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Brandon Moreno

Brandon Moreno

“The Assassin Baby”

#8 FlyweightMexico

24Wins
10Losses
2Draws

Professional record

Last 5: WLLWW

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Profile

Age
32 (born December 7, 1993)
Born in
Tijuana
Height
5' 7"
Weight
125 lbs.
Reach
70"
Stance
Orthodox
UFC record
12-7-2
Title fights
6

How the fights ended

Wins in the UFC12

  • KO/TKO 3
  • Submission 3
  • Decision 6

Losses in the UFC7

  • KO/TKO 1
  • Decision 6

UFC career stats

Striking

Significant strikes landed per minute
3.86 top 31%
Significant strikes absorbed per minute
3.69
Striking accuracy44%Better than 47% of flyweights
Strike defense60%Better than 72% of flyweights

Grappling

Takedowns per 15 minutes
1.39 top 44%
Submission attempts per 15 minutes
0.4
Takedown accuracy41%Better than 66% of flyweights
Takedown defense67%Better than 57% of flyweights

Next fight

Brandon Moreno vs Charles Johnson

UFC 335: Oliveira vs. Lopes, December 12, 2026, T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.

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In the record book

About Brandon Moreno

Brandon Moreno "The Assassin Baby" is a flyweight mixed martial artist, born in Tijuana, Mexico, on December 7, 1993. Moreno stands 5' 7", has a 70" reach and fights from an orthodox stance. Moreno is ranked #8 in the official UFC flyweight rankings.

Moreno turned professional in 2011, debuting with UWC Mexico. An 11-3 record outside the UFC came first. Moreno made a UFC debut at UFC Fight Night: Lineker vs. Dodson in October 2016 and beat Louis Smolka by guillotine choke after drop to guard. In the UFC, Moreno is 12-7-2 across 21 fights. Moreno first won a UFC title fight at UFC 263: Adesanya vs. Vettori 2, beating Deiveson Figueiredo, and has won 3 title fights in total.

Moreno's 12 UFC wins are split between 3 by knockout, 3 by submission and 6 on the scorecards. A notable win came against Deiveson Figueiredo, a UFC title-fight winner. Moreno ranks #2 in UFC history for most body kick knockouts.

Next up: Charles Johnson at UFC 335: Oliveira vs. Lopes on December 12, 2026.

UFC fight history

  1. W

    Joseph Morales

    Decision - Split · R3 5:00

    Noche UFC: Silva vs. Delgado

    Sep 12, 2026

    67Str 2TD 0KD
  2. L

    Lone'er Kavanagh

    Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00

    UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Kavanagh

    Feb 28, 2026

    79Str 0TD 0KD
  3. L

    Tatsuro Taira

    KO/TKO · Punches to Head From Back Control · R2 2:24

    UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 2

    Dec 6, 2025

    9Str 0TD 0KD
  4. W

    Steve Erceg

    Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00

    UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Erceg

    Mar 29, 2025

    89Str 1TD 0KD
  5. W

    Amir Albazi

    Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00

    UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Albazi

    Nov 2, 2024

    132Str 0TD 0KD
  6. L

    Brandon Royval

    Decision - Split · R5 5:00

    UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Royval 2

    Feb 24, 2024

    112Str 3TD 0KD
  7. L

    Alexandre Pantoja Title

    Decision - Split · R5 5:00

    UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez

    Jul 8, 2023

    147Str 2TD 0KD
  8. W

    Deiveson Figueiredo Title

    TKO - Doctor's Stoppage · Eye Injury · R3 5:00

    UFC 283: Teixeira vs. Hill

    Jan 21, 2023

    48Str 3TD 0KD
  9. W

    Kai Kara-France Title

    KO/TKO · Kick to Body At Distance · R3 4:34

    UFC 277: Pena vs. Nunes 2

    Jul 30, 2022

    58Str 0TD 1KD
  10. L

    Deiveson Figueiredo Title

    Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00

    UFC 270: Ngannou vs. Gane

    Jan 22, 2022

    105Str 1TD 0KD
  11. W

    Deiveson Figueiredo Title

    Submission · Rear Naked Choke · R3 2:26

    UFC 263: Adesanya vs. Vettori 2

    Jun 12, 2021

    47Str 2TD 1KD
  12. D

    Deiveson Figueiredo Title

    Decision - Majority · R5 5:00

    UFC 256: Figueiredo vs. Moreno

    Dec 12, 2020

    132Str 4TD 0KD
  13. W

    Brandon Royval

    KO/TKO · Punches to Head On Ground · R1 4:59

    UFC 255: Figueiredo vs. Perez

    Nov 21, 2020

    16Str 2TD 0KD
  14. W

    Jussier Formiga

    Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00

    UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Oliveira

    Mar 14, 2020

    33Str 0TD 0KD
  15. W

    Kai Kara-France

    Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00

    UFC 245: Usman vs. Covington

    Dec 14, 2019

    91Str 0TD 0KD
  16. D

    Askar Askarov

    Decision - Split · R3 5:00

    UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Stephens

    Sep 21, 2019

    34Str 1TD 1KD
  17. L

    Alexandre Pantoja

    Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00

    UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Usman

    May 19, 2018

    45Str 2TD 0KD
  18. L

    Sergio Pettis

    Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00

    UFC Fight Night: Pettis vs. Moreno

    Aug 5, 2017

    45Str 4TD 0KD
  19. W

    Dustin Ortiz

    Submission · Rear Naked Choke · R2 4:06

    UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Lobov

    Apr 22, 2017

    24Str 0TD 1KD
  20. W

    Ryan Benoit

    Decision - Split · R3 5:00

    The Ultimate Fighter: Tournament of Champions Finale

    Dec 3, 2016

    54Str 5TD 0KD
  21. W

    Louis Smolka

    Submission · Guillotine Choke After Drop to Guard · R1 2:23

    UFC Fight Night: Lineker vs. Dodson

    Oct 1, 2016

    8Str 1TD 0KD

Full MMA career

Brandon Moreno is 24-10-2 across 36 professional fights in 7 promotions, since a pro debut on April 30, 2011 (UWC Mexico). 15 of those fights were outside the UFC.

