Corey Anderson vs. Ilir Latifi

UFC 10-5-0 vs. 9-7-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
10-5-0
UFC record
9-7-0
Light Heavyweight
Division (benchmark)
Light Heavyweight
36
AgeΔ 8 yrs
44
6'3"
HeightΔ 5"
5'10"
79"
ReachΔ 6"
73"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
77.7
Layoff (months)Δ 39.1 mo
38.6
LWWWW
Last 5 (newest first)
LWWLL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Corey Anderson hunts takedowns — 4.89 per 15 minutes, vs a 0.87 Light Heavyweight norm.
Corey Anderson owns the mat — in control 41% of cage time, vs a 16% Light Heavyweight norm.
Ilir Latifi hunts takedowns — 2.11 per 15 minutes, vs a 0.87 Light Heavyweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Corey Anderson

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 176
Tier 3 — regional circuit 30

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 tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 97
Tier 3 — regional circuit 72

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

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

7214.43/min · norm 3.41
Sig. strikes landed
3062.05/min · norm 3.41
3612.22/min · norm 3.35
Sig. strikes absorbed
4362.93/min · norm 3.35
46.3%norm 48.3%
Striking accuracy
45.2%norm 48.3%
59.2%norm 52.9%
Striking defense
56.3%norm 52.9%
10.09/15 · norm 0.40
Knockdowns
40.40/15 · norm 0.40

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Corey Anderson

Distance 72.0% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 12.5% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 15.5% (norm 10.4%)

Ilir Latifi

Distance 80.9% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 8.3% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 10.8% (norm 10.4%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Corey Anderson

Head 86.1% (norm 79.2%) · Body 10.0% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 3.9% (norm 9.7%)

Ilir Latifi

Head 80.4% (norm 79.2%) · Body 11.7% (norm 11.7%) · 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/AAccLight Heavyweight med Latifi L/AAccLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 423 / 1122 37.7% 41.4% 214 / 548 39.1% 41.4%
In the clinch 116 / 194 59.8% 70.9% 34 / 56 60.7% 70.9%
On the ground 182 / 242 75.2% 72.3% 58 / 73 79.5% 72.3%
BY TARGET
To the head 561 / 1342 41.8% 38.9% 205 / 544 37.7% 38.9%
To the body 105 / 156 67.3% 71.9% 56 / 79 70.9% 71.9%
To the legs 55 / 60 91.7% 81.8% 45 / 54 83.3% 81.8%

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: 93 fighters · Light Heavyweight: 93 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/AOpp accLight Heavyweight med vs Latifi L/AOpp accLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 275 / 754 36.5% 40.4% 361 / 887 40.7% 40.4%
In the clinch 71 / 108 65.7% 68.7% 47 / 75 62.7% 68.7%
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% 37.5% 286 / 765 37.4% 37.5%
To the body 55 / 88 62.5% 72.3% 82 / 149 55.0% 72.3%
To the legs 73 / 84 86.9% 83.0% 68 / 84 81.0% 83.0%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
5350.0% acc · 4.89/15 · norm 0.87
Takedowns landed
2135.6% acc · 2.11/15 · norm 0.87
1083.3% def · norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
7100.0% def · norm 66.7%
66:5341.1% of cage time · norm 16.5%
Control time
44:5030.1% of cage time · norm 16.5%
3:090:17 per 15 · norm 2:48
Time under control
2:410:16 per 15 · norm 2:48
00.00/15 · norm 0.27
Submission attempts
30.30/15 · norm 0.27

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Latifi has more cage time on record.