Brandon Moreno can finally move forward with his career after putting one of the sport’s most protracted rivalries to bed.
The reigning Ultimate Fighting Championship flyweight titleholder completed his tetralogy with Deiveson Figueiredo in the UFC 283 co-main event, where he prompted a doctor stoppage in between the third and fourth rounds of their Jan. 21 encounter. Moreno now holds a 2-1-1 advantage in their head-to-head series and will enter his next assignment on the strength of back-to-back victories, both of them finishes. Most expect his first title defense to come against Alexandre Pantoja—a man who defeated him in an exhibition on Season 24 of “The Ultimate Fighter” reality series in July 2016 and again at UFC Fight Night 129 some two years later.
As Moreno awaits his latest marching orders from UFC matchmakers, a look at some of the numbers that have accompanied him to this point:
29: Years of age for Moreno, who was born on Dec. 7, 1993 in Tijuana, Mexico—roughly 140 miles southeast of Los Angeles.
11: Moreno wins by submission, accounting for 52% of his career total (21). His methods of choice: six rear-naked chokes, two triangle chokes, two armbars and one guillotine choke. Moreno owns five other wins by knockout or technical knockout (24%) and five more by decision (24%).
61: Rounds completed by Moreno as a professional mixed martial artist. He has gone the distance on 13 different occasions and carries a 5-6-2 record in those bouts.
2: Stalemates on the Moreno resume. He fought to a split draw with Askar Askarov at UFC Fight Night 159 in 2019 and fought to a majority draw with Figueiredo at UFC 256 in 2020.
740: Significant strikes landed by Moreno as a UFC flyweight, placing him fourth on the promotion’s all-time list at 125 pounds. Only Demetrious Johnson (1,059), Joseph Benavidez (824) and Tim Elliott (751) have connected with more.
58: Seconds needed for Moreno to submit C.J. Soliven with a rear-naked choke at a World Fighting Federation show on Sept. 20, 2014. More than eight years later, it remains his fastest finish to date.
13: Consecutive calendar years in which Moreno has fought at least once. In addition to his 1-0 mark in 2023, he went 1-1 in 2011, 3-2 in 2012, 2-0 in 2013, 2-0 in 2014, 2-0 in 2015, 3-0 in 2016, 1-1 in 2017, 0-1 in 2018, 2-0-1 in 2019, 2-0-1 in 2020, 1-0 in 2021 and 1-1 in 2022.
300,000: Dollars in post-fight bonuses banked by Moreno across his 14 appearances in the UFC. He has been awarded “Performance of the Night” on three occasions and “Fight of the Night” on three others.
4: Countries in which Moreno has plied his mixed martial arts trade. He has gone 17-3-1 in the United States, 2-2-1 in his native Mexico, 2-0 in Brazil and 0-1 in Chile.
87: Combined victories between the six men—Figueiredo, Alexandre Pantoja, Sergio Pettis, Brenson Hansen, Ron Scolesdang and Marco Beristain Castillo—who have defeated Moreno. They boast a cumulative .729 winning percentage at 87-32-1.
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