Weidman vs Anders

Who won Weidman vs Anders?

Eryk Anders beat Chris Weidman by knockout in the 2nd round during the prelims of UFC 310, on Saturday 7th December 2024 at T-Mobile Arena 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).

Weidman vs Anders stats

Chris Weidman stepped into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Eryk Anders made his way to the cage with a record of 16 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Chris Weidman's 20th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2011. Eryk Anders marked his 18th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2017.

Chris Weidman's UFC record stood at 12-8-0, while Eryk Anders' came in at 9-8-0.

The stats suggested Anders had an advantage in power over Weidman, with a 56% knock out percentage over Weidman's 38%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Weidman had an advantage over Anders, with a 25% submission rate over Anders' 6%.

Chris Weidman was the older man by 3 years, at 40 years old.

Weidman had a height advantage of 1 inch over Anders. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Weidman was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2009, 6 years and 6 months earlier than Anders, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 8 less professional rounds, 54 to Anders' 62.

Weidman vs Anders form

Chris Weidman had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Bruno Silva at UFC Fight Night: Blanchfield vs. Fiorot on 30th March 2024 by technical decision in their 3 round contest at Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Brad Tavares at UFC 292 on 19th August 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at TD Garden, Boston.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Uriah Hall at UFC 261 on 24th April 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville.

Before that, he had beaten Omari Akhmedov at UFC Vegas 6 on 8th August 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had been defeated by Dominick Reyes at UFC on ESPN 6 on 18th October 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at TD Garden, Boston.

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 had defeated Jamie Pickett at UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gaziev on 2nd March 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Marc Andr Barriault at UFC 289 on 10th June 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Rogers Arena, Vancouver, Canada.

Going into that contest, he was victorious against Kyle Daukaus at UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland on 3rd December 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Amway Center, Orlando, United States.

Before that, he had been beaten by Jun Yong Park at UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Vieira on 21st May 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had been defeated by André Muniz at UFC 269 on 11th December 2021 by submission in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Chris Weidman had last fought 11 months and 26 days ago, while Eryk Anders' last outing had been 1 year and 26 days ago.

Weidman's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 5 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Anders' last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

What time did Weidman vs Anders start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 12:40 AM UTC , which was 7:40 PM EST or 4:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 12:40 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Weidman vs Anders?

Chris Weidman was a 9/10 (-110) underdog going into the contest, while Eryk Anders made his way into the ring at 9/10 (-110) with oddsmakers.