Who won Anders vs Park?
Jun Yong Park beat Eryk Anders by split decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 21st May 2022 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.
The scorecards were announced as 29-28, 29-28, 29-28 in favor of the winner Jun Yong Park.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).
Anders vs Park stats
Eryk Anders stepped into the octagon with a record of 14 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.
Jun Yong Park made his way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.
This was Eryk Anders' 18th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2017. Jun Yong Park marked his 11th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2019.
Eryk Anders' UFC record stood at 9-8-0, while Jun Yong Park's came in at 8-3-0.
The stats suggested Anders had an advantage in power over Park, with a 57% knock out percentage over Park's 38%.
If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Park had an advantage over Anders, with a 23% submission rate over Anders' 7%.
Eryk Anders was the older man by 4 years, at 38 years old.
Anders had a height advantage of 3 inches over Park. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.
Anders was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 1 year and 8 months later than Park, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 10 more professional rounds, 62 to Park's 52.
Anders vs Park form
Eryk Anders had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to André Muniz at UFC 269 on 11th December 2021 by submission in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.
Previous to that, he had won against Darren Stewart at UFC 263 on 12th June 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Gila River Arena, Glendale.
Going into that contest, his fight against Darren Stewart at UFC Vegas 21 on 13th March 2021 ended in a no contest.
Before that, he had been beaten by Krzysztof Jotko at UFC Fight Night Jacksonville on 16th May 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville.
He had beaten Gerald Meerschaert at UFC on ESPN+ 19 on 12th October 2019 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Amalie Arena, Tampa.
Jun Yong Park had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Albert Duraev at UFC Fight Night – Holm vs. Bueno Silva on 15th July 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.
Previous to that, he was victorious against Denis Tiuliulin at UFC Fight Night on 4th February 2023 by submission in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.
Going into that contest, he had won against Joseph Holmes at UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Allen on 29th October 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.
Before that, he had beaten Eryk Anders 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 Gregory Rodrigues at UFC Vegas 41 on 23rd October 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.
Activity check
In of activity leading into the fight, Jun Yong Park had been fighting more than Eryk Anders.
Going to this contest, Eryk Anders had last fought 3 years, 5 months and 12 days ago, while Jun Yong Park's last outing had been 1 year, 10 months and 8 days ago.
Anders' last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 7 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.
Park's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 7 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.
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