins the match.
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