Kevin Holland vs. Trevin Giles – Preview & Matchup Analysis

UFC Fight Night 173: Brunson vs. Shahbazyan is scheduled to take place on Saturday, August 1, 2020, in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. In one of the matchups on the fight card, Kevin “Trailblazer” Holland will take on Trevin Giles in the Middleweight Bout. You can view the full UFC Fight Night 173 card.

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

The 32-year-old, Kevin Holland is coming in with a 17-5-0 record. Holland will be fighting for the first time since a win via KO/TKO against Anthony Hernandez at UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Harris in May.

Giles, meanwhile, is coming off a split decision win against James Krause on May 16, 2020 at UFC 247: Jones vs. Reyes and holds a 12-2-0 record.

Kevin Holland has an orthodox fighting stance with a 81″ reach. The 32-year-old, Trevin Giles is an orthodox fighter with a 74″ 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.

Kevin Holland:
→ Holland’s striking accuracy is 55%.
→ Holland lands 4.29 significant strikes per minute.
→ Holland’s takedown accuracy is 43%.
→ Holland’s takedown average is 1.26 per 15 minutes.
→ Holland’s takedown defense is 48%.

Holland comes in with 55% striking accuracy, typically landing about 4.29 significant strikes every minute. On the other side, Giles fires at 56% accuracy, landing about 3.61 significant strikes per minute. Kevin Holland also has a 43% takedown accuracy and on average gets around 1.26 takedowns every 15 minutes, compared to Giles’s 1.47 takedowns and 73% takedown accuracy.

Trevin Giles:
→ Giles’s striking accuracy is 56%.
→ Giles lands 3.61 significant strikes per minute.
→ Giles’s takedown accuracy is 100%.
→ Giles’s takedown average is 1.47 per 15 minutes.
→ Giles’s takedown defense is 73%.

Trevin spent on average 12:14 minutes in the Octagon and Kevin has an average fight time of 11:55 minutes.

This looks like an fun matchup, at least on paper. UFC Fight Night 173 is live in , who do you think will win, Kevin or Trevin? Sound off in the comments.

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