Moreno vs Albazi

Who won Moreno vs Albazi?

Brandon Moreno beat Amir Albazi by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the main event of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 2nd November 2024 at Rogers Place in Edmonton.

The scorecards were announced as 49-46, 50-45, 50-45 in favor of the winner Brandon Moreno.

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 Albazi stats

Brandon Moreno stepped into the octagon with a record of 21 wins, 8 losses and 2 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 11 by submission.

Amir Albazi made his way to the cage with a record of 17 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 9 by submission.

This was Brandon Moreno's 17th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2016. Amir Albazi marked his 9th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2009.

Brandon Moreno's UFC record stood at 10-5-2, while Amir Albazi's came in at 8-1-0.

The stats suggested Albazi had a slight advantage in power over Moreno, with a 29% knock out percentage over Moreno's 24%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Albazi had a slight advantage over Moreno, with a 53% submission rate over Moreno's 52%.

Brandon Moreno was the same age as Amir Albazi, at 31 years old.

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

Moreno was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 13 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 1 year and 8 months later than Albazi, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 52 more professional rounds, 91 to Albazi's 39.

Moreno vs Albazi form

Moreno had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against 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.

Previous to that, 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.

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, he had beaten 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.

He had defeated Kai Kara France at UFC 277 on 30th July 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round in their championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States.

Activity check

Moreno's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 21 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.2 rounds on average.

Albazi's last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.5 rounds on average.

What time did Moreno vs Albazi start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 2:55 AM UTC , which was 10:55 PM EST or 7:55 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 2:55 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Moreno vs Albazi?

Brandon Moreno was a 29/50 (-170) favourite going into the contest, while Amir Albazi made his way into the ring at 7/5 (+140) with oddsmakers.