Vinicius Moreira

"Mamute"

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Record

Age / DOB 37
(Feb 28, 1989)

Height 6' 4"

Weight 205 lbs.

Reach 76.0"

Stance Orthodox

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Career Averages

3.15 Sig. Strikes / Min

59.0% Sig. Strike Acc.

5.07 Absorbed / Min

43.0% Strike Defense

1.97 TD Avg / 15 min

18.0% TD Accuracy

0.0% TD Defense

1.3 Sub. / Fight

Loss Methods (4)

KO/TKO 3

Submission 1

Decision 0

Fight History

Result / Opponent

Event & Date

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Loss

vs Ike Villanueva

UFC on ESPN: Chiesa vs. Magny
Jan 20, 2021

KO (punch) R2 0:39

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Ike Villanueva	1	24 of 56	42%	24 of 56	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:02
Vinicius Moreira	0	24 of 42	57%	24 of 42	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:00

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Ctrl
1	Ike Villanueva	0	21 of 50	42%	21 of 50	0 of 0	---	0:00
1	Vinicius Moreira	0	22 of 34	64%	22 of 34	0 of 0	---	0:00
2	Ike Villanueva	1	3 of 6	50%	3 of 6	0 of 0	---	0:02
2	Vinicius Moreira	0	2 of 8	25%	2 of 8	0 of 0	---	0:00

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Ike Villanueva	24 of 56	42%	18 of 47	6 of 9	0 of 0	24 of 56	0 of 0	0 of 0
Vinicius Moreira	24 of 42	57%	4 of 10	10 of 18	10 of 14	23 of 41	1 of 1	0 of 0

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Ike Villanueva	21 of 50	42%	15 of 41	6 of 9	0 of 0	21 of 50	0 of 0	0 of 0
1	Vinicius Moreira	22 of 34	64%	3 of 6	10 of 16	9 of 12	21 of 33	1 of 1	0 of 0
2	Ike Villanueva	3 of 6	50%	3 of 6	0 of 0	0 of 0	3 of 6	0 of 0	0 of 0
2	Vinicius Moreira	2 of 8	25%	1 of 4	0 of 2	1 of 2	2 of 8	0 of 0	0 of 0

Expert Picks (3)

Big Brady Expert Lean picked Jan 17, 2021 (3 days before fight)

Ike Villanueva

Big Brady calls this a low-level fight and expects it to end inside the distance. He notes Vinicius Moreira is very chinny and has no gas tank, while Ike Villanueva has power. He predicts Villanueva will stuff early takedowns and knock out Moreira in the first round. He says the best bet is under 1.5 rounds or fight doesn't go to decision, as both fighters have high finish rates.

Under 1.5 rounds; fight doesn't go to decision; Villanueva by first-round KO

"i'm going to take ikeville away to win by first round knockout"

DFS by the Numbers

MMA Lock of the Night Expert Lean picked Jan 19, 2021 (1 day before fight)

Ike Villanueva

The host leans towards Ike Villanueva due to his power and the diminishing durability of Vinicius Moreira, who is on a three-fight skid. He thinks Ike can land a bomb and finish the fight early, but is not confident enough to bet the moneyline. His favorite play is the under 1.5 rounds, which he sees as great value.

under 1.5 rounds at -115

"my favorite play on in this fight is going to be the under one and a half"

MMA Lock of the Night

The MMA Guru Expert Confident picked Jan 13, 2021 (7 days before fight)

Vinicius Moreira

The MMA Guru picks Vinicius Moreira by submission, noting Villanueva's history of being submitted (by Trevin Giles, Robert Drysdale, etc.) and Moreira's strong grappling background (all his pre-UFC wins were first-round submissions). He expects Moreira to take Villanueva down and finish with an arm triangle choke in the first round.

first round submission (arm triangle)

"i'm going to go with vanishes moja taking him down getting the submission win as he does i'll say arm triangle choke"

