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.

Deiveson Figueiredo marked his 16th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2017.

Brandon Moreno's UFC record stood at 9-5-2, while Deiveson Figueiredo's came in at 12-3-1.

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 30 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, 86 to Figueiredo's 56.

Moreno vs Figueiredo III 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 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, United States.

Previous to that, 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.

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, 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.

He had lost to Sergio Pettis at UFC Fight Night 114 on 5th August 2017 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Mexico City Arena, Mexico City, Mexico.

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 been beaten by Brandon Moreno at UFC 263 on 12th June 2021 by submission in the 3rd round in their UFC Flyweight championship fight at Gila River Arena, Glendale, United States.

Previous to that, 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.

Going into that contest, he had defeated 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.

Before that, he was victorious against 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.

He had won against 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.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Deiveson Figueiredo had been fighting more than Brandon Moreno.

Going to this contest, Brandon Moreno had last fought 2 years, 10 months and 14 days ago, while Deiveson Figueiredo's last outing had been 2 years, 10 months and 14 days ago.

Moreno's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 8 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 20 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4 rounds on average.

Figueiredo's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 1 month and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 30 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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