Anderson vs Latifi

Who won Anderson vs Latifi?

Corey Anderson beat Ilir Latifi by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC 232, on Saturday 29th December 2018 at The Forum in Inglewood.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Corey Anderson.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 205 pounds (14.6 stone or 93 KG).

Anderson vs Latifi stats

Corey Anderson stepped into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Ilir Latifi made his way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

Corey Anderson's UFC record stood at 10-5-0, while Ilir Latifi's came in at 9-7-0.

The stats suggested Latifi had a slight advantage in power over Anderson, with a 43% knock out percentage over Anderson's 36%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Latifi had a large advantage over Anderson, boasting a 29% submission rate over Anderson's 0%.

Corey Anderson was the younger man by 6 years, at 35 years old.

Anderson had a height advantage of 5 inches over Latifi. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Anderson was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 4 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 4 years and 10 months later than Latifi, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 12 more professional rounds, 65 to Latifi's 53.

Anderson vs Latifi form

Ilir Latifi had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Tanner Boser at UFC Vegas 28 on 5th June 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest in the United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Derrick Lewis at UFC 247 on 8th February 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Toyota Center, Houston.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Volkan Oezdemir at UFC on ESPN+ 14 on 10th August 2019 by knockout in the 2nd round at Antel Arena, Montevideo, Uruguay.

Before that, he had been defeated by Corey Anderson at UFC 232 on 29th December 2018 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The Forum, Inglewood, United States.

He had beaten Ovince St. Preux at UFC on FOX 28 on 24th February 2018 by submission in the 1st round at Amway Center, Orlando.

Activity check

Anderson's last 2 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 3 months and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 years, 1 month and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Latifi's last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 4 months and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

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