Moicano vs Swanson

Who won Moicano vs Swanson?

Renato Moicano beat Cub Swanson by submission in the 1st round during the main card of UFC 227, on Saturday 4th August 2018 at Staples Center in Los Angeles.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Moicano vs Swanson stats

Renato Moicano stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw and 5 by submission.

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

This was Renato Moicano's 16th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2014.

Renato Moicano's UFC record stood at 11-5-0, while Cub Swanson's came in at 14-9-0.

The stats suggested that Moicano and Swanson have similar power, both with a 0% knock out percentage.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Moicano had a massive advantage over Swanson, boasting a 42% submission rate over Swanson's 0%.

Renato Moicano was the younger man by 6 years, at 34 years old.

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

Moicano was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 14 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 5 years and 7 months later than Swanson, whose first professional fight was in 2004. He had fought 38 less professional rounds, 58 to Swanson's 96.

Moicano vs Swanson form

Renato Moicano had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

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

Previous to that, he had won against Alexander Hernandez at UFC 271 on 12th February 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at Toyota Center, Houston.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Jai Herbert at UFC Vegas 30 on 26th June 2021 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had defeated Damir Had ovi at UFC on ESPN+ 28 on 14th March 2020 by submission in the 1st round at Ginásio Nilson Nelson, Brasilia, Brazil.

He had been beaten by Chan Sung Jung at UFC on ESPN+ 12 on 22nd June 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at Bon Secours Wellness Arena, Greenville, United States.

Cub Swanson had beaten 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had been defeated by Giga Chikadze at UFC Vegas 25 on 1st May 2021 by knockout in the 1st round in the United States.

Previous to that, he was victorious against Kron Gracie at UFC on ESPN+ 19 on 12th October 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Amalie Arena, Tampa.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Shane Burgos at UFC on ESPN+ 9 on 4th May 2019 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa, Canada.

Before that, he had been beaten by Renato Moicano at UFC 227 on 4th August 2018 by submission in the 1st round at Staples Center, Los Angeles, United States.

He had been defeated by Frankie Edgar at UFC Fight Night 128 on 21st April 2018 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Renato Moicano had been fighting more than Cub Swanson.

Going to this contest, Renato Moicano had last fought 2 years, 1 month and 21 days ago, while Cub Swanson's last outing had been 2 years, 11 months and 25 days ago.

Moicano's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 10 months and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Swanson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

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