THE MMA GURU

Loss

vs Paul Craig

UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Stephens
Sep 21, 2019

Submission (rear-naked choke) R1 3:19

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Paul Craig	0	1 of 3	33%	1 of 3	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:51
Vinicius Moreira	1	18 of 27	66%	33 of 43	1 of 1	100%	1	0	2:08

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
1	Paul Craig	0	1 of 3	33%	1 of 3	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:51
1	Vinicius Moreira	1	18 of 27	66%	33 of 43	1 of 1	100%	1	0	2:08

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Paul Craig	1 of 3	33%	0 of 2	0 of 0	1 of 1	1 of 3	0 of 0	0 of 0
Vinicius Moreira	18 of 27	66%	16 of 25	2 of 2	0 of 0	1 of 3	6 of 6	11 of 18

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Paul Craig	1 of 3	33%	0 of 2	0 of 0	1 of 1	1 of 3	0 of 0	0 of 0
1	Vinicius Moreira	18 of 27	66%	16 of 25	2 of 2	0 of 0	1 of 3	6 of 6	11 of 18

Loss

vs Eryk Anders

UFC on ESPN: Ngannou vs. dos Santos
Jun 29, 2019

KO (punches) R1 1:18

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Eryk Anders	1	11 of 15	73%	13 of 17	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:11
Vinicius Moreira	0	2 of 3	66%	2 of 3	0 of 5	0%	0	0	0:41

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
1	Eryk Anders	1	11 of 15	73%	13 of 17	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:11
1	Vinicius Moreira	0	2 of 3	66%	2 of 3	0 of 5	0%	0	0	0:41

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Eryk Anders	11 of 15	73%	11 of 15	0 of 0	0 of 0	5 of 8	2 of 3	4 of 4
Vinicius Moreira	2 of 3	66%	0 of 0	1 of 2	1 of 1	2 of 3	0 of 0	0 of 0

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Eryk Anders	11 of 15	73%	11 of 15	0 of 0	0 of 0	5 of 8	2 of 3	4 of 4
1	Vinicius Moreira	2 of 3	66%	0 of 0	1 of 2	1 of 1	2 of 3	0 of 0	0 of 0

Loss

vs Alonzo Menifield

UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Dillashaw
Jan 19, 2019

TKO (punches) R1 3:56

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Alonzo Menifield	1	33 of 60	55%	35 of 62	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:29
Vinicius Moreira	0	11 of 21	52%	12 of 22	0 of 4	0%	0	0	1:20

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
1	Alonzo Menifield	1	33 of 60	55%	35 of 62	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:29
1	Vinicius Moreira	0	11 of 21	52%	12 of 22	0 of 4	0%	0	0	1:20

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Alonzo Menifield	33 of 60	55%	32 of 59	0 of 0	1 of 1	24 of 46	0 of 0	9 of 14
Vinicius Moreira	11 of 21	52%	0 of 6	6 of 9	5 of 6	8 of 16	3 of 5	0 of 0

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Alonzo Menifield	33 of 60	55%	32 of 59	0 of 0	1 of 1	24 of 46	0 of 0	9 of 14
1	Vinicius Moreira	11 of 21	52%	0 of 6	6 of 9	5 of 6	8 of 16	3 of 5	0 of 0

Play-by-Play

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Alonzo Menifield vs. Vinicius Alves Moreira

Round 1
Menifield lands big on Moreira early and knocks him down. Menifield lands some ground-and-pound but Moreira is able to recover and get back up. Menifield lands big again on the feet. He’s landing big shots against Moreira, who is a very stationary target. Moreira is able to push Menifield against the fence. Menifield is doing a good job of staying upright. Menifield is now fishing for a choke but doesn’t get it. Menifield lands a huge punch and knocks Moreira down.
He starts to land punches on the ground and the referee jumps in and stops the fight
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The Official Result
Alonzo Menifield def. Vinicius Alves Moreira via TKO (punches) R1, 3:56