Who won Makhachev vs Moicano?
Islam Makhachev beat Renato Moicano by submission in the 1st round during the main event of UFC 311, on Saturday 18th January 2025 at Intuit Dome in Los Angeles.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).
This contest was for the UFC Lightweight championship.
Makhachev vs Moicano stats
Islam Makhachev stepped into the octagon with a record of 26 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 12 by submission.
Renato Moicano made his way to the cage with a record of 20 wins, 5 losses and 1 draw, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 10 by submission.
This was Islam Makhachev's 17th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2015. Renato Moicano marked his 18th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2014.
Islam Makhachev's UFC record stood at 16-1-0, while Renato Moicano's came in at 12-6-0.
The stats suggested Makhachev had a slight advantage in power over Moicano, with a 19% knock out percentage over Moicano's 10%.
If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Moicano had a slight advantage over Makhachev, with a 50% submission rate over Makhachev's 46%.
Islam Makhachev was the younger man by 2 years, at 33 years old.
Moicano had a height advantage of 1 inch over Makhachev. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.
Makhachev's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Moicano's, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 4 months later than Moicano, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 1 less professional rounds, 60 to Moicano's 61.
Makhachev vs Moicano form
Makhachev had won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 opponents and going to the judges 3 times.
In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Dustin Poirier at UFC 302 on 1st June 2024 by submission in the 5th round in their UFC Lightweight championship fight at Prudential Center, Newark, United States.
Previous to that, he had beaten Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 294 on 21st October 2023 by knockout in the 1st round in their UFC Lightweight championship fight at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Going into that contest, he had defeated Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 284 on 11th February 2023 by unanimous decision in their UFC Lightweight championship fight at RAC Arena, Perth, Western Australia.
Before that, he was victorious against Charles Oliveira at UFC 280 on 22nd October 2022 by submission in the 2nd round in their UFC Lightweight championship fight at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
He had won against Bobby Green at UFC Fight Night on 26th February 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.
Moicano had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten 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 defeated 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 was victorious against 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 had won 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
In terms of activity leading into the fight, Renato Moicano had been fighting more than Islam Makhachev.
Going to this contest, Islam Makhachev had last fought 8 months and 9 days ago, while Renato Moicano's last outing had been 4 months and 13 days ago.
Makhachev's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.
Moicano's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 2 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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