Anjos vs Moicano

Who won Anjos vs Moicano?

Rafael dos Anjos beat Renato Moicano by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the co-main event of UFC 272, on Saturday 5th March 2022 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 50-44, 49-44, 49-45 in favor of the winner Rafael dos Anjos.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Anjos vs Moicano division, which meant the weight limit was pounds (0 stone or 0 KG).

Anjos vs Moicano stats

Rafael dos Anjos stepped into the octagon with a record of 30 wins, 13 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 10 by submission.

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

Renato Moicano marked his 16th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2014.

Rafael dos Anjos' UFC record stood at 21-14-0, while Renato Moicano's came in at 11-5-0.

The stats suggested Anjos had an advantage in power over Moicano, with a 17% knock out percentage over Moicano's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Anjos had a massive advantage over Moicano, boasting a 33% submission rate over Moicano's 0%.

Rafael dos Anjos was the older man by 5 years, at 39 years old.

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

Anjos was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 43 more fights, and made his debut in 2004, 5 years and 5 months earlier than Moicano, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 81 more professional rounds, 139 to Moicano's 58.

Anjos vs Moicano form

Rafael dos Anjos had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Paul Felder at UFC Vegas 14 on 14th November 2020 by split decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Michael Chiesa at UFC on ESPN+ 24 on 25th January 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at PNC Arena, Raleigh.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Leon Edwards at UFC on ESPN 4 on 20th July 2019 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at AT&T Center, San Antonio.

Before that, he had beaten Kevin Lee at UFC on ESPN+ 10 on 18th May 2019 by submission in the 4th round at Blue Cross Arena, Rochester.

He had been defeated by Kamaru Usman at The Ultimate Fighter 28 Finale on 30th November 2018 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at The Pearl at the Palms, Las Vegas.

Moicano had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Jalin Turner at UFC 300 on 13th April 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he was victorious against Drew Dober at UFC Fight Night: Dolidze vs. Imavov on 3rd February 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had won against Brad Riddell at UFC 281 on 12th November 2022 by submission in the 1st round at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Before that, he had lost to Rafael dos Anjos at UFC 272 on 5th March 2022 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

He had beaten Alexander Hernandez at UFC 271 on 12th February 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at Toyota Center, Houston.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Renato Moicano had been fighting more than Rafael dos Anjos.

Going to this contest, Rafael dos Anjos had last fought 3 years, 5 months and 20 days ago, while Renato Moicano's last outing had been 21 days ago.

Anjos' last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 5 months and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 1 month. In those fights, he fought a total of 22 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.4 rounds on average.

Moicano's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

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