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.

This was André Muniz's 9th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019. Eryk Anders marked his 18th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2017.

André Muniz's UFC record stood at 6-3-0, while Eryk Anders' came in at 9-8-0.

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 35 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 12 less professional rounds, 50 to Anders' 62.

Muniz vs Anders form

Eryk Anders had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won 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 lost to 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 beaten 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 been beaten by Khalil Rountree at UFC 236 on 13th April 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at State Farm Arena, Atlanta.

Activity check

Muniz's last 3 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 6 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 10 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.7 rounds on average.

Anders' last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 1 month and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 21 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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