All MMA fightersEryk Anders
“Ya Boi”
MMA · Retired18-9 (1 NC)RECORD
10KO / TKO WINS
1SUBMISSION WINS
7DECISION WINS
Profile
| Full name | Not added yet |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Ya Boi |
| Date of birth | 21 Apr 1987 |
| Nationality | American |
| Birthplace | Clark Air Base, Philippines |
| Lives in | Birmingham, Alabama, USA |
| Division | Middleweight |
| Team | Fight Ready MMA |
| Height | 185 cm (6′1″) |
| Reach | 191 cm (75″) |
| Stance | Not added yet |
| Years active | 2015–2026 |
| Status | Retired |
| Pro debut | 22 Aug 2015 |
| Last fight | Win vs Brad Tavares, 14 Mar 2026 |
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Titles and honours
- Former LFA Middleweight Champion
- Performance of the Night (x2)
- Fight of the Night (x2)
Background
American middleweight and former University of Alabama linebacker who won the 2009 BCS National Championship before turning to MMA. He won the inaugural LFA middleweight title in 2017, competed in the UFC from 2017 and retired after his March 2026 win over Brad Tavares.
Fight history
28 professional fights. Newest first.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Time | Event | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | Brad Tavares | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Vallejos | 14 Mar 2026 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | |
| Loss | Christian Leroy Duncan | KO (spinning back elbow and punches) | 1 | 3:53 | UFC Fight Night: Dolidze vs. Hernandez | 9 Aug 2025 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | |
| Win | Chris Weidman | TKO (punches) | 2 | 4:51 | UFC 310: Pantoja vs. Asakura | 7 Dec 2024 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | Catchweight (195 lb) |
| Win | Jamie Pickett | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gaziev | 2 Mar 2024 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | |
| Loss | Marc-Andre Barriault | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 289: Nunes vs. Aldana | 10 Jun 2023 | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | Fight of the Night |
| Win | Kyle Daukaus | TKO (punches) | 2 | 2:45 | UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland | 3 Dec 2022 | Orlando, Florida, USA | |
| Loss | JunYong Park | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Vieira | 21 May 2022 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | |
| Loss | Andre Muniz | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 3:13 | UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier | 11 Dec 2021 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | |
| Win | Darren Stewart | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 263: Adesanya vs. Vettori 2 | 12 Jun 2021 | Glendale, Arizona, USA | Light heavyweight bout |
| No contest | Darren Stewart | No contest (illegal knee) | 1 | 4:37 | UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad | 13 Mar 2021 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | Accidental illegal knee to a downed opponent |
| Loss | Krzysztof Jotko | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Harris | 16 May 2020 | Jacksonville, Florida, USA | |
| Win | Gerald Meerschaert | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Joanna vs. Waterson | 12 Oct 2019 | Tampa, Florida, USA | |
| Win | Vinicius Moreira | KO (punches) | 1 | 1:18 | UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. Dos Santos | 29 Jun 2019 | Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA | Performance of the Night |
| Loss | Khalil Rountree Jr. | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 236: Holloway vs. Poirier 2 | 13 Apr 2019 | Atlanta, Georgia, USA | |
| Loss | Elias Theodorou | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega | 8 Dec 2018 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | |
| Loss | Thiago Santos | TKO (elbows) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Marreta vs. Anders | 22 Sep 2018 | Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil | Light heavyweight debut; Fight of the Night |
| Win | Tim Williams | KO (soccer kick) | 3 | 4:42 | UFC Fight Night: Gaethje vs. Vick | 25 Aug 2018 | Lincoln, Nebraska, USA | Performance of the Night |
| Loss | Lyoto Machida | Decision (split) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Anders | 3 Feb 2018 | Belem, Para, Brazil | |
| Win | Markus Perez | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Ortega | 9 Dec 2017 | Fresno, California, USA | |
| Win | Rafael Natal | KO (punches) | 1 | 2:54 | UFC Fight Night: Weidman vs. Gastelum | 22 Jul 2017 | Uniondale, New York, USA | UFC debut |
| Win | Brendan Allen | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | LFA 14 | 23 Jun 2017 | Houston, Texas, USA | Won the inaugural LFA Middleweight Championship |
| Win | Jon Kirk | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:35 | LFA 6 | 10 Mar 2017 | San Antonio, Texas, USA | Catchweight (190 lb) |
| Win | Brian White | TKO (punches) | 1 | 0:23 | Bellator 162 | 21 Oct 2016 | Memphis, Tennessee, USA | |
| Win | Jesse Grun | TKO (punches) | 1 | 3:18 | Valor Fights 37 | 27 Aug 2016 | Cleveland, Tennessee, USA | |
| Win | Dekaire Sanders | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 0:33 | V3 Fights: Sanders vs. Anders | 18 Jun 2016 | Memphis, Tennessee, USA | |
| Win | Garrick James | TKO (punches) | 3 | 4:07 | Strike Hard Productions 42 | 14 May 2016 | Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA | |
| Win | DeMarcus Sharpe | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | SFC: Southern Explosion | 10 Oct 2015 | Montgomery, Alabama, USA | Wikipedia gives 20 Oct 2015; Sherdog date used |
| Win | Josh Rasberry | TKO (punches) | 1 | 0:40 | Strike Hard Productions 40 | 22 Aug 2015 | Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA | Pro debut |