Matthew Holland
UFC Debut
Record
Streak
L16
- Fighting out of
- London, Greater London
- Born
- England
- Weight class
- Middleweight
Before the UFC
Matthew Holland makes their UFC debut
Our striking, grappling, and schedule metrics are measured from UFC fights, so they come online after this bout. Here is the career they bring in — and how live the opposition has been.
Pre-UFC opposition
ModerateOpponents' combined record
135-136
.498 win rate
Winning-record opponents
14 of 23
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
31
23 opponents with records on file
A descriptive read of the non-UFC slate from opponents’ full career pro records — not a UFC-grade Schedule Score.
UFC fight history
No UFC bouts on record yet.
Outside the UFC
across 31 bouts · 29 promotions · wins by 3 KO · 3 decMMAX Meta · Raged UK MMA · MFL x PCFC · LFC 28 · LFC 27 +24
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Taylor Rose | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:54 | MMAX Meta | May 1, 2026 |
| L | Caden Cunningham | KO/TKO | Head Kick and Punches | R1 | 0:49 | MFL x PCFC | May 3, 2025 |
| L | Paul Attwood | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 4:58 | LFC 28 | Mar 1, 2025 |
| L | Paul McGinty4-2 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:26 | LFC 27 | Oct 19, 2024 |
| L | Junior Morgan4-2 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:15 | PCFC 1 | Sep 21, 2024 |
| L | Alexandru Velenciuc | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:00 | MMAX Meta | Sep 14, 2024 |
| L | Patryk Czart | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 2:54 | Supreme Cage FC 23 | Jun 22, 2024 |
| L | Tye Palmer6-9 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:20 | FFC 38 | Nov 11, 2023 |
| L | George Smith10-5 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:00 | BMF MMA 7 | Oct 7, 2023 |
| L | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 2:15 | Raged UK MMA | Sep 2, 2023 | |
| L | Mateusz Duczmal | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 4:05 | Unity FC | Aug 5, 2023 |
| L | George Sharman3-0 | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R1 | 4:27 | FFC 37 | Jul 25, 2023 |
| L | Amit Tah5-0 | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R1 | 0:49 | KCC 4 | Apr 15, 2023 |
| L | Chris Astley10-6 | KO/TKO | Elbow | R1 | 4:46 | Raged UK MMA | Mar 4, 2023 |
| L | Issam Kurdi7-3 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R2 | 1:02 | FFC 35 | Nov 12, 2022 |
| L | Quinten de Vreught7-8 | KO/TKO | Strikes | R2 | 0:13 | FFC 34 | Jun 18, 2022 |
| W | Issam Kurdi7-3 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 4:19 | FFC 33 | Mar 19, 2022 |
| L | Lukasz Swirydowicz7-7 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 3:05 | MMA Battle Arena | Jul 24, 2021 |
| L | Thomas Paull13-7 | KO/TKO | Retirement | R2 | 0:40 | FFC 32 | Feb 8, 2020 |
| L | Alin Chirila7-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:19 | UCMMA 61 | Nov 17, 2019 |
| L | Alin Chirila7-1 | KO/TKO | Leg Kick | R2 | 2:40 | UCMMA 60 | Sep 8, 2019 |
| L | William Setz Dempsey3-0 | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 3:02 | FFC 27 | Apr 28, 2018 |
| W | Simon Squires | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | FFC 26 | Nov 25, 2017 |
| L | Qamer Hussain4-5 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 4:00 | UCMMA 49 | Nov 12, 2016 |
| L | Barry Ryan3-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | UCMMA 46 | Feb 6, 2016 |
| L | Denzil Duncan2-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 2:08 | UCMMA 44 | Sep 5, 2015 |
| L | Submission | Triangle Choke | R1 | 2:00 | UCMMA 41 | Nov 8, 2014 | |
| W | Kester Mamba8-30 | KO/TKO | — | R2 | 0:00 | UCMMA 36 | Oct 5, 2013 |
| W | Karl Knight0-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | TKMMA 3 | May 11, 2013 |
| W | Simon Squires | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | TKMMA 2 | Mar 2, 2013 |
| W | Kester Mamba8-30 | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 3:25 | TKMMA 1 | Nov 10, 2012 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
Amateur
5-4-1across 10 amateur bouts · 8 promotionsKayo MMA · Fusion Fighting Championship · WTFCA · NFC 114 · Tear Up 5 +3
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | James Bawden4-2 | Disqualification | — | R1 | 1:46 | WTFCA | May 27, 2023 |
| L | Marcus Leach II1-2 | Decision | Split | R3 | 3:00 | NFC 114 | Dec 7, 2018 |
| W | Steve Jennings | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Kayo MMA | Sep 8, 2012 |
| D | Bill Humphrey | Draw | Majority | R3 | 3:00 | Fusion Fighting Championship | Oct 22, 2011 |
| W | Eric Pearce | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 4:00 | Fusion Fighting Championship | Jun 25, 2011 |
| W | Joel Reed | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 0:00 | Tear Up 5 | Feb 19, 2011 |
| L | Stuart McDowell | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 0:00 | Kayo MMA | Sep 11, 2010 |
| W | Lorcan Curtis | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 3:05 | Tear Up 3 | Jul 3, 2010 |
| L | Shain Paul | Submission | Punches | R1 | 0:00 | Tear Up 2 | Apr 17, 2010 |
| L | Joel Reed | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 3:00 | Tear Up 1 | Nov 21, 2009 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.