UFC UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez Final

Flyweight

Alexandre Pantoja vs Brandon Moreno

Alexandre Pantoja
Brazil

Alexandre Pantoja

“The Cannibal”

30-6

Winner

VS
Brandon Moreno
Mexico

Brandon Moreno

“The Assassin Baby”

24-10-2

Winner

Alexandre Pantoja

Decision - Split · Round 5 — 5:00

8 July 2023 · T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, USA

Key takeaways

  • Alexandre Pantoja beat Brandon Moreno by split decision after five rounds.
  • Alexandre Pantoja landed 161 of 323 total strikes and 6 of 11 takedowns, with 8:26 of control time.
  • Brandon Moreno landed more total strikes — 167 to 161 — and still lost the fight.
  • The judges scored it 46-49, 48-47, 48-47.
  • They have met once before: Alexandre Pantoja won at UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Usman.
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Tale of the tape

Alexandre PantojaBrandon Moreno
30-6Record24-10-2
33Age on fight night29
5′5″ (165 cm)Height5′7″ (170 cm)
67.5″ (171 cm)Reach70″ (178 cm)
125 lb (56.7 kg)Weight125 lb (56.7 kg)
OrthodoxStanceOrthodox
American Top TeamTeamFortis MMA
Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, BrazilFromTijuana, Baja California, Mexico

Fight statistics

161of 323 · 50%Total strikes landed167of 265 · 63%
131of 288Head strikes140of 238
26of 28Body strikes14of 14
4of 7Leg strikes13of 13
6of 11Takedowns2of 4
1Knockdowns0
8:26Control time4:01

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

Round by round

Alexandre PantojaRoundBrandon Moreno
42/75strikes0/3TD1KD1:04controlR136/46strikes0/2TD0KD1:37control
36/77strikes0/0TD0KD0:00controlR241/77strikes2/2TD0KD1:23control
25/52strikes2/3TD0KD2:01controlR329/50strikes0/0TD0KD0:37control
23/56strikes3/4TD0KD3:04controlR434/51strikes0/0TD0KD0:24control
35/63strikes1/1TD0KD2:17controlR527/41strikes0/0TD0KD0:00control

Judges’ scorecards

Ben Cartlidge

10R199R2109R3109R4109R510

46total49

Derek Cleary

10R199R21010R399R41010R59

48total47

Junichiro Kamijo

10R199R21010R399R41010R59

48total47

They have met before

19 May 2018Alexandre Pantoja wonUFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Usman

Form going into the fight

Alexandre Pantoja

  1. WAlex Perezsubmission R1 1:312022
  2. WBrandon Royvalsubmission R2 1:462021
  3. WManel Kapeunanimous decision2021
  4. LAskar Askarovunanimous decision2020
  5. WMatt SchnellKO/TKO R1 4:172019

Brandon Moreno

  1. WDeiveson FigueiredoTKO - doctor's stoppage R3 5:002023
  2. WKai Kara-FranceKO/TKO R3 4:342022
  3. LDeiveson Figueiredounanimous decision2022
  4. WDeiveson Figueiredosubmission R3 2:262021
  5. ?Deiveson Figueiredomajority decision2020

Also on this card

Yair Rodriguez vs Alexander VolkanovskiFeatherweightKO/TKO R3 4:19Robert Whittaker vs Dricus Du PlessisMiddleweightKO/TKO R2 2:23Dan Hooker vs Jalin TurnerLightweightsplit decisionBo Nickal vs Val WoodburnMiddleweightKO/TKO R1 0:38Robbie Lawler vs Niko PriceWelterweightKO/TKO R1 0:38

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