Moreno vs Erceg

Who won Moreno vs Erceg?

Brandon Moreno beat Steve Erceg by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the main event of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 29th March 2025 at Arena CDMX in Mexico City.

The scorecards were announced as 49-46, 49-46, 49-46 in favor of the winner Brandon Moreno.

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).

Moreno vs Erceg stats

Brandon Moreno stepped into the octagon with a record of 22 wins, 8 losses and 2 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 11 by submission.

Steve Erceg made his way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

This was Brandon Moreno's 18th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2016. Steve Erceg marked his 6th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Brandon Moreno's UFC record stood at 11-5-2, while Steve Erceg's came in at 3-3-0.

The stats suggested Moreno had a slight advantage in power over Erceg, with a 23% knock out percentage over Erceg's 17%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested that Moreno and Erceg would have been pretty equal, both with a 50% submission rate.

Brandon Moreno was the older man by 2 years, at 31 years old.

Erceg had a height advantage of 2 inches over Moreno. Despite this, he had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Moreno was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 17 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 4 years and 9 months earlier than Erceg, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 58 more professional rounds, 96 to Erceg's 38.

Moreno vs Erceg form

Moreno had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Deiveson Figueiredo at UFC 283 on 21st January 2023 by knockout in the 3rd round in their UFC Flyweight championship fight at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Previous to that, he had beaten Kai Kara at UFC 277 on 30th July 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round in their championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Deiveson Figueiredo at UFC 270 on 22nd January 2022 by unanimous decision in their UFC Flyweight championship fight at Honda Center, Anaheim.

Before that, he had defeated Deiveson Figueiredo at UFC 263 on 12th June 2021 by submission in the 3rd round in their UFC Flyweight championship fight at Gila River Arena, Glendale.

He had drawn with Deiveson Figueiredo 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.

Erceg had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had been beaten by Kai Kara at UFC 305 on 17th August 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at RAC Arena, Perth, Western Australia.

Previous to that, he had been defeated by Alexandre Pantoja at UFC 301 on 4th May 2024 by unanimous decision in their UFC Flyweight championship fight at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Going into that contest, he was victorious against Matt Schnell at UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gaziev on 2nd March 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, he had won against Alessandro Costa at UFC 295 on 11th November 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

He had beaten David Dvorak at UFC 289 on 10th June 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Rogers Arena, Vancouver, Canada.

Activity check

In of activity leading into the fight, Steve Erceg had been fighting more than Brandon Moreno.

Going to this contest, Brandon Moreno had last fought 2 years, 3 months and 28 days ago, while Steve Erceg's last outing had been 9 months and 2 days ago.

Moreno's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 5 months and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 19 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.8 rounds on average.

Erceg's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

What time did Moreno vs Erceg start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 1:10 AM UTC , which was 9:10 PM EST or 6:10 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 2:10 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Moreno vs Erceg?

Brandon Moreno was a 2/5 (-250) favourite going into the contest, while Steve Erceg made his way into the ring at 2/1 (+200) with oddsmakers.