Chad Anheliger vs. Alatengheili – Preview & Matchup Analysis

UFC 279: Chimaev vs. Diaz is scheduled to take place on Saturday, September 10, 2022, in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. In one of the matchups on the fight card, Chad “The Monster” Anheliger will take on “The Mongolian Knight” Alatengheili in the Bantamweight Bout. You can view the full UFC 279 card.

In this post, we will break down Chad Anheliger vs. Alatengheili matchup. Let’s take look at the fighter’s ages, their height, records, reach, fight stats, and more below ⤵

The 37-year-old, Chad Anheliger is coming in with a 12-5-0 record. Anheliger will be fighting for the first time since a win via KO/TKO against Jesse Strader at UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Hill in February.

Alatengheili, meanwhile, is coming off a KO/TKO win against Kevin Croom on February 19, 2022 at UFC Fight Night: Luque vs. Muhammad and holds a 15-8-2 record.

Chad Anheliger has an orthodox fighting stance with a 64″ reach. The 32-year-old, Alatengheili is an orthodox fighter with a 66″ reach. An orthodox fighter stands with their left side forward and jabs with their left hand, the southpaw fighter is the opposite, southpaw stands with their right side forward and jabs with their right hand. In most cases, orthodox fighters are right-handed, if you are left-handed, then you fight southpaw.

Chad Anheliger:
→ Anheliger’s striking accuracy is 54%.
→ Anheliger lands 3.99 significant strikes per minute.
→ Anheliger’s takedown accuracy is 0%.
→ Anheliger’s takedown average is 0.00 per 15 minutes.
→ Anheliger’s takedown defense is 52%.

Anheliger comes in with 54% striking accuracy, typically landing about 3.99 significant strikes every minute. On the other side, Alatengheili fires at 33% accuracy, landing about 2.86 significant strikes per minute. Chad Anheliger also has a 0% takedown accuracy and on average gets around 0.00 takedowns every 15 minutes, compared to Alatengheili’s 1.73 takedowns and 72% takedown accuracy.

Alatengheili:
→ Alatengheili’s striking accuracy is 33%.
→ Alatengheili lands 2.86 significant strikes per minute.
→ Alatengheili’s takedown accuracy is 33%.
→ Alatengheili’s takedown average is 1.73 per 15 minutes.
→ Alatengheili’s takedown defense is 72%.

spent on average 12:09 minutes in the Octagon and Chad has an average fight time of 14:17 minutes.

This looks like an fun matchup, at least on paper. UFC 279 is live in , who do you think will win, Chad or ? Sound off in the comments.

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