Ezra Elliot defeats Damien Anderson by unanimous decision
Elliot vs Anderson — Featherweight · UFC Fight Night
What happened
The result, the defining moments, and what the verdict means.
Elliot's grappling and physicality shut down Anderson's offence from the opening bell.
He began opening up offensively in the second after establishing control.
More takedowns and control time in round three removed any route back for Anderson.
- Official UFC resultsUFC Oklahoma City preliminary results
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Who Called It?
How the analysts' picks held up once the cage door closed.
Analyst picks: The MMA Guru called it; Bedtime MMA perfect call; MMA JOEY called it; TheWeasle missed; Mike Finch missed.
3 of 5 called the winner · 1 nailed the finish ★.
The experts above are a lens, not credentials we conferred — analyst, fighter or betting desk.
Full analyst picks ↓
The MMA Guru Analyst called 44 of 65 The MMA Guru: predicted Elliot · KO/TKO. Actual Elliot · Dec. Result: Hit.
Picks Elliot as the larger, more physical fighter, expecting his grappling to keep him safe from Anderson's submission threats and his aggression to create a TKO.
Track record: winner called in 44 of 65 resolved picks, 16 a perfect call.
Bedtime MMA Analyst called 67 of 99 Bedtime MMA: predicted Elliot · Decision. Actual Elliot · Dec. Result: Perfect call.
Picks Elliot's size and striking edge, expecting him to avoid Anderson's ground game and win mainly on the feet over three rounds.
Track record: winner called in 67 of 99 resolved picks, 28 a perfect call.
MMA JOEY Analyst called 18 of 27 MMA JOEY: predicted Elliot · Sub · R2. Actual Elliot · Dec. Result: Hit.
Picks Elliot by second-round rear-naked choke, citing two more pro fights and, in his view, slightly more experienced opposition.
Track record: winner called in 18 of 27 resolved picks, 3 a perfect call.
TheWeasle Analyst called 34 of 48 TheWeasle: predicted Anderson · Sub · R3. Actual Elliot · Dec. Result: Miss.
Picks Anderson because he rates his ground game higher and sees him as more dangerous in the pocket, calling for a third-round submission.
Track record: winner called in 34 of 48 resolved picks, 14 a perfect call.
Mike Finch Betting deskAnalyst called 23 of 36 Mike Finch: predicted Anderson · Sub. Actual Elliot · Dec. Result: Miss.
Picks Anderson by submission, arguing that Elliot repeatedly shoots and is likely to run into Anderson's more advanced jiu-jitsu.
Track record: winner called in 23 of 36 resolved picks, 9 a perfect call.
Archive Pre-fight material — kept for transparency.
- 7-0-0
- Record
- 5-0-0
- 5-0 last 5
- Recent formRecent formWin–loss record over the fighter’s last five bouts, newest first, as carried in their UFC/FightMetric career stats.
- 5-0 last 5
- 183 cm
- Reach
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- StanceStanceWhich side a fighter leads from — a striking term, not a religious one. Orthodox: right-handed, left foot and hand forward (the common default). Southpaw: the mirror image, right side forward (usually a left-hander). Switch: changes between the two during a fight.
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- Sig. strikes landed / minStrikes / minSignificant strikes landed per minuteAverage number of significant strikes a fighter lands for every minute of fight time — a read on striking output and pace. From UFC/FightMetric career stats.
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- Sig. strikes absorbed / minAbsorbed / minSignificant strikes absorbed per minuteAverage number of significant strikes a fighter takes for every minute of fight time. Lower is better — it means they get hit less often. From UFC/FightMetric career stats.
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- Striking defenseStrike def.Striking defenseThe percentage of opponents’ significant strikes that do not land — strikes slipped, blocked or evaded. Higher is better. Not the same as striking accuracy, which counts your own strikes that land. From UFC/FightMetric.
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- Takedown defenseTD def.Takedown defenseThe percentage of opponents’ takedown attempts that are stuffed. Higher means harder to put on the mat. From UFC/FightMetric.
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- Avg. fight timeAvg. timeAverage fight timeThe mean length of the fighter’s bouts (minutes:seconds) — a rough read on whether they tend to finish early or go the distance. From UFC/FightMetric.
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- United States
- Nationality
- United States
- Red Hawk Academy
- Team
- Simple Man Martial Arts, Ambush Muay Thai
Career stats per UFC.com; recent form is each fighter's last five bouts. Numbers reflect records coming into fight night. Bars compare each stat on a fixed scale; the “Edge” marker flags the leading corner where the gap is meaningful. The snapshot plots five career rates — output, striking defense, durability (strikes absorbed, inverted), takedown defense and finish rate — each normalised on its own scale.
Pre-fight analysis — how we saw it going in
Case for Elliot
Elliot arrives unbeaten at 7-0 with a finish in every professional win: five submissions and two knockouts. All seven recorded victories ended in the first round, giving him a clear early-finishing record on which to build his case.
Case for Anderson
Anderson is also unbeaten, 5-0, with four submission wins and one knockout. His five recorded wins all finished before the scorecards, including a kneebar and an inverted heel hook.
What We Were Watching For
- Two unbeaten featherweights: which fighter establishes the first sustained exchange?
- Submission records on both sides: Elliot has five recorded submission wins and Anderson four.
- Neither professional record contains a decision, so an early finish remains a meaningful historical trend.
- Anderson's documented finishes include a kneebar, an inverted heel hook and rear-naked chokes; Elliot's record includes five submission wins.
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