Figueiredo vs Moreno II

Who won Figueiredo vs Moreno II?

Brandon Moreno beat Deiveson Figueiredo by submission in the 3rd round during the co-main event of UFC 263, on Saturday 12th June 2021 at Gila River Arena in Glendale.

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).

This contest was for the UFC Flyweight championship.

Figueiredo vs Moreno II stats

Deiveson Figueiredo stepped into the octagon with a record of 20 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

Brandon Moreno made his way to the cage with a record of 18 wins, 5 losses and 2 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 10 by submission.

This was Deiveson Figueiredo's 18th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2017. Brandon Moreno marked his 18th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2016.

Deiveson Figueiredo's UFC record stood at 13-4-1, while Brandon Moreno's came in at 11-5-2.

The stats suggested Figueiredo had a large advantage in power over Moreno, boasting a 45% knock out percentage over Moreno's 17%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Moreno had an advantage over Figueiredo, with a 56% submission rate over Figueiredo's 40%.

Deiveson Figueiredo was the older man by 6 years, at 37 years old.

Moreno had a height advantage of 2 inches over Figueiredo. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Figueiredo was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 9 months later than Moreno, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 32 less professional rounds, 64 to Moreno's 96.

Figueiredo vs Moreno II form

Deiveson Figueiredo had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Cody Garbrandt at UFC 300 on 13th April 2024 by submission in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Rob Font at UFC Fight Night: Dariush vs. Tsarukyan on 2nd December 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Moody Center, Austin.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Brandon Moreno 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.

Before that, he had defeated Brandon Moreno at UFC 270 on 22nd January 2022 by unanimous decision in their UFC Flyweight championship fight at Honda Center, Anaheim, United States.

He had been beaten by Brandon Moreno at UFC 263 on 12th June 2021 by submission in the 3rd round in their UFC Flyweight championship fight at Gila River Arena, Glendale.

Activity check

Figueiredo's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 10 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.2 rounds on average.

Moreno's last 4 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 8 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 11 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.3 rounds on average.

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