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Eddie Alvarez vs Rafael Dos Anjos

Result, odds and stats · Lightweight · 5 rounds

Thu, Jul 7, 2016
Eddie Alvarez def. Rafael Dos Anjos · KO/TKO, round 1 (3:49)
 
Eddie
Alvarez
Lightweight
Photo: Kyle Holdsworth, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Record
27-4
UFC
2-1
Age
32
Height
5'9"
Reach
69"
Stance
Orthodox
Record and age going into this fight.
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AlvarezDos Anjos
Closing line

No closing line on record for this fight.

 
Rafael
Dos Anjos
Lightweight
Record
25-7
UFC
14-5
Age
31
Height
5'8"
Reach
70"
Stance
Southpaw
Record and age going into this fight.
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Fight stats

Eddie AlvarezRafael Dos Anjos
Significant strikes45 of 7812 of 41
Knockdowns00
Takedowns1 of 30 of 1
Control time0:200:22
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.

12
15
Round 1
14
13
Round 2
■ Eddie Alvarez ■ 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
Eddie Alvarez
Won · decision, 3 rounds
Jan 2016 · Pettis landed 0.9 more a minute
Rafael Dos Anjos
Won · decision, 5 rounds
Mar 2015 · landed 1.4 more significant strikes a minute
Donald Cerrone
Eddie Alvarez
Lost · decision, 3 rounds
Sep 2014 · Cerrone landed 2.7 more a minute
Rafael Dos Anjos
Won · KO/TKO, round 1
Dec 2015 · landed 20.0 more significant strikes a minute

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