Who won Moore vs Rodrigues?
Otto Rodrigues beat Brian Moore by submission in the 2nd round during the prelims of Bellator 299, on Saturday 23rd September 2023 at 3Arena Dublin in Dublin.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).
Moore vs Rodrigues stats
Brian Moore stepped into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 9 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.
Otto Rodrigues made his way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws and 6 by submission.
Brian Moore's Bellator record stood at 7-6-0, while Otto Rodrigues' came in at 1-0-0.
The stats suggested Moore had a large advantage in power over Rodrigues, boasting a 25% knock out percentage over Rodrigues' 0%.
If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Rodrigues had a slight advantage over Moore, with a 46% submission rate over Moore's 38%.
Brian Moore was the older man by 37 years, at 37 years old.
Moore had a height advantage of 2 inches over Rodrigues.
Moore was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 11 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 13 years and 8 months later than Rodrigues, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 28 more professional rounds, 59 to Rodrigues' 31.
Moore vs Rodrigues form
Brian Moore had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Luca Iovine at Bellator Dublin on 25th February 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at 3Arena Dublin, Dublin, United Kingdom.
Previous to that, he had beaten Arivaldo Silva at Bellator 285 on 23rd September 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at 3Arena Dublin, Dublin.
Going into that contest, he had lost to Jornel Lugo at Bellator MMA on 25th February 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at 3Arena Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
Before that, he had been beaten by Nikita Mikhailov at Bellator MMA on 23rd October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at VTB Arena, Moscow, Russia.
He had defeated Jordan Winski at Bellator 263 on 31st July 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The Forum, Inglewood, United States.
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Moore's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.
What were the odds on Moore vs Rodrigues?
Brian Moore was a 13/10 (+130) underdog going into the contest, while Otto Rodrigues made his way into the ring at 11/20 (-180) with oddsmakers.
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