Anderson vs Yagshimuradov

Who won Anderson vs Yagshimuradov?

Corey Anderson beat Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov by knockout in the 3rd round during the co-main event of Bellator 257, on Friday 16th April 2021 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville.

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).

Anderson vs Yagshimuradov stats

Corey Anderson stepped into the octagon with a record of 14 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov made his way to the cage with a record of 18 wins, 5 losses and 1 draw, 11 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov marked his 5th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Corey Anderson's Bellator record stood at 5-1-0, while Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov's came in at 3-2-0.

The stats suggested Yagshimuradov had an advantage in power over Anderson, with a 61% knock out percentage over Anderson's 43%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Yagshimuradov had a large advantage over Anderson, boasting a 22% submission rate over Anderson's 0%.

Corey Anderson was the younger man by 1 year, at 34 years old.

Anderson had a height advantage of 4 inches over Yagshimuradov.

Anderson was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 5 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 1 year later than Yagshimuradov, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 2 less professional rounds, 65 to Yagshimuradov's 67.

Anderson vs Yagshimuradov form

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Karl Moore at Bellator Champions Series: Belfast on 22nd March 2024 by unanimous decision in their Bellator Light Heavyweight championship fight at SSE Arena, Belfast, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had beaten Phil Davis at Bellator 297 on 16th June 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Wintrust Arena, Chicago, United States.

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

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

He had defeated Ryan Bader at Bellator 266 on 16th October 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at Footprint Center, Phoenix.

Yagshimuradov had won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2opponents and going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he was victorious against Simon Biyong at PFL 5: 2024 Regular Season on 21st June 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Huntsman Center, Salt Lake City, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Jakob Nedoh at PFL 2: 2024 Regular Season on 12th April 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at The Theater at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Maciej Rozanski at Bellator 300 on 7th October 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Pechanga Arena, San Diego.

Before that, he had defeated Julius Anglickas at Bellator 292 on 10th March 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at SAP Center, San Jose.

He was victorious against Rafael Carvalho at Bellator 277 on 15th April 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at SAP Center, San Jose.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Corey Anderson had last fought 5 months and 13 days ago, while Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov's last outing had been 2 months and 14 days ago.

Anderson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

Yagshimuradov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

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