Renato Moicano

Renato Carneiro Moicano is an elite mixed martial artist from Brazil. He currently competes in the featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Renato began his career as a professional fighter in 2009, and he has since compiled a 16-3-1 record. Throughout his career, he has faced off against some of the best fighters in the world and earned victories over notable names such as Cub Swanson, Jeremy Stephens, Mirsad Bektic and Calvin Kattar.

Moicano was born on October 20th 1988 in Brasilia, Brazil. He began training martial arts at age 13 after watching UFC 1 on TV with his father. Initially he trained Brazilian jiu jitsu but eventually developed an interest for MMA and decided to pursue it professionally. From 2011 to 2013 Renato competed exclusively for Jungle Fight promotion where he captured two championships before signing with UFC in 2014.

In 2016 Renato made his debut performance inside of the octagon at UFC 198 when he received a unanimous decision victory over Tom Niinimäki from Finland. During that time Moicano held a professional record of 10-0-1 which put him on track to become one of the top contenders within division quickly after joining organization’s roster; however due to various reasons such as injuries or promotional issues ensuing fight did not materialize right away which forced Brazilian Athlete to wait nearly year between bouts until being booked versus Zubaira Tukhugov at Fight Night 118 event which took place November 2017 Warsaw Poland where Moicano proved victorious by technical knockout during second round action thus ending winning streak at 11 straight victories

In 2018 Renato had biggest win yet when former champion Jose Aldo agreed to step into octagon opposite him what marked first time ever Aldo fought outside original weight category bantamweight so both athletes could compete featherweights instead Despite Aldo having slight edge overall majority judges concluded match slight favouring Brazilian who became sixth person ever manage defeat legend . After this bout went 2 more fights , one win via submission over Brian Ortega other loss by knockout Chan Sung Jung “Korean Zombie” earning Performance night bonus both matches making fans realize they witness emergence new contender Within Featherweights ranks .

Going further 2020 rise stock continued with impressive wins Jeremy Stephens Mirsad Bektic Now Brazilian looking upcoming rematch Cuban MMA veteran Max Holloway whom defeated February 2019 order attempt reclaim strap Fabricio Werdum conquest 2015 As far rest future concerned no doubt many great opportunities are lie ahead highly talented athlete who already achieved tremendous success despite young age still only 31 years old