Moreno vs Pantoja

Who won Moreno vs Pantoja?

Alexandre Pantoja beat Brandon Moreno by split decision in their 5 round contest during the co-main event of UFC 290, on Saturday 8th July 2023 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 49-46, 48-47, 48-47 in favor of the winner Alexandre Pantoja.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

This contest was for the UFC Flyweight championship.

Moreno vs Pantoja stats

Brandon Moreno stepped into the octagon with a record of 21 wins, 6 losses and 2 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 11 by submission.

Alexandre Pantoja made his way to the cage with a record of 25 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 10 by submission.

This was Brandon Moreno's 17th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2016. Alexandre Pantoja marked his 16th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2017.

Brandon Moreno's UFC record stood at 10-5-2, while Alexandre Pantoja's came in at 13-3-0.

The stats suggested Pantoja had a slight advantage in power over Moreno, with a 32% knock out percentage over Moreno's 24%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Moreno had an advantage over Pantoja, with a 52% submission rate over Pantoja's 40%.

Brandon Moreno was the younger man by 3 years, at 31 years old.

Moreno had a height advantage of 2 inches over Pantoja. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Moreno was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2011, 3 years and 9 months later than Pantoja, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 9 more professional rounds, 91 to Pantoja's 82.

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Moreno's last 3 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 7 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 6 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Moreno vs Pantoja?

Brandon Moreno was a 53/100 (-190) favourite going into the contest, while Alexandre Pantoja made his way into the ring at 81/50 (+160) with oddsmakers.