Paul Felder vs. Rafael Dos Anjos – Preview & Matchup Analysis

UFC Fight Night 183: Felder vs. dos Anjos is scheduled to take place on Saturday, November 14, 2020, in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. In one of the matchups on the fight card, Paul “The Irish Dragon” Felder will take on Rafael Anjos in the Lightweight Bout. You can view the full UFC Fight Night 183 card.

In this post, we will break down Paul Felder vs. Rafael Dos Anjos matchup. Let’s take look at the fighter’s ages, their height, records, reach, fight stats and more below ⤵

The 40-year-old, Paul Felder is coming in with a 17-5-0 record. Felder will be fighting for the first time since a loss via split decision against Dan Hooker at UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. Hooker in February.

Anjos, meanwhile, is coming off a unanimous decision loss against Michael Chiesa on February 22, 2020 at UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Dos Santos and holds a 29-13-0 record.

Paul Felder has an orthodox fighting stance with a 70″ reach. The 40-year-old, Rafael Dos Anjos is an southpaw fighter with a 70″ 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.

Paul Felder:
→ Felder’s striking accuracy is 43%.
→ Felder lands 3.67 significant strikes per minute.
→ Felder’s takedown accuracy is 25%.
→ Felder’s takedown average is 0.25 per 15 minutes.
→ Felder’s takedown defense is 61%.

Felder comes in with 43% striking accuracy, typically landing about 3.67 significant strikes every minute. On the other side, Anjos fires at 45% accuracy, landing about 3.47 significant strikes per minute. Paul Felder also has a 25% takedown accuracy and on average gets around 0.25 takedowns every 15 minutes, compared to Anjos’s 1.82 takedowns and 58% takedown accuracy.

Rafael Dos Anjos:
→ Anjos’s striking accuracy is 45%.
→ Anjos lands 3.47 significant strikes per minute.
→ Anjos’s takedown accuracy is 39%.
→ Anjos’s takedown average is 1.82 per 15 minutes.
→ Anjos’s takedown defense is 58%.

Rafael spent on average 13:54 minutes in the Octagon and Paul has an average fight time of 12:57 minutes.

This looks like an fun matchup, at least on paper. UFC Fight Night 183 is live in , who do you think will win, Paul or Rafael? Sound off in the comments.

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