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 7 years, at 42 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 won against Lyoto Machida at Bellator 256 on 9th April 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Vadim Nemkov at Bellator 244 on 21st August 2020 by knockout in the 2nd round in their Bellator Light Heavyweight championship fight at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Going into that contest, his fight against Cheick Kongo at Bellator 226 on 7th September 2019 ended in a no contest.

Before that, he had beaten Fedor Emelianenko at Bellator 214 on 26th January 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at The Forum, Los Angeles.

He had defeated Matt Mitrione at Bellator 207 on 12th October 2018 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Anderson had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he was victorious against Phil Davis at Bellator 297 on 16th June 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Wintrust Arena, Chicago, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Vadim Nemkov at Bellator 288 on 18th November 2022 by unanimous decision in their Bellator Light Heavyweight championship fight at Wintrust Arena, Chicago.

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

Before that, he had won against Ryan Bader at Bellator 266 on 16th October 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at Footprint Center, Phoenix.

He had beaten Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov at Bellator 257 on 16th April 2021 by knockout in the 3rd round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Ryan Bader had last fought 4 years, 2 months and 26 days ago, while Corey Anderson's last outing had been 2 years and 19 days ago.

Bader's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 8 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

Anderson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 2 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

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