Makhachev vs Moicano

Who won Makhachev vs Moicano?

Islam Makhachev beat Renato Moicano by submission in the 1st round during the main event of UFC 311, on Saturday 18th January 2025 at Intuit Dome in Los Angeles.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

This contest was for the vacant UFC Lightweight championship.

Makhachev vs Moicano stats

Islam Makhachev stepped into the octagon with a record of 26 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 12 by submission.

Renato Moicano made his way to the cage with a record of 20 wins, 5 losses and 1 draw, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 10 by submission.

This was Islam Makhachev's 17th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2015. Renato Moicano marked his 18th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2014.

Islam Makhachev's UFC record stood at 16-1-0, while Renato Moicano's came in at 12-6-0.

The stats suggested Makhachev had a slight advantage in power over Moicano, with a 19% knock out percentage over Moicano's 10%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Moicano had a slight advantage over Makhachev, with a 50% submission rate over Makhachev's 46%.

Islam Makhachev was the younger man by 3 years, at 33 years old.

Moicano had a height advantage of 1 inch over Makhachev. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Makhachev's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Moicano's, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 4 months later than Moicano, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 1 less professional rounds, 60 to Moicano's 61.

Makhachev vs Moicano form

Renato Moicano had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Damir Had ovi at UFC on ESPN+ 28 on 14th March 2020 by submission in the 1st round at Ginásio Nilson Nelson, Brasilia, Brazil.

Previous to that, he had lost to Chan Sung Jung at UFC on ESPN+ 12 on 22nd June 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at Bon Secours Wellness Arena, Greenville, United States.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Jose Aldo at UFC on ESPN+ 2 on 2nd February 2019 by knockout in the 2nd round at Centro de Formacao Olimpica do Nordeste, Fortaleza, Brazil.

Before that, he had beaten Cub Swanson at UFC 227 on 4th August 2018 by submission in the 1st round at Staples Center, Los Angeles, United States.

He had defeated Calvin Kattar at UFC 223 on 7th April 2018 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Barclays Center, Brooklyn.

Activity check

Moicano's last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 2 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.6 rounds on average.

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