Anderson vs Morris

Who won Anderson vs Morris?

Liam Anderson beat Maurice Morris by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of LFA 177, on Friday 23rd February 2024 at Seneca Niagara Event Center in Niagara Falls.

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).

Anderson vs Morris stats

Liam Anderson stepped into the octagon with a record of 5 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Maurice Morris made his way to the cage with a record of 6 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

Liam Anderson's LFA record stood at 3-0-0, while Maurice Morris' came in at 0-2-0.

The stats suggested Morris had a massive power advantage over Anderson, boasting a 67% knock out percentage over Anderson's 20%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Anderson had a massive advantage over Morris, boasting a 80% submission rate over Morris' 33%.

Liam Anderson was the younger man by 4 years, at 29 years old.

Anderson had a height advantage of 2 inches over Morris.

Anderson was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2018, 3 years and 10 months earlier than Morris, whose first professional fight was in 2022. He had fought 5 less professional rounds, 13 to Morris' 18.

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Anderson's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 3 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Anderson vs Morris?

Liam Anderson was a 1/6 (-590) favourite going into the contest, while Maurice Morris made his way into the ring at 18/5 (+360) with oddsmakers.