Rafael dos Anjos vs Renato Moicano betting odds, fight info and fan predictions for UFC 272 bout

Rafael dos Anjos vs Renato Moicano UFC fight info, date and time

Co-main event

Rafael dos Anjos vs Renato Moicano is set to go down at UFC 272: Covington vs. Masvidal at 10:30pm EST on Saturday 5th March 2022 in a 160lbs matchup.

Rafael dos Anjos hasn’t fought in over a year since his victory over late-replacement Paul Felder in November 2020. This fight was dos Anjos’ return to the Lightweight division after an eight-fight run at 170lbs.

Renato Moicano is coming off a second-round submission win over Alexander Hernandez. He steps into this fight just three weeks after his victory at UFC 271.

Rafael dos Anjos vs Renato Moicano betting odds

Dos Anjos opened as the oddsmakers’ favorite with betting odds of -180. Moicano will be the betting underdog with opening odds of +160.

Fight information

This fight was first reported on March 1st, just 5 days before UFC 272. Dos Anjos’ initial opponent, Rafael Fiziev, tested positive for COVID and pulled out of the fight.

Renato Moicano will step in on just four days notice to fight Rafael dos Anjos in the co-main event of #UFC272 on Saturday, sources told @marc_raimondi.

The fight has been verbally agreed to and both sides are awaiting contracts. pic.twitter.com/YDH6wYpshz

— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) March 1, 2022

Renato Moicano stepped up with less than a weeks’ notice. This co-main event will be contested at a 160lbs Catchweight.

Rafael dos Anjos

Rafael dos Anjos made a winning return to the Lightweight division with a split decision victory over Paul Felder. Every major media outlet pick had dos Anjos winning comfortably.

First round finish!!@RdosAnjosMMA gets the first round sub at #UFC215!!

RDA making a welterweight run! pic.twitter.com/INcYw92sam

— UFC (@ufc) September 10, 2017

Prior to his last fight, dos Anjos went 4-4 in the 170lbs division, going 1-4 in his last 5 at Welterweight. Notable victories in the division include submission wins against Kevin Lee and Neil Magny.

Renato Moicano

Renato Moicano is on a two-fight winning streak with successive rear-naked choke wins against Alexander Hernandez and Jai Herbert.

THERE'S THE TAP! 👏

🇧🇷 @MoicanoUFC only needs SECONDS to give us our first finish of #UFCBrasilia. pic.twitter.com/yprCFf1eVO

— UFC (@ufc) March 14, 2020

The Brazilian submission artist in fact lost to dos Anjos’ original opponent, Rafael Fiziev, back in December 2020. Moicano has gone 3-1 since making the step-up to Lightweight in 2020.

How they match up

Dos Anjos is 5”8 tall, while Moicano is 5″11. Moicano will have a 2-inch reach advantage in this fight.

Dos Anjos is considerably older at 37 years old compared to Moicano who is 32.

Dos Anjos has far more fight experience than his opponent with 43 professional fights, while Moicano has 21 fights on his record.

Moicano lands more significant punches than dos Anjos at 5.12 per minute. He also edges it in the takedown department with 2.14 TD’s per 15 minutes to dos Anjos’ 1.93.

Reasons to watch

Despite the disappointment of losing Fiziev, this fight still promises a lot. Moicano is extremely dangerous with submissions and his grappling prowess means dos Anjos is likely to keep this standing.

Rafael dos Anjos is the former UFC Lightweight champion with world-class skills in every department. He has 10 submission wins on his record but is more than capable of securing the KO.

The stakes

This is still a significant fight in the future of the Lightweight division, albeit contested at a short-notice 160lbs Catchweight.

Moicano has gone 3-1 at Lightweight, with his only loss coming to Fiziev. The former champion dos Anjos still believes he has what it takes to challenge for the belt.

Rafael dos Anjos vs Renato Moicano predictions

The bookies’ predictions have Rafael dos Anjos as the favorite in this one with opening odds of -180.

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Rafael dos Anjos vs Renato Moicano tale of the tape

• Significant 5 year age difference: Moicano is the younger fighter at 32 years old.
• Moicano has a slight 2 inch reach advantage.
• Significant experience difference: dos Anjos has 22 more professional MMA fights than Moicano.

Rafael dos Anjos	vs	Renato Moicano
37	Age	32
43	Fights	21
30	Wins	16
13	Losses	4
5	KO’s	0
10	Subs	9
5′ 8	Height (in)	5′ 11
70	Reach (in)	72

Jeremy Stephens vs Rafael dos Anjos and Renato Moicano
Rafael dos Anjos Loss • KO/TKO R3 0:39	vs. Jeremy Stephens	Renato Moicano Win • Decision R3 5:00

Rafael dos Anjos fighter profile and recent form

Rafael dos Anjos is a 37 year old male fighter from Brazil with 30 pro wins and 13 losses. See Rafael dos Anjos’s full MMA record.

Rafael dos Anjos has a 50% finish rate, including 5 by knockout, 10 by submission, 15 by decision.

Rafael dos Anjos is looking to put together a winning streak, having last beaten Donald Cerrone at Submission Underground 19.

Last 5 bouts

Result	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Weight class	Org
Win	29-13-0	Paul Felder	DEC R5 5:00	UFC Fight Night	2020-11-14	Lightweight	UFC
Loss	29-12-0	Michael Chiesa	DEC R3 5:00	UFC on ESPN+ 24	2020-01-25	Welterweight	UFC
Loss	29-11-0	Leon Edwards	DEC R5 5:00	UFC on ESPN 4	2019-07-20	Welterweight	UFC
Win	28-11-0	Kevin Lee	SUB R4 3:47	UFC on ESPN+ 10	2019-05-18	Welterweight	UFC
Loss	28-10-0	Kamaru Usman	DEC R5 5:00	The Ultimate Fighter 28 Finale	2018-11-30	Welterweight	UFC

Renato Moicano fighter profile and recent form

Renato Moicano is a 32 year old male fighter from Brazil with 16 pro wins and 4 losses. See Renato Moicano’s full MMA record.

Renato Moicano has a 57% finish rate, including 9 by submission, 7 by decision.

Renato Moicano is currently riding a 2 fight win streak.

Last 5 bouts

Result	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Weight class	Org
Win	15-4-1	Alexander Hernandez	SUB R2 1:23	UFC 271	2022-02-12	Lightweight	UFC
Win	14-4-1	Jai Herbert	SUB R2 4:34	UFC Fight Night	2021-06-26	Lightweight	UFC
Loss	14-3-1	Rafael Fiziev	KO/TKO R1 4:05	UFC 256	2020-12-12	Lightweight	UFC
Win	13-3-1	Damir Hadžović	SUB R1 0:44	UFC on ESPN+ 28	2020-03-14	Lightweight	UFC
Loss	13-2-1	Chan Sung Jung	KO/TKO R1 0:58	UFC on ESPN+ 12	2019-06-22	Featherweight	UFC