Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC 231: Holloway vs Ortega
Middleweight3 rounds scheduled
WIN
Elias Theodorou
CanadaElias Theodorou
“The Spartan”
16-3-0
RESULT

Elias Theodorou def. Eryk Anders (Split Decision)

Split Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
Eryk Anders
United StatesEryk Anders
“Ya Boi”
18-9-0 (1 NC)
Sunday, December 9, 2018
Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Canada

Elias Theodorou defeated Eryk Anders by Split Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Middleweight bout of UFC 231: Holloway vs Ortega, held Sunday, December 9, 2018 at Scotiabank Arena, Toronto. The judges scored it 29-28, 29-28, 28-29, Elias Theodorou won the decision.

Fight stats

Elias Theodorou
Eryk Anders
0
Knockdowns
1
92 of 211
Significant strikes
65 of 133
44%
Sig. strike accuracy
49%
102 of 221
Total strikes
66 of 134
0 of 3
Takedowns
0 of 1
0%
Takedown accuracy
0%
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
0:36
Control time
0:23
Significant strikes by target
31 of 127
Head
54 of 116
31 of 42
Body
10 of 16
30 of 42
Leg
1 of 1
64 of 171
Distance
48 of 105
28 of 40
Clinch
17 of 28
0 of 0
Ground
0 of 0

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
35 of 69
Sig. str.
8 of 23
36 of 70
Total str.
9 of 24
0 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:36
Ctrl
0:07
ROUND 2
0
KD
1
29 of 59
Sig. str.
36 of 63
37 of 67
Total str.
36 of 63
0 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:16
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
28 of 83
Sig. str.
21 of 47
29 of 84
Total str.
21 of 47
0 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:00

Judges' Scorecards

Sal D'Amato
#TheodorouAnders
1--
2--
3--
Total2928
Christopher Doyle
#TheodorouAnders
1--
2--
3--
Total2928
Benoit Roussel
#TheodorouAnders
1--
2--
3--
Total2829

The commission did not release round-by-round scores for this fight.

Media Scores

9
Theodorou
3
Draw
2
Anders
●29-28 Theodorou×9●28-28 Draw×3●29-28 Anders×2
All 14 media scorecards▾

Fan Scorecards

33%
Theodorou
39%
Draw
28%
Anders
64 fan scorecards submitted
●28-28 Draw39.1%●29-28 Theodorou31.2%●29-27 Anders15.6%●29-28 Anders9.4%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
97%
Theodorou
R2
59%
Anders
R3
70%
Theodorou

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Betting Odds

Elias Theodorou
-129
56% implied win probability
Open: -115Best: -120
Eryk Anders
+103
49% implied win probability
Open: -113Best: +110

Average moneyline across 4 sportsbooks.

