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Gauge Young vs Thiago Moises

Gauge Young

Pro 10-3-0  |  UFC 1-1-0
Lightweight
VS

Thiago Moises

Pro 19-9-0  |  UFC 8-7-0
Age
25|31
Height
5'9"|5'9"
Reach
70"|70"
Stance
Orthodox|Orthodox

Career Statistics

Statistic Gauge Young Thiago Moises Edge
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy50.4%42.2%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min6.42.3
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min6.04.1
Strike Differential0.4/min-1.8/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy42.9%35.7%
Takedown Defense100.0%52.5%
Takedowns Landed/15min1.51.3
Submission Attempts/15min0.01.2
Control Time/15min1:563:20
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins0.0%12.5%
Submission % of Wins0.0%37.5%
Decision % of Wins100.0%50.0%
Avg Fight Time15:0011:07
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min0.00.0
Reversals/15min0.00.1
Edges432 even

Last 5 Fights (Averages)

Statistic Gauge Young Thiago Moises Edge
Sig. Strike Accuracy50.4%50.4%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min6.42.5
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min6.04.5
Takedown Accuracy42.9%23.1%
Takedown Defense100.0%33.3%
Control Time/Fight1:563:05
Edges312 even

Last 3 Fights

Gauge Young

WIN
vs. Maheshate
Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00
Gauge Young112/20056%TD 3/6Ctrl 3:51
Maheshate66/15044%TD 0/7Ctrl 0:12
▼ Rounds
LOSS
vs. Evan Elder
Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00
Gauge Young81/18344%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:02
Evan Elder115/21055%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:16
▼ Rounds
LOSS
vs. Quillian Salkild
Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00
Gauge Young64/11357%TD 0/3Ctrl 1:44
Quillian Salkild81/14655%TD 9/22Ctrl 4:40
▼ Rounds

Thiago Moises

LOSS
vs. Jared Gordon
KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 3:37
Thiago Moises5/956%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00
Jared Gordon7/1354%TD 1/1Ctrl 2:36
▼ Rounds
WIN
vs. Trey Ogden
Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00
Thiago Moises55/9459%TD 0/0Ctrl 7:30
Trey Ogden59/9562%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:11
▼ Rounds
LOSS
vs. Ludovit Klein
Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00
Thiago Moises24/6040%TD 0/8Ctrl 1:09
Ludovit Klein56/10454%TD 1/1Ctrl 3:08
▼ Rounds

Common Opponents

No Common Opponents

Analysis Summary

Striking Volume: Gauge Young is the busier striker, landing 6.4 significant strikes per minute vs 2.3. Their opponent absorbs 4.1 strikes per minute on average — Gauge Young's output should find a target.

Striking Accuracy: Gauge Young connects on 50.4% of significant strikes compared to 42.2%. The 8pp accuracy gap compounds over the rounds.

Grappling: Gauge Young shoots at 43% accuracy but Thiago Moises stops 52% of attempts — the takedown path looks difficult. Thiago Moises shoots at 36% accuracy against Gauge Young's 100% defense — Gauge Young should keep it standing.

Finish Threat: Thiago Moises finishes 50% of wins (12% KO/TKO, 38% sub).

Fight Length: Gauge Young's fights average 15:00 vs 11:07 for Thiago Moises. If this reaches the championship rounds, Gauge Young's conditioning history becomes a factor.

Report generated: 2026-04-13 09:06:06 | Data source: UFCStats.com