Figueiredo vs Moreno IV

Who won Figueiredo vs Moreno IV?

Brandon Moreno beat Deiveson Figueiredo by knockout in the 3rd round during the co-main event of UFC 283, on Saturday 21st January 2023 at Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

This contest was for the UFC Flyweight championship.

Figueiredo vs Moreno IV stats

Deiveson Figueiredo stepped into the octagon with a record of 21 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

Brandon Moreno made his way to the cage with a record of 20 wins, 6 losses and 2 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 11 by submission.

This was Deiveson Figueiredo's 19th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2017. Brandon Moreno marked his 18th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2016.

Deiveson Figueiredo's UFC record stood at 13-5-1, while Brandon Moreno's came in at 11-5-2.

The stats suggested Figueiredo had a large advantage in power over Moreno, boasting a 43% knock out percentage over Moreno's 20%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Moreno had an advantage over Figueiredo, with a 55% submission rate over Figueiredo's 38%.

Deiveson Figueiredo was the older man by 6 years, at 37 years old.

Moreno had a height advantage of 2 inches over Figueiredo. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Figueiredo was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 4 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 9 months later than Moreno, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 30 less professional rounds, 66 to Moreno's 96.

Figueiredo vs Moreno IV form

Figueiredo had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had drawn with Brandon Moreno at UFC 256 on 12th December 2020 by majority draw in their 5 round contest in their UFC Flyweight championship fight at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Alex Perez at UFC 255 on 21st November 2020 by submission in the 1st round in their UFC Flyweight championship fight at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Joseph Benavidez at UFC Fight Island 2 on 18th July 2020 by submission in the 1st round in their UFC Flyweight championship fight at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Before that, he had defeated Joseph Benavidez at UFC on ESPN+ 27 on 29th February 2020 by knockout in the 2nd round in their UFC Flyweight championship fight at Chartway Arena, Norfolk, United States.

He had lost to Jussier Formiga at UFC on ESPN+ 6 on 23rd March 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Bridgestone Arena, Nashville.

Activity check

Figueiredo's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 1 month and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

Moreno's last 4 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 9 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 11 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Figueiredo vs Moreno IV?

Deiveson Figueiredo was a 1/1 (+100) underdog going into the contest, while Brandon Moreno made his way into the ring at 4/5 (-130) with oddsmakers.