LAS VEGAS – Trey Ogden beat Kurt Holobaugh with a unanimous decision Saturday to close out the preliminary card at UFC on ESPN 53 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
Take a look inside the fight with Ogden, who got his first official win since September 2022.
Trey Ogden def. Kurt Holobaugh
Result: Trey Ogden def. Kurt Holobaugh via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Updated records: Ogden (17-6 MMA, 2-2 UFC), Holobaugh (20-8 MMA, 1-5 UFC)
Key stats: Ogden landed more than 200 total strikes and had more than 11 minutes of total control time.
Ogden on the fight's key moment
“I’m very happy with it. Kurt’s a tough guy – a bona fide professional, a dangerous guy. Honestly, I was a little bit scared of him all camp, so I’m very happy to get such a dominant performance against a guy like that and a tough win.”
Ogden on pre-fight emotions
“Fear is a feeling, it’s not a decision. Fighters identify with fear as if it’s their decision to be scared, like something’s wrong with them. Fear is a feeling. Timidity is an action. So I will feel fear, but I will not show you timidity. It’s OK, especially if you’re being honest with yourself.”
Ogden on what he wants next
“I want to fight the winner of Viacheslav (Borshchev) vs. Chase Hooper. They’re fighting on the St. Louis card (on) May 11. I want the winner of that fight.”
To hear more from Ogden, check out the video of the full post-fight interview above.
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC on ESPN 53.
