Loughnane vs Moraes

Who won Loughnane vs Moraes?

Brendan Loughnane beat Marlon Moraes by knockout in the 2nd round during the main event of PFL 1, on Saturday 1st April 2023 at The Theater - Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas.

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).

Loughnane vs Moraes stats

Brendan Loughnane stepped into the octagon with a record of 25 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Marlon Moraes made his way to the cage with a record of 23 wins, 11 losses and 1 draw, 10 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

This was Brendan Loughnane's 13th fight in the PFL, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019.

Brendan Loughnane's PFL record stood at 11-2-0, while Marlon Moraes' came in at 0-3-0.

The stats suggested Loughnane had a slight advantage in power over Moraes, with a 52% knock out percentage over Moraes' 43%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Moraes had a large advantage over Loughnane, boasting a 26% submission rate over Loughnane's 4%.

Brendan Loughnane was the younger man by 2 years, at 34 years old.

Loughnane had a height advantage of 3 inches over Moraes. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Loughnane was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 6 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2010, 3 years and 2 months later than Moraes, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 4 more professional rounds, 76 to Moraes' 72.

Loughnane vs Moraes form

Loughnane had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Ago Huski at PFL 2022 #5 on 24th June 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Overtime Elite Arena, Atlanta, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Ryoji Kudo at PFL 2022 #2 on 28th April 2022 by unanimous decision in the 3rd round at Esports Stadium Arlington, Arlington.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Movlid Khaybulaev at PFL 2021 #9 on 27th August 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood.

Before that, he had defeated Tyler Diamond at PFL 2021 #4 on 10th June 2021 by majority decision in their 3 round contest at Ocean Casino Resort, Atlantic City.

He was victorious against Sheymon Moraes at PFL 2021 #1 on 23rd April 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at Ocean Casino Resort, Atlantic City.

Moraes had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Jose Aldo at UFC 245 on 14th December 2019 by split decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Henry Cejudo at UFC 238 on 8th June 2019 by knockout in the 3rd round in their UFC Bantamweight championship fight at United Center, Chicago.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Raphael Assuncao at UFC on ESPN+ 2 on 2nd February 2019 by submission in the 1st round at Centro de Formacao Olimpica do Nordeste, Fortaleza, Brazil.

Before that, he had defeated Jimmie Rivera at UFC Fight Night 131 on 1st June 2018 by knockout in the 1st round at Adirondack Bank Center, Utica, United States.

He was victorious against Aljamain Sterling at UFC Fight Night 123 on 9th December 2017 by knockout in the 1st round at SaveMart Center, Fresno.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Brendan Loughnane had been fighting more than Marlon Moraes.

Going to this contest, Brendan Loughnane had last fought 2 years, 1 month and 1 day ago, while Marlon Moraes' last outing had been 4 years, 7 months and 11 days ago.

Loughnane's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Moraes' last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 7 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Loughnane vs Moraes?

Brendan Loughnane was a 1/8 (-770) favourite going into the contest, while Marlon Moraes made his way into the ring at 24/5 (+480) with oddsmakers.