Moreno vs Erceg

Who won Moreno vs Erceg?

Brandon Moreno beat Steve Erceg by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the main event of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 29th March 2025 at Arena CDMX in Mexico City.

The scorecards were announced as 49-46, 49-46, 49-46 in favor of the winner Brandon Moreno.

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 Erceg stats

Brandon Moreno stepped into the octagon with a record of 22 wins, 8 losses and 2 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 11 by submission.

Steve Erceg made his way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

This was Brandon Moreno's 18th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2016. Steve Erceg marked his 6th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Brandon Moreno's UFC record stood at 11-5-2, while Steve Erceg's came in at 3-3-0.

The stats suggested Moreno had a slight advantage in power over Erceg, with a 23% knock out percentage over Erceg's 17%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested that Moreno and Erceg would have been pretty equal, both with a 50% submission rate.

Brandon Moreno was the older man by 2 years, at 31 years old.

Erceg had a height advantage of 2 inches over Moreno. Despite this, he had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Moreno was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 17 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 4 years and 9 months earlier than Erceg, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 58 more professional rounds, 96 to Erceg's 38.

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Erceg's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What time did Moreno vs Erceg start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 1:10 AM UTC , which was 9:10 PM EST or 6:10 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 2:10 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Moreno vs Erceg?

Brandon Moreno was a 2/5 (-250) favourite going into the contest, while Steve Erceg made his way into the ring at 2/1 (+200) with oddsmakers.