Brandon Moreno is favored against Amir Albazi at UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Albazi on Saturday, November 2 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. This event is one of 14 fights on ESPN+. Moreno is 21-8-2 in his career, including 9-5-2 in the UFC, while Albazi is 17-1 in his career, including 5-0 in the UFC. There are a total of 14 fights, all on ESPN+ at UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Albazi. Let’s look at the bout between Moreno and Albazi and UFC predictions.
UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Albazi takes place at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada on Saturday, November 2 with 14 fights, all on ESPN+.
UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Albazi Betting
Brandon Moreno (21-8-2, 9-5-2 UFC)
Moreno came into the UFC with a record of 11-3 and he has nine wins, five losses, and two draws in the UFC. In his last six fights, he has three wins and three losses. He defeated Deiveson Figueiredo by rear-naked choke submission, Kai Kara-France by TKO, and Deiveson Figueiredo by TKO; while losing to Deiveson Figueiredo by unanimous decision, Alexandre Pantoja by split decision, and Brandon Royval by split decision. Moreno has been a pro since 2011 and he has five wins by TKO/KO and 11 by submission. He has eight first round finishes.
Amir Albazi (17-1, 5-0 UFC)
Albazi came into the UFC with a record of 12-1 and he has five wins and no losses in the UFC. He defeated Malcolm Gordon by triangle choke submission, Zhalgas Zhumagulov by unanimous decision, Francisco Figueiredo by rear-naked choke submission, Alessandro Costa by KO, and Kai Kara-France by split decision. Albazi’s only loss in his career was against Jose Torres by unanimous decision in April of 2019. Albazi has been a pro since 2009 and he has five wins by TKO/KO and nine by submission. He has nine first round finishes.
Alexandre Pantoja said this to mmanews.com about the upcoming fight between Moreno and Albazi, “I think Albazi has more chance to get the victory. He’s very close to fight for the belt, I think he not going to miss the opportunity, you know. Moreno is an incredible fighter, former champ, but maybe Albazi want more in that moment. Albazi maybe want more and his grappling is very good. I don’t know if Moreno can defend the takedown shots. I don’t know if Moreno, his boxing, can work against Albazi because Albazi moves a lot, he has very good wrestling. I think that fight is going to be a decision for Albazi and I don’t want to say like if you have an easy fight or something like that but I like to grapple. I think in that moment right now, a grappler for me, it’s a perfect fight. It’s a good challenge of course, all is different but I have very good jiu-jitsu and I’m very comfortable in the ground game.”
Striking Stats
Strikes landed per minute: Moreno 3.87 /Albazi 2.80
Striking Accuracy: Moreno 44% /Albazi 39%
Strikes absorbed per minute: Moreno 3.63/Albazi 3.07
Defense: Moreno 59% /Albazi 63%
Grappling Stats
Takedown average: Moreno 1.74/Albazi 1.71
Takedown Accuracy: Moreno 46%/Albazi 33%
Takedowns defended: Moreno 63%/Albazi 40%
Submission average: Moreno 0.5/Albazi 0.7
UFC Picks
How much does Moreno really want to fight? That is my question. He lost to Brandon Royval in February and then said he wanted to take time off. Is he ready for another five-round war? Albazi is also coming off a long layoff, as he hasn’t fought since June of 2023 when he won a split decision against Kai Kara-France. Moreno is listed as the UFC betting favorite in this fight at odds of -163. The rounds are listed at 4.5 with the over at -210.
If Moreno is motivated to show up and really fight then I think he is the choice in this fight. Who knows what we are going to get from Albazi coming off a long layoff. With two fighters coming off layoffs will both of them be prepared to go five rounds? I’ll take Moreno at -163 to win this fight and also play the rounds to go under the total of 4.5 at +165.
| DATE | FIGHTERS | MONEY LINE |
| 11/02 | Amir Albazi | +130 |
| Brandon Moreno | -163 |
| 11/02 | Rose Namajunas | +110 |
| Erin Blanchfield | -140 |
| 11/02 | Jhonata Diniz | -170 |
| Derrick Lewis | +135 |
| 11/02 | Brendson Ribeiro | +127 |
| Caio Machado | -160 |
| 11/02 | Dustin Stoltzfus | +154 |
| Marc-Andre Barriault | -195 |
| 11/02 | Trevin Giles | +197 |
| Mike Malott | -255 |
| 11/02 | Jasmine Jasudavicius | -250 |
| Ariane Da Silva | +194 |
| 11/02 | Pedro Munhoz | -110 |
| Aiemann Zahabi | -120 |
| 11/02 | Victor Henry | -108 |
| Charles Jourdain | -122 |
| 11/02 | Rodrigo Nascimento | -125 |
| Alexandr Romanov | -105 |
| 11/02 | Garrett Armfield | +130 |
| Serhiy Sidey | -163 |
| 11/02 | Cody Gibson | -190 |
| Chad Anheliger | +150 |
| 11/02 | Ivana Petrovic | +166 |
| Jamey-Lyn Horth | -212 |
| 11/02 | Youssef Zalal | -260 |
| Jack Shore | +201 |
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