Renato Moicano
20-7-1
VS
2026-09-19
UFC 331: Van vs. Pantoja 2
Lightweight
Brian Ortega
"T-City"
16-5-0
CATBOOST PREDICTION
Renato Moicano
64.2% CONFIDENCE
How It Ends
57%
Decision
22%
KO / TKO
21%
Submission
Decision56.6%
KO / TKO22.1%
Submission21.3%
If it's a finish, which round
Round 148.8%
Round 228.3%
Round 3+22.9%
A separate model trained only on how fights end (not who wins) — 43% estimated chance this fight is finished rather than going to a decision.
Why CatBoost leans this way
Renato Moicano
Brian Ortega
Net striking dominance
Matchup +1.81
18%
Experience edge (total fights)
Matchup +7
9%
Strike rate delta r1 to r3
Brian Ortega -1.25
9%
Age
Renato Moicano 37.3 yrs
8%
Age
Brian Ortega 35.6 yrs
7%
Strike rate delta r1 to r3
Renato Moicano -1.26
6%
Elo rating edge
Matchup -17
5%
Defensive skill edge
Matchup 0.02
5%
Avg takedowns attempted
Brian Ortega 3.35
4%
Avg takedowns attempted
Renato Moicano 3.16
3%
Head-strike accuracy edge
Matchup 12%
3%
Striker anti-wrestling edge
Matchup 0.07
2%
Fights per year
Brian Ortega 1.26
2%
Distance strike defense
Brian Ortega 53%
2%
← pushes toward Renato Moicano pushes toward Brian Ortega →
Bars show each factor's SHAP contribution to this specific prediction — how much it pushed the win probability toward one fighter, given everything else the model knows. Percentages are each factor's share of the total push across the top 30 factors.

Renato Moicano

Win Streak
1
Finish Rate
40%
Avg Duration
9.3m
Last 5 fights (most recent first)
W SUB
L DEC
L SUB
W KO
W KO
Height: 180 cm
Weight: 155 lbs
Reach: 183 cm
Stance: Orthodox

Brian Ortega

Win Streak
N/A
Finish Rate
20%
Avg Duration
16.0m
Last 5 fights (most recent first)
L DEC
L DEC
W SUB
L KO
L DEC
Height: 173 cm
Weight: 145 lbs
Reach: 175 cm
Stance: Switch
Head-to-Head Stats
Renato Moicano
ADVANTAGE
Brian Ortega
Striking Accuracy
50.1%
+11.4%
38.6%
Strikes Landed/Min
2.86
+0.21
3.07
Strikes Absorbed/Min
2.94
+2.02
4.97
Striking Defense
54.8%
+5.7%
49.1%
Takedown Accuracy
34.1%
+1.7%
32.5%
Takedown Defense
57.3%
+1.0%
58.3%
Knockdowns/Fight
0.17
+0.01
0.18
Avg Control Time (sec)
97.88
+30.09
67.79
Strikes Per Round
14.62
+0.76
15.38
Head Strike %
71.6%
+5.7%
65.9%
Body Strike %
15.6%
+4.7%
20.3%
Leg Strike %
12.8%
+1.0%
13.8%
Last 5 Win Rate
60.0%
+40.0%
20.0%
Last 5 Finish Rate
40.0%
+20.0%
20.0%