Darren Stewart is favored against Eryk Anders at UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad on Saturday, March 13 in Las Vegas, Nevada. This event is one of seven fights on the main card on ESPN+. Anders is 13-5 in his career, while Stewart is 12-6 in his career. There are a total of seven fights on the main card on UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad, with the headliner a bout between Leon Edwards and Belal Muhammad. There are also a total of six fights on the preliminary card on ESPN+. Let's look at the bout between Anders and Stewart and UFC picks.
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Eryk Anders (13-5, 5-5 UFC)
Anders came into the UFC with a record of 8-0 and he has five wins and five losses in the UFC. He defeated Rafael Natal by KO, Markus Perez by unanimous decision, Tim Williams by KO, Vinicius Moreira by KO, and Gerald Meerschaert by split decision; while losing to Lyoto Machida by split decision, Thiago Santos by TKO, Elias Theodorou by split decision, Khalil Rountree Jr. by unanimous decision, and Krzysztof Jotko by unanimous decision. Anders has been a pro since 2015 and he has eight wins by TKO/KO and one by submission. He has seven first round finishes.
Darren Stewart (12-6, 5-5 UFC)
Stewart came into the UFC with a record of 7-0 and he has five wins and five losses in the UFC. He defeated Eric Spicely by TKO, Charles Byrd by TKO, Bevon Lewis by unanimous decision, Deron Winn by split decision, and Maki Pitolo by guillotine choke submission; while losing to Francimar Barroso by unanimous decision, Karl Roberson by rear-naked choke submission, Julian Marquez by guillotine choke submission, Edmen Shahbazyan by split decision, and Kevin Holland by split decision. Stewart has been a pro since 2014 and he has seven wins by TKO/KO and one by submission. He has five first round finishes.
Striking Stats
Strikes landed per minute: Anders 3.02/ Stewart 3.08
Striking Accuracy: Anders 45% / Stewart 44%
Strikes absorbed per minute: Anders 4.18/ Stewart 2.82
Defense: Anders 51% / Stewart 52%
Grappling Stats
Takedown average: Anders 1.34/ Stewart 1.56
Takedown Accuracy: Anders 34% / Stewart 40%
Takedowns defended: Anders 80% / Stewart 66%
Submission average: Anders 0.1/ Stewart 0.1
UFC Picks
Both Anders and Stewart have identical records of 5-5 in the UFC and yet Sanders is almost a 2-1 favorite. I don't see it. I am not impressed at all with Sanders, as even his UFC wins were against average or below average fighters. At least Anders has faced a few fighters of note and he has some good wins. I don't take many underdogs in UFC betting, but Anders is the pick here. I am also surprised at the big plus money on the rounds total of 2.5. This fight has all of the looks of one that ends in a knockout, so I will go under the rounds total at +170.
UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad Card & Odds
Welterweight: Belal Muhammad +213 vs. Leon Edwards -264
Middleweight: Eryk Anders +150 vs. Darren Stewart -181
Heavyweight: Philipe Lins -107 vs. Ben Rothwell -117
Light Heavyweight: Ryan Spann -102 vs. Misha Cirkunov -122
Bantamweight: Davey Grant +246 vs. Jonathan Martinez -308
Welterweight: Matthew Semelsberger -127 vs. Jason Witt +103
Women's Strawweight: Jinh Yu Frey +150 vs. Gloria de Paula -181
Bantamweight: Ray Rodriguez +235 vs. Rani Yahya -293
Featherweight: Dan Ige -127 vs. Gavin Tucker +103
Women's Flyweight: Cortney Casey +121 vs. JJ Aldrich -145
Featherweight: Marcelo Rojo +203 vs. Charles Jourdain -250
Women's Strawweight: Ashley Yoder +290 vs. Angela Hill -371
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