Anders vs Daukaus

Who won Anders vs Daukaus?

Eryk Anders beat Kyle Daukaus by knockout in the 2nd round during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 3rd December 2022 at Amway Center in Orlando.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Anders vs Daukaus stats

Eryk Anders stepped into the octagon with a record of 14 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Kyle Daukaus made his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws and 9 by submission.

Eryk Anders' UFC record stood at 8-8-0, while Kyle Daukaus' came in at 2-4-0.

The stats suggested Anders had a massive power advantage over Daukaus, boasting a 57% knock out percentage over Daukaus' 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Daukaus had a massive advantage over Anders, boasting a 82% submission rate over Anders' 7%.

Eryk Anders was the older man by 6 years, at 37 years old.

Daukaus had a height advantage of 2 inches over Anders. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Anders was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 1 year and 5 months earlier than Daukaus, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 29 more professional rounds, 60 to Daukaus' 31.

Anders vs Daukaus form

Eryk Anders had beaten 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, his fight against Darren Stewart at UFC Vegas 21 on 13th March 2021 ended in a no contest.

Previous to that, he had lost to Krzysztof Jotko at UFC Fight Night Jacksonville on 16th May 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville.

Going into that contest, he had won against Gerald Meerschaert at UFC on ESPN+ 19 on 12th October 2019 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Amalie Arena, Tampa.

Before that, he had been beaten by Khalil Rountree at UFC 236 on 13th April 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at State Farm Arena, Atlanta.

He had been defeated by Thiago Santos at UFC Fight Night 137 on 22nd September 2018 by knockout in the 3rd round at Ginásio do Ibirapuera, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Kyle Daukaus had beaten 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Roman Dolidze at UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Emmett on 18th June 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Moody Center, Austin, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Jamie Pickett at UFC Fight Night on 19th February 2022 by submission in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Kevin Holland at UFC Vegas 38 on 2nd October 2021 by submission in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had been beaten by Phil Hawes at UFC Vegas 26 on 8th May 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had been defeated by Brendan Allen at UFC Vegas 4 on 27th June 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Kyle Daukaus had been fighting more than Eryk Anders.

Going to this contest, Eryk Anders had last fought 3 years, 1 month and 15 days ago, while Kyle Daukaus' last outing had been 1 year, 10 months and 10 days ago.

Anders' last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 7 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Daukaus' last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 10 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Anders vs Daukaus?

Eryk Anders was a 37/20 (+190) underdog going into the contest, while Kyle Daukaus made his way into the ring at 11/25 (-230) with oddsmakers.