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Light Heavyweight
3 Rounds
Corey Anderson won · U-DEC R3
Elo1497
Ilir Latifi
Elo1492
Corey Anderson

Ilir LatifivsCorey AndersonUFC Prediction Result

UFC 232: Jones vs. Gustafsson 2 · Saturday, December 29, 2018Los Angeles, California, USA

Official fight result

Corey Anderson won

U-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Style matchupIlir Latifi: WrestlervsCorey Anderson: Wrestler

Wrestler-vs-wrestler scrambles. Whoever lands the first takedown often controls the round.

Model Prediction: Corey Anderson wins(61.4%)

Actual result: Corey Anderson wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Corey Anderson at +110 American odds

+$110 profit

$210 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Ilir Latifi has 17pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
  • Corey Anderson has a 15cm reach advantage.

Tale of the Tape

Ilir Latifi
Red Corner
VS
Corey Anderson
Blue Corner
-130
(57%)
Vegas Odds
+110
(48%)
1497
Elo
1492
44
Age
36
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5'10"
Height
6'3"
185.42 cm
Reach
200.66 cm

Recent Form

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

Ilir Latifi
oldest →
L
KOvs Volkan Oezdemir · Aug 19
L
vs Derrick Lewis · Feb 20
W
vs Tanner Boser · Jun 21
W
vs Aleksei Oleinik · Oct 22
L
vs Rodrigo Nascimento · May 23
latest
Corey Anderson
oldest →
L
KOvs Ovince Saint Preux · Nov 17
W
vs Patrick Cummins · Apr 18
W
vs Glover Teixeira · Jul 18
W
KOvs Johnny Walker · Nov 19
L
KOvs Jan Blachowicz · Feb 20
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Ilir LatifiMetricCorey Anderson
2.05
Strikes / min
4.43
2.93
Strikes absorbed / min
2.22
56%
Strike defense
59%
2.11
TDs / 15 min
4.89
100%
Takedown defense
83%
0.30
Sub atts / 15 min
0.00
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.88Δ 3.09 — meaningful gap+2.21

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1565 vs 1556Strikes15.3 vs 54.0Takedowns1.0 vs 4.3Sub Atts0.30 vs 0.00Form0.8 vs 0.5
Ilir LatifiCorey Anderson

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801490150015101520← oldermost recent →
Ilir Latifi(10 fights)Corey Anderson(10 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 +5.0|Blue -5.0
Recent Form
Red +0.3|Blue -0.3
Striker Score
Red -2.5|Blue +2.5
Grappler Score
Red -0.2|Blue +0.2
Layoff
Red +148.0|Blue -148.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Ilir LatifiTargetCorey Anderson

By target zone

23
35% acc · 70%
Head
24
26% acc · 60%
3
60% acc · 9%
Body
11
50% acc · 28%
7
100% acc · 21%
Leg
5
83% acc · 13%

By position

23
37% acc · 70%
Distance
38
33% acc · 95%
10
63% acc · 30%
Clinch
2
29% acc · 5%
0
Ground
0

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

1
Ilir Latifi rounds
0
even
2
Corey Anderson rounds
Round 1Ilir Latifi edged it
Sig. strikes12
Takedowns0
Control0:13
7Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:04Control
Round 2Corey Anderson edged it
Sig. strikes11
Takedowns0
Control0:33
16Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:18Control
Round 3Corey Anderson edged it
Sig. strikes10
Takedowns0
Control0:00
17Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:02Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
33 / 78
Sig Strikes
40 / 121
42.3%
Sig Str %
31.7%
34 / 79
Total Strikes
45 / 127
0 / 4
TDs
0 / 4
0%
TD %
0%
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
0:46
Ctrl Time
0:24

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Corey Anderson7 / 297 / 290 / 10
1Ilir Latifi12 / 3012 / 300 / 20
2Corey Anderson16 / 4321 / 480 / 20
2Ilir Latifi11 / 2312 / 240 / 20
3Corey Anderson17 / 4917 / 500 / 10
3Ilir Latifi10 / 2510 / 250 / 00

Ilir Latifi

StanceOrthodox
Height70.0"
Reach73.0"
Fights16

Corey Anderson

StanceOrthodox
Height75.0"
Reach79.0"
Fights15