PFL · Light heavyweight champion
Corey Anderson
ChampionLight heavyweight
20–6–01 NCNo contest. The result was voided, so it does not count as a win, a loss, or a draw.
9 KO · 0 SUB · 11 DEC
- Height
- 6′3″191 cm
- Reach
- 79″201 cm
- Weight
- 205 lb93 kg
- Age
- 37
- Born
- September 22, 1989
- From
- Rockton, Illinois
- Style
- Wrestling
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Team
- Renzo Gracie Academy
- Streak
- 4wins
- UFC
- 9–5
- Last
- Dovletdzhan YagshimuradovWin · October 3, 2025
Corey Anderson is the PFL light heavyweight champion. The record is 20–6–0, with one no contest: nine knockouts, no submissions, and eleven decisions.
He won the inaugural PFL light heavyweight title against Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov at PFL Champions Series 3 on October 3, 2025, by unanimous decision. No defense is filed.
The no contest is Vadim Nemkov at Bellator 277 on April 15, 2022, stopped after an accidental clash of heads. Nemkov won the rematch by decision at Bellator 288. The other five losses are Jan Błachowicz, Ovince Saint Preux, Jimi Manuwa, Maurício Rua, and Gian Villante.
Fights
| Date | Opponent | Result | Method | Round | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov | Win | Decision (unanimous)Won the light heavyweight title. | 5 | 5:00 | PFL Champions Series 3 | |
| Denis Goltsov | Win | TKO (elbows) | 2 | 3:28 | PFL Champions Series 2 | |
| Karl Moore | Win | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | Bellator Champions Series 1 | |
| Phil Davis | Win | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | Bellator 297 | |
| Vadim Nemkov | Loss | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | Bellator 288 | |
| Vadim Nemkov | No contest | No contestAccidental clash of heads. | 3 | 4:55 | Bellator 277 | |
| Ryan Bader | Win | TKO (punches) | 1 | 0:51 | Bellator 268 | |
| Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov | Win | TKO (punches and elbows) | 3 | 2:15 | Bellator 257 | |
| Melvin Manhoef | Win | TKO (elbows) | 2 | 2:34 | Bellator 251 | |
| Jan Błachowicz | Loss | KO (punch) | 1 | 3:08 | UFC Fight Night: Anderson vs. Błachowicz 2 | |
| Johnny Walker | Win | TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:07 | UFC 244 | |
| Ilir Latifi | Win | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 232 | |
| Glover Teixeira | Win | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Smith | |
| Patrick Cummins | Win | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee | |
| Ovince Saint Preux | Loss | KO (head kick) | 3 | 1:25 | UFC 217 | |
| Jimi Manuwa | Loss | KO (punch) | 1 | 3:05 | UFC Fight Night: Manuwa vs. Anderson | |
| Sean O'Connell | Win | TKO (punches) | 2 | 2:36 | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Abdurakhimov | |
| Maurício Rua | Loss | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 198 | |
| Tom Lawlor | Win | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 196 | |
| Fábio Maldonado | Win | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Henderson 3 | |
| Jan Błachowicz | Win | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 191 | |
| Gian Villante | Loss | TKO (punches) | 3 | 4:18 | UFC on Fox: Machida vs. Rockhold | |
| Justin Jones | Win | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 181 | |
| Matt Van Buren | Win | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:01 | The Ultimate Fighter 19 Finale | |
| Stephen Flanagan | Win | TKO (punches) | 1 | 3:03 | MMA Xtreme: Fists Will Fly | |
| Myron Dennis | Win | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | Xtreme Fight Night: Vengeance | |
| J.R. Briones | Win | TKO (punches) | 1 | 3:01 | North American FC: Battleground |