Result
UFC 245: Usman vs. Covington
· Sat 14 Dec 2019 · Ultimate Fighting Championship
Brandon Moreno vs Kai Kara-France
W
Brandon Moreno
“The Assassin Baby”
15-6-1 · +136
1,766Elo
Unanimous decision
R3 · 5:00
29-28 · 29-28 · 30-27
Flyweight
Kai Kara-France
“Don't Blink”
21-8 (1 NC) · -162
1,685Elo
Elo
Market said
The scorecards
Every score reads Brandon Moreno first; a round is coloured for whoever won it| Judge | R1 | R2 | R3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junichiro Kamijo | 9-10 | 10-9 | 10-9 | 29-28 |
| Chris Lee | 9-10 | 10-9 | 10-9 | 29-28 |
| Mark Smith | 10-9 | 10-9 | 10-9 | 30-27 |
Media
18 of 19 media members scored it for Brandon Moreno; the most common card was 29-28 to Brandon Moreno
Fans
80% of fans had Brandon Moreno winning, from 98 votes; the most picked score was 29-28 to Brandon Moreno (68%)
Elo counted this as 65% of a win for Brandon Moreno — from these scorecards.
Tale of the tape
The better of each pair is litBrandon MorenoKai Kara-France
1,766
Elo
1,685
1,248
KO rating
1,255
1,372
Sub rating
1,220
1,360
Dec rating
1,306
Wins by
2
KO/TKO
10
10
Submission
3
3
Decision
8
Losses by
0
KO/TKO
2
1
Submission
2
5
Decision
4
The crowd
29%
Picked by
71%
Prices
The closing prices; the outcome that happened is outlinedBrandon MorenoKai Kara-France
+136opened +100
Moneyline
-162opened -123
Method
+1040Win by KO+537
+375Win by sub+1600
+360Win by dec+111
+303Win inside+477
How long it went
Over 1.5-455
Under 1.5+300
Over 2.5-240
Under 2.5+202
Decision-191
Inside+207
What the model makes of it
At the prices above Every bet →- Brandon Morenomoneyline 44% v 40% 1.9% +136 won
Common opponents
Everyone both have fought, before this bout, most recent firstBrandon MorenoKai Kara-France
Fight history
Every bout either man has on record, newest first. This one is marked; the rows above it came afterwards and were not known on the night. Amateur bouts are shaded. Blank means we hold no figure, not zero.
Brandon Moreno
15-6-1 going in · 22 bouts on record before this one
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| # | Date | Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Age | Elo | Opp Elo | Close | Weight class | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | 2026-09-12 | W |
 Joseph Morales
|
DecisionSplit | R315:00 | 32.8 | 1,821+21 | 1,816 | -105 | Flyweight | UFC Fight Night 288: Noche UFC 4 Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 36 | 2026-02-28 | L |
 Lone'er Kavanagh
|
DecisionUnanimous | R525:00 | 32.2 | 1,924-103 | 1,540 | -200 | Flyweight | UFC Fight Night 268: Moreno vs. Kavanagh Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 35 | 2025-12-06 | L |
 Tatsuro Taira
|
KO/TKOPunches From Back Mount | R27:24 | 32.0 | 2,023-99 | 1,977 | +104 | Flyweight | UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 2 Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 34 | 2025-03-29 | W |
 Steve Erceg
|
DecisionUnanimous | R525:00 | 31.3 | 2,055-32 | 1,715 | -252 | Flyweight | UFC on ESPN 64: Moreno vs. Erceg Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 33 | 2024-11-02 | W |
 Amir Albazi
|
DecisionUnanimous | R525:00 | 30.9 | 2,024+31 | 1,760 | -173 | Flyweight | UFC Fight Night 246: Moreno vs. Albazi Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 32 | 2024-02-24 | L |
Brandon Royval
|
DecisionSplit | R525:00 | 30.2 | 2,086-62 | 1,822 | -280 | Flyweight | UFC Fight Night 237: Moreno vs. Royval 2 Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 31 | 2023-07-08 | L |
