Corey Anderson (20-6, 9) was born in Rockford, Illinois, U.S. on September 22, 1989. At the age of 23 years on March 29, 2013, he made his professional MMA debut against J.R. Briones, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On December 6, 2014, 25-year old Corey Anderson made his UFC debut on his 5th professional MMA fight at UFC 181 against Justin Jones, winning the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
Anderson's last fight was a light-heavyweight title fight against Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov for Yagshimuradov's PFL World Championship title on October 3, 2025. He won the fight via 5-round unanimous decision and was crowned the new light-heavyweight PFL champion. He is on a 4-fight winning streak.
He has fought 14 times in the UFC, and has a record of 9 wins and 5 losses in the promotion.
Some of Corey Anderson's best fights have been against Johnny Walker, Ryan Bader, Jan Błachowicz, Fábio Maldonado, Sean O'Connell, Karl Moore and Justin Jones. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of Corey Anderson".
Anderson has 6 losses on his MMA record. For details about these losses refer to "Corey Anderson Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
27  | Oct 3, 2025 36 years 20-6 (9) | 36 years, 4 months 25-7-1 (18) | PFL | LHW | 5 | UD | Win Won PFL World light-heavyweight title |
26  | Jul 19, 2025 35 years, 9 months 19-6 (9) | 35 years, 1 month 36-8 (28) | PFL | HW | 2 | TKO | Win Elbows |
25  | Mar 22, 2024 34 years, 6 months 18-6 (8) | 32 years, 4 months 12-2 (7) | Bellator | LHW | 5 | UD | Win Won Bellator World light-heavyweight title |
24  | Jun 16, 2023 33 years, 8 months 17-6 (8) | 38 years, 8 months 24-6 (11) | Bellator | LHW | 3 | SD | Win |
23  | Nov 18, 2022 33 years, 1 months 16-6 (8) | 30 years, 4 months 14-2 (12) | Bellator | LHW | 5 | UD | Loss |
22 | Apr 15, 2022 32 years, 6 months 16-5 (8) | 29 years, 9 months 14-2 (12) | Bellator | LHW | 3 | NC | NC Accidental clash of heads |
21  | Oct 16, 2021 32 years 16-5 (8) | 38 years, 4 months 28-6 (15) | Bellator | LHW | 1 | TKO | Win Punches |
20 | Apr 16, 2021 31 years, 6 months 15-5 (7) | 31 years, 10 months 18-5-1 (15) | Bellator | LHW | 3 | TKO | Win Punches and elbows |
19  | Nov 5, 2020 31 years, 1 months 14-5 (6) | 44 years, 5 months 32-14-1 (29) | Bellator | LHW | 2 | TKO | Win Elbows |
18  | Feb 15, 2020 30 years, 4 months 13-5 (5) | 36 years, 11 months 25-8 (15) | UFC | LHW | 1 | KO | Loss Punch |
17  | Nov 2, 2019 30 years, 1 months 13-4 (5) | 27 years, 7 months 17-3 (16) | UFC | LHW | 1 | TKO | Win Punches |
16  | Dec 29, 2018 29 years, 3 months 12-4 (4) | 35 years, 5 months 14-5 (9) | UFC | LHW | 3 | UD | Win |
15  | Jul 22, 2018 28 years, 10 months 11-4 (4) | 38 years, 8 months 27-6 (21) | UFC | LHW | 3 | UD | Win |
14  | Apr 21, 2018 28 years, 6 months 10-4 (4) | 37 years, 5 months 10-4 (6) | UFC | LHW | 3 | UD | Win |
13  | Nov 4, 2017 28 years, 1 months 9-4 (4) | 34 years, 6 months 21-10 (14) | UFC | LHW | 3 | KO | Loss Head kick |
12  | Mar 18, 2017 27 years, 5 months 9-3 (4) | 37 years, 1 month 16-2 (15) | UFC | LHW | 1 | KO | Loss Punch |
11  | Dec 9, 2016 27 years, 2 months 9-2 (4) | 33 years, 3 months 17-8 (12) | UFC | LHW | 2 | TKO | Win Punches |
10  | May 14, 2016 26 years, 7 months 8-2 (3) | 34 years, 5 months 23-10 (20) | UFC | LHW | 3 | SD | Loss |
9  | Mar 5, 2016 26 years, 5 months 8-1 (3) | 32 years, 9 months 10-5 (6) | UFC | LHW | 3 | UD | Win |
8  | Nov 7, 2015 26 years, 1 months 7-1 (3) | 35 years, 7 months 22-8 (16) | UFC | LHW | 3 | UD | Win |
7 | Sep 5, 2015 25 years, 11 months 6-1 (3) | 32 years, 6 months 18-4 (12) | UFC | LHW | 3 | UD | Win |
6  | Apr 18, 2015 25 years, 6 months 5-1 (3) | 29 years, 8 months 12-5 (9) | UFC | LHW | 3 | TKO | Loss Punches |
5 | Dec 6, 2014 25 years, 2 months 5-0 (3) | Justin Jones | UFC | LHW | 3 | UD | Win |
4 | Jul 6, 2014 24 years, 9 months 4-0 (3) | Matt Van Buren | TUF | LHW | 1 | TKO | Win Punches |
3 | Aug 24, 2013 23 years, 11 months 3-0 (2) | Stephen Flanagan | HW | 1 | TKO | Win Punches | |
2 | Jul 28, 2013 23 years, 10 months 2-0 (1) | Myron Dennis | LHW | 5 | UD | Win | |
1 | Mar 29, 2013 23 years, 6 months 1-0 (1) | J.R. Briones | LHW | 1 | TKO | Win Punches |
