Anderson vs Manhoef

Who won Anderson vs Manhoef?

Corey Anderson beat Melvin Manhoef by knockout in the 2nd round during the main event of Bellator 251, on Thursday 5th November 2020 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville.

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 Manhoef stats

Corey Anderson stepped into the octagon with a record of 13 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Melvin Manhoef made his way to the cage with a record of 32 wins, 14 losses and 1 draw, 29 of those wins coming by knock out.

Corey Anderson's Bellator record stood at 5-1-0, while Melvin Manhoef's came in at 4-5-0.

The stats suggested Manhoef had a massive power advantage over Anderson, boasting a 91% knock out percentage over Anderson's 38%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested that Anderson and Manhoef would have been pretty equal, both with a 0% submission rate.

Corey Anderson was the younger man by 14 years, at 34 years old.

Anderson had a height advantage of 7 inches over Manhoef. That also extended to a 8-inch reach advantage.

Anderson was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 29 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 17 years and 3 months later than Manhoef, whose first professional fight was in 1995. He had fought 11 less professional rounds, 65 to Manhoef's 76.

Anderson vs Manhoef form

Corey Anderson had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, 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, United States.

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

Going into that contest, he had won against Ryan Bader at Bellator 266 on 16th October 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at Footprint Center, Phoenix.

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

He had defeated Melvin Manhoef at Bellator 251 on 5th November 2020 by knockout in the 2nd round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

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Anderson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 10 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Manhoef's last 2 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 2 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 7 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

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