Brandon Moreno vs Ryan Benoit

Brandon Moreno
Mexico

Brandon Moreno

“The Assassin Baby”

24-10-2

Winner

VS
Ryan Benoit
United States

Ryan Benoit

“Baby Face”

10-8

Winner

Brandon Moreno

Decision - Split · Round 3 — 5:00

4 December 2016 · Pearl Concert Theater, Las Vegas, USA

Key takeaways

  • Brandon Moreno beat Ryan Benoit by split decision after three rounds.
  • Brandon Moreno landed 78 of 167 total strikes and 5 of 13 takedowns, with 4:50 of control time.
  • The judges scored it 29-28, 28-29, 29-28.

Tale of the tape

Brandon MorenoRyan Benoit
24-10-2Record10-8
22Age on fight night27
5′7″ (170 cm)Height5′5″ (165 cm)
70″ (178 cm)Reach68.5″ (174 cm)
125 lb (56.7 kg)Weight125 lb (56.7 kg)
OrthodoxStanceOrthodox
Fortis MMATeamJanjira Muay Thai
Tijuana, Baja California, MexicoFromSan Diego, California, United States

Fight statistics

78of 167 · 47%Total strikes landed25of 95 · 26%
52of 137Head strikes23of 82
9of 13Body strikes2of 10
17of 17Leg strikes0of 3
5of 13Takedowns0of 1
0Knockdowns1
4:50Control time0:16

Counts are total strikes thrown and landed — the source does not separate significant strikes.

Round by round

Brandon MorenoRoundRyan Benoit
21/59strikes3/5TD0KD1:37controlR17/32strikes0/0TD0KD0:00control
32/59strikes2/3TD0KD2:07controlR28/22strikes0/1TD1KD0:16control
25/49strikes0/5TD0KD1:06controlR310/41strikes0/0TD0KD0:00control

Judges’ scorecards

Jeff Mullen

10R199R21010R39

29total28

Rick Winter

9R1109R21010R39

28total29

Junichiro Kamijo

10R199R21010R39

29total28

Form going into the fight

Brandon Moreno

  1. WLouis Smolkasubmission R1 2:232016

Ryan Benoit

  1. WFredy Serranosplit decision2016
  2. LJosh Sampo2013
  3. WSergio PettisKO/TKO R2 1:342015
  4. LBen Nguyensubmission R1 2:352015

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