Błachowicz vs Anderson

Who won Błachowicz vs Anderson?

Jan Blachowicz beat Corey Anderson by knockout in the 1st round during the main event of UFC on ESPN+ 25, on Saturday 15th February 2020 at Santa Ana Star Center in Rio Rancho.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 205 pounds (14.6 stone or 93 KG).

Błachowicz vs Anderson stats

Jan Blachowicz stepped into the octagon with a record of 25 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 9 by submission.

Corey Anderson made his way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out.

Jan Blachowicz's UFC record stood at 12-7-1, while Corey Anderson's came in at 10-5-0.

The stats suggested Anderson had an advantage in power over Blachowicz, with a 38% knock out percentage over Blachowicz's 24%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Blachowicz had a massive advantage over Anderson, boasting a 36% submission rate over Anderson's 0%.

Jan Blachowicz was the older man by 7 years, at 41 years old.

Anderson had a height advantage of 1 inch over Blachowicz. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Blachowicz was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 16 more fights, and made his debut in 2007, 6 years and 1 month earlier than Anderson, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 30 more professional rounds, 95 to Anderson's 65.

Błachowicz vs Anderson form

Blachowicz had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Ronaldo Souza at UFC on ESPN+ 22 on 16th November 2019 by split decision in their 5 round contest at Ibirapuera Gymnasium, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Previous to that, he had beaten Luke Rockhold at UFC 239 on 6th July 2019 by knockout in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Thiago Santos at UFC on ESPN+ 3 on 23rd February 2019 by knockout in the 3rd round at O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic.

Before that, he had defeated Nikita Krylov at UFC Fight Night 136 on 15th September 2018 by submission in the 2nd round at Olimpiyskiy Arena, Moscow, Russia.

He was victorious against Jimi Manuwa at UFC Fight Night 127 on 17th March 2018 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at 02 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

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

In his last fight leading up to 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 been beaten by 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, he had been beaten by Vadim Nemkov at Bellator 277 on 15th April 2022 by unanimous decision in the 3rd round at SAP Center, San Jose.

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

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

Going to this contest, Jan Blachowicz had last fought 4 years, 5 months and 22 days ago, while Corey Anderson's last outing had been 10 months and 22 days ago.

Blachowicz's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 1 month and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Anderson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

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