Moicano vs Turner

Who won Moicano vs Turner?

Renato Moicano beat Jalin Turner by knockout in the 2nd round during the prelims of UFC 300, on Saturday 13th April 2024 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Moicano vs Turner stats

Renato Moicano stepped into the octagon with a record of 18 wins, 5 losses and 1 draw and 10 by submission.

Jalin Turner made his way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

This was Renato Moicano's 18th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2014. Jalin Turner marked his 13th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2018.

Renato Moicano's UFC record stood at 12-6-0, while Jalin Turner's came in at 7-6-0.

The stats suggested Turner had a massive power advantage over Moicano, boasting a 71% knock out percentage over Moicano's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Moicano had a large advantage over Turner, boasting a 56% submission rate over Turner's 29%.

Renato Moicano was the older man by 6 years, at 35 years old.

Turner had a height advantage of 4 inches over Moicano. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Moicano was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 5 years and 11 months earlier than Turner, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 24 more professional rounds, 61 to Turner's 37.

Moicano vs Turner form

Renato Moicano had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against 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, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Brad Riddell at UFC 281 on 12th November 2022 by submission in the 1st round at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Rafael dos Anjos at UFC 272 on 5th March 2022 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had defeated Alexander Hernandez at UFC 271 on 12th February 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at Toyota Center, Houston.

He was victorious against Jai Herbert at UFC Vegas 30 on 26th June 2021 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Moicano's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 8 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Turner's last 4 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 1 month and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 9 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Moicano vs Turner?

Renato Moicano was a 2/1 (+200) underdog going into the contest, while Jalin Turner made his way into the ring at 2/5 (-250) with oddsmakers.