The UFC will be kick-starting 2025 with another massive UFC 311 pay-per-view, with the lightweight title fight as the headliner. Brazilian star Renato Moicano will also kick off his year with a fight against veteran lightweight Beneil Dariush. With just over a week left for the PPV, let’s take a look at some personal details about Moicano, as he’s one of the fighters in focus ahead of the 2025 opener.

Having massed a 4-fight winning streak that started in 2022, Renato Moicano has become popular in the highly competitive 155-pound category. Having come under the limelight just recently, fans have grown fond of the 35-year-old, and to help them know better, let’s take a look at his background.

What is Renato Moicano from?

Renato Moicano is one of several fighters hailing from Brazil, but sometimes people fail to identify him because he speaks English pretty well. Hence, he’s Brazilian by nationality. He was born in the federal capital of the country, Brasilia. So, one can assume that he comes from a community of mixed-race communities.

Moicano might be associated with a group that comprises Asians, Caucasians, or Africans since the majority of Brasilia’s population is of these ethnicities. We can only estimate because the 35-year-old hasn’t mentioned anything about his ethnic background. While fans know him to be a UFC fighter, they aren’t aware of the sacrifices he’s made to become a UFC star. Let’s take a look at his life growing up.

About Moicano’s background and family

There’s not much known about the identities of Renato Moicano’s parents, but the only thing we know is that his mother’s last name is Alves, and his father’s last name is Carneiro, according to certain sources. You may not believe this, but Moicano was a law student. That’s surprising, isn’t it? The 19-5-1 star ditched “a really good life” to become a professional fighter, even though he had a comfortable upbringing, which isn’t the case for most Brazilian fighters.

“I actually did two years in law school in Brazil. I was going to college every day, studying and learning, but I was also training to become an MMA fighter. I got to a point where I had to choose, and I put everything aside just to pursue this dream to become an MMA fighter,” Renato Moicano told MMA journalist Shakiel Mahjouri. His father certainly didn’t like this decision but has always supported his son’s endeavors and dreams.

Renato Moicano may soon find himself in line for a title fight if he adds a couple of more victories to his record. But what do you think? Will he be able to edge past the seasoned Beneil Dariush at UFC 311? Drop your comments below.