Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Brandon Moreno – Preview & Matchup Analysis

UFC 283: Teixeira vs. Hill is scheduled to take place on Saturday, January 21, 2023, in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In one of the matchups on the fight card, Deiveson “Deus da Guerra” Figueiredo will take on Brandon “The Assassin Baby” Moreno in the UFC Flyweight Title Bout. You can view the full UFC 283 card.

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

The 36-year-old, Deiveson Figueiredo is coming in with a 21-2-1 record. Figueiredo will be fighting for the first time since a win via U-DEC against Brandon Moreno at UFC 270: Ngannou vs. Gane in January.

Moreno, meanwhile, is coming off a KO/TKO win against Kai Kara-France on January 22, 2022 at UFC 277: Pena vs. Nunes 2 and holds a 20-6-2 record.

Deiveson Figueiredo has an orthodox fighting stance with a 68″ reach. The 30-year-old, Brandon Moreno is an orthodox fighter with a 70″ 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.

Deiveson Figueiredo:
→ Figueiredo’s striking accuracy is 55%.
→ Figueiredo lands 3.27 significant strikes per minute.
→ Figueiredo’s takedown accuracy is 41%.
→ Figueiredo’s takedown average is 1.48 per 15 minutes.
→ Figueiredo’s takedown defense is 58%.

Figueiredo comes in with 55% striking accuracy, typically landing about 3.27 significant strikes every minute. On the other side, Moreno fires at 39% accuracy, landing about 3.58 significant strikes per minute. Deiveson Figueiredo also has a 41% takedown accuracy and on average gets around 1.48 takedowns every 15 minutes, compared to Moreno’s 1.71 takedowns and 68% takedown accuracy.

Brandon Moreno:
→ Moreno’s striking accuracy is 39%.
→ Moreno lands 3.58 significant strikes per minute.
→ Moreno’s takedown accuracy is 44%.
→ Moreno’s takedown average is 1.71 per 15 minutes.
→ Moreno’s takedown defense is 68%.

Brandon spent on average 14:53 minutes in the Octagon and Deiveson has an average fight time of 11:41 minutes.

This looks like an interesting matchup, at least on paper. UFC 283 is live in , who do you think will win, Deiveson or Brandon? Sound off in the comments.

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