Villanueva vs Moreira

Who won Villanueva vs Moreira?

Ike Villanueva beat Vinicius Moreira by knockout in the 2nd round during the main card of UFC Fight Island 8, on Wednesday 20th January 2021 at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 205 pounds (14.6 stone or 93 KG).

Villanueva vs Moreira stats

Ike Villanueva stepped into the octagon with a record of 17 wins, 11 losses and 0 draws, 14 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Vinicius Moreira made his way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 8 by submission.

Ike Villanueva's UFC record stood at 1-5-0, while Vinicius Moreira's came in at 0-4-0.

The stats suggested Villanueva had a massive power advantage over Moreira, boasting a 82% knock out percentage over Moreira's 11%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Moreira had a massive advantage over Villanueva, boasting a 89% submission rate over Villanueva's 0%.

Ike Villanueva was the older man by 4 years, at 40 years old.

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

Villanueva was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 15 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 6 years and 10 months earlier than Moreira, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 33 more professional rounds, 51 to Moreira's 18.

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