Holm vs Anderson

Who won Holm vs Anderson?

Holly Holm beat Megan Anderson by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC 225, on Saturday 9th June 2018 at United Center in Chicago.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Holly Holm.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Women’s Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Holm vs Anderson stats

Holly Holm stepped into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Megan Anderson made her way to the cage with a record of 8 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Holly Holm's 16th fight in the UFC, having made her debut for the promotion in 2015.

Holly Holm's UFC record stood at 8-7-0, while Megan Anderson's came in at 3-3-0.

The stats suggested Holm had a large advantage in power over Anderson, boasting a 73% knock out percentage over Anderson's 50%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Anderson had a large advantage over Holm, boasting a 25% submission rate over Holm's 0%.

Holly Holm was the older woman by 8 years, at 43 years old.

Anderson had a height advantage of 4 inches over Holm. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Holm was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 5 more fights, and made her debut in 2011, 2 years and 8 months earlier than Anderson, whose first professional fight was in 2013. She had fought 45 more professional rounds, 74 to Anderson's 29.

Holm vs Anderson form

Holly Holm had beaten 2 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight before this contest, she had lost to Kayla Harrison at UFC 300 on 13th April 2024 by submission in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, she had been beaten by Mayra Bueno Silva at UFC Fight Night – Holm vs. Bueno Silva on 15th July 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, she had won against Yana Santos at UFC Fight Night San Antonio on 25th March 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at AT&T Center, San Antonio.

Before that, she had been defeated by Ketlen Vieira at UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Vieira on 21st May 2022 by split decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

She had beaten Irene Aldana at UFC Fight Island 4 on 3rd October 2020 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

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Holm's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 9 months and 13 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 11 months and 15 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

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