Pro wins24

  • KO/TKO 5
  • Submission 11
  • Decision 8

Pro losses10

  • KO/TKO 1
  • Decision 9
Finish rate
67% of wins
Longest win streak
11

Fights by promotion

PromotionRecordFirst fight
UFC12-7-22016
World Fighting Federation5-02014
MEZ Sports2-12012
UWC Mexico2-12011
Xplode Fight Series2-02012
Chaos in the Cage0-12012
LFA1-02019

All professional fights

ResultOpponentMethodEventDate
W Joseph Morales Decision (split), R3 UFC Fight Night: Silva vs. Delgado Sep 12, 2026
L Lone'er Kavanagh Decision (unanimous), R5 UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Kavanagh Feb 28, 2026
L Tatsuro Taira TKO (punches), R2 UFC 323 Dec 6, 2025
W Steve Erceg Decision (unanimous), R5 UFC on ESPN: Moreno vs. Erceg Mar 29, 2025
W Amir Albazi Decision (unanimous), R5 UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Albazi Nov 2, 2024
L Brandon Royval Decision (split), R5 UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Royval 2 Feb 24, 2024
L Alexandre Pantoja Decision (split), R5 UFC 290 Jul 8, 2023
W Deiveson Figueiredo TKO (doctor stoppage), R3 UFC 283 Jan 21, 2023
W Kai Kara-France TKO (body kick and punches), R3 UFC 277 Jul 30, 2022
L Deiveson Figueiredo Decision (unanimous), R5 UFC 270 Jan 22, 2022
W Deiveson Figueiredo Submission (rear-naked choke), R3 UFC 263 Jun 12, 2021
D Deiveson Figueiredo Draw (majority), R5 UFC 256 Dec 12, 2020
W Brandon Royval TKO (punches), R1 UFC 255 Nov 21, 2020
W Jussier Formiga Decision (unanimous), R3 UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Oliveira Mar 14, 2020
W Kai Kara-France Decision (unanimous), R3 UFC 245 Dec 14, 2019
D Askar Askarov Draw (split), R3 UFC Fight Night: Rodríguez vs. Stephens Sep 21, 2019
W Maikel Pérez TKO (punches), R4 LFA 69 Jun 7, 2019
L Alexandre Pantoja Decision (unanimous), R3 UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Usman May 19, 2018
L Sergio Pettis Decision (unanimous), R5 UFC Fight Night: Pettis vs. Moreno Aug 5, 2017
W Dustin Ortiz Technical Submission (rear-naked choke), R2 UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Lobov Apr 22, 2017
W Ryan Benoit Decision (split), R3 The Ultimate Fighter: Tournament of Champions Finale Dec 3, 2016
W Louis Smolka Submission (guillotine choke), R1 UFC Fight Night: Lineker vs. Dodson Oct 1, 2016
W Isaac Camarillo Submission (rear-naked choke), R1 World Fighting Federation 27 Apr 16, 2016
W Tyler Bialeck Submission (rear-naked choke), R1 World Fighting Federation 22 Jul 25, 2015
W Matt Betzold Decision (unanimous), R3 World Fighting Federation 18 Feb 7, 2015
W C.J. Soliven Submission (rear-naked choke), R1 World Fighting Federation 16 Sep 20, 2014
W Alex Contreras Submission (triangle choke), R3 World Fighting Federation 14 Jun 28, 2014
W Paul Amaro Submission (rear-naked choke), R2 MEZ Sports: Pandemonium 9 Jul 26, 2013
W Jason Carbajal TKO (punches), R3 MEZ Sports: Pandemonium 8 Mar 23, 2013
W Jesse Cruz Decision (split), R3 Xplode Fight Series: Anarchy Sep 22, 2012
L Brenson Hansen Decision (unanimous), R3 Chaos in the Cage 11 Jul 28, 2012
W Jonathan Carter Submission (armbar), R1 Xplode Fight Series: Hunted May 19, 2012
L Ron Scolesdang Decision (unanimous), R3 MEZ Sports: Pandemonium 6 Mar 3, 2012
W Luis Garcia Submission (armbar), R1 UWC Mexico: New Blood 1 Jan 29, 2012
L Marco Beristain Decision (unanimous), R3 UWC Mexico 10 Jun 25, 2011
W Atiq Jihad Submission (armbar), R1 UWC Mexico 9.5 Apr 30, 2011

Full professional record from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Quick answers

What is Brandon Moreno's record?

Brandon Moreno's professional MMA record is 24 wins, 10 losses and 2 draws.

How old is Brandon Moreno?

Brandon Moreno is 32 years old, born on December 7, 1993.

How tall is Brandon Moreno and what is their reach?

Brandon Moreno stands 5' 7" with a 70" reach.

Who is Brandon Moreno fighting next?

Brandon Moreno is scheduled to face Charles Johnson at UFC 335: Oliveira vs. Lopes on December 12, 2026.

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