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.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Islam Makhachev had last fought 4 years and 30 days ago, while Thiago Moises' last outing had been 4 years, 5 months and 5 days ago.

Makhachev's last 3 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 11 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 11 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Moises' last 3 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 4 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 1 month and 18 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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