Santos vs Anders

Who won Santos vs Anders?

Thiago Santos beat Eryk Anders by knockout in the 3rd round during the main event of UFC Fight Night 137, on Saturday 22nd September 2018 at Ginásio do Ibirapuera in Sao Paulo.

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).

Santos vs Anders stats

Thiago Santos stepped into the octagon with a record of 18 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Eryk Anders made his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Thiago Santos' 24th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2013. Eryk Anders marked his 18th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2017.

Thiago Santos' UFC record stood at 14-10-0, while Eryk Anders' came in at 9-8-0.

The stats suggested Santos had a slight advantage in power over Anders, with a 67% knock out percentage over Anders' 64%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Anders had a slight advantage over Santos, with a 9% submission rate over Santos' 6%.

Thiago Santos was the older man by 4 years, at 41 years old.

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

Santos was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 12 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 4 years and 8 months earlier than Anders, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 20 more professional rounds, 82 to Anders' 62.

Santos vs Anders form

Thiago Santos had beaten 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Jamahal Hill at UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Hill on 6th August 2022 by knockout in the 4th round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Magomed Ankalaev at UFC Fight Night on 12th March 2022 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had won against Johnny Walker at UFC Vegas 38 on 2nd October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had been defeated by Aleksandar Rakic at UFC 259 on 6th March 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had lost to Glover Teixeira at UFC Vegas 13 on 7th November 2020 by submission in the 3rd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Santos' last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 4 months and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 20 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4 rounds on average.

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