Santos vs Anders

Who won Santos vs Anders?

Thiago Santos beat Eryk Anders by knockout in the 3rd round during the main event of UFC Fight Night 137, on Saturday 22nd September 2018 at Ginásio do Ibirapuera in Sao Paulo.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 205 pounds (14.6 stone or 93 KG).

Santos vs Anders stats

Thiago Santos stepped into the octagon with a record of 18 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Eryk Anders made his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Thiago Santos' 24th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2013. Eryk Anders marked his 18th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2017.

Thiago Santos' UFC record stood at 14-10-0, while Eryk Anders' came in at 9-8-0.

The stats suggested Santos had a slight advantage in power over Anders, with a 67% knock out percentage over Anders' 64%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Anders had a slight advantage over Santos, with a 9% submission rate over Santos' 6%.

Thiago Santos was the older man by 3 years, at 41 years old.

Santos had a height advantage of 1 inch over Anders. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Santos was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 12 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 4 years and 8 months earlier than Anders, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 20 more professional rounds, 82 to Anders' 62.

Santos vs Anders form

Santos had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Kevin Holland at UFC 227 on 4th August 2018 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Staples Center, Los Angeles, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to David Branch at UFC Fight Night 128 on 21st April 2018 by knockout in the 1st round at Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Anthony Smith at UFC Fight Night 125 on 3rd February 2018 by knockout in the 2nd round at Mangueirinho Gymnasium, Belem, Brazil.

Before that, he had defeated Jack Hermansson at UFC Fight Night 119 on 28th October 2017 by knockout in the 1st round at Ibirapuera Gymnasium, Sao Paulo.

He had been beaten by Gegard Mousasi at UFC 200 on 9th July 2016 by knockout in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Anders had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he was victorious against Gerald Meerschaert at UFC on ESPN+ 19 on 12th October 2019 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Amalie Arena, Tampa, United States.

Previous to that, he had been defeated by Khalil Rountree at UFC 236 on 13th April 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at State Farm Arena, Atlanta.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Thiago Santos at UFC Fight Night 137 on 22nd September 2018 by knockout in the 3rd round at Ginásio do Ibirapuera, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Before that, he had won against Tim Williams at UFC Fight Night 135 on 25th August 2018 by knockout in the 3rd round at Pinnacle Bank Arena, Lincoln, United States.

He had been beaten by Lyoto Machida at UFC Fight Night 125 on 3rd February 2018 by split decision in their 5 round contest at Mangueirinho Gymnasium, Belem, Brazil.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Thiago Santos had last fought 6 years, 9 months and 3 days ago, while Eryk Anders' last outing had been 5 years, 6 months and 25 days ago.

Santos' last 5 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 9 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 9 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.6 rounds on average.

Anders' last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 3 months and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

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