Renato Moicano
Vitals
Height, reach, and career background.
- Age
- 37
- Height
- 5′11″1.80 m
- Reach
- 72″183 cm
- Weight class
- Lightweight
- Nationality
- Brazil
- Team
- American Top Team
- Active
- 2010-present
Record
Tap expandable fights for their breakdowns.
WinRecord after fight: 21-7-1SUB
UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Duncan
04 Apr 2026

04 Apr 2026
Renato Moicano used sharp early striking to hurt Chris Duncan, then took his back and finished the UFC Fight Night main event with a rear-naked choke in round two.
Key moments
- Moicano claimed the center and landed a clean right hand as both teammates tested the range.
- After Duncan defended an early takedown attempt, Moicano continued pressing him against the fence and attacking with punches.
- Moicano's jab and left hook dropped Duncan in the second round, opening the route to back control.
- Moicano secured the rear-naked choke and forced the tap at 3:14 of round two.

28 Jun 2025
LossRecord after fight: 20-6-1SUB

Moicano had early boxing moments before Makhachev settled into top control. Makhachev put Moicano down and cinched the D'Arce as Moicano rose. The D'Arce choke forced the tap at 4:05 of round one.
Key moments
- Moicano had early boxing moments before Makhachev settled into top control.
- Makhachev put Moicano down and cinched the D'Arce as Moicano rose.
- The D'Arce choke forced the tap at 4:05 of round one.
WinRecord after fight: 20-5-1TKO
UFC Fight Night 243
28 Sep 2024

28 Sep 2024
Moicano took Saint Denis down early and used back control and ground-and-pound to open a severe cut. Saint Denis survived the first round, but the ringside doctor stopped the fight after round two because he could not see clearly.
Key moments
- Moicano took Saint Denis down in round one and repeatedly attacked from back control with elbows and ground strikes.
- The ground strikes opened a cut that left Saint Denis’ face badly damaged by the end of the first round.
- The doctor stopped the bout after round two, awarding Moicano a TKO victory.

13 Apr 2024

03 Feb 2024
12 Nov 2022

05 Mar 2022

12 Feb 2022

26 Jun 2021
LossRecord after fight: 14-4-1KO
UFC 256
12 Dec 2020

12 Dec 2020
Fiziev used fast kicks to the body and calf to keep Moicano uncomfortable, then finished with a left-right-left combination in the opening round. Moicano tried to clinch and take the fight down, but Fiziev stayed upright and won by TKO at 4:05.
Key moments
- Fiziev opened with repeated kicks to Moicano’s body and calf.
- Moicano briefly created a clinch and takedown attempt, but Fiziev avoided being grounded.
- Fiziev dropped Moicano with a left-right-left combination and the referee stopped the fight at 4:05 of round one.

14 Mar 2020
22 Jun 2019

02 Feb 2019
WinRecord after fight: 13-1-1SUB
UFC 227
04 Aug 2018

04 Aug 2018
Moicano hurt Swanson with a left hand, dropped him and followed him to the ground. Swanson briefly regained his feet, but Moicano took him back down and secured a first-round rear-naked choke at 4:15.
Key moments
- Moicano dropped Swanson with a left hand with a little over two minutes remaining in round one.
- Swanson returned to his feet, but Moicano took him down again and advanced to mount.
- Moicano finished with a rear-naked choke at 4:15 of round one.

07 Apr 2018
LossRecord after fight: 11-1-1SUB
UFC 214
29 Jul 2017

29 Jul 2017
Brian Ortega and Renato Moicano produced a frantic featherweight fight at UFC 214 before Ortega turned Moicano's late takedown attempt into a third-round guillotine finish.
Key moments
- The featherweights traded hard through two competitive rounds in a sustained stand-up firefight.
- Moicano landed a takedown attempt in the third round, but Ortega immediately wrapped up the neck.
- Ortega tightened the guillotine as the fighters went to the canvas and left Moicano no room to escape.
- Moicano tapped at 2:59 of round three, earning Ortega the submission and both fighters a Fight of the Night bonus.
WinRecord after fight: 11-0-1DEC
UFC on FOX 24
15 Apr 2017

15 Apr 2017
Moicano used movement and counterstriking to keep Stephens chasing in the opening round. Stephens found more success in the second, but Moicano returned to his range game and landed the cleaner work to take a split decision.
Key moments
- Moicano circled and used leg kicks and counters to keep Stephens from setting his feet in the opening round.
- Stephens had his strongest stretch in round two, finding more success as he pressured forward.
- Moicano re-established his jab and movement in the third, avoiding Stephens’s larger swings and landing cleaner shots.
- The judges awarded Moicano a split decision, 29-28, 28-29, 29-28.
14 May 2016
20 Dec 2014

19 Jul 2014
20 Jul 2013
06 Apr 2013
23 Nov 2012
25 Jun 2011
19 Feb 2011
18 Dec 2010
31 Jul 2010
20 Mar 2010
The Read
Style, strengths, and defining traits.
Renato Moicano has practiced martial arts since childhood and has also taught MMA and Muay Thai. He names chokes and punches as his favorite grappling and striking techniques.