LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – MARCH 14: (L-R) Opponents Alexander Hernandez and Kurt Holobaugh face off in the course of the UFC Combat Night time weigh-in on the Palace Station Lodge & On line casino on March 14, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Picture by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)
UFC lightweights Alexander Hernandez and Kurt Holobaugh met at UFC Vegas 104 on Saturday evening each having one thing to show at 155 kilos.
Hernandez (15-8) hopes to get again on the precise path having gone 2-3 in his final 5 outings. Most not too long ago he scored a troublesome split-decision victory over Austin Hubbard at UFC 307 final October.
Holobaugh (21-8) continues his second run within the promotion coming off a call victory over Kaynan Kruschewsky final July. The 38-year-old stated at media day that he felt he nonetheless needed to show he belonged on the roster.
Spherical 1 Holobaugh took the middle making an attempt to place stress on Hernandez to kick the combat off. Hernandez wasn’t one to simply accept it as he continued to land and transfer easily out of hazard after which touchdown some nasty leg kicks.
Hernandez was centered on countering, and utilizing his 1-2 combos on the attacking Holobaugh. Hernandez clearly had the pace benefit with Holobaugh making an attempt to get his timing down.
Hernandez started to power among the motion within the second half of the spherical which pressured Holobaugh to retreat and reset positions. A proper hook dropped Hernandez for a second, however the youthful light-weight was extra of an stumble attributable to being off-balance.
Hernandez scored a takedown close to the tip of the spherical, however bought caught up in a guillotine try by Holobaugh. Holobaugh ran out of time to complete it.
Spherical 2 Holobaugh might have felt that he was behind as a result of he got here out with much more vitality within the second spherical taking the motion to Hernandez.
If both man thought this was going to be clear they each realized it wasn’t going to occur and accepted it was going to be ugly. Holobaugh put a stress and tempo on Hernandez that pressured the youthful fighter to should combat his means again into the spherical.
Hernandez scored one other takedown with just below 2 minutes left within the spherical. Hernandez spent the remainder of the spherical seeking to rating injury from prime place.
Spherical 3 Hernandez got here out and bought the takedown straight away. If it’s not broke don’t repair it and he clearly needed to maintain Holobaugh on the canvas the remainder of the combat. Hernandez continued to search for a submission, however Holobaugh was not giving him something straightforward.
Holobaugh was in a position to get to his ft with simply two minutes left within the combat and he introduced hell with him. Hernandez was having none of it and he took the veteran down once more with a blast double leg.
Holobaugh tried a late kimura submission, but it surely was to not be as Hernandez defended it and each males threw what they may till time ran out.
Official Consequence: Alexander Hernandez def. Kurt Holobaugh through Unanimous Resolution (30-27, 29-28×2)
