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 4 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

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

In his last fight before this contest, 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.

Previous to that, 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.

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, 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.

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.

Activity check

Anjos' last 2 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 11 months and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years, 11 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Moicano's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

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