Flyweight · “The Assassin Baby”

Brandon Moreno

23-10-2 UFC 11-7-2
5'7"Height
70"Reach
OrthodoxStance
32Age
3KO wins
3Sub wins
54.5%Finish rate
17:02Avg fight
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Statistical profile

Percentile vs. UFC veterans · rim = true specialist

Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans

Volume Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control

Career rates

Sig. strikes landed / min3.84
Sig. strikes absorbed / min3.64
Striking accuracy44.4%
Striking defense59.9%
Takedowns / 15 min1.36
Takedown accuracy39.7%
Takedown defense65.3%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.4
Control time18.1%
Record vs .500+ opponents10-7

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 8 fights · green = win
July 30, 2022 vs Kai Kara-France — 3.98/min (W) Jul '22 January 21, 2023 vs Deiveson Figueiredo — 3.2/min (W) Jan '23 July 8, 2023 vs Alexandre Pantoja — 5.88/min (L) Jul '23 February 24, 2024 vs Brandon Royval — 4.48/min (L) Feb '24 November 2, 2024 vs Amir Albazi — 5.28/min (W) Nov '24 March 29, 2025 vs Steve Erceg — 3.56/min (W) Mar '25 December 6, 2025 vs Tatsuro Taira — 1.22/min (L) Dec '25 February 28, 2026 vs Lone'er Kavanagh — 3.16/min (L) Feb '26

Fight history

20 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Lone'er Kavanagh 2-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Kavanagh · February 28, 2026
79/168Sig. strikes
97/205Absorbed
0/8Takedowns
7:20Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Tatsuro Taira 7-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 2:24 — UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 2 · December 6, 2025
9/17Sig. strikes
28/48Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:05Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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W Steve Erceg 3-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Erceg · March 29, 2025
89/176Sig. strikes
116/279Absorbed
1/5Takedowns
1:25Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Amir Albazi 5-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Albazi · November 2, 2024
132/317Sig. strikes
63/235Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Brandon Royval 5-3 walk-in Decision - Split · R5 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Royval 2 · February 24, 2024
112/211Sig. strikes
145/510Absorbed
3/5Takedowns
2:54Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Alexandre Pantoja 9-3 walk-in TITLE Decision - Split · R5 5:00 — UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez · July 8, 2023
147/245Sig. strikes
129/274Absorbed
2/4Takedowns
4:01Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Deiveson Figueiredo 10-2-1 walk-in TITLE TKO - Doctor's Stoppage · R3 5:00 — UFC 283: Teixeira vs. Hill · January 21, 2023
48/74Sig. strikes
19/43Absorbed
3/6Takedowns
6:52Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Kai Kara-France 7-2 walk-in TITLE KO/TKO · R3 4:34 — UFC 277: Pena vs. Nunes 2 · July 30, 2022
58/151Sig. strikes
53/110Absorbed
0/3Takedowns
0:45Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Deiveson Figueiredo 9-2-1 walk-in TITLE Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC 270: Ngannou vs. Gane · January 22, 2022
105/259Sig. strikes
86/169Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
0:46Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Deiveson Figueiredo 9-1-1 walk-in TITLE Submission · R3 2:26 — UFC 263: Adesanya vs. Vettori 2 · June 12, 2021
47/85Sig. strikes
24/36Absorbed
2/2Takedowns
4:49Control
1Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
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D Deiveson Figueiredo 9-1 walk-in TITLE Decision - Majority · R5 5:00 — UFC 256: Figueiredo vs. Moreno · December 12, 2020
132/248Sig. strikes
137/238Absorbed
4/8Takedowns
3:19Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Brandon Royval 2-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:59 — UFC 255: Figueiredo vs. Perez · November 21, 2020
16/34Sig. strikes
17/52Absorbed
2/2Takedowns
3:01Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
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W Jussier Formiga 9-5 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Oliveira · March 14, 2020
33/82Sig. strikes
15/32Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
3:46Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Kai Kara-France 3-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 245: Usman vs. Covington · December 14, 2019
91/276Sig. strikes
82/231Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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D Askar Askarov 0-0 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Stephens · September 21, 2019
34/82Sig. strikes
30/63Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
6:25Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Alexandre Pantoja 2-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Usman · May 19, 2018
45/133Sig. strikes
79/168Absorbed
2/7Takedowns
0:16Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Sergio Pettis 6-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Pettis vs. Moreno · August 5, 2017
45/161Sig. strikes
76/235Absorbed
4/8Takedowns
7:47Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Dustin Ortiz 5-4 walk-in Submission · R2 4:06 — UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Lobov · April 22, 2017
24/73Sig. strikes
16/60Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
1:42Control
1Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
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W Ryan Benoit 2-2 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — The Ultimate Fighter: Tournament of Champions Finale · December 3, 2016
54/143Sig. strikes
23/93Absorbed
5/13Takedowns
4:51Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Louis Smolka 5-1 walk-in Submission · R1 2:23 — UFC Fight Night: Lineker vs. Dodson · October 1, 2016
8/11Sig. strikes
7/13Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
1:37Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
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Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.

