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.

Marc Andr Barriault's UFC record stood at 5-6-0, 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 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 5 less professional rounds, 55 to Anders' 60.

Barriault vs Anders form

Barriault had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Julian Marquez at UFC 285 on 4th March 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Anthony Hernandez at UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Song on 17th September 2022 by submission in the 3rd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Jordan Wright at UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. Andrade on 23rd April 2022 by submission in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had been beaten by Chidi Njokuani at UFC Fight Night on 5th February 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had defeated Dalcha Lungiambula at UFC Vegas 36 on 4th September 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Eryk Anders had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he was victorious against Darren Stewart at UFC 263 on 12th June 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Gila River Arena, Glendale, United States.

Previous to that, he was victorious against Darren Stewart at UFC Vegas 21 on 13th March 2021 by unanimous decision in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by 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.

Before that, 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.

He had lost to Khalil Rountree at UFC 236 on 13th April 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at State Farm Arena, Atlanta.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Marc Andr Barriault had been fighting more than Eryk Anders.

Going to this contest, Marc Andr Barriault had last fought 1 year, 1 month and 22 days ago, while Eryk Anders' last outing had been 2 years, 10 months and 14 days ago.

Barriault's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Anders' last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 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.