Moreno vs Figueiredo III

Who won Moreno vs Figueiredo III?

Deiveson Figueiredo beat Brandon Moreno by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the co-main event of UFC 270, on Saturday 22nd January 2022 at Honda Center in Anaheim.

The scorecards were announced as 48-47, 48-47, 48-47 in favor of the winner Deiveson Figueiredo.

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.

Moreno vs Figueiredo III stats

Brandon Moreno stepped into the octagon with a record of 18 wins, 5 losses and 2 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 10 by submission.

Deiveson Figueiredo made his way to the cage with a record of 20 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, 9 of those wins coming by knock out and 8 by submission.

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

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

The stats suggested Figueiredo had a large advantage in power over Moreno, boasting a 45% knock out percentage over Moreno's 17%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Moreno had an advantage over Figueiredo, with a 56% submission rate over Figueiredo's 40%.

Brandon Moreno was the younger man by 6 years, at 31 years old.

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

Moreno was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 9 months earlier than Figueiredo, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 30 more professional rounds, 96 to Figueiredo's 66.

Moreno vs Figueiredo III form

Figueiredo 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 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.

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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.

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.

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