Askarov vs Moreno

Who won Askarov vs Moreno?

Askar Askarov drew with Brandon Moreno by split draw in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC on ESPN+ 17, on Saturday 21st September 2019 at Arena Ciudad de Mexico in Mexico City.

The scorecards were announced, meaning it was a split draw.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

Askarov vs Moreno stats

Askar Askarov stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 11 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 7 by submission.

Brandon Moreno made his way to the cage with a record of 15 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 10 by submission.

Askar Askarov's UFC record stood at 3-1-1, while Brandon Moreno's came in at 9-5-2.

The stats suggested Askarov had a large advantage in power over Moreno, boasting a 36% knock out percentage over Moreno's 13%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Moreno had a slight advantage over Askarov, with a 67% submission rate over Askarov's 64%.

Askar Askarov was the older man by 1 year, at 31 years old.

Moreno had a height advantage of 1 inch over Askarov. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Askarov was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 9 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 2 years and 2 months later than Moreno, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 46 less professional rounds, 40 to Moreno's 86.

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Moreno's last 2 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 1 month and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years, 6 months and 30 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.5 rounds on average.

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