Brandon Moreno vs Lone'er Kavanagh

Lone'er Kavanagh

Pro 10-2-0 | UFC 3-2-0

Age

32|27

Height

5'7"|5'6"

Reach

70"|67"

Stance

Orthodox|Orthodox

Career Statistics

Statistic	Brandon Moreno	Lone'er Kavanagh	Edge
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	44.4%	50.0%	—
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.8	4.1	—
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.6	3.9	—
Strike Differential	0.2/min	0.2/min	—
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	39.7%	46.2%	—
Takedown Defense	65.3%	82.6%	►
Takedowns Landed/15min	1.4	1.2	—
Submission Attempts/15min	0.4	0.4	—
Control Time/15min	2:42	1:51	—
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	27.3%	0.0%	—
Submission % of Wins	27.3%	0.0%	—
Decision % of Wins	45.5%	100.0%	—
Avg Fight Time	17:02	15:39	—
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.2	0.2	—
Reversals/15min	0.3	0.2	—
Edges	0	1	8 even

Fight Dynamics

Career Striking Volume

Brandon Moreno Lone'er Kavanagh League median

Statistic	Brandon Moreno	Lone'er Kavanagh	Edge
Fight Shape
Fight Completion Rate	83.1%	92.1%	—
Avg Fight Time	17:02	15:39	—
% Fights Inside the Distance	35.0%	40.0%	—
Strength of UFC Schedule
Opponent UFC Win % (all)	76.8%	58.1%	◀
Opponent UFC Record (all)	109-33 (76.8%)	25-18 (58.1%)	—
Opponent Record (among wins)	60-19 (75.9%)	12-8 (60.0%)	—
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	71.8%	69.4%	—
% Time in Control	18.1%	12.4%	—
% Time Controlled	10.1%	18.3%	◀
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	64.3%	40.4%	◀
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Landed / Min	4.68	4.75	—
Distance Sig. Absorbed / Min	4.48	4.38	—
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+0.20	+0.37	—
Distance Strike Accuracy	42.7%	46.9%	—
Distance Strike Defense	62.1%	58.6%	—
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes	0.37	0.44	—
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.52	0.51	—
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	1.59	1.20	—
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	1.53	2.12	—
Fade Index (R3 / R1 pace)	1.29	0.64	—

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

Last 5 Fights (Averages)

Statistic	Brandon Moreno	Lone'er Kavanagh	Edge
Sig. Strike Accuracy	47.4%	50.0%	—
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.9	4.1	—
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	4.2	3.9	—
Takedown Accuracy	21.1%	46.2%	►
Takedown Defense	72.7%	82.6%	—
Control Time/Fight	2:20	1:56	—
Edges	0	1	5 even

Last 3 Fights

Brandon Moreno

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	—

WIN

vs. Steve Erceg

UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Erceg • Mar 2025Flyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Brandon Moreno89/17651%TD 1/5Ctrl 1:25

Steve Erceg116/27942%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Brandon Moreno	21/40	52%	0/0	0:00	—
	Steve Erceg	25/68	37%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Brandon Moreno	21/46	46%	0/1	0:00	—
	Steve Erceg	27/48	56%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Brandon Moreno	10/24	42%	0/0	0:00	—
	Steve Erceg	20/50	40%	0/0	0:00	—

R4	Brandon Moreno	19/35	54%	0/3	0:27	—
	Steve Erceg	25/57	44%	0/0	0:00	—

R5	Brandon Moreno	18/31	58%	1/1	0:58	—
	Steve Erceg	19/56	34%	0/0	0:00	—

Lone'er Kavanagh

LOSS

vs. Brandon Royval

UFC 329: McGregor vs. Holloway 2 • Jul 2026Flyweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 3, 3:40

Lone'er Kavanagh56/9460%TD 1/2Ctrl 2:09KD 1

Brandon Royval84/15255%TD 3/6Ctrl 4:53

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Lone'er Kavanagh	19/34	56%	1/1	0:16	—
	Brandon Royval	32/59	54%	1/2	1:15	—

R2	Lone'er Kavanagh	34/55	62%	0/1	1:53	1
	Brandon Royval	31/66	47%	1/3	0:34	—

R3	Lone'er Kavanagh	3/5	60%	0/0	0:00	—
	Brandon Royval	21/27	78%	1/1	3:04	—

WIN

vs. Brandon Moreno

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

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

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

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

▼ Rounds

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

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

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

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

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

LOSS

vs. Charles Johnson

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

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 4:35

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

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

▼ Rounds

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

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

Common Opponents

vs. Brandon Royval

Brandon Moreno

LOSS

UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Royval 2 • Feb 2024Flyweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 5, 5:00

Brandon Moreno112/21153%TD 3/5Ctrl 2:54

Brandon Royval145/51028%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:35

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Brandon Moreno	15/23	65%	0/0	0:00	—
	Brandon Royval	12/43	28%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Brandon Moreno	22/45	49%	1/1	0:37	—
	Brandon Royval	18/87	21%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Brandon Moreno	17/31	55%	2/3	0:27	—
	Brandon Royval	25/79	32%	0/1	0:00	—

R4	Brandon Moreno	29/58	50%	0/1	0:00	—
	Brandon Royval	49/161	30%	1/1	0:33	—

R5	Brandon Moreno	29/54	54%	0/0	1:50	—
	Brandon Royval	41/140	29%	0/0	0:02	—

Lone'er Kavanagh

LOSS

UFC 329: McGregor vs. Holloway 2 • Jul 2026Flyweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 3, 3:40

Lone'er Kavanagh56/9460%TD 1/2Ctrl 2:09KD 1

Brandon Royval84/15255%TD 3/6Ctrl 4:53

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Lone'er Kavanagh	19/34	56%	1/1	0:16	—
	Brandon Royval	32/59	54%	1/2	1:15	—

R2	Lone'er Kavanagh	34/55	62%	0/1	1:53	1
	Brandon Royval	31/66	47%	1/3	0:34	—

R3	Lone'er Kavanagh	3/5	60%	0/0	0:00	—
	Brandon Royval	21/27	78%	1/1	3:04	—

Analysis Summary

Striking Volume: Both fighters operate at a similar pace (3.8 vs 4.1 sig str/min). Accuracy and timing will decide the striking battle.

Grappling: Brandon Moreno shoots at 40% accuracy but Lone'er Kavanagh stops 83% of attempts — the takedown path looks difficult. Lone'er Kavanagh shoots at 46% accuracy against Brandon Moreno's 65% defense — Brandon Moreno should keep it standing.

Finish Threat: Brandon Moreno finishes 55% of wins (27% KO/TKO, 27% sub).

Last updated: 2026-08-13 | Data source: UFCStats.com