Last fight
UFC 288
Win
Holmes vs Ribiero
May. 6, 2023
Stats & Records
2
Wins by Knockout
6
Wins by Submission
5
First Round Finishes
Significant Strikes include all strikes at distance, plus power strikes in the clinch and on the ground.
Striking accuracy
- Sig. Strikes Landed
- 116
- Sig. Strikes Attempted
- 217
A takedown is awarded when a fighter deliberately grapples an opponent to the ground and establishes an advantageous position for an appreciable amount of time.
Takedown Accuracy
- Takedowns Landed
- Takedowns Attempted
- 10
- Sig. Str. Defense is the percentage of significant strikes attempted against a fighter that do not land.
- Takedown defense is the percentage of takedowns attempted against a fighter that do not land.
- Knockdown Avg. is the average number of knockdowns per 15 Minutes window.
Sig. Str. by target
athlete record
Info
Status
Not Fighting
Place of Birth
Montgomery, United States
Trains at
Glory MMA & Fitness
Fighting style
Jiu-Jitsu
Age
27
Height
76.00
Weight
189.00
Octagon Debut
Jan. 15, 2022
Reach
80.00
Leg reach
44.00
- Pro since 2019
- Lost pro debut, 8-3 since
- Two wins by KO, six by submission (5 RNC, guillotine)
- Five first-round finishes
- Last pre-UFC win was first-round TKO over DWCS vet Jhonoven Pati on November 14, 2021
- Origin of nickname: “My nickname comes from an idea thought up by me and some of my closest friends when I was in college. We would always show love by talking smack about one another, and calling your best friend “Ugly” was something that would happen often.”
UFC 288 (5/6/23) Holmes was stopped by Claudio Ribeiro via strikes at 3:21 of the second round
UFC Fight Night (10/29/22) Holmes was submitted by Junyong Park via rear naked choke at 3:04 of the second round
UFC Fight Night (5/21/22) Holmes submitted Alen Amedovski via rear naked choke at 1:04 of the first round
UFC on ESPN (1/15/22) Holmes lost a three round unanimous decision to Jamie Pickett
Dana White's Contender Series, Season 5
Episode six (10/5/21) Holmes submitted Shonte Barnes via rear naked choke at 2:46 of the second round
When and why did you start training for fighting? I started training in 2014 because I just got back home from college football and needed an outlet for all my energy.
What ranks and titles have you held? I held the AKA (American Kombat Alliance) amateur welterweight title, BJJ brown belt
What would it mean for you to fight in the UFC? Fighting in the UFC is what I was meant to do. This is me proving to myself I can literally put my mind to something and succeed in it no matter what it takes. I gave up everything to start training and fight, and I’ve put my all into it. So to be at this level is something I knew would come but still surprises me, and I’m excited to show what I got.
Did you go to college and if so what degree did you earn? Yes, but no degree; I did not finish school
Specific accomplishments in pro competition? SFS MMA Team Captain
Favorite grappling technique: Rear naked choke
Favorite striking technique: Jab
