Kevin Holland Ethnicity, Nationality, and More: Where Is the UFC Welterweight From?

Kevin Holland is one of the few names that garner quite a bit of cheer from the fighting community. Holland boasts a record of 26 wins and about 11 defeats. Safe to say, he is a veteran of the sport and has impressive experience under his belt. With all the fame that he has been garnering, the fight fans have continued to express their curiosity regarding the middleweight fighter’s origins.

Today, let’s take a look at the place that holds the roots of the ‘Trailblazer’. After all, ethnicity is something that usually decides the kind of skills one acquires. So without wasting any more time, let’s get right into it!

What is Kevin Holland’s ethnicity and nationality?

The American UFC welterweight was born on November 5, 1992, in Riverside, California. And as far as his ethnicity is concerned, he is an African American. As per several reports, he was born and raised in Rancho Cucamonga and Ontario. But it wasn’t his parents who brought him up. instead, the UFC middleweight contender was raised by his grandparents.

Not a lot is disclosed about their parents but it can be safely said that both of his parents are Americans themselves. Other than that, reports state that his mother, Stacy Holland, has had a tumultuous history of incarceration. His father too has seen the inner workings of the prison industrial complex.

The ‘Trailblazer’ went to Los Osos High School and continued his education at Chaffey College. But when he turned 16 years old, he traveled the roads to become a martial artist. After all, his idol was none other than the legendary Georges St-Pierre.  Watching UFC 100 with his father pushed him forward to become one of the most celebrated fighters in the MMA promotion.

Regardless of his history and background, Holland seems to have risen to the top of combat sports and is on a journey that is yet to reach its peak. But did you know Holland’s problematic childhood is the reason why he made it to MMA? Let’s find out what it was about!

‘Trailblazer’ was kicked out of high school

Kevin Holland often found himself in troubling situations when he was in school. But it took only one to make him get kicked out of his high school, which was the consequence of his altercation with the school’s security guard. “I got into fighting by head-butting a security guard in high school. I head-butted a guard, I got kicked out of high school… went to juvenile hall… Got out of juvenile hall, and went to continuation school,” Holland told the UFC in a video in the promotion’s X handle.

The expulsion leading to the continuation school, given how his MMA career has panned out, was the best thing to have happened to Kevin Holland. He happened to meet a karate instructor who’d put the martial bug on him. “There was a… kung fu instructor named Mr. Kennedy. I told him all that stuff was fake fighting. Sure enough, I came to the class, beat up all the students, and then he beat the living sh*t out of me, and from then on, I never wanted to look back and here I am here in the UFC,” ‘Trailblazer’ added.

Now, the American mixed martial artist is all set to land against 

Roman Dolidze at UFC 307. With his experience, both inside and outside the MMA cage, Holland aims at nothing but the middleweight championship title. No doubt, that’s the goal for most of the combat sports athletes.

Do you believe Holland can claim a win over Dolidze at UFC 307? Let us know what you think about the American fighter’s early days in the comments down below.