Gamrot vs Anjos

Who won Gamrot vs Anjos?

Mateusz Gamrot beat Rafael dos Anjos by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC 299, on Saturday 9th March 2024 at Kaseya Center in Miami.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Mateusz Gamrot.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Gamrot vs Anjos stats

Mateusz Gamrot stepped into the octagon with a record of 23 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Rafael dos Anjos made his way to the cage with a record of 32 wins, 15 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 11 by submission.

This was Mateusz Gamrot's 10th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2020.

Mateusz Gamrot's UFC record stood at 7-3-0, while Rafael dos Anjos' came in at 21-14-0.

The stats suggested Gamrot had an advantage in power over Anjos, with a 35% knock out percentage over Anjos' 16%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Anjos had an advantage over Gamrot, with a 34% submission rate over Gamrot's 22%.

Mateusz Gamrot was the younger man by 6 years, at 33 years old.

Gamrot had a height advantage of 2 inches over Anjos. Despite this, both fighters had a equal reach.

Gamrot was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 22 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 7 years and 4 months later than Anjos, whose first professional fight was in 2004. He had fought 63 less professional rounds, 76 to Anjos' 139.

Gamrot vs Anjos 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 Kevin Lee at UFC on ESPN+ 10 on 18th May 2019 by submission in the 4th round at Blue Cross Arena, Rochester, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Kamaru Usman at The Ultimate Fighter 28 Finale on 30th November 2018 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at The Pearl at the Palms, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Colby Covington at UFC 225 on 9th June 2018 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at United Center, Chicago.

Before that, he had beaten Robbie Lawler at UFC on FOX 26 on 16th December 2017 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at MTS Centre, Winnipeg, Canada.

He had defeated Neil Magny at UFC 215 on 9th September 2017 by submission in the 1st round at Rogers Place, Edmonton.

Activity check

Gamrot's last 3 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.7 rounds on average.

Anjos' last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 20 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Gamrot vs Anjos?

Mateusz Gamrot was a 11/50 (-450) favourite going into the contest, while Rafael dos Anjos made his way into the ring at 7/2 (+350) with oddsmakers.