Who won Figueiredo vs Moreno?
Deiveson Figueiredo drew with Brandon Moreno by majority draw in their 5 round contest during the main event of UFC 256, on Saturday 12th December 2020 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.
The scorecards were announced as , meaning it was a majority draw.
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 stats
Deiveson Figueiredo stepped into the octagon with a record of 20 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 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 1 draw, 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 32 less professional rounds, 54 to Moreno's 86.
Figueiredo vs Moreno 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 lost to Brandon Moreno at UFC 263 on 12th June 2021 by 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 won against 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.
Before that, 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.
He had defeated 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.
Moreno had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 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 won against 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 been beaten by 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.
Activity check
In terms of activity leading into the fight, Deiveson Figueiredo had been fighting more than Brandon Moreno.
Going to this contest, Deiveson Figueiredo had last fought 2 years, 9 months and 10 days ago, while Brandon Moreno's last outing had been 2 years, 9 months and 10 days ago.
Figueiredo's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.
Moreno's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 7 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 20 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4 rounds on average.
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