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Renato Moicano vs. Tom Nolan

UFC 13-7-0 vs. 5-1-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
13-7-0
UFC record
5-1-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
37
AgeΔ 11 yrs
26
5'11"
HeightΔ 4"
6'3"
72"
ReachΔ 1"
73"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
6.5
Layoff (months)Δ 2 mo
4.5
WLLWW
Last 5 (newest first)
WWWWW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Tom Nolan is a submission threat — 1.39 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.48 Lightweight norm.
Tom Nolan outworks the Lightweight division — 4.72 sig. strikes landed per minute, vs a 3.44 norm.
Renato Moicano hunts takedowns — 1.68 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.34 Lightweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Renato Moicano

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 137
Tier 3 — regional circuit 80

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.29 · 13 tier-1/2 wins · 13 finish wins over 29 documented bouts

In the UFC: 9-7 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.6 wins over .500

Tom Nolan

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 61
Tier 3 — regional circuit 50

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.73 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 6 finish wins over 12 documented bouts

In the UFC: 2-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.7 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

7714.10/min · norm 3.44
Sig. strikes landed
2554.72/min · norm 3.44
6683.55/min · norm 3.38
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
2053.80/min · norm 3.38
49.2%norm 43.65%
Striking accuracy
45.4%norm 43.65%
59.7%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
48.5%norm 56.3%
20.16/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.25

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

Renato Moicano

Distance 88.0% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 2.1% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 9.9% (norm 8.0%)

Tom Nolan

Distance 83.1% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 11.7% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 5.2% (norm 8.0%)

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

Renato Moicano

Head 82.7% (norm 78.0%) · Body 7.3% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 10.0% (norm 8.0%)

Tom Nolan

Head 65.1% (norm 78.0%) · Body 23.7% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 11.2% (norm 8.0%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Moicano L/AAccLightweight med Nolan L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 636 / 1379 46.1% 38.3% 197 / 467 42.2% 38.3%
In the clinch 25 / 33 75.8% 67.5% 42 / 66 63.6% 67.5%
On the ground 110 / 155 71.0% 68.8% 16 / 29 55.2% 68.8%
BY TARGET
To the head 563 / 1296 43.4% 35.1% 128 / 366 35.0% 35.1%
To the body 75 / 114 65.8% 69.1% 81 / 133 60.9% 69.1%
To the legs 133 / 157 84.7% 81.8% 46 / 63 73.0% 81.8%

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 (Lightweight: 204 fighters · Lightweight: 204 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 Moicano L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Nolan L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 556 / 1502 37.0% 38.8% 163 / 327 49.8% 38.8%
In the clinch 27 / 36 75.0% 68.6% 21 / 36 58.3% 68.6%
On the ground 85 / 119 71.4% 68.0% 21 / 35 60.0% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 419 / 1331 31.5% 35.2% 93 / 257 36.2% 35.2%
To the body 123 / 176 69.9% 68.2% 60 / 87 69.0% 68.2%
To the legs 126 / 150 84.0% 81.5% 52 / 54 96.3% 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
2140.4% acc · 1.68/15 · norm 1.34
Takedowns landed
426.7% acc · 1.11/15 · norm 1.34
2764.3% def · norm 63.7%
Takedowns stopped
758.3% def · norm 63.7%
41:1121.9% of cage time · norm 18.95%
Control time
9:4618.1% of cage time · norm 18.95%
24:421:58 per 15 · norm 2:50
Time under control lower is better
13:493:50 per 15 · norm 2:50
70.56/15 · norm 0.48
Submission attempts
51.39/15 · norm 0.48

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