UFC Vegas 123 Fight Week! What do yall think of this card? Comment 👇
UFC Fight Night on October 31 at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, billed as UFC Vegas 123, will feature two bouts on its main card: Renato Moicano against Nolan and Brown against Smith. Fight week for the event is now underway.
Moicano is the best-known name on the pairing and the only fighter on the card for whom detailed career figures are on file. The Brazilian lightweight is 21-7-1 and holds the No. 12 spot in the 155-pound rankings. At 37, he fights orthodox and stands 5-foot-11 (180 cm) with a 72-inch (183 cm) reach.
His recent form is a mixed bag. Moicano's most recent recorded fight came on April 4, when he submitted Chris Duncan in the second round. Before that, he dropped back-to-back bouts: a unanimous decision loss to Beneil Dariush at UFC 317 in June 2025, and a first-round submission loss to Islam Makhachev in a lightweight title fight at UFC 311 in January 2025.
The numbers sketch a fighter who mixes volume striking with a steady grappling threat. Moicano lands 4.1 significant strikes per minute at 49 percent accuracy, and averages 1.68 takedowns and 0.6 submission attempts per 15 minutes. His last win and his last title-fight loss both ended by submission, which says something about where his fights tend to be decided.
No further details on the other three fighters are on file, and the card's remaining bouts and start times were not part of the fight-week announcement.
Why it matters
- Moicano is ranked No. 12 at lightweight, so a win would keep him in the mix in a crowded division.
- A victory would give him back-to-back wins for the first time since his title shot against Makhachev.
- At 37, he is competing at a stage where each result carries extra weight for his ranking.
The card runs at the UFC APEX, the promotion's Las Vegas fight facility, with the main-card pairings now set for October 31.
