Moicano vs Swanson

Who won Moicano vs Swanson?

Renato Moicano beat Cub Swanson by submission in the 1st round during the main card of UFC 227, on Saturday 4th August 2018 at Staples Center in Los Angeles.

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).

Moicano vs Swanson stats

Renato Moicano stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw and 5 by submission.

Cub Swanson made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 0 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws.

This was Renato Moicano's 17th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2014. Cub Swanson marked his 24th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2011.

Renato Moicano's UFC record stood at 12-5-0, while Cub Swanson's came in at 14-10-0.

The stats suggested that Moicano and Swanson have similar power, both with a 0% knock out percentage.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Moicano had a massive advantage over Swanson, boasting a 42% submission rate over Swanson's 0%.

Renato Moicano was the younger man by 5 years, at 35 years old.

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

Moicano was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 14 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 5 years and 7 months later than Swanson, whose first professional fight was in 2004. He had fought 39 less professional rounds, 60 to Swanson's 99.

Moicano vs Swanson form

Renato Moicano had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won 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.

Previous to that, 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.

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, he had beaten Cub Swanson at UFC 227 on 4th August 2018 by submission in the 1st round at Staples Center, Los Angeles, United States.

He had defeated Calvin Kattar at UFC 223 on 7th April 2018 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Barclays Center, Brooklyn.

Swanson had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he was victorious against Darren Elkins at UFC Fight Night on 18th December 2021 by knockout in the 1st round.

Previous to that, he had been defeated by Giga Chikadze at UFC Vegas 25 on 1st May 2021 by knockout in the 1st round in the United States.

Going into that contest, he had won against Kron Gracie at UFC on ESPN+ 19 on 12th October 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Amalie Arena, Tampa.

Before that, he had lost to Shane Burgos at UFC on ESPN+ 9 on 4th May 2019 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa, Canada.

He had been beaten by Renato Moicano at UFC 227 on 4th August 2018 by submission in the 1st round at Staples Center, Los Angeles, United States.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Renato Moicano had last fought 4 years, 6 months and 20 days ago, while Cub Swanson's last outing had been 2 years, 9 months and 16 days ago.

Moicano's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 5 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.6 rounds on average.

Swanson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years and 2 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

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