Weidman vs Anders

When is Weidman vs Anders?

Chris Weidman is set to face the challenge of Eryk Anders during the prelims of UFC 309, on Saturday 16th November 2024 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

The fight will take place over 3 rounds in the Middleweight division, which means the weight limit will be 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Weidman vs Anders stats

Chris Weidman steps into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Eryk Anders will make his way to the cage with a record of 16 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Chris Weidman's UFC record currently stands at 12-7-0, while Eryk Anders' comes in at 8-8-0.

The stats suggest Anders has an advantage in power over Weidman, with a 56% knock out percentage over Weidman's 38%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Weidman will have an advantage over Anders, with a 25% submission rate over Anders' 6%.

Chris Weidman is the older man by 3 years, at 40 years old.

Weidman has a height advantage of 1 inch over Anders. This also extends to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Weidman is arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2009, 6 years and 6 months earlier than Anders, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He has fought 8 less professional rounds, 52 to Anders' 60.

Weidman vs Anders form

Chris Weidman has beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he won against Bruno Silva at UFC Fight Night: Blanchfield vs. Fiorot on 30th March 2024 by technical decision in their 3 round contest at Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Brad Tavares at UFC 292 on 19th August 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at TD Garden, Boston.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Uriah Hall at UFC 261 on 24th April 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville.

Before that, he had beaten Omari Akhmedov at UFC Vegas 6 on 8th August 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had been defeated by Dominick Reyes at UFC on ESPN 6 on 18th October 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at TD Garden, Boston.

Anders has beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he defeated Jamie Pickett at UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gaziev on 2nd March 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Marc Andr Barriault at UFC 289 on 10th June 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Rogers Arena, Vancouver, Canada.

Going into that contest, he was victorious against Kyle Daukaus at UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland on 3rd December 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Amway Center, Orlando, United States.

Before that, he had been beaten by Jun Yong Park at UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Vieira on 21st May 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had been defeated by André Muniz at UFC 269 on 11th December 2021 by submission in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Eryk Anders has been fighting more than Chris Weidman.

Chris Weidman last fought 5 months and 19 days ago, while Eryk Anders' last outing was 6 months and 16 days ago.

Weidman's last 5 fights have come over a period of 4 years and 11 months, meaning he has been fighting on average every 11 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Anders' last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 7 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

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