 Alexandre Pantoja
|
DecisionSplit | R525:00 | 29.6 | 2,151-65 | 1,985 | -209 | Flyweight | UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 30 | 2023-01-21 | W |
Deiveson Figueiredo
|
KO/TKODoctor Stoppage (Eye Injury) | R315:00 | 29.1 | 2,082+69 | 2,008 | -125 | Flyweight | UFC 283: Teixeira vs. Hill Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 29 | 2022-07-30 | W |
Kai Kara-France
|
KO/TKOLiver Kick to Ground Strikes | R314:34 | 28.6 | 2,035+46 | 1,858 | -202 | Flyweight | UFC 277: Peña vs. Nunes 2 Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 28 | 2022-01-22 | L |
Deiveson Figueiredo
|
DecisionUnanimous | R525:00 | 28.1 | 2,067-32 | 1,976 | -183 | Flyweight | UFC 270: Ngannou vs. Gane Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 27 | 2021-06-12 | W |
Deiveson Figueiredo
|
SubRear Naked Choke | R312:26 | 27.5 | 1,943+125 | 2,100 | +175 | Flyweight | UFC 263: Adesanya vs. Vettori 2 Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 26 | 2020-12-12 | D |
Deiveson Figueiredo
|
DecisionMajority | R525:00 | 27.0 | 1,894+48 | 2,149 | +262 | Flyweight | UFC 256: Figueiredo vs. Moreno Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 25 | 2020-11-21 | W |
Brandon Royval
|
KO/TKOShoulder Injury & Ground & Pound | R14:59 | 27.0 | 1,800+94 | 1,827 | -179 | Flyweight | UFC 255: Figueiredo vs. Perez Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 24 | 2020-03-14 | W |
Jussier Formiga
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 26.3 | 1,772+28 | 1,839 | +138 | Flyweight | UFC Fight Night 170: Lee vs. Oliveira Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 23 | 2019-12-14 | W |
Kai Kara-France
this fight
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 26.0 | 1,766+6 | 1,685 | +136 | Flyweight | UFC 245: Usman vs. Covington Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 22 | 2019-09-21 | D |
 Askar Askarov
|
DecisionSplit | R315:00 | 25.8 | 1,698+67 | 1,754 | +135 | Flyweight | UFC Fight Night 159: Rodriguez vs. Stephens Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 21 | 2019-06-07 | W |
 Maikel Pérez
|
KO/TKOPunches | R416:54 | 25.5 | 1,605+93 | 1,626 | -322 | Flyweight | LFA 69: Pérez vs. Moreno Legacy Fighting Alliance |
| 20 | 2018-05-19 | L |
Alexandre Pantoja
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 24.4 | 1,672-65 | 1,763 | +110 | Flyweight | UFC Fight Night 129: Maia vs. Usman Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 19 | 2017-08-05 | L |
Sergio Pettis
|
DecisionUnanimous | R525:00 | 23.7 | 1,725-53 | 1,605 | -165 | Flyweight | UFC Fight Night 114: Pettis vs. Moreno Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 18 | 2017-04-22 | W |
Dustin Ortiz
|
SubRear Naked Choke | R29:06 | 23.4 | 1,642+84 | 1,626 | +130 | Flyweight | UFC Fight Night 108: Swanson vs. Lobov Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 17 | 2016-12-03 | W |
Ryan Benoit
|
DecisionSplit | R315:00 | 23.0 | 1,618+24 | 1,411 | -140 | Flyweight | UFC: The Ultimate Fighter 24 Finale Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 16 | 2016-10-01 | W |
Louis Smolka
|
SubGuillotine Choke | R12:23 | 22.8 | 1,464+153 | 1,806 | +350 | Flyweight | UFC Fight Night 96: Lineker vs. Dodson Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 15 | 2016-07-13 | L |
Alexandre Pantoja
|
