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Middleweight
3 Rounds
Eryk Anders won · U-DEC R3
Elo1512
Eryk Anders
Elo1395
Markus Perez

Eryk AndersvsMarkus PerezUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Ortega · Saturday, December 9, 2017Fresno, California, USA

Official fight result

Eryk Anders won

U-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Style matchupEryk Anders: Well-roundedvsMarkus Perez: Submission grappler

Well-rounded fighters can dictate where this happens. The grappler needs scrambles to find their entries.

Model Prediction: Eryk Anders wins(72.5%)

Actual result: Eryk Anders wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Eryk Anders at -470 American odds

+$21 profit

$121 total returned

Scouting Report

Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.

  • Markus Perez enters on a 3-fight losing streak.
  • Stance matchup historically favors Eryk Anders (53.5%).

Tale of the Tape

Eryk Anders
Red Corner
VS
Markus Perez
Blue Corner
-470
(82%)
Vegas Odds
+375
(21%)
1512
Elo
1395
39
Age
38
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
6'1"
Height
6'1"
190.5 cm
Reach
185.42 cm

Recent Form

Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.

Eryk Anders
oldest →
L
vs Marc-Andre Barriault · Jun 23
W
vs Jamie Pickett · Mar 24
W
KOvs Chris Weidman · Dec 24
L
KOvs Christian Leroy Duncan · Aug 25
W
vs Brad Tavares · Mar 26
latest
Markus PerezL3 streak
oldest →
L
vs Andrew Sanchez · Aug 18
W
SUBvs Anthony Hernandez · Feb 19
L
vs Wellington Turman · Nov 19
L
KOvs Dricus Du Plessis · Oct 20
L
vs Dalcha Lungiambula · Jan 21
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.

Eryk AndersMetricMarkus Perez
3.44
Strikes / min
2.60
4.03
Strikes absorbed / min
3.72
50%
Strike defense
52%
1.83
TDs / 15 min
0.81
80%
Takedown defense
77%
0.10
Sub atts / 15 min
1.00
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.59evenly matched on net striking-1.12

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1521 vs 1500Strikes23.0 vs Takedowns1.0 vs Sub Atts0.00 vs Form1.0 vs 0.0
Eryk AndersMarkus Perez

Recent Elo Trajectory

Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).

14801493150515181530← oldermost recent →
Eryk Anders(10 fights)Markus Perez(7 fights)

Model Feature Differentials

Red − Blue for each engineered feature. Bar leans toward the stronger fighter.Hover a label to see what it measures.

ELO Rating
Red +117.4|Blue -117.4
Recent Form
Red +1.0|Blue -1.0
Striker Score
Red -50.0|Blue +50.0
Grappler Score
Red -50.0|Blue +50.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

Where the strikes landed. Head accuracy is the single strongest predictor of fight outcomes.

Eryk AndersTargetMarkus Perez

By target zone

62
53% acc · 78%
Head
12
31% acc · 40%
16
73% acc · 20%
Body
14
82% acc · 47%
1
50% acc · 1%
Leg
4
100% acc · 13%

By position

26
46% acc · 33%
Distance
15
38% acc · 50%
24
62% acc · 30%
Clinch
11
79% acc · 37%
29
64% acc · 37%
Ground
4
57% acc · 13%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

Statistical round-winner heuristic based on strikes, takedowns, control time, and knockdowns. Not the official judges' scorecard.

3
Eryk Anders rounds
0
even
0
Markus Perez rounds
Round 1Eryk Anders edged it
Sig. strikes16
Takedowns0
Control1:57
8Sig. strikes
2Takedowns
0:46Control
Round 2Eryk Anders edged it
Sig. strikes39
Takedowns1
Control1:35
19Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Round 3Eryk Anders edged it
Sig. strikes24
Takedowns1
Control4:18
3Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:03Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
79 / 141
Sig Strikes
30 / 60
55.3%
Sig Str %
44.7%
104 / 171
Total Strikes
41 / 72
2 / 4
TDs
2 / 5
50%
TD %
33%
0
Sub Att
1
0
Rev
0
7:50
Ctrl Time
0:49

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Markus Perez8 / 2212 / 272 / 31
1Eryk Anders16 / 3222 / 380 / 10
2Markus Perez19 / 2920 / 300 / 20
2Eryk Anders39 / 6942 / 721 / 20
3Markus Perez3 / 99 / 150 / 00
3Eryk Anders24 / 4040 / 611 / 10

Eryk Anders

StanceSouthpaw
Height73.0"
Reach75.0"
Fights19

Markus Perez

StanceOrthodox
Height73.0"
Reach73.0"
Fights7