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Women's Featherweight

Megan Anderson

11-5-0 UFC 3-3-0
6'0"Height
72"Reach
OrthodoxStance
36Age
2KO wins
1Sub wins
100.0%Finish rate
4:49Avg fight
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Skill profile

Rated 0–100 against every UFC veteran · the rim is reserved for specialists, and only efficiency opens it
Striking — Weak, rated 24.4 of 100 Accuracy — Average, rated 52.6 of 100 Striking D — Weak, rated 19.5 of 100 Durability — Average, rated 59.3 of 100 Wrestling — Weak, rated 24.0 of 100 TD Defense — Weak, rated 24.0 of 100 Grappling — Below avg, rated 44.3 of 100 Control — Below avg, rated 38.9 of 100 Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
  1. Durability Average 59
  2. Accuracy Average 53
  3. Grappling Below avg 44
  4. Control Below avg 39
  5. Striking Weak 24
  6. Wrestling Weak 24
  7. TD Defense Weak 24
  8. Striking D Weak 20

Built on 28 minutes of tracked cage time across 6 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.

Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min1.76
Sig. strikes absorbed / min3.35
Striking accuracy46.4%
Striking defense37.0%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.52
Takedowns / 15 min0.52
Takedown accuracy25.0%
Takedown defense53.8%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.52
Control time12.6%
Record vs .500+ opponents0-1

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 6 fights · green = win
June 9, 2018 vs Holly Holm — 1.73/min (L) Jun '18 December 29, 2018 vs Cat Zingano — 2.95/min (W) — only 1.0 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Dec '18 May 18, 2019 vs Felicia Spencer — 0.88/min (L) — only 3.4 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought May '19 October 5, 2019 vs Zarah Fairn — 2.53/min (W) — only 4.0 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Oct '19 February 29, 2020 vs Norma Dumont — 1.99/min (W) — only 3.5 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Feb '20 March 6, 2021 vs Amanda Nunes — 0.98/min (L) — only 2.0 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Mar '21

Fight history

6 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Amanda Nunes 20-4 walk-in TITLE Submission · R1 2:03 — UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya · March 6, 2021
2/5Sig. strikes
18/25Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Norma Dumont 4-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 3:31 — UFC Fight Night: Benavidez vs. Figueiredo · February 29, 2020
7/14Sig. strikes
5/16Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:14Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Zarah Fairn 6-2 walk-in Submission · R1 3:57 — UFC 243: Whittaker vs. Adesanya · October 5, 2019
10/18Sig. strikes
2/5Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
3:23Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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L Felicia Spencer 6-0 walk-in Submission · R1 3:24 — UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Lee · May 18, 2019
3/6Sig. strikes
22/31Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:02Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Cat Zingano 10-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:01 — UFC 232: Jones vs. Gustafsson 2 · December 29, 2018
3/9Sig. strikes
3/6Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Holly Holm 11-4 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2 · June 9, 2018
26/58Sig. strikes
47/71Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.

Record breakdown

Full pro career (Wikipedia, results only)
11-5-0Pro record
Glory MMA (2015–2021)Gym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 6
Submission 3
Decision 2
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 0
Submission 3
Decision 2
Other 0

Fights by organization

UFC 6
Invicta FC 5
Roshambo MMA 2
FightWorld Cup 2
Nitro MMA 1
Full career — 16 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
L Amanda Nunes Submission (reverse triangle armbar) UFC 259
March 6, 2021
 UFC 1 2:03
W Norma Dumont KO (punch) UFC Fight Night: Benavidez vs. Figueiredo
February 29, 2020
 UFC 1 3:31
W Zarah Fairn Submission (triangle choke) UFC 243
October 6, 2019
 UFC 1 3:57
L Felicia Spencer Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC Fight Night: dos Anjos vs. Lee
May 18, 2019
 UFC 1 3:24
W Cat Zingano TKO (eye injury) UFC 232
December 29, 2018
 UFC 1 1:01
L Holly Holm Decision (unanimous) UFC 225
June 9, 2018
 UFC 3 5:00
W Charmaine Tweet TKO (punches and head kick) Invicta FC 21: Anderson vs. Tweet
January 14, 2017
 Invicta FC 2 2:05
W Peggy Morgan TKO (punches) Invicta FC 18: Grasso vs. Esquibel
July 29, 2016
 Invicta FC 1 4:09
W Amanda Bell TKO (head kick and punches) Invicta FC 17: Evinger vs. Schneider
May 7, 2016
 Invicta FC 1 5:00
W Amber Leibrock TKO (knees and punches) Invicta FC 15: Cyborg vs. Ibragimova
January 16, 2016
 Invicta FC 3 2:33
L Cindy Dandois Submission (triangle choke) Invicta FC 14: Evinger vs. Kianzad
September 12, 2015
 Invicta FC 2 2:41
W Zoie Shreiweis Submission (armbar) Roshambo MMA 4
December 6, 2014
 Roshambo MMA 1 1:32
W Jodie Struzik Submission (rear-naked choke) Nitro MMA 12
October 11, 2014
 Nitro MMA 2 0:30
W Kerry Barrett Decision (majority) Roshambo MMA 3
July 26, 2014
 Roshambo MMA 3 3:00
W Janay Harding Decision (unanimous) FightWorld Cup 17
April 12, 2014
 FightWorld Cup 3 3:00
L Zoie Shreiweis Decision (majority) FightWorld Cup 16
November 16, 2013
 FightWorld Cup 3 3:00

Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Megan Anderson (fighter)) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.

Division context

vs. 3 qualified Women's Featherweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 1.8 avg 4.3
Strikes absorbed /min 3.4 avg 2.8
Striking accuracy 46.4% avg 55.7%
Striking defense 37.0% avg 53.6%
Takedowns /15 min 0.5 avg 1.5
Takedown accuracy 25.0% avg 47.9%
Takedown defense 53.8% avg 52.8%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.5 avg 0.4
Control time 12.6% avg 29.9%
Finish rate 100.0% avg 77.8%