Arlovski vs Vanderaa

Who won Arlovski vs Vanderaa?

Andrei Arlovski beat Jared Vanderaa by split decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC 271, on Saturday 12th February 2022 at Toyota Center in Houston.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Andrei Arlovski.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 265 pounds (18.9 stone or 120.2 KG).

Arlovski vs Vanderaa stats

Andrei Arlovski stepped into the octagon with a record of 32 wins, 20 losses and 0 draws, 17 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Jared Vanderaa made his way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Andrei Arlovski's 42nd fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2000.

Andrei Arlovski's UFC record stood at 23-18-0, while Jared Vanderaa's came in at 1-6-0.

The stats suggested Vanderaa had a slight advantage in power over Arlovski, with a 58% knock out percentage over Arlovski's 53%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Vanderaa had an advantage over Arlovski, with a 25% submission rate over Arlovski's 9%.

Andrei Arlovski was the older man by 14 years, at 46 years old.

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

Arlovski was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 34 more fights, and made his debut in 1999, 16 years and 2 months earlier than Vanderaa, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 78 more professional rounds, 130 to Vanderaa's 52.

Arlovski vs Vanderaa form

Andrei Arlovski had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Carlos Felipe at UFC Vegas 40 on 16th October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Chase Sherman at UFC Vegas 24 on 17th April 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Tom Aspinall at UFC Vegas 19 on 20th February 2021 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had defeated Tanner Boser at UFC Vegas 13 on 7th November 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He was victorious against Philipe Lins at UFC Fight Night Jacksonville on 13th May 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville.

Activity check

Arlovski's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 11 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Vanderaa's last 3 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 7 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 10 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

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