Anjos vs Fiziev

Who won Anjos vs Fiziev?

Rafael Fiziev beat Rafael dos Anjos by knockout in the 5th round during the main event of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 9th July 2022 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Anjos vs Fiziev stats

Rafael dos Anjos stepped into the octagon with a record of 31 wins, 13 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 10 by submission.

Rafael Fiziev made his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Rafael dos Anjos' UFC record stood at 21-14-0, while Rafael Fiziev's came in at 6-3-0.

The stats suggested Fiziev had a massive power advantage over Anjos, boasting a 64% knock out percentage over Anjos' 16%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Anjos had a large advantage over Fiziev, boasting a 32% submission rate over Fiziev's 9%.

Rafael dos Anjos was the older man by 8 years, at 39 years old.

Fiziev had 2-inch reach advantage.

Anjos was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 32 more fights, and made his debut in 2004, 10 years and 9 months earlier than Fiziev, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 108 more professional rounds, 139 to Fiziev's 31.

Anjos vs Fiziev form

Rafael dos Anjos had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Renato Moicano at UFC 272 on 5th March 2022 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Paul Felder at UFC Vegas 14 on 14th November 2020 by split decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Michael Chiesa at UFC on ESPN+ 24 on 25th January 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at PNC Arena, Raleigh.

Before that, he had been beaten by Leon Edwards at UFC on ESPN 4 on 20th July 2019 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at AT&T Center, San Antonio.

He had defeated Kevin Lee at UFC on ESPN+ 10 on 18th May 2019 by submission in the 4th round at Blue Cross Arena, Rochester.

Fiziev had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had been defeated by Justin Gaethje at UFC 286 on 18th March 2023 by majority decision in their 3 round contest at o2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he was victorious against Rafael dos Anjos at UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Fiziev on 9th July 2022 by knockout in the 5th round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had won against Brad Riddell at UFC Fight Night on 4th December 2021 by knockout in the 3rd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had beaten Bobby Green at UFC 265 on 7th August 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Toyota Center, Houston.

He had defeated Marc Diakiese at UFC Fight Island 2 on 18th July 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Rafael Fiziev had been fighting more than Rafael dos Anjos.

Going to this contest, Rafael dos Anjos had last fought 2 years, 1 month and 21 days ago, while Rafael Fiziev's last outing had been 1 year, 1 month and 8 days ago.

Anjos' last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 11 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 22 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.4 rounds on average.

Fiziev's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 9 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

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