Hernandez vs Moicano

Who won Hernandez vs Moicano?

Renato Moicano beat Alexander Hernandez by submission in the 2nd round during the main card of UFC 271, on Saturday 12th February 2022 at Toyota Center in Houston.

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).

Hernandez vs Moicano stats

Alexander Hernandez stepped into the octagon with a record of 13 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Renato Moicano made his way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw and 7 by submission.

This was Alexander Hernandez's 15th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2018. Renato Moicano marked his 19th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2014.

Alexander Hernandez's UFC record stood at 8-7-0, while Renato Moicano's came in at 12-7-0.

The stats suggested Hernandez had a massive power advantage over Moicano, boasting a 46% knock out percentage over Moicano's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Moicano had a massive advantage over Hernandez, boasting a 50% submission rate over Hernandez's 15%.

Alexander Hernandez was the younger man by 4 years, at 32 years old.

Moicano had a height advantage of 2 inches over Hernandez. Despite this, both fighters had a equal reach.

Hernandez was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 2 years and 7 months later than Moicano, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 10 less professional rounds, 54 to Moicano's 64.

Hernandez vs Moicano form

Alexander Hernandez had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Kurt Holobaugh at UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Dolidze 2 on 15th March 2025 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Austin Hubbard at UFC 307 on 5th October 2024 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Vivint Arena, Salt Lake City.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Damon Jackson at UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Curtis 2 on 6th April 2024 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had been beaten by Bill Algeo at UFC Fight Night – Green vs Dawson on 7th October 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

He had defeated Jim Miller at UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Blanchfield on 18th February 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Renato Moicano had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, 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, United States.

Previous to that, 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.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by 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.

Before that, he had lost to 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.

He had beaten Cub Swanson at UFC 227 on 4th August 2018 by submission in the 1st round at Staples Center, Los Angeles, United States.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Alexander Hernandez had been fighting more than Renato Moicano.

Going to this contest, Alexander Hernandez had last fought 3 months and 19 days ago, while Renato Moicano's last outing had been 4 years and 8 days ago.

Hernandez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Moicano's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years and 11 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.4 rounds on average.

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