Brandon Moreno vs. Charles Johnson
UFC 335 · December 12, 2026 · T-Mobile Arena · Main Card
The brief
- What kind of fight
- Former champion vs. division gatekeeper
- Finish likelihood
- Medium
- The line
- No line posted yet
- The stakes
- Flyweight · Main Card
The read
Moreno's well-rounded championship pedigree and composure under pressure give him the tools to solve Johnson's volume if he can avoid early knockdowns, and a win here would put him right back in the title picture.
Johnson's own durability and finishing instincts have ended good runs before, and beating him remains the test contenders have to pass.
A close, competitive fight that could go either way.
The matchup
A two-time former flyweight champion looks to build on a hard-fought turnaround against the division's most durable gatekeeper.
Moreno snapped a two-fight skid with a split-decision win over Joseph Morales in September, while Johnson is one of the busiest fighters on the roster and the man who knocked out current champion Joshua Van.
Johnson's switch-stance volume striking is a real step up in competition for a former champion trying to climb back into title contention.
Tale of the tape
| 24-10-2 | Record | 20-9 |
| 32 | Age | 35 |
| 5'7" | Height | 5'9" |
| 70" | Reach | 70" |
| — | Stance | Switch |
| Mexico | Country | United States |
| Fortis MMA | Team | Murcielago MMA |
The numbers
Career UFC averages. Red bar = statistical edge.
The fighters
Brandon Moreno 24-10-2
Brandon Moreno is a two-time former UFC flyweight champion and the first Mexican fighter to win UFC gold, now looking to build on a split-decision win over Joseph Morales that snapped a two-fight skid in September 2026. He was finished for the first time in his career by Tatsuro Taira in December 2025 before dropping a decision to Lone'er Kavanagh in February 2026. He now meets veteran gatekeeper Charles Johnson, the man who knocked out current flyweight champion Joshua Van, in a fight with real title-picture implications.
- WJoseph Morales · Decision (split)Noche UFC · September 12, 2026
- LLone'er Kavanagh · Decision (unanimous)UFC Fight Night (Mexico City) · February 28, 2026
- LTatsuro Taira · KO/TKOUFC 323 · December 6, 2025
Charles Johnson 20-9
“InnerG”
Charles 'InnerG' Johnson is a former LFA flyweight champion from St. Louis and one of the busiest fighters on the UFC roster. A slick switch-stance striker, he owns a knockout of current flyweight champion Joshua Van and pulled off a rare Scottish Twister submission at UFC 330 in August 2026. At 35, he serves as the division's gatekeeper, and now gets his biggest name yet in two-time former champion Brandon Moreno.
- WEduardo Henrique · Submission (Scottish Twister)UFC 330 · August 15, 2026
- LAsu Almabayev · Submission (Suloev stretch)UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs. Torres · June 27, 2026
- WBruno Silva · Decision (split)UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Vallejos · March 14, 2026