Brandon Moreno vs. Kai Kara-France – Preview & Matchup Analysis

UFC 277: Pena vs. Nunes 2 is scheduled to take place on Saturday, July 30, 2022, in Dallas, Texas, USA. In one of the matchups on the fight card, Brandon “The Assassin Baby” Moreno will take on Kai “Don’t Blink” Kara-France in the UFC Interim Flyweight Title Bout. You can view the full UFC 277 card.

In this post, we will break down Brandon Moreno vs. Kai Kara-France matchup. Let’s take look at the fighter’s ages, their height, records, reach, fight stats, and more below ⤵

The 30-year-old, Brandon Moreno is coming in with a 19-6-2 record. Moreno will be fighting for the first time since a loss via unanimous decision against Deiveson Figueiredo at UFC 270: Ngannou vs. Gane in January.

Kara-France, meanwhile, is coming off a unanimous decision win against Askar Askarov on January 22, 2022 at UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Daukaus and holds a 24-9-0 (1 NC) record.

Brandon Moreno has an orthodox fighting stance with a 70″ reach. The 31-year-old, Kai Kara-France is an orthodox fighter with a 69″ reach. An orthodox fighter stands with their left side forward and jabs with their left hand, the southpaw fighter is the opposite, southpaw stands with their right side forward and jabs with their right hand. In most cases, orthodox fighters are right-handed, if you are left-handed, then you fight southpaw.

Brandon Moreno:
→ Moreno’s striking accuracy is 39%.
→ Moreno lands 3.54 significant strikes per minute.
→ Moreno’s takedown accuracy is 47%.
→ Moreno’s takedown average is 1.84 per 15 minutes.
→ Moreno’s takedown defense is 69%.

Moreno comes in with 39% striking accuracy, typically landing about 3.54 significant strikes every minute. On the other side, Kara-France fires at 40% accuracy, landing about 4.84 significant strikes per minute. Brandon Moreno also has a 47% takedown accuracy and on average gets around 1.84 takedowns every 15 minutes, compared to Kara-France’s 0.43 takedowns and 86% takedown accuracy.

Kai Kara-France:
→ Kara-France’s striking accuracy is 40%.
→ Kara-France lands 4.84 significant strikes per minute.
→ Kara-France’s takedown accuracy is 21%.
→ Kara-France’s takedown average is 0.43 per 15 minutes.
→ Kara-France’s takedown defense is 86%.

Kai spent on average 11:34 minutes in the Octagon and Brandon has an average fight time of 14:55 minutes.

This looks like an entertaining matchup, at least on paper. UFC 277 is live in , who do you think will win, Brandon or Kai? Sound off in the comments.

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