Makhachev vs Moisés

Who won Makhachev vs Moisés?

Islam Makhachev beat Thiago Moises by submission in the 4th round during the main event of UFC Vegas 31, on Saturday 17th July 2021 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Makhachev vs Moisés stats

Islam Makhachev stepped into the octagon with a record of 19 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

Thiago Moises made his way to the cage with a record of 15 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

This was Islam Makhachev's 16th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2015. Thiago Moises marked his 13th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2018.

Islam Makhachev's UFC record stood at 15-1-0, while Thiago Moises' came in at 7-6-0.

The stats suggested Moises had a slight advantage in power over Makhachev, with a 20% knock out percentage over Makhachev's 16%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Makhachev had a slight advantage over Moises, with a 42% submission rate over Moises' 40%.

Islam Makhachev was the older man by 4 years, at 33 years old.

Makhachev had a height advantage of 1 inch over Moises. Despite this, both fighters had a equal reach.

Makhachev was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 1 year and 9 months earlier than Moises, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 10 less professional rounds, 59 to Moises' 69.

Makhachev vs Moisés form

Thiago Moises had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Ludovit Klein at UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Imavov on 8th June 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Benoit Saint-Denis at UFC Fight Night Paris – Gane vs. Spivac on 2nd September 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at Accor Arena, Paris, France.

Going into that contest, he had won against Melquizael Costa at UFC 283 on 21st January 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Before that, he had beaten Christos Giagos at UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Gamrot on 25th June 2022 by submission in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

He had been defeated by Joel Alvarez at UFC Vegas 42 on 13th November 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Makhachev's last 3 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 8 months and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 10 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Moises' last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 15 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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