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Sergio Pettis vs. Brandon Moreno

UFC 9-5-0 vs. 12-7-2

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
9-5-0
UFC record
12-7-2
Flyweight
Division (benchmark)
Flyweight
33
AgeΔ 1 yrs
32
5'6"
HeightΔ 1"
5'7"
69"
ReachΔ 1"
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
85
Layoff (months)Δ 83.8 mo
1.2
WLLWL
Last 5 (newest first)
WLLWW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Sergio Pettis rarely shoots — 0.85 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.30 Flyweight norm.
Sergio Pettis is wasteful with ground strikes — only 52% land, vs a 70% Flyweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Sergio Pettis

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 168
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 20
Tier 3 — regional circuit 70

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.3 · 18 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 33 documented bouts

In the UFC: 5-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.6 wins over .500

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

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

8193.88/min · norm 3.48
Sig. strikes landed
13753.86/min · norm 3.48
6152.91/min · norm 3.24
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
13133.69/min · norm 3.24
37.4%norm 44.6%
Striking accuracy
44.0%norm 44.6%
65.4%norm 56.4%
Striking defense
59.9%norm 56.4%
10.07/15 · norm 0.18
Knockdowns
40.17/15 · norm 0.18

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

Sergio Pettis

Distance 93.2% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 2.7% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 4.1% (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)

Sergio Pettis

Head 88.4% (norm 75.9%) · Body 6.7% (norm 13.0%) · Legs 4.8% (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 Pettis L/AAccFlyweight med Moreno L/AAccFlyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 730 / 2039 35.8% 39.9% 1208 / 2855 42.3% 39.9%
In the clinch 42 / 59 71.2% 70.1% 76 / 130 58.5% 70.1%
On the ground 47 / 90 52.2% 69.7% 91 / 141 64.5% 69.7%
BY TARGET
To the head 645 / 1935 33.3% 37.6% 1004 / 2638 38.1% 37.6%
To the body 82 / 147 55.8% 68.5% 229 / 319 71.8% 68.5%
To the legs 92 / 106 86.8% 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 Pettis L/AOpp accFlyweight med vs Moreno L/AOpp accFlyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 517 / 1610 32.1% 39.9% 1158 / 3061 37.8% 39.9%
In the clinch 35 / 56 62.5% 68.8% 55 / 92 59.8% 68.8%
On the ground 63 / 113 55.8% 70.4% 100 / 124 80.6% 70.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 383 / 1433 26.7% 35.4% 898 / 2682 33.5% 35.4%
To the body 144 / 231 62.3% 67.9% 226 / 336 67.3% 67.9%
To the legs 88 / 115 76.5% 80.2% 189 / 259 73.0% 80.2%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
1240.0% acc · 0.85/15 · norm 1.30
Takedowns landed
3341.3% acc · 1.39/15 · norm 1.30
5067.6% def · norm 62.5%
Takedowns stopped
5667.5% def · norm 62.5%
18:118.6% of cage time · norm 17.0%
Control time
64:1518.1% of cage time · norm 17.0%
56:424:01 per 15 · norm 2:46
Time under control lower is better
34:521:28 per 15 · norm 2:46
50.36/15 · norm 0.58
Submission attempts
90.38/15 · 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.