Fighter profile

Brandon Moreno

“The Assassin Baby”

Flyweight · UFC record 12-7-2 · 21 detailed UFC fights · Last fight Sat 12 Sep 2026

Distance Striker

Fighter ratings

Ratings V2Rated

Striking (offense)77

Power70

Striking defense76

Takedown defense81

WrestlingProvisional measure75

Ratings V2 descriptive 0–100 scores (21 detailed fights; as of Sat 12 Sep 2026). Not win probabilities or rankings. Missing values stay unavailable.

Chin and Cardio · Frozen through October 17, 2026

R1 research scale

ChinEvidence: ESTABLISHED82.1

CardioEvidence: ESTABLISHED80.4

Source: R1 public_candidate_display · status: Research candidate · as of Sat 17 Oct 2026. Separate frozen research scale; fights after October 17, 2026 are not reflected.

About these ratings

Ratings are domain-specific descriptive scales. Equal point differences across different domains do not imply equal absolute skill differences.

Striking (offense) · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 striking-offense score built from recorded significant strikes landed per round, significant-strike accuracy and significant-strike differential.
Power · Ratings V2: Recorded knockdown and KO/TKO-win threat under the Ratings V2 contract (knockdowns per round, KO/TKO win rate); not literal measured punching force.
Striking defense · Ratings V2: Recorded strike avoidance (striking defense) and bounded absorption (strikes absorbed per round) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Takedown defense · Ratings V2: Recorded defense against incoming takedown attempts (takedown defense rate) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Wrestling · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 wrestling-offense score: recorded takedowns landed per round and takedown accuracy. Not ground control or complete grappling.
Chin · R1 research scale: Exposure-adjusted recorded knockdown resistance. This is not a direct biological measurement of chin, recovery, or injury resistance.
Cardio · R1 research scale: Recorded later-round striking activity and effectiveness retention. This is not a direct physiological fitness measurement.

Ratings V2 scores follow each fighter's latest recorded state; R1 research-scale scores are frozen through 17 Oct 2026. Recovery is separate metadata, not a rating. No combined rating exists.

Profile

Height: 170 cm (5'7")
Reach: 178 cm (5'10")
Stance: Orthodox
Age: 32

Last 3: W L L (most recent last)

Career statistics

Descriptive

21 detailed UFC fights · 73 rounds of recorded statistics. Exact totals from recorded UFC fights through Sat 12 Sep 2026; not opponent-adjusted and not model inputs.

Strikes landed18.8significant, per round

Strikes absorbed18.0per round

Striking differential+0.8per round

Takedown attempts1.10per round

Takedown defense67.5%of attempts stopped

Finish rate50.0%of UFC wins

Striking

Significant strikes landed per round: 18.8
Significant strikes absorbed per round: 18.0
Differential per round (landed − absorbed): +0.8
Striking accuracy: 44.0%
Striking defense (opponent strikes avoided): 59.9%
Knockdowns per round: 0.05
Target: head / body / leg: 73.0% / 16.7% / 10.3%
Position: distance / clinch / ground: 87.8% / 5.5% / 6.6%

Per-round figures divide recorded totals by rounds with statistics. Shares are of significant strikes landed.

Wrestling and grappling

Takedown attempts per round: 1.10
Takedowns landed per round: 0.45
Takedown accuracy: 41.2%
Takedown defense: 67.5%
Control time per round: 0:53
Submission attempts per round: 0.12
Reversals per round: 0.08

Attempts and landed takedowns are counted separately; accuracy is landed ÷ attempted.

Outcomes and durability

UFC record (W-L-D, NC): 12-7-2
Finish rate (wins by KO/TKO or submission): 50.0%
Wins by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 3 · 3 · 6
Losses by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 1 · 0 · 6
Knockdowns scored / suffered: 4 / 5
Average fight time: 17:49 (over 19 bouts)

Results as recorded by UFCStats. Fight time is elapsed time (completed rounds plus ending time) and includes draws and no-contests. These are outcomes, not biological measurements.

UFC fight history

Brandon Moreno — most recent UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 12 Sep 2026	Joseph Morales	W	S-DEC	R3 5:00	Noche UFC: Silva vs. Delgado
Sat 28 Feb 2026	Lone'er Kavanagh	L	U-DEC	R5 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Kavanagh
Sat 6 Dec 2025	Tatsuro Taira	L	KO/TKO Punches	R2 2:24	UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 2
Sat 29 Mar 2025	Steve Erceg	W	U-DEC	R5 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Erceg
Sat 2 Nov 2024	Amir Albazi	W	U-DEC	R5 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Albazi

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Brandon Moreno — earlier UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 24 Feb 2024	Brandon Royval	L	S-DEC	R5 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Royval 2
Sat 8 Jul 2023	Alexandre Pantoja	L	S-DEC	R5 5:00	UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez
Sat 21 Jan 2023	Deiveson Figueiredo	W	KO/TKO	R3 5:00	UFC 283: Teixeira vs. Hill
Sat 30 Jul 2022	Kai Kara-France	W	KO/TKO Kick	R3 4:34	UFC 277: Pena vs. Nunes 2
Sat 22 Jan 2022	Deiveson Figueiredo	L	U-DEC	R5 5:00	UFC 270: Ngannou vs. Gane
Sat 12 Jun 2021	Deiveson Figueiredo	W	SUB Rear Naked Choke	R3 2:26	UFC 263: Adesanya vs. Vettori 2
Sat 12 Dec 2020	Deiveson Figueiredo	D	M-DEC	R5 5:00	UFC 256: Figueiredo vs. Moreno
Sat 21 Nov 2020	Brandon Royval	W	KO/TKO Punches	R1 4:59	UFC 255: Figueiredo vs. Perez
Sat 14 Mar 2020	Jussier Formiga	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Oliveira
Sat 14 Dec 2019	Kai Kara-France	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 245: Usman vs. Covington
Sat 21 Sep 2019	Askar Askarov	D	S-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Stephens
Sat 19 May 2018	Alexandre Pantoja	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Usman
Sat 5 Aug 2017	Sergio Pettis	L	U-DEC	R5 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Pettis vs. Moreno
Sat 22 Apr 2017	Dustin Ortiz	W	SUB Rear Naked Choke	R2 4:06	UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Lobov
Sat 3 Dec 2016	Ryan Benoit	W	S-DEC	R3 5:00	The Ultimate Fighter: Tournament of Champions Finale
Sat 1 Oct 2016	Louis Smolka	W	SUB Guillotine Choke	R1 2:23	UFC Fight Night: Lineker vs. Dodson

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