Mauricio Rua defeated Corey Anderson by Split Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Light Heavyweight bout of UFC 198: Werdum vs Miocic, held Saturday, May 14, 2016 at Arena da Baixada, Curitiba. The judges scored it 28-29, 29-28, 29-28, Mauricio Rua won the decision.
Mauricio Rua vs Corey Anderson
Fight stats: totals
Same scale left and right on every row; the pale tail behind a bar is attempts
Where it landed
Significant strikes landed by target in this fight
Where it happened
Where the landed significant strikes came from
Range × target
Significant strikes landed by range and target in this fight · landed / attempted in each cell
Round by round
Significant strikes landed per round · the judges' scores under each
Bars share one scale across rounds. Each chip is one judge's score for the round, coloured by who they gave it to.
Judges' Scorecards
Media Scores
All 21 media scorecards
- Chuck Mindenhall · MMAFighting.com29-28Rua
- MMAMania.com29-28Rua
- Steven Kelliher · Tapology.com29-29Draw
- Dallas Winston · BloodyElbow.com29-29Draw
- Marc Raimondi · MMAFighting.com29-28Anderson
- Mike Sloan · Sherdog.com29-28Anderson
- Chris Nelson · Sherdog.com29-28Anderson
- Brian Knapp · Sherdog.com29-28Anderson
- MMAJunkie.com29-28Anderson
- Paul Fontaine · WrestlingObserver.com29-28Anderson
- Craig Amos · BleacherReport.com29-28Anderson
- T.P. Grant · BloodyElbow.com29-28Anderson
- Nick Baldwin · BloodyElbow.com29-28Anderson
- Patrick Wyman · BleacherReport.com29-28Anderson
- Alexandre Matos · MMABrasil.com.br29-28Anderson
- Matthew Wells · mmalatestnews.com29-28Anderson
- José Youngs · TheMMACorner.com29-28Anderson
- SevereMMA.com29-28Anderson
- Ryan Frederick · WrestlingObserver.com29-28Anderson
- John Pollock · Fight Network29-28Anderson
- Rob Tatum · CombatPress.com29-28Anderson
Fan Scorecards
212 fan scorecards submitted
Betting Odds
Average moneyline across 2 sportsbooks.
| Sportsbook | Mauricio Rua | Corey Anderson |
|---|---|---|
| Bookmaker | +130 | -150 |
| Bovada | +135 | -165 |
Odds are for information only.
Build with this line: the same consensus odds, with opening and closing lines, are in the UFCalendar Fight API. Odds in the MMA Fight Data API
Insights
- Corey Anderson lands 4.50 significant strikes a minute, more than 80% of UFC fighters.
- Mauricio Rua's last two losses were both stopped early.
- Corey Anderson lands 4.44 takedowns per 15 minutes, more than 96% of UFC fighters.
Style & credentials
- 2005Black belt · BJJAntonio 'Nino' Schembri
- 2010UFC Light Heavyweight ChampionshipUFC
- 2005Champion · Pride Middleweight Grand PrixMiddleweight (93 kg)
- —Black prajied · Muay ThaiRafael Cordeiro
No background on record
Camp · The Kennel Fight ClubSig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
Time in position
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Ranked against 1490 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
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Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.
Where the strikes land
Range × target
Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.
When it ends
Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended
2 early stoppages have no logged time
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Mauricio Rua vs Corey Anderson?
Mauricio Rua defeated Corey Anderson by Split Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Light Heavyweight bout of UFC 198: Werdum vs Miocic, held Saturday, May 14, 2016 at Arena da Baixada, Curitiba. The judges scored it 28-29, 29-28, 29-28, Mauricio Rua won the decision.
What were the judges' scorecards for Mauricio Rua vs Corey Anderson?
The judges scored it 28-29, 29-28, 29-28, Mauricio Rua won the decision.
Was Mauricio Rua vs Corey Anderson a robbery?
Public scoring backed the judges: 53% of 212 fan cards scored it for Mauricio Rua; 89% of 19 media scores picked Corey Anderson.
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