Moicano vs Riddell

Who won Moicano vs Riddell?

Renato Moicano beat Brad Riddell by submission in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC 281, on Saturday 12th November 2022 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

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).

Moicano vs Riddell stats

Renato Moicano stepped into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 5 losses and 1 draw and 9 by submission.

Brad Riddell made his way to the cage with a record of 10 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Renato Moicano's 18th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2014.

Renato Moicano's UFC record stood at 12-6-0, while Brad Riddell's came in at 4-3-0.

The stats suggested Riddell had a massive power advantage over Moicano, boasting a 50% knock out percentage over Moicano's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Moicano had a massive advantage over Riddell, boasting a 56% submission rate over Riddell's 0%.

Renato Moicano was the older man by 2 years, at 35 years old.

Moicano had a height advantage of 4 inches over Riddell. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Moicano was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 9 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 3 years and 5 months earlier than Riddell, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 31 more professional rounds, 61 to Riddell's 30.

Moicano vs Riddell form

Renato Moicano had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

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

Previous to that, he had won against Alexander Hernandez at UFC 271 on 12th February 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at Toyota Center, Houston.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Jai Herbert at UFC Vegas 30 on 26th June 2021 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had defeated Damir Had ovi at UFC on ESPN+ 28 on 14th March 2020 by submission in the 1st round at Ginásio Nilson Nelson, Brasilia, Brazil.

He had been beaten 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.

Activity check

Moicano's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 9 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Riddell's last 4 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 1 month and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Moicano vs Riddell?

Renato Moicano was a 4/5 (-130) favourite going into the contest, while Brad Riddell made his way into the ring at 21/20 (+100) with oddsmakers.