Figueiredo vs Moreno II

Who won Figueiredo vs Moreno II?

Brandon Moreno beat Deiveson Figueiredo by submission in the 3rd round during the co-main event of UFC 263, on Saturday 12th June 2021 at Gila River Arena in Glendale.

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.

Figueiredo vs Moreno II stats

Deiveson Figueiredo stepped into the octagon with a record of 20 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

Brandon Moreno made his way to the cage with a record of 18 wins, 5 loses and 2 draws, with 3 of those wins by knock out and 10 by submission.

The stats suggested Figueiredo had a large advantage in power over Moreno, boasting at 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%.

Deiveson Figueiredo was the older man by 6 years, at 36 years old.

Moreno had a height advantage of 2 inches over Figueiredo. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Figueiredo was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 9 months later than Moreno, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 30 less professional rounds, 56 to Moreno's 86.

Figueiredo vs Moreno II form

Figueiredo had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight before this contest, 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, United States.

Previous to that, he had defeated Alex Perez at UFC 255 on 21st November 2020 by majority draw in the 1st round in their UFC Flyweight championship fight at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beat Joseph Benavidez at UFC Fight Island 2 on 18th July 2020 by majority draw in the 1st round in their UFC Flyweight championship fight at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Before that, 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.

He had been beaten by Jussier Formiga at UFC on ESPN+ 6 on 23rd March 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Bridgestone Arena, Nashville.

Activity check

Figueiredo's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

Moreno's last 4 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 8 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 8 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.3 rounds on average.

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