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Brandon Moreno vs. Kai Kara-France

UFC 12-7-2 vs. 8-5-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
12-7-2
UFC record
8-5-0
Flyweight
Division (benchmark)
Flyweight
32
AgeΔ 1 yrs
33
5'7"
HeightΔ 3"
5'4"
70"
ReachΔ 1"
69"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
1.2
Layoff (months)Δ 14.5 mo
15.7
WLLWW
Last 5 (newest first)
LWLLW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Kai Kara-France carries real power — 0.75 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.18 Flyweight norm.
Kai Kara-France rarely shoots — 0.56 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.30 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

Kai Kara-France

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 86
Tier 3 — regional circuit 176

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.65 · 8 tier-1/2 wins · 15 finish wins over 38 documented bouts

In the UFC: 4-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.1 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

13753.86/min · norm 3.48
Sig. strikes landed
7124.46/min · norm 3.48
13133.69/min · norm 3.24
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
5173.24/min · norm 3.24
44.0%norm 44.6%
Striking accuracy
40.2%norm 44.6%
59.9%norm 56.4%
Striking defense
64.3%norm 56.4%
40.17/15 · norm 0.18
Knockdowns
80.75/15 · 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%)

Kai Kara-France

Distance 90.6% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 1.4% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 8.0% (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%)

Kai Kara-France

Head 79.8% (norm 75.9%) · Body 9.6% (norm 13.0%) · Legs 10.6% (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 Kara-France L/AAccFlyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 1208 / 2855 42.3% 39.9% 612 / 1602 38.2% 39.9%
In the clinch 76 / 130 58.5% 70.1% 16 / 25 64.0% 70.1%
On the ground 91 / 141 64.5% 69.7% 84 / 142 59.2% 69.7%
BY TARGET
To the head 1004 / 2638 38.1% 37.6% 455 / 1411 32.2% 37.6%
To the body 229 / 319 71.8% 68.5% 104 / 170 61.2% 68.5%
To the legs 142 / 169 84.0% 80.0% 153 / 188 81.4% 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 Kara-France L/AOpp accFlyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 1158 / 3061 37.8% 39.9% 480 / 1380 34.8% 39.9%
In the clinch 55 / 92 59.8% 68.8% 14 / 32 43.8% 68.8%
On the ground 100 / 124 80.6% 70.4% 23 / 35 65.7% 70.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 898 / 2682 33.5% 35.4% 383 / 1255 30.5% 35.4%
To the body 226 / 336 67.3% 67.9% 86 / 131 65.6% 67.9%
To the legs 189 / 259 73.0% 80.2% 48 / 61 78.7% 80.2%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
3341.3% acc · 1.39/15 · norm 1.30
Takedowns landed
630.0% acc · 0.56/15 · norm 1.30
5667.5% def · norm 62.5%
Takedowns stopped
4783.9% def · norm 62.5%
64:1518.1% of cage time · norm 17.0%
Control time
13:478.6% of cage time · norm 17.0%
34:521:28 per 15 · norm 2:46
Time under control lower is better
28:312:40 per 15 · norm 2:46
90.38/15 · norm 0.58
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · 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.