When was Moreno vs Kara- II?

Brandon Moreno fought Kai Kara on Saturday 30th July 2022.

Moreno vs Kara- II - News, Head-To-Head, Tape & Tickets

UFC 277

Moreno

Jul 30 2022

Saturday

Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States

Co-Main Event

5 rounds contest @ Flyweight

19-6-0

KO 3

24-9-0

Belts on The Line

Championship

The tape

Age

5' 7" / 170 cm

Height

5' 4" / 163 cm

70.1" / 178 cm

Reach

66.5" / 169 cm

Tape record

UDSUBMDKOUD

Form

UDKOKOSUBUD

Wins

By KO

KO%

By SUB

SUB%

Loses

Stopped

Tapped

Draws

2011

Debut

2010

Bouts

Rounds

5 hours, 9 minutes

Fight Time

4 hours, 49 minutes

Tape rankings @ Flyweight

UFC

Bellator

Tapology

Brandon Moreno vs Kai Kara report

Who won Moreno vs Kara- II?

Brandon Moreno beat Kai Kara by knockout in the 3rd round during the co-main event of UFC 277, on Saturday 30th July 2022 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

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 Kara- II stats

Brandon Moreno stepped into the octagon with a record of 19 wins, 6 losses and 2 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 11 by submission.

Kai Kara made his way to the cage with a record of 24 wins, 9 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Brandon Moreno's 18th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2016. Kai Kara marked his 12th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2018.

Brandon Moreno's UFC record stood at 11-5-2, while Kai Kara 's came in at 8-4-0.

The stats suggested had a large advantage in power over Moreno, boasting a 46% knock out percentage over Moreno's 16%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Moreno had a massive advantage over , boasting a 58% submission rate over 's 13%.

Brandon Moreno was the younger man by 1 year, at 31 years old.

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

Moreno's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to 's, having had 6 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2011, 5 months later than , whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 17 more professional rounds, 96 to 's 79.

Moreno vs Kara- II form

Moreno had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight leading up to this 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, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against 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.

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, he had drawn with Askar Askarov at UFC on ESPN+ 17 on 21st September 2019 by split draw in their 3 round contest at Arena Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico.

He had beaten Maikel P rez at LFA 69 on 7th June 2019 by knockout in the 4th round in their LFA Flyweight championship fight at Morongo Casino Resort & Spa, Cabazon, United States.

Activity check

Moreno's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 11 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 20 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4 rounds on average.

's last 4 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 8 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.