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.

This was Brandon Moreno's 18th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2016. 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 11-5-2, 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 31 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 17 more professional rounds, 96 to France's 79.

Moreno vs Kara-France II form

Moreno had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Steve Erceg at UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Erceg on 29th March 2025 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Arena CDMX, Mexico City, Mexico.

Previous to that, he had beaten Amir Albazi at UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Albazi on 2nd November 2024 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Rogers Place, Edmonton, Canada.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Brandon Royval at UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Royval 2 on 24th February 2024 by split decision in their 5 round contest at Arena CDMX, Mexico City, Mexico.

Before that, he had been beaten by Alexandre Pantoja at UFC 290 on 8th July 2023 by split decision in their UFC Flyweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

He had defeated Deiveson Figueiredo at UFC 283 on 21st January 2023 by knockout in the 3rd round in their UFC Flyweight championship fight at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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Moreno's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 23 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.6 rounds on average.

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