Moicano vs Swanson

Who won Moicano vs Swanson?

Renato Moicano beat Cub Swanson by submission in the 1st round during the main card of UFC 227, on Saturday 4th August 2018 at Staples Center in Los Angeles.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Moicano vs Swanson stats

Renato Moicano stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw and 5 by submission.

Cub Swanson made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 0 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws.

This was Renato Moicano's 18th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2014. Cub Swanson marked his 25th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2011.

Renato Moicano's UFC record stood at 12-6-0, while Cub Swanson's came in at 15-10-0.

The stats suggested that Moicano and Swanson have similar power, both with a 0% knock out percentage.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Moicano had a massive advantage over Swanson, boasting a 42% submission rate over Swanson's 0%.

Renato Moicano was the younger man by 5 years, at 36 years old.

Moicano had a height advantage of 3 inches over Swanson. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Moicano was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 14 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 5 years and 7 months later than Swanson, whose first professional fight was in 2004. He had fought 41 less professional rounds, 61 to Swanson's 102.

Moicano vs Swanson form

Moicano had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Islam Makhachev at UFC 311 on 18th January 2025 by submission in the 1st round in their UFC Lightweight championship fight at Intuit Dome, Los Angeles, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Benoit Saint-Denis at UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Saint-Denis on 28th September 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round at Accor Arena, Paris, France.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Jalin Turner at UFC 300 on 13th April 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, he had defeated Drew Dober at UFC Fight Night: Dolidze vs. Imavov on 3rd February 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

He was victorious against Brad Riddell at UFC 281 on 12th November 2022 by submission in the 1st round at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Activity check

Moicano's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

Swanson's last 3 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 1 month and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 8 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.3 rounds on average.

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