Tim Means vs. Kevin Holland – Preview & Matchup Analysis

UFC on ESPN 37: Kattar vs. Emmett is scheduled to take place on Saturday, June 18, 2022, in Austin, Texas, USA. In one of the matchups on the fight card, Tim “The Dirty Bird” Means will take on Kevin “Trailblazer” Holland in the Welterweight Bout. You can view the full UFC on ESPN 37 card.

In this post, we will break down Tim Means vs. Kevin Holland matchup. Let’s take look at the fighter’s ages, their height, records, reach, fight stats, and more below ⤵

The 40-year-old, Tim Means is coming in with a 32-12-1 (1 NC) record. Means will be fighting for the first time since a win via unanimous decision against Nicolas Dalby at UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Volkov in June.

Holland, meanwhile, is coming off a KO/TKO win against Alex Oliveira on June 26, 2021 at UFC 272: Covington vs. Masvidal and holds a 22-7-0 (1 NC) record.

Tim Means has an orthodox fighting stance with a 75″ reach. The 31-year-old, Kevin Holland is an orthodox fighter with a 81″ reach. An orthodox fighter stands with their left side forward and jabs with their left hand, the southpaw fighter is the opposite, southpaw stands with their right side forward and jabs with their right hand. In most cases, orthodox fighters are right-handed, if you are left-handed, then you fight southpaw.

Tim Means:
→ Means’s striking accuracy is 48%.
→ Means lands 5.06 significant strikes per minute.
→ Means’s takedown accuracy is 39%.
→ Means’s takedown average is 0.92 per 15 minutes.
→ Means’s takedown defense is 66%.

Means comes in with 48% striking accuracy, typically landing about 5.06 significant strikes every minute. On the other side, Holland fires at 55% accuracy, landing about 3.84 significant strikes per minute. Tim Means also has a 39% takedown accuracy and on average gets around 0.92 takedowns every 15 minutes, compared to Holland’s 0.87 takedowns and 49% takedown accuracy.

Kevin Holland:
→ Holland’s striking accuracy is 55%.
→ Holland lands 3.84 significant strikes per minute.
→ Holland’s takedown accuracy is 45%.
→ Holland’s takedown average is 0.87 per 15 minutes.
→ Holland’s takedown defense is 49%.

Kevin spent on average 11:31 minutes in the Octagon and Tim has an average fight time of 10:09 minutes.

This looks like an interesting matchup, at least on paper. UFC on ESPN 37 is live in , who do you think will win, Tim or Kevin? Sound off in the comments.

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