Bader vs Anderson

Who won Bader vs Anderson?

Corey Anderson beat Ryan Bader by knockout in the 1st round during the co-main event of Bellator 266, on Saturday 16th October 2021 at Footprint Center in Phoenix.

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).

Bader vs Anderson stats

Ryan Bader stepped into the octagon with a record of 27 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Corey Anderson 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.

Ryan Bader's Bellator record stood at 9-3-0, while Corey Anderson's came in at 5-1-0.

The stats suggested Bader had a slight advantage in power over Anderson, with a 44% knock out percentage over Anderson's 43%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Bader had an advantage over Anderson, with a 11% submission rate over Anderson's 0%.

Ryan Bader was the older man by 6 years, at 41 years old.

Anderson had a height advantage of 1 inch over Bader. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Bader was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 14 more fights, and made his debut in 2007, 5 years and 11 months earlier than Anderson, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 25 more professional rounds, 90 to Anderson's 65.

Bader vs Anderson form

Bader had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Renan Ferreira at PFL vs. Bellator: CHAMPS on 24th February 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Previous to that, he had won against Fedor Emelianenko at Bellator 290 on 4th February 2023 by knockout in the 1st round in their Bellator Heavyweight championship fight at Kia Forum, Inglewood, United States.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Cheick Kongo at Bellator 280 on 6th May 2022 by unanimous decision in their Bellator Heavyweight championship fight at Accor Arena, Paris, France.

Before that, he had defeated Valentin Moldavsky at Bellator 273 on 29th January 2022 by unanimous decision in their Bellator Heavyweight championship fight at Footprint Center, Phoenix, United States.

He had been beaten by Corey Anderson at Bellator 266 on 16th October 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at Footprint Center, Phoenix.

Corey Anderson had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had been defeated by Vadim Nemkov at Bellator 288 on 18th November 2022 by unanimous decision in their Bellator Light Heavyweight championship fight at Wintrust Arena, Chicago, United States.

Previous to that, his fight against Vadim Nemkov at Bellator 277 on 15th April 2022 ended in a no contest.

Going into that contest, he was victorious against Ryan Bader at Bellator 266 on 16th October 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at Footprint Center, Phoenix.

Before that, he had won against Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov at Bellator 257 on 16th April 2021 by knockout in the 3rd round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

He had beaten Melvin Manhoef at Bellator 251 on 5th November 2020 by knockout in the 2nd round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Ryan Bader had been fighting more than Corey Anderson.

Going to this contest, Ryan Bader had last fought 1 year and 17 days ago, while Corey Anderson's last outing had been 2 years, 3 months and 23 days ago.

Bader's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Anderson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 4 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

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