Anjos vs Moicano

Who won Anjos vs Moicano?

Rafael dos Anjos beat Renato Moicano by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the co-main event of UFC 272, on Saturday 5th March 2022 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 50-44, 49-44, 49-45 in favor of the winner Rafael dos Anjos.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Anjos vs Moicano division, which meant the weight limit was pounds (0 stone or 0 KG).

Anjos vs Moicano stats

Rafael dos Anjos stepped into the octagon with a record of 30 wins, 13 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 10 by submission.

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

This was Rafael dos Anjos' 36th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2008. Renato Moicano marked his 18th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2014.

Rafael dos Anjos' UFC record stood at 21-15-0, while Renato Moicano's came in at 12-6-0.

The stats suggested Anjos had an advantage in power over Moicano, with a 17% knock out percentage over Moicano's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Anjos had a massive advantage over Moicano, boasting a 33% submission rate over Moicano's 0%.

Rafael dos Anjos was the older man by 5 years, at 40 years old.

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

Anjos was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 43 more fights, and made his debut in 2004, 5 years and 5 months earlier than Moicano, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 79 more professional rounds, 140 to Moicano's 61.

Anjos vs Moicano form

Rafael dos Anjos had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Rafael Fiziev at UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Fiziev on 9th July 2022 by knockout in the 5th round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Renato Moicano at UFC 272 on 5th March 2022 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Paul Felder at UFC Vegas 14 on 14th November 2020 by split decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had been beaten by Michael Chiesa at UFC on ESPN+ 24 on 25th January 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at PNC Arena, Raleigh.

He had been defeated by Leon Edwards at UFC on ESPN 4 on 20th July 2019 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at AT&T Center, San Antonio.

Renato Moicano had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Alexander Hernandez at UFC 271 on 12th February 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at Toyota Center, Houston, United States.

Previous to that, 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.

Going into that contest, he had won against Damir Had ovi at UFC on ESPN+ 28 on 14th March 2020 by submission in the 1st round at Ginásio Nilson Nelson, Brasilia, Brazil.

Before that, he had lost to Chan Sung Jung at UFC on ESPN+ 12 on 22nd June 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at Bon Secours Wellness Arena, Greenville, United States.

He had been beaten by Jose Aldo at UFC on ESPN+ 2 on 2nd February 2019 by knockout in the 2nd round at Centro de Formacao Olimpica do Nordeste, Fortaleza, Brazil.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Rafael dos Anjos had been fighting more than Renato Moicano.

Going to this contest, Rafael dos Anjos had last fought 2 years, 8 months and 21 days ago, while Renato Moicano's last outing had been 3 years, 1 month and 18 days ago.

Anjos' last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 8 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 23 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.6 rounds on average.

Moicano's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 1 month and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.6 rounds on average.

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