By The Numbers: Brandon Moreno vs. Steve Erceg

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While Brandon Moreno has twice reached the top of the Ultimate Fighting Championship flyweight division mountain, success has done nothing to quench his competitive fire.

“The Assassin Baby” will set out in search of his latest conquest when he meets Steve Erceg in the UFC on ESPN 64 headliner this Saturday at Arena CDMX in Mexico City. Moreno has won four of his past seven fights. The Fortis MMA rep last saw action at UFC Fight Night 246, where he laid claim to a five-round unanimous decision over Amir Albazi on Nov. 2. Erceg, meanwhile, enters the cage on the heels of back-to-back losses. “Astro Boy” last suited up on Aug. 17, when he succumbed to punches from Kai Kara-France in the first round of their UFC 305 pairing.

As Moreno and Erceg move ever closer to their forthcoming showdown South of the Border, a look at some of the numbers that have accompanied them to this point:

31: Years of age for Moreno, who was born on Dec. 7, 1993 in Tijuana, Mexico.

11: Moreno wins by submission, accounting for 50% of his career total (22). His methods of choice: six rear-naked chokes, two triangle chokes, two armbars and one guillotine choke. Moreno owns five other wins by knockout or technical knockout (23%) and six more by decision (27%).

1,439: Total strikes landed by Moreno as a UFC flyweight, placing him third on the promotion’s all-time list at 125 pounds. Only Tim Elliott (1,786) and Demetrious Johnson (1,678) have connected with more.

91: Rounds started by Moreno as a professional mixed martial artist. He has gone the distance on 16 different occasions and carries a 6-8-2 record in those bouts.

112: Combined victories between the seven opponents—Alexandre Pantoja (twice), Brandon Royval, Deiveson Figueiredo, Sergio Pettis, Brenson Hansen, Ron Scolesdang and Marco Beristain—who have beaten Moreno. They sport a cumulative .726 winning percentage at 112-42-1.

29: Years of age for Erceg, who was born in Perth, Australia, on July 27, 1995.

6: Erceg victories by submission, accounting for 50% of his career total (12). His methods of choice: three rear-naked chokes, two guillotine chokes and one arm-triangle choke. Erceg holds two other victories by knockout or technical knockout (17%) and four more by decision (33%).

91: Seconds needed for Erceg to punch out Paul Loga under the Eternal MMA banner on Sept. 7, 2019. More than five years later, it remains his fastest finish to date.

100,000: Dollars in post-fight bonuses banked by Erceg across his five appearances in the UFC. He has been awarded “Performance of the Night” twice.

.790: Cumulative winning percentage between the three opponents—Kara-France, Pantoja and Sean Gauci—who have defeated Erceg. They boast a combined record of 64-17.