Corey Anderson vs. Jan Blachowicz – Preview & Matchup Analysis

Corey Anderson vs. Jan Blachowicz fight preview

UFC Fight Night 167: Anderson vs. Blachowicz 2 is scheduled to take place on Saturday, February 15, 2020, in Rio Rancho, New Mexico, USA. In the main event, Corey “Overtime” Anderson will take on Jan Blachowicz in the Light Heavyweight bout. You can view the full UFC Fight Night 167 card.

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

The 34-year-old, Corey Anderson is coming in with a 14-4-0 record. Anderson will be fighting for the first time since a win via KO/TKO against Johnny Walker at UFC 244: Masvidal vs. Diaz in November.

Blachowicz, meanwhile, is coming off a split decision win against Jacare Souza on November 2, 2019 at UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Jacare and holds a 25-8-0 record.

Corey Anderson vs. Jan Blachowicz
34
Age
41
6′ 3″
Height
6′ 2″
205 lbs.
Weight
205 lbs.
79″
Reach
78″
14-4-0
Record
25-8-0
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox

Corey Anderson has an orthodox fighting stance with a 79″ reach. The 41-year-old, Jan Blachowicz is an orthodox fighter with a 78″ 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.

Anderson comes in with 46% striking accuracy, he typically lands about 4.45 significant strikes every minute. His opponent, Blachowicz fires at 49% accuracy, landing about 3.44 significant strikes per minute. Corey Anderson also has a 50% takedown accuracy and on average gets around 4.98 takedowns every 15 minutes, compared to Blachowicz’s 1.18 takedowns and 65% takedown accuracy.

Jan spent on average 12:41 minutes in the Octagon and Corey has an average fight time of 11:24 minutes.

This looks like an interesting matchup, at least on paper. UFC Fight Night 167 is live in , who do you think will win, Corey or Jan? Sound off in the comments.

Event Name
UFC Fight Night 167: Anderson vs. Blachowicz 2
Date
February 15, 2020
Location
Rio Rancho, New Mexico, USA
Main Event
Corey Anderson vs. Jan Blachowicz

You can view the scheduled UFC Fight Night 167 fight card, upcoming UFC schedule 2020, and latest MMA news.

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