Kai Kara-France vs. Brandon Moreno
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Kai Kara-France
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 8 | 6 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 17 | 6 |
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
Brandon Moreno
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 11 | 7 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 1 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 11 | 3 |
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
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Kai Kara-France
Distance 90.6% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 1.4% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 8.0% (norm 7.3%)
Brandon Moreno
Distance 91.3% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 4.2% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 4.5% (norm 7.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Kai Kara-France
Head 79.8% (norm 75.9%) · Body 9.6% (norm 13.0%) · Legs 10.6% (norm 9.3%)
Brandon Moreno
Head 84.4% (norm 75.9%) · Body 10.2% (norm 13.0%) · Legs 5.4% (norm 9.3%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Kara-France L/A | Acc | Flyweight med | Moreno L/A | Acc | Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 612 / 1602 | 38.2% | 39.9% | 1208 / 2855 | 42.3% | 39.9% |
| In the clinch | 16 / 25 | 64.0% | 70.1% | 76 / 130 | 58.5% | 70.1% |
| On the ground | 84 / 142 | 59.2% | 69.7% | 91 / 141 | 64.5% | 69.7% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 455 / 1411 | 32.2% | 37.6% | 1004 / 2638 | 38.1% | 37.6% |
| To the body | 104 / 170 | 61.2% | 68.5% | 229 / 319 | 71.8% | 68.5% |
| To the legs | 153 / 188 | 81.4% | 80.0% | 142 / 169 | 84.0% | 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 Kara-France L/A | Opp acc | Flyweight med | vs Moreno L/A | Opp acc | Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 480 / 1380 | 34.8% | 39.9% | 1158 / 3061 | 37.8% | 39.9% |
| In the clinch | 14 / 32 | 43.8% | 68.8% | 55 / 92 | 59.8% | 68.8% |
| On the ground | 23 / 35 | 65.7% | 70.4% | 100 / 124 | 80.6% | 70.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 383 / 1255 | 30.5% | 35.4% | 898 / 2682 | 33.5% | 35.4% |
| To the body | 86 / 131 | 65.6% | 67.9% | 226 / 336 | 67.3% | 67.9% |
| To the legs | 48 / 61 | 78.7% | 80.2% | 189 / 259 | 73.0% | 80.2% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Moreno has more cage time on record.