SubRear Naked Choke | R28:44 | 22.6 | 1,498-33 | 1,748 | -- | Flyweight | UFC - The Ultimate Fighter Season 24 Opening Round, Day 1 The Ultimate Fighter |
| 14 | 2016-04-16 | W |
Isaac Camarillo
|
SubRear Naked Choke | R11:53 | 22.4 | 1,477+20 | 1,125 | -- | Flyweight | WFF 27: Casino Del Sol Fights World Fighting Federation |
| 13 | 2015-07-25 | W |
Tyler Bialecki
|
SubRear Naked Choke | R13:09 | 21.6 | 1,451+27 | 1,153 | -- | Flyweight | WFF 22 World Fighting Federation |
| 12 | 2015-02-07 | W |
Matt Betzold
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 21.2 | 1,434+17 | 1,248 | -- | Flyweight | WFF 18: Wild Horse Pass Casino Fights World Fighting Federation |
| 11 | 2014-09-20 | W |
 CJ Soliven
|
SubRear Naked Choke | R10:58 | 20.8 | 1,386+48 | 1,216 | -- | Flyweight | WFF 16: Wild Horse Pass Casino Fights World Fighting Federation |
| 10 | 2014-06-28 | W |
Alex Contreras
|
SubTriangle Choke | R311:04 | 20.6 | 1,311+76 | 1,263 | -- | Bantamweight | WFF 14: Wild Horse Pass Casino Fights World Fighting Federation |
| 9 | 2013-07-26 | W |
Paul Amaro
|
SubRear Naked Choke | R28:01 | 19.6 | 1,224+87 | 1,221 | -- | Bantamweight | MEZ Sports - Pandemonium 9 Pandemonium |
| 8 | 2013-03-23 | W |
Jason Carbajal
|
KO/TKOPunches | R311:52 | 19.3 | 1,098+126 | 1,262 | -- | Flyweight | MEZ Sports - Pandemonium 8 Pandemonium |
| 7 | 2012-09-22 | W |
Jesse Cruz
|
DecisionSplit | R315:00 | 18.8 | 1,076+22 | 1,122 | -- | -- | Xplode Fight Series - Anarchy Xplode MMA |
| 6 | 2012-07-28 | L |
Brenson Hansen
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 18.6 | 1,127-52 | 1,159 | -- | -- | CITC 11: Xtreme Couture vs. Southern California California Regional |
| 5 | 2012-05-19 | W |
Jonathan Carter
|
SubArmbar | R11:15 | 18.4 | 1,014+113 | 1,119 | -- | Flyweight | Xplode Fight Series - Hunted Xplode MMA |
| 4 | 2012-03-03 | L |
Ron Scolesdang
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 18.2 | 1,107-93 | 970 | -- | Bantamweight | MEZ Sports - Pandemonium 6 Pandemonium |
| 3 | 2012-01-29 | W |
Luis Garcia
|
SubArmbar | R12:21 | 18.1 | 1,082+25 | 770 | -- | Bantamweight | UWC Mexico - New Blood 1 Ultimate Warrior Challenge Mexico |
| 2 | 2011-06-25 | L |
Marcos Beristain
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 17.5 | 1,194-112 | 954 | -- | Bantamweight | UWC Mexico 10: To the Edge Ultimate Warrior Challenge Mexico |
| 1 | 2011-04-30 | W |
Atiq Jihaid
|
SubTriangle Choke | R12:30 | 17.4 | 1,107+88 | 1,107 | -- | Bantamweight | UWC 9.5: Iguana Ultimate Warrior Challenge Mexico |
Kai Kara-France
21-8 (1 NC) going in · 32 bouts on record before this one
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| # | Date | Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Age | Elo | Opp Elo | Close | Weight class | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | 2025-06-28 | L |
Alexandre Pantoja
|
SubRear Naked Choke | R311:55 | 32.3 | 1,910-49 | 2,076 | +185 | Flyweight | UFC 317: Topuria vs. Oliveira Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 41 | 2024-08-17 | W |
Steve Erceg
|
KO/TKORight Cross to Ground Strikes | R14:04 | 31.4 | 1,832+78 | 1,792 | +145 | Flyweight | UFC 305: Du Plessis vs. Adesanya Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 40 | 2023-06-03 | L |
Amir Albazi
|
DecisionSplit | R525:00 | 30.2 | 1,811+30 | 1,806 | -105 | Flyweight | UFC on ESPN 46: Kara-France vs. Albazi Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 39 | 2022-07-30 | L |
Brandon Moreno
