Brandon Moreno vs Charles Johnson

Brandon Moreno

Pro 24-10-2 | UFC 12-7-2

Flyweight

Charles Johnson

Pro 20-9-0 | UFC 9-7-0

Age

32|35

Height

5'7"|5'9"

Reach

70"|70"

Stance

Orthodox|Switch

Career Statistics

Statistic	Brandon Moreno	Charles Johnson	Edge
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	44.0%	49.5%	—
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.9	4.6	—
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.7	3.9	—
Strike Differential	0.2/min	0.7/min	—
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	41.2%	14.6%	◄
Takedown Defense	67.5%	66.9%	—
Takedowns Landed/15min	1.4	0.4	—
Submission Attempts/15min	0.4	0.4	—
Control Time/15min	2:42	0:53	◄
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	25.0%	33.3%	—
Submission % of Wins	25.0%	11.1%	—
Decision % of Wins	50.0%	55.6%	—
Avg Fight Time	16:56	12:40	—
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.2	0.3	—
Reversals/15min	0.3	0.1	—
Edges	2	0	7 even

Fight Dynamics

Career Striking Volume

Brandon Moreno Charles Johnson League median

Statistic	Brandon Moreno	Charles Johnson	Edge
Fight Shape
Fight Completion Rate	83.7%	84.5%	—
Avg Fight Time	16:56	12:40	—
% Fights Inside the Distance	33.3%	37.5%	—
Strength of UFC Schedule
Opponent UFC Win % (all)	76.2%	60.9%	◀
Opponent UFC Record (all)	112-35 (76.2%)	39-25 (60.9%)	—
Opponent Record (among wins)	63-21 (75.0%)	18-13 (58.1%)	—
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	72.1%	66.5%	—
% Time in Control	18.1%	5.9%	◀
% Time Controlled	9.8%	27.6%	◀
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	64.8%	17.6%	◀
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Landed / Min	4.71	5.70	▶
Distance Sig. Absorbed / Min	4.51	5.27	—
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+0.20	+0.43	—
Distance Strike Accuracy	42.3%	46.7%	—
Distance Strike Defense	62.2%	57.2%	—
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes	0.35	0.57	▶
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.49	0.69	◀
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	1.56	1.52	—
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	1.62	4.82	—
Fade Index (R3 / R1 pace)	1.23	1.70	—

UFC fights only. Metrics with insufficient data show "—" and award no edge. Methodology →

Last 5 Fights (Averages)

Statistic	Brandon Moreno	Charles Johnson	Edge
Sig. Strike Accuracy	43.8%	49.2%	—
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.9	4.2	—
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.9	4.8	◄
Takedown Accuracy	18.8%	5.9%	◄
Takedown Defense	82.4%	65.2%	◄
Control Time/Fight	2:16	0:10	◄
Edges	4	0	2 even

Last 3 Fights

Brandon Moreno

WIN

vs. Joseph Morales

Noche UFC: Silva vs. Delgado • Sep 2026Flyweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Brandon Moreno67/18037%TD 2/2Ctrl 2:34

Joseph Morales71/18339%TD 1/8Ctrl 0:35

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Brandon Moreno	27/72	38%	0/0	0:13	—
	Joseph Morales	29/76	38%	1/2	0:21	—

R2	Brandon Moreno	25/70	36%	0/0	0:00	—
	Joseph Morales	26/71	37%	0/3	0:00	—

R3	Brandon Moreno	15/38	39%	2/2	2:21	—
	Joseph Morales	16/36	44%	0/3	0:14	—

LOSS

vs. Lone'er Kavanagh

UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Kavanagh • Feb 2026Flyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Brandon Moreno79/16847%TD 0/8Ctrl 7:20

Lone'er Kavanagh97/20547%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Brandon Moreno	19/40	48%	0/0	0:00	—
	Lone'er Kavanagh	18/45	40%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Brandon Moreno	24/54	44%	0/1	0:00	—
	Lone'er Kavanagh	42/83	51%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Brandon Moreno	16/40	40%	0/3	1:21	—
	Lone'er Kavanagh	17/44	39%	0/0	0:00	—

R4	Brandon Moreno	9/15	60%	0/2	3:08	—
	Lone'er Kavanagh	8/14	57%	0/0	0:00	—

R5	Brandon Moreno	11/19	58%	0/2	2:51	—
	Lone'er Kavanagh	12/19	63%	0/1	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Tatsuro Taira

UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 2 • Dec 2025Flyweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 2:24

