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Donald Cerrone vs Rafael Dos Anjos

Result, odds and stats · Lightweight · 5 rounds

Sat, Dec 19, 2015
Rafael Dos Anjos def. Donald Cerrone · KO/TKO, round 1 (1:06)
 
Donald
Cerrone
Lightweight
Record
28-6
UFC
15-3
Age
32
Height
6'1"
Reach
73"
Stance
Orthodox
Record and age going into this fight.
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CerroneDos Anjos
Closing line

No closing line on record for this fight.

 
Rafael
Dos Anjos
Lightweight
Record
24-7
UFC
13-5
Age
31
Height
5'8"
Reach
70"
Stance
Southpaw
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Fight stats

Donald CerroneRafael Dos Anjos
Significant strikes4 of 726 of 44
Knockdowns00
Takedowns0 of 10 of 0
Control time0:000:09
Submission attempts00

How they fight

Significant strikes landed per round, averaged over each fighter's UFC career before this fight. Rounds a fight ended in are left out, so early finishes don't pull the averages down.

22
15
Round 1
21
13
Round 2
■ Donald Cerrone ■ Rafael Dos Anjos Rounds 4 and 5 not shown: too few of them to average.

Common opponents

Opponents both had fought in the UFC before this fight, with the most recent meeting for each.

Anthony Pettis
Donald Cerrone
Lost · KO/TKO, round 1
Jan 2013 · Pettis landed 5.4 more a minute
Rafael Dos Anjos
Won · decision, 5 rounds
Mar 2015 · landed 1.4 more significant strikes a minute
Benson Henderson
Donald Cerrone
Won · decision, 3 rounds
Jan 2015 · Henderson landed 1.9 more a minute
Rafael Dos Anjos
Won · KO/TKO, round 1
Aug 2014 · landed 3.2 more significant strikes a minute
Nate Diaz
Donald Cerrone
Lost · decision, 3 rounds
Dec 2011 · Diaz landed 9.5 more a minute
Rafael Dos Anjos
Won · decision, 3 rounds
Dec 2014 · landed 4.3 more significant strikes a minute
Evan Dunham
Donald Cerrone
Won · submission, round 2
Nov 2013 · landed 0.9 more significant strikes a minute
Rafael Dos Anjos
Won · decision, 3 rounds
May 2013 · Dunham landed 0.1 more a minute

Their other meetings

Rafael Dos Anjos won by decision, 3 roundsAug 28, 2013

Other fights that night

Alistair Overeem def. Junior Dos Santos KO/TKO, round 2 (4:43) —— —— —— —— Nate Marquardt def. CB Dollaway KO/TKO, round 2 (0:28) —— —— —— —— Charles Oliveira def. Myles Jury submission, round 1 (3:05) —— —— —— —— Nik Lentz def. Danny Castillo decision, 3 rounds —— —— —— —— Francis Ngannou def. Luis Henrique KO/TKO, round 2 (2:53) —— —— —— —— Vicente Luque def. Hayder Hassan submission, round 1 (2:13) —— —— —— —— Tamdan McCrory def. Josh Samman submission, round 3 (4:10) —— —— —— —— Kamaru Usman def. Leon Edwards decision, 3 rounds —— —— —— —— Karolina Kowalkiewicz def. Randa Markos decision, 3 rounds —— —— —— —— Nate Diaz def. Michael Johnson decision, 3 rounds —— —— —— —— Valentina Shevchenko def. Sarah Kaufman decision, 3 rounds —— —— —— ——