Makhachev vs Moisés

Who won Makhachev vs Moisés?

Islam Makhachev beat Thiago Moises by submission in the 4th round during the main event of UFC Vegas 31, on Saturday 17th July 2021 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

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).

Makhachev vs Moisés stats

Islam Makhachev stepped into the octagon with a record of 19 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

Thiago Moises made his way to the cage with a record of 15 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

This was Islam Makhachev's 17th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2015. Thiago Moises marked his 14th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2018.

Islam Makhachev's UFC record stood at 16-1-0, while Thiago Moises' came in at 8-6-0.

The stats suggested Moises had a slight advantage in power over Makhachev, with a 20% knock out percentage over Makhachev's 16%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Makhachev had a slight advantage over Moises, with a 42% submission rate over Moises' 40%.

Islam Makhachev was the older man by 3 years, at 33 years old.

Makhachev had a height advantage of 1 inch over Moises. Despite this, both fighters had a equal reach.

Makhachev was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 1 year and 9 months earlier than Moises, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 12 less professional rounds, 60 to Moises' 72.

Makhachev vs Moisés 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 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.

Previous to that, he had beaten Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 284 on 11th February 2023 by unanimous decision in their UFC Lightweight championship fight at RAC Arena, Perth, Western Australia.

Going into that contest, he had defeated 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.

Before that, he was victorious against Bobby Green at UFC Fight Night on 26th February 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

He had won against Dan Hooker at UFC 267 on 30th October 2021 by submission in the 1st round.

Activity check

Makhachev's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Moises' last 3 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 4 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 1 month and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.7 rounds on average.

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