Corey Anderson vs. Ilir Latifi
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Corey Anderson
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 17 | 6 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 3 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.47 · 17 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 27 documented bouts
In the UFC: 5-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.6 wins over .500
Ilir Latifi
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 9 | 7 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 7 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.86 · 9 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 26 documented bouts
In the UFC: 6-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.1 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Corey Anderson
Distance 72.0% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 12.5% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 15.5% (norm 10.6%)
Ilir Latifi
Distance 80.9% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 8.3% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 10.8% (norm 10.6%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Corey Anderson
Head 86.1% (norm 78.5%) · Body 10.0% (norm 11.8%) · Legs 3.9% (norm 9.7%)
Ilir Latifi
Head 80.4% (norm 78.5%) · Body 11.7% (norm 11.8%) · Legs 8.0% (norm 9.7%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Anderson L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med | Latifi L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 423 / 1122 | 37.7% | 41.5% | 214 / 548 | 39.1% | 41.5% |
| In the clinch | 116 / 194 | 59.8% | 70.8% | 34 / 56 | 60.7% | 70.8% |
| On the ground | 182 / 242 | 75.2% | 72.9% | 58 / 73 | 79.5% | 72.9% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 561 / 1342 | 41.8% | 39.2% | 205 / 544 | 37.7% | 39.2% |
| To the body | 105 / 156 | 67.3% | 72.0% | 56 / 79 | 70.9% | 72.0% |
| To the legs | 55 / 60 | 91.7% | 82.1% | 45 / 54 | 83.3% | 82.1% |
Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Light Heavyweight: 94 fighters · Light Heavyweight: 94 fighters).
What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man
Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.
| Zone | vs Anderson L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med | vs Latifi L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 275 / 754 | 36.5% | 40.6% | 361 / 887 | 40.7% | 40.6% |
| In the clinch | 71 / 108 | 65.7% | 68.8% | 47 / 75 | 62.7% | 68.8% |
| On the ground | 15 / 23 | too few to rate | 70.4% | 28 / 36 | 77.8% | 70.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 233 / 713 | 32.7% | 37.7% | 286 / 765 | 37.4% | 37.7% |
| To the body | 55 / 88 | 62.5% | 72.9% | 82 / 149 | 55.0% | 72.9% |
| To the legs | 73 / 84 | 86.9% | 83.1% | 68 / 84 | 81.0% | 83.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Latifi has more cage time on record.