Page vs Anderson

Who won Page vs Anderson?

Michael Page beat Derek Anderson by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of Bellator 258, on Friday 7th May 2021 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Page vs Anderson stats

Michael Page stepped into the octagon with a record of 18 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Derek Anderson made his way to the cage with a record of 17 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

Michael Page's Bellator record stood at 17-2-0, while Derek Anderson's came in at 8-3-0.

The stats suggested Page had a large advantage in power over Anderson, boasting a 61% knock out percentage over Anderson's 35%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Anderson had an advantage over Page, with a 35% submission rate over Page's 17%.

Michael Page was the older man by 3 years, at 37 years old.

Page had a height advantage of 3 inches over Anderson. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Page's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Anderson's, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 5 months later than Anderson, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 2 more professional rounds, 46 to Anderson's 44.

Page vs Anderson form

Page had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Ross Houston at Bellator 248 on 10th October 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Accor Arena, Paris, France.

Previous to that, he had beaten Shinsho Anzai at Bellator 237 on 28th December 2019 by knockout in the 2nd round at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Gianni Melillo at Bellator London on 23rd November 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at SSE Arena, London, England.

Before that, he was victorious against Richard Kiely at Bellator 227 on 27th September 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at 3Arena, Dublin, Ireland.

He had lost to Douglas Lima at Bellator 221 on 11th May 2019 by knockout in the 2nd round at Allstate Arena, Rosemont, United States.

Activity check

Page's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 11 months and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 30 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

Anderson's last 2 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 7 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 3 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

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