|
KO/TKOLiver Kick to Ground Strikes | R314:34 | 29.3 | 1,858-46 | 2,035 | +172 | Flyweight | UFC 277: Peña vs. Nunes 2 Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 38 | 2022-03-26 | W |
Askar Askarov
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 29.0 | 1,838+19 | 1,889 | +310 | Flyweight | UFC on ESPN 33: Blaydes vs. Daukaus Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 37 | 2021-12-11 | W |
Cody Garbrandt
|
KO/TKOPunches | R13:21 | 28.7 | 1,719+119 | 1,852 | +111 | Flyweight | UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 36 | 2021-03-06 | W |
Rogério Bontorin
|
KO/TKOPunches | R14:55 | 27.9 | 1,627+92 | 1,644 | -135 | Flyweight | UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 35 | 2020-09-26 | L |
Brandon Royval
|
SubGuillotine Choke | R25:48 | 27.5 | 1,702-75 | 1,752 | -213 | Flyweight | UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 34 | 2020-02-22 | W |
Tyson Nam
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 26.9 | 1,679+23 | 1,490 | -268 | Flyweight | UFC Fight Night 168: Felder vs. Hooker Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 33 | 2019-12-14 | L |
Brandon Moreno
this fight
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 26.7 | 1,685-6 | 1,766 | -162 | Flyweight | UFC 245: Usman vs. Covington Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 32 | 2019-08-31 | W |
Mark De La Rosa
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 26.4 | 1,639+46 | 1,561 | -212 | Flyweight | UFC Fight Night 157: Andrade vs. Zhang Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 31 | 2019-02-09 | W |
Raulian Paiva
|
DecisionSplit | R315:00 | 25.9 | 1,687-48 | 1,564 | -250 | Flyweight | UFC 234: Adesanya vs. Silva Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 30 | 2018-12-01 | W |
Elias Garcia
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 25.7 | 1,633+54 | 1,493 | -- | Flyweight | UFC Fight Night 142: Dos Santos vs. Tuivasa Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 29 | 2018-03-04 | W |
Xiaoyu Shi
|
SubRear Naked Choke | R1 | 24.9 | 1,626+8 | 1,096 | -- | Bantamweight | Glory of Heroes - New Zealand vs. China Glory of Heroes |
| 28 | 2017-11-11 | W |
Huyixibai Chuhayifu
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 24.6 | 1,607+19 | 1,430 | -- | Bantamweight | WLF - W.A.R.S. 19 Wu Lin Feng |
| 27 | 2017-05-20 | W |
Aoriqileng
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 24.2 | 1,605+2 | 1,330 | -- | Open Weight | WLF - W.A.R.S. 14 Wu Lin Feng |
| 26 | 2017-04-22 | W |
Ze Wu
|
KO/TKOKO/TKO | R12:01 | 24.1 | 1,550+55 | 1,414 | -- | Bantamweight | WLF - W.A.R.S. 13 Wu Lin Feng |
| 25 | 2017-03-31 | W |
Rodolfo Marques
|
KO/TKOPunch | R312:59 | 24.0 | 1,515+35 | 1,274 | -- | Bantamweight | Hex Fight Series 8 Hex Fight Series |
| 24 | 2016-12-29 | L |
Tatsumitsu Wada
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 23.8 | 1,542-27 | 1,678 | -263 | Flyweight | Rizin 3 - Rizin Fighting World Grand Prix 2016: 2nd Round RIZIN Fighting Federation |
| 23 | 2016-07-26 | L |
Alexandre Pantoja
|
DecisionUnanimous | R210:00 | 23.3 | 1,574-32 | 1,782 | -- | Flyweight | UFC - The Ultimate Fighter Season 24 Quarterfinals, Day 1 The Ultimate Fighter |
| 22 | 2016-07-13 | W |
Terrence Mitchell
|
KO/TKOPunch | R10:30 | 23.3 | 1,491+83 | 1,472 | -- | Flyweight | UFC - The Ultimate Fighter Season 24 Opening Round, Day 1 The Ultimate Fighter |
| 21 | 2016-03-18 | W |
