Holland Targets Six UFC Fights in 2025
Before the first pay-per-view of 2025, Kevin Holland said six fights would be an ideal target and that he might manage six or seven. He finished the year with five appearances, short of that goal.
Speaking to MMA Junkie and other reporters at a Jan. 15, 2025 news conference, Holland said his ideal was to compete six times. “I think six would be easy,” he said, adding that he could realistically do six or seven. He had fought five times in 2020, his previous busiest year. MMA Junkie’s original report, republished by Yahoo Sports, contains the full interview and context.
Holland’s first bout of 2025 came against Reinier de Ridder on Jan. 18. De Ridder submitted him with a rear-naked choke at 3:31 of the first round. The official event recap confirms the result.
Holland went on to make four more appearances during the year, finishing with a 2–3 record across five bouts. That workload kept him among the promotion’s most active fighters, though he did not reach his hoped-for six. His official fighter record lists the 2025 appearances and outcomes.
