His father was a martial artist and Vietnam War veteran, his mother is a breast cancer survivor and his grandfather was a Golden Gloves boxer. Holdsworth, aged 8, told his mother he wanted to be a martial artist just like his brother so he excelled in several martial arts, especially BJJ.
Background At his brother’s funeral, his sensei posthumously awarded him his black belt in American kickboxing. He was awarded his blue belt from the legendary Royce Gracie, his purple belt by Rener, Ryron and Rorion Gracie, and was awarded his brown and black belt by Marc Laimon. At age 21 he was one of the youngest BJJ black belts in the United States. Amateur career Holdsworth signed with the Tuff-North-Uff promotion in August 2009, and made his debut as an amateur against Justin Linn.
After taking a small hiatus, Holdsworth returned on February 26, 2010, facing Gor Mnatsakanyan.
In his last amateur fight before turning pro, Holdsworth faced Anthony Gutierrez at Tuff-North-Uff: Xtreme Couture versus Team Quest on August 6, 2010.
Professional Mobile Marketing Association career Holdsworth made his professional Mobile Marketing Association debut in October 2010. The Ultimate Fighter In August 2013, it was announced that Holdsworth was one of the fighters selected to be on The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rousey versus
Holdsworth faced Louis Fisette in the elimination fight to get into the house.
He defeated him via arm-triangle choke in the first round. Holdsworth was the second pick of During the first tournament fight in the house, Holdsworth faced team Rousey"s #1 pick Chris Beal. Miesha Tate selected this match up because of a possible advantage when they heard that Beal probably had an injured hand.
The consensus was that Beal would have the better of the striking while Holdsworth would be dominant in the ground, but Beal was dominated in the striking, even being knocked down and then submitted via guillotine choke in the first round.
In the semifinals, Holdsworth faced off against Michael Wooten. Ultimate Fighting Championship Holdsworth faced Davey Grant in the finals on November 30, 2013 at The Ultimate Fighter 18 Finale.
Holdsworth was expected to face Kyung-Ho Kang on May 24, 2014 at UFC 173. However, Kang pulled out of the bout and was replaced by Chico Camus.
Holdsworth has not fought since, due to concussions suffered in training.
Ultimate Fighting Championship Submission of the Night (One time) versus Davey Grant.
He"s the winner of The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rousey versus Team Tate. He won his debut by triangle choke submission. He made a quick turnaround and faced Cameron Ramirez on September 18, 2009, and won the fight by TKO (punches). He won by TKO, extending his undefeated record to 3-0. He won by armbar, and turned pro in October of that year. He won all of them by submission. He won the fight via rear-naked choke in the first round. He won the bout via rear-naked choke in the second round. He won the fight via unanimous decision. He still trains, and hopes to return to competition and become champion. The Ultimate Fighter 18 Tournament Winner.
He"s a member of "Team Alpha Male" and had 4 fights before joining the Ultimate Fighter.
