Moises vs Klein

Who won Moises vs Klein?

Ludovit Klein beat Thiago Moises by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 8th June 2024 at KFC Yum! Center in Louisville.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Ludovit Klein.

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).

Moises vs Klein stats

Thiago Moises stepped into the octagon with a record of 18 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

Ludovit Klein made his way to the cage with a record of 21 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw, 9 of those wins coming by knock out and 8 by submission.

This was Thiago Moises' 14th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2018. Ludovit Klein marked his 10th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2020.

Thiago Moises' UFC record stood at 8-6-0, while Ludovit Klein's came in at 7-2-1.

The stats suggested Klein had a large advantage in power over Moises, boasting a 43% knock out percentage over Moises' 22%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Moises had a slight advantage over Klein, with a 44% submission rate over Klein's 38%.

Thiago Moises was the same age as Ludovit Klein, at 29 years old.

Moises had a height advantage of 2 inches over Klein. Despite this, Klein had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Moises was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 2 years and 7 months earlier than Klein, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 16 more professional rounds, 72 to Klein's 56.

Moises vs Klein form

Thiago Moises had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Benoit Saint-Denis at UFC Fight Night Paris – Gane vs. Spivac on 2nd September 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at Accor Arena, Paris, France.

Previous to that, he had won against Melquizael Costa at UFC 283 on 21st January 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Christos Giagos at UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Gamrot on 25th June 2022 by submission in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, he had been beaten by Joel Alvarez at UFC Vegas 42 on 13th November 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had been defeated by Islam Makhachev at UFC Vegas 31 on 17th July 2021 by submission in the 4th round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Klein had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated AJ Cunningham at UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gaziev on 2nd March 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he was victorious against Ignacio Bahamondes at UFC Fight Night – Sandhagen vs. Font on 5th August 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Bridgestone Arena, Nashville.

Going into that contest, he had drawn with Jai Herbert at UFC 286 on 18th March 2023 by majority draw in their 3 round contest at o2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had won against Mason Jones at UFC Fight Night London on 23rd July 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The O2, London.

He had beaten Devonte Smith at UFC 272 on 5th March 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Thiago Moises had last fought 1 year, 4 months and 13 days ago, while Ludovit Klein's last outing had been 10 months and 13 days ago.

Moises' last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 5 months and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Klein's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

What time did Moises vs Klein start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 11:55 PM UTC , which was 7:55 PM EST or 4:55 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 12:55 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Moises vs Klein?

Thiago Moises was a 11/10 (+110) underdog going into the contest, while Ludovit Klein made his way into the ring at 18/25 (-140) with oddsmakers.