Gordon vs Moises

Who won Gordon vs Moises?

Jared Gordon beat Thiago Moises by knockout in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 17th May 2025 at UFC Apex 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).

Gordon vs Moises stats

Jared Gordon stepped into the octagon with a record of 20 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Thiago Moises made his way to the cage with a record of 19 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 8 by submission.

This was Jared Gordon's 16th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2017. Thiago Moises marked his 15th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2018.

Jared Gordon's UFC record stood at 9-6-0, while Thiago Moises' came in at 8-7-0.

The stats suggested Gordon had an advantage in power over Moises, with a 35% knock out percentage over Moises' 21%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Moises had a massive advantage over Gordon, boasting a 42% submission rate over Gordon's 10%.

Jared Gordon was the older man by 6 years, at 36 years old.

Moises had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Gordon's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Moises', having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2011, 1 year and 3 months earlier than Moises, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 2 less professional rounds, 71 to Moises' 73.

Gordon vs Moises form

Gordon had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Nasrat Haqparast at UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov on 22nd June 2024 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Previous to that, he had won against Mark O Madsen at UFC 295 on 11th November 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States.

Going into that contest, his fight against Bobby Green at UFC Fight Night – Pavlovich vs. Blaydes on 22nd April 2023 ended in a no contest.

Before that, he had been beaten by Paddy Pimblett at UFC 282 on 10th December 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

He had beaten Leonardo Santos at UFC 278 on 20th August 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Vivint Arena, Salt Lake City.

Thiago Moises had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Trey Ogden at UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Ribas 2 on 11th January 2025 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had been defeated by Ludovit Klein at UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Imavov on 8th June 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at KFC Yum! Center, Louisville.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Benoit Saint-Denis at UFC Fight Night Paris – Gane vs. Spivac on 2nd September 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at Accor Arena, Paris, France.

Before that, he was victorious against Melquizael Costa at UFC 283 on 21st January 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

He had won against Christos Giagos at UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Gamrot on 25th June 2022 by submission in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Jared Gordon had been fighting more than Thiago Moises.

Going to this contest, Jared Gordon had last fought 11 months and 17 days ago, while Thiago Moises' last outing had been 4 months and 28 days ago.

Gordon's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Moises' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

What time did Gordon vs Moises start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 10:05 PM UTC , which was 6:05 PM EST or 3:05 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 11:05 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Gordon vs Moises?

Jared Gordon was a 18/25 (-140) favourite going into the contest, while Thiago Moises made his way into the ring at 11/10 (+110) with oddsmakers.