Barriault vs Anders

Who won Barriault vs Anders?

Marc Andr Barriault beat Eryk Anders by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC 289, on Saturday 10th June 2023 at Rogers Arena in Vancouver.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Marc Andr Barriault.

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).

Barriault vs Anders stats

Marc Andr Barriault stepped into the octagon with a record of 15 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Eryk Anders made his way to the cage with a record of 15 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Marc Andr Barriault's 13th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019.

Marc Andr Barriault's UFC record stood at 5-7-0, while Eryk Anders' came in at 8-8-0.

The stats suggested Barriault had a slight advantage in power over Anders, with a 67% knock out percentage over Anders' 60%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested that Barriault and Anders would have been pretty equal, both with a 7% submission rate.

Marc Andr Barriault was the younger man by 3 years, at 34 years old.

Anders had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Barriault was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 1 year and 2 months earlier than Anders, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 4 less professional rounds, 56 to Anders' 60.

Activity check

Barriault's last 2 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 5 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 8 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Barriault vs Anders?

Marc Andr Barriault was a 18/25 (-140) favourite going into the contest, while Eryk Anders made his way into the ring at 6/5 (+120) with oddsmakers.