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Brandon Moreno vs. Alexandre Pantoja

UFC 12-7-2 vs. 14-5-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
12-7-2
UFC record
14-5-0
Flyweight
Division (benchmark)
Flyweight
32
AgeΔ 4 yrs
36
5'7"
HeightΔ 2"
5'5"
70"
ReachΔ 3"
67"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
1.2
Layoff (months)Δ 0.2 mo
1
WLLWW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWWW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Alexandre Pantoja hunts takedowns — 2.82 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.30 Flyweight norm.
Alexandre Pantoja owns the mat — in control 33% of cage time, vs a 17% Flyweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Brandon Moreno

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 117
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 10
Tier 3 — regional circuit 113

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.04 · 12 tier-1/2 wins · 16 finish wins over 35 documented bouts

In the UFC: 11-7 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.7 wins over .500

Alexandre Pantoja

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 144
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 20
Tier 3 — regional circuit 142

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.51 · 16 tier-1/2 wins · 20 finish wins over 36 documented bouts

In the UFC: 9-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.5 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

13753.86/min · norm 3.48
Sig. strikes landed
10884.54/min · norm 3.48
13133.69/min · norm 3.24
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
10144.23/min · norm 3.24
44.0%norm 44.6%
Striking accuracy
50.5%norm 44.6%
59.9%norm 56.4%
Striking defense
48.4%norm 56.4%
40.17/15 · norm 0.18
Knockdowns
40.25/15 · norm 0.18

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Brandon Moreno

Distance 91.3% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 4.2% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 4.5% (norm 7.3%)

Alexandre Pantoja

Distance 88.2% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 6.7% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 5.2% (norm 7.3%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Brandon Moreno

Head 84.4% (norm 75.9%) · Body 10.2% (norm 13.0%) · Legs 5.4% (norm 9.3%)

Alexandre Pantoja

Head 75.9% (norm 75.9%) · Body 14.4% (norm 13.0%) · Legs 9.7% (norm 9.3%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Moreno L/AAccFlyweight med Pantoja L/AAccFlyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 1208 / 2855 42.3% 39.9% 888 / 1899 46.8% 39.9%
In the clinch 76 / 130 58.5% 70.1% 110 / 144 76.4% 70.1%
On the ground 91 / 141 64.5% 69.7% 90 / 111 81.1% 69.7%
BY TARGET
To the head 1004 / 2638 38.1% 37.6% 688 / 1634 42.1% 37.6%
To the body 229 / 319 71.8% 68.5% 232 / 311 74.6% 68.5%
To the legs 142 / 169 84.0% 80.0% 168 / 209 80.4% 80.0%

Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Flyweight: 73 fighters · Flyweight: 73 fighters).

What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man

Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.

Zone vs Moreno L/AOpp accFlyweight med vs Pantoja L/AOpp accFlyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 1158 / 3061 37.8% 39.9% 879 / 1767 49.7% 39.9%
In the clinch 55 / 92 59.8% 68.8% 74 / 111 66.7% 68.8%
On the ground 100 / 124 80.6% 70.4% 61 / 88 69.3% 70.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 898 / 2682 33.5% 35.4% 835 / 1742 47.9% 35.4%
To the body 226 / 336 67.3% 67.9% 113 / 143 79.0% 67.9%
To the legs 189 / 259 73.0% 80.2% 66 / 81 81.5% 80.2%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
3341.3% acc · 1.39/15 · norm 1.30
Takedowns landed
4544.1% acc · 2.82/15 · norm 1.30
5667.5% def · norm 62.5%
Takedowns stopped
5469.2% def · norm 62.5%
64:1518.1% of cage time · norm 17.0%
Control time
78:2932.7% of cage time · norm 17.0%
34:521:28 per 15 · norm 2:46
Time under control lower is better
25:561:37 per 15 · norm 2:46
90.38/15 · norm 0.58
Submission attempts
140.88/15 · norm 0.58

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Moreno has more cage time on record.