Who won Moicano vs Riddell?
Renato Moicano beat Brad Riddell by submission in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC 281, on Saturday 12th November 2022 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
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 Riddell stats
Renato Moicano stepped into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 5 loses and 1 draw and 9 by submission.
Brad Riddell made his way to the cage with a record of 10 wins, 3 loses and 0 draws, with 5 of those wins by knock out.
The stats suggested Riddell had a massive power advantage over Moicano, boosting at 50% knock out percentage over Moicano's 0%.
If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Moicano had a massive advantage over Riddell, boasting at 56% submission rate over Riddell's 0%.
Renato Moicano was the older man by 2 years, at 34 years old.
Moicano had a height advantage of 4 inches over Riddell. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.
Moicano was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 9 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 3 years and 5 months earlier than Riddell, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 26 more professional rounds, 56 to Riddell's 30.
Moicano vs Riddell form
Renato Moicano had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Chan Sung Jung at UFC on ESPN+ 12 on 22nd June 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at Bon Secours Wellness Arena, Greenville, United States.
Previous to that, he had been beaten by Jose Aldo at UFC on ESPN+ 2 on 2nd February 2019 by knockout in the 2nd round at Centro de Formacao Olimpica do Nordeste, Fortaleza, Brazil.
Going into that contest, he had won against Cub Swanson at UFC 227 on 4th August 2018 by knockout in the 1st round at Staples Center, Los Angeles, United States.
Before that, he had beat Calvin Kattar at UFC 223 on 7th April 2018 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Barclays Center, Brooklyn.
He had defeated Jeremy Stephens at UFC on FOX 24 on 15th April 2017 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Sprint Center, Kansas City.
Activity check
Moicano's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 10 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.
Riddell's last 4 fights had come over a period of 4 years and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.
What were the odds on Moicano vs Riddell?
Renato Moicano was a 4/5 (-130) favourite going into the contest, while Brad Riddell made his way into the ring at 21/20 (+100) with oddsmakers.
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