When is Moreno vs Erceg?
Brandon Moreno will fight Steve Erceg in the main event of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 29th March 2025 at Arena CDMX in Mexico City.
The fight will take place over 5 rounds in the Flyweight division, which means the weight limit will be 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).
Moreno vs Erceg stats
Brandon Moreno steps into the octagon with a record of 22 wins, 8 losses and 2 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 11 by submission.
Steve Erceg will make his way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.
This will be Brandon Moreno's 17th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2016. Steve Erceg will mark his 5th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.
Brandon Moreno's UFC record currently stands at 10-5-2, while Steve Erceg's comes in at 3-2-0.
The stats suggest Moreno has a slight advantage in power over Erceg, with a 23% knock out percentage over Erceg's 17%.
If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest that Moreno and Erceg will be pretty equal, both with a 50% submission rate.
Brandon Moreno is the older man by 2 years, at 31 years old.
Erceg has a height advantage of 2 inches over Moreno. Despite this, he has a 1-inch reach advantage.
Moreno is the more experienced professional fighter, having had 17 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 4 years and 9 months earlier than Erceg, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He has fought 58 more professional rounds, 91 to Erceg's 33.
Moreno vs Erceg form
Moreno has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges once.
In his last fight, he won against Amir Albazi at UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Albazi on 2nd November 2024 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Rogers Place, Edmonton, Canada.
Previous to that, he had lost to Brandon Royval at UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Royval 2 on 24th February 2024 by split decision in their 5 round contest at Arena CDMX, Mexico City, Mexico.
Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Alexandre Pantoja at UFC 290 on 8th July 2023 by split decision in their UFC Flyweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.
Before that, he had beaten Deiveson Figueiredo at UFC 283 on 21st January 2023 by knockout in the 3rd round in their UFC Flyweight championship fight at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
He had defeated Kai Kara France at UFC 277 on 30th July 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round in their championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States.
Erceg has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.
In his last fight, he was defeated by Kai Kara France at UFC 305 on 17th August 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at RAC Arena, Perth, Western Australia.
Previous to that, he had lost to Alexandre Pantoja at UFC 301 on 4th May 2024 by unanimous decision in their UFC Flyweight championship fight at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Going into that contest, he was victorious against Matt Schnell at UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gaziev on 2nd March 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.
Before that, he had won against Alessandro Costa at UFC 295 on 11th November 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York City.
He had beaten David Dvorak at UFC 289 on 10th June 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Rogers Arena, Vancouver, Canada.
Activity check
In terms of recent activity, Steve Erceg has been fighting more than Brandon Moreno.
Brandon Moreno last fought 4 months and 10 days ago, while Steve Erceg's last outing was 6 months and 23 days ago.
Moreno's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 10 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 21 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 4.2 rounds on average.
Erceg's last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 2 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 4 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.8 rounds on average.
What are the odds on Moreno vs Erceg?
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