Corey Anderson vs Gian Villante

Apr 18, 2015 · ESPN+

DateApr 18, 2015

DivisionLight Heavyweight

StatusScheduled

VenuePrudential Center

BroadcastESPN+

Start times & how to watch

Start time & how to watch

Main card starts Saturday, April 18, 2015 — watch on ESPN+.

US East (ET): Sat 11:30 AM
US West (PT): Sat 8:30 AM
United Kingdom: Sat 4:30 PM
Central Europe: Sat 5:30 PM
Australia (Sydney): Sun 1:30 AM
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Corey AndersonOvertime |20-6-0Corey Anderson vs Gian VillanteGian Villante17-14-0

Corey AndersonOvertime20-6-0

Fight Overview

RoundTBD

TimeTBD

20-6-0Record17-14-0

37Age41

6'3"Height6'2"

79"Reach76"

205 lbsWeight261 lbs

Light HeavyweightWeight ClassLight Heavyweight

Gian Villante17-14-0

Combat Edge Intelligence

Fight Intelligence

Corey Anderson owns a 208-point Elo edge (great). Corey Anderson shows more surface-level statistical edges across the tracked UFC categories. 3 shared opponents give extra context.

Compare Corey Anderson and Gian Villante across their careers →

Elo Recent career Elo trajectory

Recent three-year Elo paths for both fighters. Ratings shown here are current career context; the event-specific prediction or verified result remains on this Fight page.

Corey AndersonGian Villante

Recent form

Corey AndersonW W W W L · +37 Elo last 5

WWWWL

Gian VillanteL L L L W · -39 Elo last 5

LLLLW

Elo edge

Corey Anderson1789+10 last move

Gian Villante1581-12 last move

Why they are ranked here

Corey Anderson#5 of 177 active Light Heavyweight fighters · 1789 Elo

Biggest gain: Beat Ryan Bader (rated 1834 at the time): +25.
Costliest loss: Lost to Jan Błachowicz (rated 1739 at the time): -18.
Last 5 fights: 4 wins, 1 loss, +37 Elo in total.
Next places: 6 points behind #4 Muslim Magomedov, 10 ahead of #6 Azamat Murzakanov.

Gian VillanteNot on the active ladder · 1581 Elo

Biggest gain: Beat Saparbeg Safarov (rated 1541 at the time): +15.
Costliest loss: Lost to Maurício Rua (rated 1720 at the time): -15.
Last 5 fights: 1 win, 4 losses, -39 Elo in total.
Inactivity: Placed on 1491, not 1581: 90 points are held back after more than 18 months without a fight, until the next one.

Every rated fight moves a rating by an amount set by the opponent's rating at the time, the result and how it ended. Places are counted among fighters active in the last 24 months. How the rating is calculated

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What's at stake

Corey AndersonNow 1789 · #5 Light Heavyweight

Wins by decision+6→ 1795

Loses by decision-18→ 1771

Gian VillanteNow 1581

Wins by decision+18→ 1599

Loses by decision-6→ 1575

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Projected with the same rules as the rankings, at today's ratings. Split decisions move ratings less and finishes more.

Stat advantages

Corey AndersonvsGian Villante

Takedown average

4.89vs0.45

Sig. strikes absorbed per min

2.22vs5.47

Takedown accuracy

50%vs23%

Sig. strike defense

59%vs55%

Finishing profile

Corey Andersondecision leads 55% of wins

Gian VillanteKO/TKO leads 59% of wins

Common opponents

Patrick CumminsCorey Anderson: win · Decision (Unanimous) · Apr 21, 2018Gian Villante: loss · Decision (Split) · Jul 22, 2017

Maurício Rua Corey Anderson: loss · Decision (Split) · May 14, 2016Gian Villante: loss · TKO (Punches) · Mar 11, 2017

Patrick CumminsCorey Anderson: win · Decision (Unanimous) · Apr 21, 2018Gian Villante: cancelled · Cancelled Bout · Dec 9, 2016

Tale of the tape

Corey AndersonGian Villante

Tracked UFC statistics may not cover a fighter's full career. Unavailable measurements are not zero.

4.43Sig. strikes landed per min4.38

UFC light heavyweight average : 4.00

46Sig. strike accuracy44

UFC light heavyweight average : 50%

2.22Sig. strikes absorbed per min5.47

UFC light heavyweight average : 3.73

59Sig. strike defense55

UFC light heavyweight average : 51%

4.89Takedown average0.45

UFC light heavyweight average : 1.37

50Takedown accuracy23

UFC light heavyweight average : 26%

83Takedown defense83

UFC light heavyweight average : 58%

0Submission average0

UFC light heavyweight average : 0.59

9Wins by knockout10

0Wins by submission2

11Wins by decision5

4Losses by knockout6

0Losses by submission1

2Losses by decision7

Corey Anderson vs Gian Villante is a scheduled Light Heavyweight fight on UFC FIGHT NIGHT : MACHIDA VS ROCKHOLD. Corey Anderson enters with a 20-6-0 record and Gian Villante enters with a 17-14-0 record. Combat Edge tracks the matchup preview, UFC stats, Elo edge, shared opponents, event date, venue, and full fight card.