Brandon Moreno9/1753%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:05

Tatsuro Taira28/4858%TD 1/4Ctrl 4:27

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Brandon Moreno	2/4	50%	0/0	0:05	—
	Tatsuro Taira	2/9	22%	0/1	3:33	—

R2	Brandon Moreno	7/13	54%	0/0	0:00	—
	Tatsuro Taira	26/39	67%	1/3	0:54	—

Charles Johnson

WIN

vs. Eduardo Chapolin

UFC 330: Makhachev vs. Machado Garry • Aug 2026Catch Weight

Submission (Twister) • Rd 3, 1:36

Charles Johnson66/14246%TD 0/5Ctrl 0:13

Eduardo Chapolin55/13142%TD 1/4Ctrl 1:12KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Charles Johnson	16/39	41%	0/3	0:00	—
	Eduardo Chapolin	22/51	43%	1/1	0:36	—

R2	Charles Johnson	30/66	45%	0/2	0:00	—
	Eduardo Chapolin	25/59	42%	0/2	0:31	1

R3	Charles Johnson	20/37	54%	0/0	0:13	—
	Eduardo Chapolin	8/21	38%	0/1	0:05	—

LOSS

vs. Asu Almabayev

UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs. Torres • Jun 2026Flyweight

Submission (Suloev Stretch) • Rd 3, 3:33

Charles Johnson21/4547%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Asu Almabayev28/5155%TD 6/9Ctrl 8:48

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Charles Johnson	4/11	36%	0/0	0:00	—
	Asu Almabayev	8/17	47%	3/4	3:19	—

R2	Charles Johnson	15/30	50%	0/0	0:00	—
	Asu Almabayev	14/27	52%	2/4	2:26	—

R3	Charles Johnson	2/4	50%	0/0	0:00	—
	Asu Almabayev	6/7	86%	1/1	3:03	—

WIN

vs. Bruno Silva

UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Vallejos • Mar 2026Flyweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Charles Johnson85/16252%TD 0/6Ctrl 0:06

Bruno Silva73/13654%TD 0/8Ctrl 3:43

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Charles Johnson	18/34	53%	0/2	0:00	—
	Bruno Silva	12/19	63%	0/2	0:53	—

R2	Charles Johnson	33/60	55%	0/1	0:00	—
	Bruno Silva	27/53	51%	0/3	1:21	—

R3	Charles Johnson	34/68	50%	0/3	0:06	—
	Bruno Silva	34/64	53%	0/3	1:29	—

Common Opponents

vs. Lone'er Kavanagh

Brandon Moreno

LOSS

UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Kavanagh • Feb 2026Flyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Brandon Moreno79/16847%TD 0/8Ctrl 7:20

Lone'er Kavanagh97/20547%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Brandon Moreno	19/40	48%	0/0	0:00	—
	Lone'er Kavanagh	18/45	40%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Brandon Moreno	24/54	44%	0/1	0:00	—
	Lone'er Kavanagh	42/83	51%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Brandon Moreno	16/40	40%	0/3	1:21	—
	Lone'er Kavanagh	17/44	39%	0/0	0:00	—

R4	Brandon Moreno	9/15	60%	0/2	3:08	—
	Lone'er Kavanagh	8/14	57%	0/0	0:00	—

R5	Brandon Moreno	11/19	58%	0/2	2:51	—
	Lone'er Kavanagh	12/19	63%	0/1	0:00	—

Charles Johnson

WIN

UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Zhang • Aug 2025Flyweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 4:35

Charles Johnson44/8154%TD 1/5Ctrl 0:32KD 1

Lone'er Kavanagh59/12049%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:59

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Charles Johnson	14/25	56%	0/2	0:10	—
	Lone'er Kavanagh	36/65	55%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Charles Johnson	30/56	54%	1/3	0:22	1
	Lone'er Kavanagh	23/55	42%	1/2	0:59	—

Analysis Summary

Striking Volume: Both fighters operate at a similar pace (3.9 vs 4.6 sig str/min). Accuracy and timing will decide the striking battle.

Grappling: Brandon Moreno shoots at 41% accuracy but Charles Johnson stops 67% of attempts — the takedown path looks difficult.

Control: Brandon Moreno controls 3:03 per fight on average vs 0:44 — sustained control shifts rounds and drains cardio.

Finish Threat: Brandon Moreno finishes 50% of wins (25% KO/TKO, 25% sub).

Fight Length: Brandon Moreno's fights average 16:56 vs 12:40 for Charles Johnson. If this reaches the championship rounds, Brandon Moreno's conditioning history becomes a factor.

Last updated: 2026-10-10 | Data source: UFCStats.com