Pulyaev vs Anderson

Who won Pulyaev vs Anderson?

Andrey Pulyaev beat Liam Anderson by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main event of Contender Series 2024 – Week 3, on Tuesday 27th August 2024 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Andrey Pulyaev.

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).

Pulyaev vs Anderson stats

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

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

Both men made their promotional debut for Dana White’s Contender Series.

The stats suggested Pulyaev had a large advantage in power over Anderson, boasting a 63% knock out percentage over Anderson's 33%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Anderson had a massive advantage over Pulyaev, boasting a 67% submission rate over Pulyaev's 25%.

Andrey Pulyaev was the younger man by 2 years, at 27 years old.

Pulyaev was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2022, 3 years and 4 months later than Anderson, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 4 more professional rounds, 20 to Anderson's 16.

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Anderson's last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.3 rounds on average.

What time did Pulyaev vs Anderson start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 2:10 AM UTC , which was 10:10 PM EST or 7:10 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 3:10 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Pulyaev vs Anderson?

Andrey Pulyaev was a 15/8 (+160) underdog going into the contest, while Liam Anderson made his way into the ring at 21/50 (-180) with oddsmakers.