Anders vs Perez

Who won Anders vs Perez?

Eryk Anders beat Markus Perez by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest, during the main card of UFC Fight Night 123, on Saturday 9th December 2017 at SaveMart Center in Fresno.

The scorecards were announced as in favor of winner Eryk Anders.

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 Perez stats

Eryk Anders stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 9 wins, zero loses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Markus Perez made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 10 wins and 0 draws, with 3 of those by knock out and 4 by submission.

The stats suggested Anders had a massive power advantage over Perez, boasting at 67% knock out percentage over Perez's 30%.

Eryk Anders was the older man by 3 years, at 35 years old.

Anders had 1-inch reach advantage.

Anders was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 1 less fights, and made his debut in 2015, 2 year and 4 months later than Perez, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 15 more professional rounds, 52 to Perez's 37.

Anders vs Perez form

Eryk Anders had beaten 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he Darren Stewart at UFC Vegas 21 on 13th March 2021 by in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten 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.

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 lost to 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 beaten 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.

Activity check

Anders' last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.