Record breakdown

Full pro career (Wikipedia, results only)
23-10-2Pro record
Entram Gym (2006–2022), Bang Muay Thai, Team ElevationGym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 5
Submission 11
Decision 7
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 1
Submission 0
Decision 9
Other 0

Draws: 2

Fights by organization

UFC 20
World Fighting Federation 5
MEZ Sports 3
UWC Mexico 3
Xplode Fight Series 2
LFA 1
Chaos In The Cage 1
Full career — 35 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
L Lone'er Kavanagh Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Kavanagh
February 28, 2026
 UFC 5 5:00
L Tatsuro Taira TKO (punches) UFC 323
December 6, 2025
 UFC 2 2:24
W Steve Erceg Decision (unanimous) UFC on ESPN: Moreno vs. Erceg
March 29, 2025
 UFC 5 5:00
W Amir Albazi Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Albazi
November 2, 2024
 UFC 5 5:00
L Brandon Royval Decision (split) UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Royval 2
February 24, 2024
 UFC 5 5:00
L Alexandre Pantoja Decision (split) UFC 290
July 8, 2023
 UFC 5 5:00
W Deiveson Figueiredo TKO (doctor stoppage) UFC 283
January 21, 2023
 UFC 3 5:00
W Kai Kara-France TKO (body kick and punches) UFC 277
July 30, 2022
 UFC 3 4:34
L Deiveson Figueiredo Decision (unanimous) UFC 270
January 22, 2022
 UFC 5 5:00
W Deiveson Figueiredo Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC 263
June 12, 2021
 UFC 3 2:26
D Deiveson Figueiredo Draw (majority) UFC 256
December 12, 2020
 UFC 5 5:00
W Brandon Royval TKO (punches) UFC 255
November 21, 2020
 UFC 1 4:59
W Jussier Formiga Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Oliveira
March 14, 2020
 UFC 3 5:00
W Kai Kara-France Decision (unanimous) UFC 245
December 14, 2019
 UFC 3 5:00
D Askar Askarov Draw (split) UFC Fight Night: Rodríguez vs. Stephens
September 21, 2019
 UFC 3 5:00
W Maikel Pérez TKO (punches) LFA 69
June 7, 2019
 LFA 4 1:54
L Alexandre Pantoja Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Usman
May 19, 2018
 UFC 3 5:00
L Sergio Pettis Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Pettis vs. Moreno
August 5, 2017
 UFC 5 5:00
W Dustin Ortiz Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Lobov
April 22, 2017
 UFC 2 4:06
W Ryan Benoit Decision (split) The Ultimate Fighter: Tournament of Champions Finale
December 3, 2016
 UFC 3 5:00
W Louis Smolka Submission (guillotine choke) UFC Fight Night: Lineker vs. Dodson
October 1, 2016
 UFC 1 2:23
W Isaac Camarillo Submission (rear-naked choke) World Fighting Federation 27
April 16, 2016
 World Fighting Federation 1 1:53
W Tyler Bialeck Submission (rear-naked choke) World Fighting Federation 22
July 25, 2015
 World Fighting Federation 1 3:09
W Matt Betzold Decision (unanimous) World Fighting Federation 18
February 7, 2015
 World Fighting Federation 3 5:00
W C.J. Soliven Submission (rear-naked choke) World Fighting Federation 16
September 20, 2014
 World Fighting Federation 1 0:58
W Alex Contreras Submission (triangle choke) World Fighting Federation 14
June 28, 2014
 World Fighting Federation 3 1:04
W Paul Amaro Submission (rear-naked choke) MEZ Sports: Pandemonium 9
July 26, 2013
 MEZ Sports 2 3:01
W Jason Carbajal TKO (punches) MEZ Sports: Pandemonium 8
March 23, 2013
 MEZ Sports 3 1:52
W Jesse Cruz Decision (split) Xplode Fight Series: Anarchy
September 22, 2012
 Xplode Fight Series 3 3:00
L Brenson Hansen Decision (unanimous) Chaos In The Cage 11
July 28, 2012
 Chaos In The Cage 3 5:00
W Jonathan Carter Submission (armbar) Xplode Fight Series: Hunted
May 19, 2012
 Xplode Fight Series 1 1:15
L Ron Scolesdang Decision (unanimous) MEZ Sports: Pandemonium 6
March 3, 2012
 MEZ Sports 3 5:00
W Luis Garcia Submission (armbar) UWC Mexico: New Blood 1
January 29, 2012
 UWC Mexico 1 2:21
L Marco Beristain Decision (unanimous) UWC Mexico 10
June 25, 2011
 UWC Mexico 3 5:00
W Atiq Jihad Submission (armbar) UWC Mexico 9.5
April 30, 2011
 UWC Mexico 1 2:30

Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Brandon Moreno) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.

Division context

vs. 66 qualified Flyweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 3.8 avg 3.4
Strikes absorbed /min 3.6 avg 3.3
Striking accuracy 44.4% avg 45.0%
Striking defense 59.9% avg 56.2%
Takedowns /15 min 1.4 avg 1.7
Takedown accuracy 39.7% avg 36.2%
Takedown defense 65.3% avg 61.2%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.4 avg 0.7
Control time 18.1% avg 20.1%
Finish rate 54.5% avg 45.5%

Hero photo of Brandon Moreno by DiarioMMA · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons