Moreno vs Kara-France II

Who won Moreno vs Kara-France II?

Brandon Moreno beat Kai Kara France by knockout in the 3rd round during the co-main event of UFC 277, on Saturday 30th July 2022 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

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).

Moreno vs Kara-France II stats

Brandon Moreno stepped into the octagon with a record of 19 wins, 6 losses and 2 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 11 by submission.

Kai Kara France made his way to the cage with a record of 24 wins, 9 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

Kai Kara France marked his 12th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2018.

Brandon Moreno's UFC record stood at 9-5-2, while Kai Kara France's came in at 8-4-0.

The stats suggested France had a large advantage in power over Moreno, boasting a 46% knock out percentage over Moreno's 16%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Moreno had a massive advantage over France, boasting a 58% submission rate over France's 13%.

Brandon Moreno was the younger man by 1 year, at 30 years old.

Moreno had a height advantage of 3 inches over France. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Moreno's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to France's, having had 6 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2011, 5 months later than France, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 7 more professional rounds, 86 to France's 79.

Moreno vs Kara-France II form

Moreno had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Deiveson Figueiredo at UFC 270 on 22nd January 2022 by unanimous decision in their UFC Flyweight championship fight at Honda Center, Anaheim, United States.

Previous to that, 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.

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, 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.

He had beaten 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.

Activity check

Moreno's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 3 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 20 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4 rounds on average.

France's last 4 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 1 month and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

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