| Renato Moicano | |
| Birth Name: | Renato Alves Carneiro[1] |
| Birth Date: | 21 May 1989 |
| Birth Place: | Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil |
| Nickname: | Money, Moicano |
| Height: | 5feet |
| Weight Lb: | 156 |
| Weight Class: | Featherweight (2010–2019) Lightweight (2020–present) |
| Reach: | 72 in[2] |
| Rank: | Black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Alex Leleco[3] [4] Black belt in Muay Thai[5] |
| Stance: | Orthodox [6] |
| Fighting Out Of: | Coconut Creek, Florida, United States |
| Team: | Constrictor Team American Top Team (2017–present)[7] |
| Years Active: | 2010–present |
| Mma Kowin: | 1 |
| Mma Subwin: | 10 |
| Mma Decwin: | 8 |
| Mma Koloss: | 3 |
| Mma Subloss: | 1 |
| Mma Decloss: | 1 |
| Mma Draw: | 1 |
| Sherdog: | 61700 |
Renato Alves Carneiro (born May 21, 1989), better known as Renato Moicano, is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Lightweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A professional MMA competitor since 2010, Moicano made a name for himself fighting all over his home country of Brazil, and is the former interim Jungle Fight Featherweight Champion. As of April 16, 2024, he is #10 in the UFC lightweight rankings.[8] As of August 20, 2024, he is #11 in the UFC lightweight rankings.[9]
Coming from a well-off family, Carneiro started training judo at the age of eight.[10] He attended university in order to become a lawyer, but dropped out after two years to pursue a career in mixed martial arts.
After an undefeated professional record in eight fights, Moicano faced Ismael Bonfim for the interim Jungle Fight Featherweight Championship. He won the fight via rear naked choke submission in the first round.[11]
On December 12, 2014, it was announced that Moicano signed with the UFC,[12] and was scheduled to replace Rony Jason against Tom Niinimäki on 10 days notice at .[13] He won the fight via rear naked choke submission in the second round.[14]
Moicano later was scheduled to fight Mirsad Bektic on May 30, 2015, at,[15] but he was pulled from the bout due to injury and replaced by Lucas Martins.[16]
On March 14, 2016, it was announced that Moicano would face Zubaira Tukhugov at UFC 198.[17] for his second UFC appearance. He was the underdog to the fight but won via split decision.[18]
Moicano was expected to face Mike De La Torre on September 24, 2016, at UFC Fight Night 95,[19] but was forced to pull out with injury and was replaced on short notice by Godofredo Pepey.[20]
For his third fight, Moicano faced Jeremy Stephens on April 15, 2017, at UFC on Fox 24.[21] He won the fight by split decision.[22]
Moicano faced Brian Ortega on July 29, 2017, at UFC 214.[23] He lost the fight via guillotine choke submission in the third round.[24] This fight earned Fight of the Night bonus.[25] After the fight with Ortega, Moicano moved from Brazil to United States in order to train at the American Top Team.[7]
Moicano faced Calvin Kattar on April 7, 2018, at UFC 223.[26] He won the fight by unanimous decision.[27]
Moicano faced Cub Swanson on August 4, 2018, at UFC 227.[28] He won the fight via a rear naked choke submission.[29] This win earned him the Performance of the Night award.[30]
Moicano was scheduled to face Mirsad Bektic on December 8, 2018, at UFC 231; however, it was reported on 15 November 2018 that Bektic was forced to pull out of the bout due to an undisclosed injury and the bout was cancelled.[31]
Moicano faced José Aldo on February 2, 2019, in the co-main event at UFC Fight Night 144.[32] He lost the fight via TKO in the second round.[33]
Moicano faced Chan Sung Jung on June 22, 2019, in the main event at UFC on ESPN+ 12.[34] He lost the fight via TKO in the first round.[35]
Moicano faced Damir Hadžović in a lightweight bout on March 14, 2020, at UFC Fight Night 170.[36] He won the fight via a rear naked choke submission in round one.[37]
Moicano was scheduled to face Magomed Mustafaev on October 18, 2020 at UFC Fight Night 180.[38] However, Moicano pulled out of the fight in mid-September for undisclosed reasons.[39] Two weeks later, it was reported that Moicano was scheduled to face Rafael Fiziev on November 28, 2020, at .[40] In turn, Moicano pulled out on November 28 after testing positive for COVID-19 and the bout was rescheduled for UFC 256.[41] He lost the fight via TKO in the first round.[42]
Moicano faced Jai Herbert on June 26, 2021, at UFC Fight Night 190.[43] He won the fight via a rear naked choke in round two.[44]
Moicano faced Alexander Hernandez on February 12, 2022, at UFC 271.[45] He won the bout via rear naked choke in the second round.[46]
Moicano was tabbed as a short notice replacement for Rafael Fiziev and faced Rafael dos Anjos on March 5, 2022, at UFC 272. The bout was contested at a catchweight of 160 pounds.[47] He lost the fight via unanimous decision.[48]
