Bader vs Anderson

Who won Bader vs Anderson?

Corey Anderson beat Ryan Bader by knockout in the 1st round during the co-main event of Bellator 266, on Saturday 16th October 2021 at Footprint Center in Phoenix.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 205 pounds (14.6 stone or 93 KG).

Bader vs Anderson stats

Ryan Bader stepped into the octagon with a record of 27 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Corey Anderson made his way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out.

Ryan Bader's Bellator record stood at 9-3-0, while Corey Anderson's came in at 5-1-0.

The stats suggested Bader had a slight advantage in power over Anderson, with a 44% knock out percentage over Anderson's 43%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Bader had an advantage over Anderson, with a 11% submission rate over Anderson's 0%.

Ryan Bader was the older man by 6 years, at 40 years old.

Anderson had a height advantage of 1 inch over Bader. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Bader was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 14 more fights, and made his debut in 2007, 5 years and 11 months earlier than Anderson, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 25 more professional rounds, 90 to Anderson's 65.

Bader vs Anderson form

Anderson had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov at Bellator 257 on 16th April 2021 by knockout in the 3rd round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Melvin Manhoef at Bellator 251 on 5th November 2020 by knockout in the 2nd round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Jan Blachowicz at UFC on ESPN+ 25 on 15th February 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at Santa Ana Star Center, Rio Rancho.

Before that, he had defeated Ilir Latifi at UFC 232 on 29th December 2018 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The Forum, Inglewood.

He was victorious against Glover Teixeira at UFC Fight Night 134 on 22nd July 2018 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Barclaycard Arena, Hamburg, Germany.

Activity check

Bader's last 4 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 11 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.5 rounds on average.

Anderson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 9 months and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

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