The Dunedin mixed martial arts fighter has won four of his six fights by way of arm-bar, and in one of those snapped the arm of his opponent, reinforcing his cage name ''the Arm Collector''.
On Saturday, he hopes to add the biggest arm of his career to that collection when he fights for the K-OZ Australian Interim light heavyweight title, in Perth.
The fight will see Anderson take on hard-hitting Australian-based New Zealander Joe ''massacre'' Muir.
Anderson, a 24-year-old personal trainer, said he was ''excited, confident and looking forward to the occasion''. Anderson was offered the fight about three weeks ago after the reigning champion Sam Brown got injured.
He said he was always in good shape in anticipation of this outcome, and had been training about 20 hours a week.
''I am looking to use my speed, quickness and agility,'' Anderson said.
The fight is scheduled for five five-minute rounds, but is unlikely to go that far.
Muir has won eight of his nine victories by knockout or technical knockout, while Anderson is also a power-puncher with his other two wins coming by knockout.
Both men have had three losses and were team-mates in last year's New Zealand MMA tri-nations team which fought in South Africa.
It was then that Anderson broke the arm of current world kickboxing champion Sydney Mokgolo, while Muir won his fight by a 16-second knockout, before the ring collapsed and the tournament was called off.
Anderson said he and Muir had trained together, so would know a fair bit about each other.
About 1.85m and weighing 98kg, Anderson is all muscle, and it would take a strong man to submit him.
He said after he lost a New Zealand title fight to Arthur Lasike earlier this year, he had put plenty of work into his grappling.
He was a bit complacent in the Lasike fight and would not be doing that this time.
Anderson joined the Team Hammerhead club three years ago and said it instantly changed his life.
He said he got involved for the challenge and was now hooked.
''It's that feeling of an ultimate test.''
Anderson described himself as an ''angry wee kid that had mellowed out over time''.
Fighting now consumed his life, with his spare time taken up by resting.
Team Hammerhead coach Matt Toa said Anderson was fantastic to train because he was extremely motivated, committed and went above and beyond his duties as a team member.
He said due to the short notice and Muir's impressive record, Anderson was going into the fight as the underdog, but he knew he had the ability to win.
The biggest hurdle for Anderson would be the four-hour time difference, Toa said.
Toa said a win for Anderson would give him lots of pulling power in terms of opponents, and if he lost then it was still great exposure and an awesome experience for him.
About four hours before Anderson fights, his team-mate and reigning International Sport Karate Association New Zealand middleweight and South Island light heavyweight champion Robert Dean takes on Supremacy fighting champion Dan Digby in Christchurch.
The battle of the champions will see the men fight for the Ultimate Martial Arts Fighting middleweight title.
Come fight night, Toa will be in Anderson's corner, but Dean will have a strong support crew beside him and he was expecting good news to come before Anderson takes centre stage.