Moicano faced Brad Riddell on November 12, 2022, at UFC 281.[49] He won the bout via a rear naked choke in the first round.[50]
Moicano was scheduled to face Arman Tsarukyan on April 29, 2023, at .[51] However, Moicano withdrew due to an injury.[52]
Moicano faced Drew Dober on February 3, 2024, at UFC Fight Night 235.[53] Despite having his face cut open in the second round, Moicano had a significant amount of top-position control time which helped him win the bout by unanimous decision.[54]
Moicano faced Jalin Turner on April 13, 2024, at UFC 300.[55] After being knocked down at the end of the first round, Moicano rallied back and won the bout by technical knockout as a result of ground-and-pound.[56]
Moicano is scheduled to face Benoît Saint Denis on September 28, 2024 at UFC Fight Night 243.[57]
Moicano defeated Chase Hooper via unanimous decision at Fury Pro Grappling 3 on December 30, 2021.[58]
Moicano faced Cristian Guzman in the co-main event of UFC Fight Pass Invitational 7 on May 15, 2024.[59] He won the match on points.[60]
Moicano and his wife have a son (born 2020).[61]
|-|Win|align=center|19–5–1|Jalin Turner|TKO (elbows and punches)|UFC 300||align=center|2|align=center|4:11|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States||-|Win|align=center|18–5–1|Drew Dober|Decision (unanimous)|||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States||-|Win|align=center|17–5–1|Brad Riddell|Submission (rear-naked choke)|UFC 281||align=center|1|align=center|3:20|New York City, New York, United States||-|Loss|align=center|16–5–1|Rafael dos Anjos|Decision (unanimous)|UFC 272||align=center|5|align=center|5:00|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States||-|Win|align=center|16–4–1|Alexander Hernandez|Submission (rear-naked choke)|UFC 271||align=center|2|align=center|1:23|Houston, Texas, United States||-|Win|align=center|15–4–1 |Jai Herbert|Submission (rear-naked choke)| ||align=center|2|align=center|4:36|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States||-|Loss|align=center||Rafael Fiziev|KO (punches)|UFC 256||align=center|1|align=center|4:05|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States||-|Win|align=center|14–3–1|Damir Hadžović|Submission (rear-naked choke)| ||align=center|1|align=center|0:44|Brasília, Brazil||-|Loss|align=center|13–3–1|Jung Chan-sung|TKO (punches)| ||align=center|1|align=center|0:58|Greenville, South Carolina, United States||-|Loss|align=center|13–2–1|José Aldo|TKO (punches)| ||align=center|2|align=center|0:44|Fortaleza, Brazil||-|Win|align=center|13–1–1|Cub Swanson|Submission (rear-naked choke)|UFC 227 ||align=center|1|align=center|4:15|Los Angeles, California, United States||- |Win|align=center|12–1–1|Calvin Kattar|Decision (unanimous)|UFC 223||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Brooklyn, New York, United States||-|Loss|align=center|11–1–1|Brian Ortega|Submission (guillotine choke)|UFC 214||align=center|3|align=center|2:59|Anaheim, California, United States||-|Win|align=center|11–0–1|Jeremy Stephens|Decision (split)|||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Kansas City, Missouri, United States||-|Win|align=center| 10–0–1|Zubaira Tukhugov|Decision (split)|UFC 198||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Curitiba, Brazil||-|Win|align=center| 9–0–1|Tom Niinimäki|Submission (rear-naked choke)|||align=center| 2|align=center| 3:30|Barueri, Brazil||-|Win|align=center| 8–0–1|Ismael Bonfim|Submission (rear-naked choke)|Jungle Fight 71||align=center| 1|align=center| 2:59|São Paulo, Brazil||-|Win|align=center| 7–0–1|Nilson Pereira|Decision (unanimous)|Jungle Fight 55||align=center| 3|align=center| 5:00|Rio de Janeiro, Brazil||-|Win|align=center| 6–0–1|Mauro Chaulet|Submission (rear-naked choke)|Jungle Fight 50||align=center| 2|align=center| 2:53|Novo Hamburgo, Brazil||-|style="background-color: #c5d2ea; text-align:center"|Draw|align=center| 5–0–1|Felipe Froes|Draw (majority)|Shooto Brazil 36||align=center| 3|align=center| 5:00|Brasília, Brazil||-|Win|align=center| 5–0|Iliarde Santos|Decision (unanimous)|Jungle Fight 29||align=center| 3|align=center| 5:00|Serra, Brazil||-|Win|align=center| 4–0|João Luiz Nogueira|Decision (unanimous)|Jungle Fight 25||align=center| 3|align=center| 5:00|Vila Velha, Brazil||-|Win|align=center| 3–0|Eduardo Felipe|Submission (rear-naked choke)|Jungle Fight 24||align=center| 2|align=center| 2:49|Rio de Janeiro, Brazil||-|Win|align=center| 2–0|João Paulo Rodrigues|Decision (unanimous)|Jungle Fight 21||align=center| 3|align=center| 5:00|Natal, Brazil||-|Win|align=center| 1–0|Alexandre Almeida|Submission (rear-naked choke)|Jungle Fight 18||align=center| 3|align=center| 1:56|São Paulo, Brazil||-[65]
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| Result | Rec. | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Location | |
| Win | 1–0 |  Chase Hooper | Decision | Fury Pro Grappling 3 | 30 December 2021 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |