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 35 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.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Ilir Latifi had been fighting more than Corey Anderson.

Going to this contest, Corey Anderson had last fought 6 years, 2 months and 16 days ago, while Ilir Latifi's last outing had been 6 years, 7 months and 14 days ago.

Anderson's last 2 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 6 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years, 9 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Latifi's last 2 fights had come over a period of 7 years and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years, 6 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

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