Corey Anderson

Light HeavyweightGrappler
10 - 5

15 UFC Fights | 67% Win Rate | 3 Finishes (30%)

Height
6' 3"
Reach
79"
Weight
205 lbs.
Age
36
Orthodox

Corey Anderson UFC Record & Pro MMA Record

Corey Anderson is 10-5 in the UFC across 15 fights, with 3 wins by knockout and 7 by decision. The full pro MMA record is 20-6 (1 NC), 10-1 of it outside the UFC. Anderson competes at light heavyweight as an orthodox grappler, standing 6'3" with a 79" reach at 36 years old. The last bout was a win over Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov by unanimous decision in Oct 2025.

Best attribute: takedown offense (takedowns landed per fight) — 99th percentile among 140 light heavyweight fighters (3.5/fight).

Corey Anderson's UFC win rate is 67% (10 of 15 fights), and 30% of those wins came by finish. Anderson averages 3.5 takedowns per fight at 50% accuracy and stops 83% of opponents' takedown attempts.

Pro MMA Record
20-6 (1 NC)
UFC Record
10-5
Height
6'3"
Reach
79"
Age
36
Stance
Orthodox
Last Fight
W vs Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov · Decision (Unanimous) · Oct 2025

Pro record from Sherdog (snapshot 2026-07-03) plus every UFC bout since; UFC record from UFCStats.

Corey Anderson's Last 5 Fights

Anderson is 4-1 in the last five UFC fights.

  1. Loss vs Jan Blachowicz · KO/TKO · R1 3:08 · UFC Fight Night: Anderson vs. Blachowicz · Feb 2020
  2. Win vs Johnny Walker · KO/TKO · R1 2:07 · UFC 244: Masvidal vs. Diaz · Nov 2019
  3. Win vs Ilir Latifi · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC 232: Jones vs. Gustafsson 2 · Dec 2018
  4. Win vs Glover Teixeira · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Smith · Jul 2018
  5. Win vs Patrick Cummins · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee · Apr 2018

Striking

Fighter Profile

Offensive Output

Sig. Strikes / Min
4.4
+2.0x ratio
Accuracy
46%
Knockdowns / Fight
0.07

Defensive

Absorbed / Min
2.2
0.6x avg
Strike Differential
+2.2
Opp. Accuracy Against
41%

Strike Targets

Position Breakdown

Grappling

Takedowns & Control

Takedowns / Fight
3.5
above avg
Takedown Accuracy
50%
Takedown Defense
83%
Control Time / Fight
4:28
Sub Attempts / Fight
0.0

Win Methods

Finish Probability by Round

R1
13% KO
0% Sub
R2
7% KO
0% Sub
R3+
0% KO
0% Sub

Round-by-Round Output

Sig. Strikes Landed per Round — Corey Anderson vs Average

Corey Anderson's UFC Fight History

15 UFC fights on record (10-5), most recent first.

ResultOpponentMethodRd · TimeEventDate
LJan BlachowiczKO/TKOR1 · 3:08UFC Fight Night: Anderson vs. Blachowicz2020-02-15
WJohnny WalkerKO/TKOR1 · 2:07UFC 244: Masvidal vs. Diaz2019-11-02
WIlir LatifiDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 232: Jones vs. Gustafsson 22018-12-29
WGlover TeixeiraDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Smith2018-07-22
WPatrick CumminsDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee2018-04-21
LOvince Saint PreuxKO/TKOR3 · 1:25UFC 217: Bisping vs. St-Pierre2017-11-04
LJimi ManuwaKO/TKOR1 · 3:05UFC Fight Night: Manuwa vs. Anderson2017-03-18
WSean O'ConnellKO/TKOR2 · 2:36UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Abdurakhimov2016-12-09
LMauricio RuaDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 198: Werdum vs Miocic2016-05-14
WTom LawlorDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 196: McGregor vs Diaz2016-03-05
WFabio MaldonadoDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs Henderson 32015-11-07
WJan BlachowiczDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 191: Johnson vs Dodson 22015-09-05
LGian VillanteKO/TKOR3 · 4:18UFC on FOX: Machida vs Rockhold2015-04-18
WJustin JonesDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 181: Hendricks vs Lawler II2014-12-06
W★Matt Van BurenKO/TKOR1 · 1:01The Ultimate Fighter: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn Finale2014-07-06

How Anderson Ranks at Light Heavyweight

Percentile among the 140 light heavyweight fighters in our database (higher is better; absorbed strikes are inverted).

Striking volume4.4 sig. strikes/min
79th percentile
Striking accuracy46%
44th percentile
Strikes absorbed2.2/min
89th percentile
Takedowns3.5/fight
99th percentile
Takedown defense83%
76th percentile
Knockdown power0.07/fight
30th percentile

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