Muniz vs Anders

Who won Muniz vs Anders?

André Muniz beat Eryk Anders by submission in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC 269, on Saturday 11th December 2021 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

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).

Muniz vs Anders stats

André Muniz stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 0 wins, zero losses and 0 draws.

Eryk Anders made his way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

André Muniz's UFC record stood at 6-2-0, while Eryk Anders' came in at 8-8-0.

The stats suggested Anders had a massive power advantage over Muniz, boasting a 62% knock out percentage over Muniz's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Anders had a slight advantage over Muniz, with a 8% submission rate over Muniz's 0%.

André Muniz was the younger man by 3 years, at 34 years old.

Muniz had a 3-inch reach advantage.

Muniz was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 18 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2009, 6 years and 4 months earlier than Anders, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 11 less professional rounds, 49 to Anders' 60.

Muniz vs Anders form

André Muniz had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Paul Craig at UFC Fight Night London – Aspinall vs. Tybura on 22nd July 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Brendan Allen at UFC Fight Night – Krylov vs Spann on 25th February 2023 by submission in the 3rd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had won against Uriah Hall at UFC 276 on 2nd July 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had beaten Eryk Anders at UFC 269 on 11th December 2021 by submission in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had defeated Ronaldo Souza at UFC 262 on 15th May 2021 by submission in the 1st round at Toyota Center, Houston.

Eryk Anders had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he was victorious against Darren Stewart at UFC 263 on 12th June 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Gila River Arena, Glendale, United States.

Previous to that, his fight against Darren Stewart at UFC Vegas 21 on 13th March 2021 ended in a no contest.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by Krzysztof Jotko at UFC Fight Night Jacksonville on 16th May 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville.

Before that, he had won against Gerald Meerschaert at UFC on ESPN+ 19 on 12th October 2019 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Amalie Arena, Tampa.

He had lost to Khalil Rountree at UFC 236 on 13th April 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at State Farm Arena, Atlanta.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, André Muniz had been fighting more than Eryk Anders.

Going to this contest, André Muniz had last fought 1 year and 2 days ago, while Eryk Anders' last outing had been 3 years, 1 month and 12 days ago.

Muniz's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Anders' last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 3 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

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