Line Movement

Elias TheodorouEryk Anders
50%60%Dec 3Dec 5Dec 7Dec 9Dec 3, 4:39 PM UTC · Elias Theodorou +100 (50%)Dec 4, 8:27 AM UTC · Elias Theodorou -115 (53%)Dec 4, 11:42 PM UTC · Elias Theodorou -117 (54%)Dec 5, 2:27 AM UTC · Elias Theodorou -120 (55%)Dec 5, 8:36 AM UTC · Elias Theodorou -121 (55%)Dec 5, 11:39 PM UTC · Elias Theodorou -121 (55%)Dec 5, 11:42 PM UTC · Elias Theodorou -123 (55%)Dec 5, 11:42 PM UTC · Elias Theodorou -122 (55%)Dec 5, 11:45 PM UTC · Elias Theodorou -123 (55%)Dec 5, 11:48 PM UTC · Elias Theodorou -122 (55%)Dec 5, 11:51 PM UTC · Elias Theodorou -123 (55%)Dec 6, 7:39 PM UTC · Elias Theodorou -125 (56%)Dec 7, 12:21 AM UTC · Elias Theodorou -126 (56%)Dec 7, 6:54 AM UTC · Elias Theodorou -127 (56%)Dec 7, 6:57 AM UTC · Elias Theodorou -126 (56%)Dec 7, 7:00 AM UTC · Elias Theodorou -127 (56%)Dec 7, 11:42 PM UTC · Elias Theodorou -124 (55%)Dec 8, 10:12 AM UTC · Elias Theodorou -127 (56%)Dec 8, 10:15 AM UTC · Elias Theodorou -124 (55%)Dec 8, 10:21 AM UTC · Elias Theodorou -127 (56%)Dec 8, 10:03 PM UTC · Elias Theodorou -131 (57%)Dec 8, 11:24 PM UTC · Elias Theodorou -132 (57%)Dec 9, 1:39 AM UTC · Elias Theodorou -130 (57%)Dec 9, 2:06 AM UTC · Elias Theodorou -129 (56%)Dec 9, 5:15 AM UTC · Elias Theodorou -131 (57%)Dec 9, 5:21 AM UTC · Elias Theodorou -136 (58%)Dec 9, 6:18 AM UTC · Elias Theodorou -132 (57%)Dec 9, 6:24 AM UTC · Elias Theodorou -132 (57%)Dec 9, 6:30 AM UTC · Elias Theodorou -132 (57%)Dec 9, 6:33 AM UTC · Elias Theodorou -132 (57%)Dec 9, 7:03 AM UTC · Elias Theodorou -129 (56%)Dec 9, 8:42 AM UTC · Elias Theodorou -128 (56%)Dec 9, 8:57 AM UTC · Elias Theodorou -129 (56%)Dec 9, 9:06 AM UTC · Elias Theodorou -131 (57%)Dec 9, 9:09 AM UTC · Elias Theodorou -129 (56%)Dec 3, 4:39 PM UTC · Eryk Anders -130 (57%)Dec 4, 8:27 AM UTC · Eryk Anders -115 (53%)Dec 4, 11:42 PM UTC · Eryk Anders -112 (53%)Dec 5, 2:27 AM UTC · Eryk Anders -110 (52%)Dec 5, 8:36 AM UTC · Eryk Anders -109 (52%)Dec 5, 11:39 PM UTC · Eryk Anders -108 (52%)Dec 5, 11:42 PM UTC · Eryk Anders -107 (52%)Dec 5, 11:42 PM UTC · Eryk Anders -108 (52%)Dec 5, 11:45 PM UTC · Eryk Anders -107 (52%)Dec 5, 11:48 PM UTC · Eryk Anders -108 (52%)Dec 5, 11:51 PM UTC · Eryk Anders -107 (52%)Dec 6, 7:39 PM UTC · Eryk Anders -103 (51%)Dec 7, 12:21 AM UTC · Eryk Anders -102 (50%)Dec 7, 6:54 AM UTC · Eryk Anders -102 (50%)Dec 7, 6:57 AM UTC · Eryk Anders -102 (50%)Dec 7, 7:00 AM UTC · Eryk Anders -102 (50%)Dec 7, 11:42 PM UTC · Eryk Anders -104 (51%)Dec 8, 10:12 AM UTC · Eryk Anders +100 (50%)Dec 8, 10:15 AM UTC · Eryk Anders -104 (51%)Dec 8, 10:21 AM UTC · Eryk Anders +100 (50%)Dec 8, 10:03 PM UTC · Eryk Anders +104 (49%)Dec 8, 11:24 PM UTC · Eryk Anders +105 (49%)Dec 9, 1:39 AM UTC · Eryk Anders +103 (49%)Dec 9, 2:06 AM UTC · Eryk Anders +102 (50%)Dec 9, 5:15 AM UTC · Eryk Anders +103 (49%)Dec 9, 5:21 AM UTC · Eryk Anders +109 (48%)Dec 9, 6:18 AM UTC · Eryk Anders +104 (49%)Dec 9, 6:24 AM UTC · Eryk Anders +105 (49%)Dec 9, 6:30 AM UTC · Eryk Anders +104 (49%)Dec 9, 6:33 AM UTC · Eryk Anders +105 (49%)Dec 9, 7:03 AM UTC · Eryk Anders +103 (49%)Dec 9, 8:42 AM UTC · Eryk Anders +102 (50%)Dec 9, 8:57 AM UTC · Eryk Anders +103 (49%)Dec 9, 9:06 AM UTC · Eryk Anders +104 (49%)Dec 9, 9:09 AM UTC · Eryk Anders +103 (49%)-129+103
SportsbookElias TheodorouEryk Anders
Bookmaker-133+110
Bovada-135+105
sports-interaction-120-110
unibet-125+100

Odds are for information only. · Odds data: fightodds.io

Frequently asked questions

Who won Elias Theodorou vs Eryk Anders?

Elias Theodorou defeated Eryk Anders by Split Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Middleweight bout of UFC 231: Holloway vs Ortega, held Sunday, December 9, 2018 at Scotiabank Arena, Toronto. The judges scored it 29-28, 29-28, 28-29, Elias Theodorou won the decision.