Crisanto Pitpitunge
|
KO/TKOPunches | R310:00 | 23.0 | 1,382+110 | 1,471 | -- | Flyweight | Pacific Xtreme Combat 52 Pacific X-treme Combat |
| 20 | 2015-12-04 | W |
 Josh Duenas
|
KO/TKOPunches | R11:28 | 22.7 | 1,336+46 | 1,157 | -- | Flyweight | Pacific Xtreme Combat 50 Pacific X-treme Combat |
| 19 | 2015-09-27 | W |
Shantaram Maharaj
|
KO/TKOPunches | R11:33 | 22.5 | 1,281+54 | 1,143 | -- | Flyweight | K-Oz Entertainment - Bragging Rights 7: Resurrection K-OZ Entertainment |
| 18 | 2015-06-01 | W |
Dindo Camansa
|
KO/TKOPunches | R10:12 | 22.2 | 1,248+34 | 997 | -- | Flyweight | Mixed Martial A'rr Malaysian Invasion MMA |
| 17 | 2015-05-09 | W |
 Ik Hwan Jang
|
KO/TKOPunch | R10:09 | 22.1 | 1,154+93 | 1,178 | -- | Bantamweight | PRO Fighting - PRO FC 10 ProFC |
| 16 | 2015-01-18 | L |
Ayideng Jumayi
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 21.8 | 1,206-52 | 1,236 | -- | Bantamweight | Kunlun Fight 18: Kunlun MMA 1 Kunlun Fight |
| 15 | 2014-10-25 | L |
Mark Striegl
|
SubRear Naked Choke | R12:10 | 21.6 | 1,251-45 | 1,436 | -- | Bantamweight | Malaysian Invasion 2: Grand Finals Malaysian Invasion MMA |
| 14 | 2014-05-17 | L |
Gustavo Falciroli
|
SubBrabo Choke | R14:55 | 21.1 | 1,283-32 | 1,546 | -- | Bantamweight | Australian Fighting Championship 9 Australian FC |
| 13 | 2014-01-25 | W |
Tieying Wu
|
DecisionUnanimous | R313:00 | 20.8 | 1,275+8 | 1,037 | -- | Bantamweight | Kunlun Fight 1: The Beginning Kunlun Fight |
| 12 | 2013-12-13 | NC |
Gustavo Falciroli
|
-- | R28:20 | 20.7 | 1,275+0 | 1,546 | -- | Bantamweight | Australian Fighting Championship 7 Australian FC |
| 11 | 2013-10-23 | W |
Tieying Wu
|
SubGuillotine Choke | R11:54 | 20.6 | 1,217+58 | 1,096 | -- | Bantamweight | World Team USA - Fight for Peace Philippines Regional |
| 10 | 2013-09-29 | W |
 Yudi Cahyadi
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 20.5 | 1,200+17 | 1,016 | -- | Bantamweight | Bandung Fighting Club Indonesia Regional |
| 9 | 2013-08-04 | W |
Jun Ho Kim
|
KO/TKOHead Kick | R13:44 | 20.4 | 1,167+33 | 911 | -- | Bantamweight | PRO Fighting - PRO FC 8 ProFC |
| 8 | 2013-04-27 | L |
 Batgerel Danaa
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 20.1 | 1,211-44 | 1,274 | -- | Bantamweight | Legend Fighting Championship 11 Legend FC |
| 7 | 2012-10-13 | W |
Caleb Lally
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 19.6 | 1,206+5 | 952 | -- | -- | Rage in the Cage - MMA Fighting Championship New Zealand Regional |
| 6 | 2012-08-24 | W |
 Sam Chan
|
SubGuillotine Choke | R13:21 | 19.4 | 1,084+122 | 1,229 | -- | Bantamweight | Legend Fighting Championship 10 Legend FC |
| 5 | 2012-03-30 | L |
Augustin Delarmino Jr.
|
KO/TKOPunches | R310:29 | 19.0 | 1,120-35 | 1,358 | -- | Bantamweight | Legend Fighting Championship 8 Legend FC |
| 4 | 2011-12-02 | L |
Chad George
|
KO/TKOPunch | R12:04 | 18.7 | 1,147-27 | 1,443 | -- | -- | The Cage 2: USA vs. New Zealand New Zealand Regional |
| 3 | 2010-11-27 | W |
Ray Kaitiana
|
KO/TKOPunches | R1 | 17.7 | 1,053+94 | 1,079 | -- | -- | Supremacy Cage Fighting 7 Supremacy Fighting Championship NZ |
| 2 | 2010-10-30 | W |
Luke Miller
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 17.6 | 1,020+32 | 953 | -- | Lightweight | Fight Shop New Zealand - Hexecution Fight Shop New Zealand am |
| 1 | 2010-07-24 | L | T Amaru | Decision | -- | 17.3 | 1,060-39 | 1,060 | -- | -- | New Zealand Regional Regional / Unaffiliated am |