Anderson vs Latifi

Who won Anderson vs Latifi?

Corey Anderson beat Ilir Latifi by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC 232, on Saturday 29th December 2018 at The Forum in Inglewood.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Corey Anderson.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 205 pounds (14.6 stone or 93 KG).

Anderson vs Latifi stats

Corey Anderson stepped into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Ilir Latifi made his way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

Corey Anderson's UFC record stood at 10-5-0, while Ilir Latifi's came in at 9-7-0.

The stats suggested Latifi had a slight advantage in power over Anderson, with a 43% knock out percentage over Anderson's 36%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Latifi had a large advantage over Anderson, boasting a 29% submission rate over Anderson's 0%.

Corey Anderson was the younger man by 6 years, at 34 years old.

Anderson had a height advantage of 5 inches over Latifi. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Anderson was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 4 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 4 years and 10 months later than Latifi, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 12 more professional rounds, 65 to Latifi's 53.

Anderson vs Latifi form

Anderson had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Phil Davis at Bellator 297 on 16th June 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Wintrust Arena, Chicago, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Vadim Nemkov at Bellator 288 on 18th November 2022 by unanimous decision in their Bellator Light Heavyweight championship fight at Wintrust Arena, Chicago.

Going into that contest, his fight against Vadim Nemkov at Bellator 277 on 15th April 2022 ended in a no contest.

Before that, he had beaten Ryan Bader at Bellator 266 on 16th October 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at Footprint Center, Phoenix.

He had defeated Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov at Bellator 257 on 16th April 2021 by knockout in the 3rd round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Activity check

Anderson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Latifi's last 3 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 7 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 2 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

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