Moicano vs Dober

Who won Moicano vs Dober?

Renato Moicano beat Drew Dober by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the co-main event of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 3rd February 2024 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 29-28, 29-28, 29-28 in favor of the winner Renato Moicano.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Moicano vs Dober stats

Renato Moicano stepped into the octagon with a record of 17 wins, 5 losses and 1 draw and 10 by submission.

Drew Dober made his way to the cage with a record of 27 wins, 12 losses and 0 draws, 14 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

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 Drew Dober's came in at 13-9-0.

The stats suggested Dober had a massive power advantage over Moicano, boasting a 52% knock out percentage over Moicano's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Moicano had a massive advantage over Dober, boasting a 59% submission rate over Dober's 22%.

Renato Moicano was the younger man by 1 year, at 34 years old.

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

Moicano was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 16 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2010, 7 months later than Dober, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 29 less professional rounds, 58 to Dober's 87.

Moicano vs Dober form

Renato Moicano had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Brad Riddell at UFC 281 on 12th November 2022 by submission in the 1st round at Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States.

Previous to that, 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.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Alexander Hernandez at UFC 271 on 12th February 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at Toyota Center, Houston.

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

He was victorious against Damir Had ovi at UFC on ESPN+ 28 on 14th March 2020 by submission in the 1st round at Ginásio Nilson Nelson, Brasilia, Brazil.

Drew Dober had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Rick Glenn at UFC Fight Night – Green vs Dawson on 7th October 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Matt Frevola at UFC 288 on 6th May 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Prudential Center, Newark.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Bobby Green at UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland on 17th December 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had defeated Rafael Alves at UFC 277 on 30th July 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

He was victorious against Terrance McKinney at UFC Fight Night on 12th March 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Renato Moicano had last fought 1 year, 5 months and 22 days ago, while Drew Dober's last outing had been 6 months and 27 days ago.

Moicano's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 1 month and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Dober's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.6 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Moicano vs Dober?

Renato Moicano was a 1/2 (-200) favourite going into the contest, while Drew Dober made his way into the ring at 33/20 (+170) with oddsmakers.