What were the judges' scorecards for Elias Theodorou vs Eryk Anders?

The judges scored it 29-28, 29-28, 28-29, Elias Theodorou won the decision.

Was Elias Theodorou vs Eryk Anders a robbery?

Public scoring backed the judges: 33% of 64 fan cards scored it for Elias Theodorou; 82% of 11 media scores picked Elias Theodorou.

Full robbery index →
Referee
Jerin Valel
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Win probability

Elias Theodorou 63%37% Eryk Anders

What the model gave each fighter going into the fight, from their pre-fight UFCalendar Power Index ratings. See the full Power Index

Fight DNA

Head to head

UFCalendar's style model · Middleweight roster (229 fighters)

Elias Theodorou
Complete Fighter
3 edges
Eryk Anders
Grappling Specialist
8 edges
PowerSpeedPrecisionDurabilityEngineWrestlingGround

Radar scaled to this matchup · bars show the gap

Style shape

74Power77
78Speed61
66Precision76
91Durability95
94Engine93
94Wrestling97
79Ground83

Biggest edge Elias Theodorou, Kick speed +40

Attribute by attribute

Elias Theodorou is on the left of every row, Eryk Anders on the right.
54Punch power91
93Kick power63
61Punch speed67
95Kick speed55
66Accuracy76
94Takedowns97
96Ground striking99
62Submissions66
88Chin96
93Body strength94
94Cardio93

Attributes are rated 0-100 by UFCalendar's style model.

Tale of the Tape

16-3-0
Record
18-9-0 (1 NC)
1850
Power Index rating
1758
0
Win Streak
1
38
Age
39
6'1"
185 cm
Height
6'1"
185 cm
75"
191 cm
Reach
75"
191 cm
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Middleweight
Weight Class
Middleweight
Canada
Nationality
United States

Style Matchup

-
vs
BJJBoxing
Elias Theodorou

No background on record

Eryk Anders
  • Black belt · BJJ
  • 2017LFA Middleweight Championship (inaugural) · Legacy Fighting Alliance
  • Champion · Golden Gloves · Alabama
  • Silver · IBJJF Nogi Pans

Camp Spartan Fitness MMA · Birmingham, Alabama, US

Striking Profile

4.19
SLpM
3.44
42%
Str. Acc.
47%
2.39
SApM
4.03
53%
Str. Def.
50%

Grappling Profile

1.27
TD Avg.
1.83
28%
TD Acc.
25%
59%
TD Def.
80%
0.00
Sub. Avg.
0.10

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Elias Theodorou · 4-1
  • W
    Bryan Baker
    Colorado Combat Club 10 · Dec 18, 2021
    Unanimous Decision · Middleweight
  • W
    Matt Dwyer
    Rise FC 6: Fighting the Stigma · Mar 13, 2021
    TKO · R3 · 1:20 · Middleweight
  • W
    Hernani Perpetuo
    PFC 12: Laramie vs. Cruz · Dec 6, 2019
    TKO · R3 · 1:51 · Middleweight
  • L
    Derek Brunson
    UFC Fight Night: Iaquinta vs Cowboy · May 5, 2019
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
  • W
    Eryk Anders
    UFC 231: Holloway vs Ortega · Dec 9, 2018
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
Eryk Anders · 3-2
  • W
    Brad Tavares
    UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs Vallejos · Mar 14, 2026
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
  • L
    Christian Leroy Duncan
    UFC Fight Night: Dolidze vs Hernandez · Aug 9, 2025
    TKO · R1 · 3:53 · Middleweight
  • W
    Chris Weidman
    UFC 310: Pantoja vs Asakura · Dec 7, 2024
    TKO · R2 · 4:51 · Catchweight
  • L
    Luke Fernandez
    Fury Pro Grappling 10 · May 24, 2024
    Decision
  • W
    Charles Radtke
    Fury Pro Grappling 9 · Apr 4, 2024
    Decision

Career Averages

Based on 11 fights · 19 fights
58.5
Avg sig. strikes
40.8
1.18
Avg takedowns
1.37
3:05
Avg control time
3:42
118
Career high strikes
83
3
Career high TDs
6

Strike Distribution

Elias Theodorou
Strike target
Eryk Anders
43%
Head
69%
33%
Body
26%
24%
Leg
5%
Elias Theodorou
Strike position
Eryk Anders
63%
Distance
56%
26%
Clinch
25%
11%
Ground
19%