Moicano vs Swanson

Who won Moicano vs Swanson?

Renato Moicano beat Cub Swanson by submission in the 1st round during the main card of UFC 227, on Saturday 4th August 2018 at Staples Center in Los Angeles.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Moicano vs Swanson stats

Renato Moicano stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw and 5 by submission.

Cub Swanson made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 0 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws.

This was Renato Moicano's 18th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2014. Cub Swanson marked his 25th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2011.

Renato Moicano's UFC record stood at 12-6-0, while Cub Swanson's came in at 15-10-0.

The stats suggested that Moicano and Swanson have similar power, both with a 0% knock out percentage.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Moicano had a massive advantage over Swanson, boasting a 42% submission rate over Swanson's 0%.

Renato Moicano was the younger man by 5 years, at 36 years old.

Moicano had a height advantage of 3 inches over Swanson. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Moicano was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 14 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 5 years and 7 months later than Swanson, whose first professional fight was in 2004. He had fought 41 less professional rounds, 61 to Swanson's 102.

Moicano vs Swanson form

Cub Swanson had beaten 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Shane Burgos at UFC on ESPN+ 9 on 4th May 2019 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa, Canada.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Renato Moicano at UFC 227 on 4th August 2018 by submission in the 1st round at Staples Center, Los Angeles, United States.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by Frankie Edgar at UFC Fight Night 128 on 21st April 2018 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City.

Before that, he had lost to Brian Ortega at UFC Fight Night 123 on 9th December 2017 by submission in the 2nd round at SaveMart Center, Fresno.

He had won against Artem Lobov at UFC Fight Night 108 on 22nd April 2017 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Bridgestone Arena, Nashville.

Activity check

Moicano's last 2 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 1 month and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 years and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Swanson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 1 month and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 7 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

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