Renato Moicano showed there are levels to the game when he defeated his own teammate Saturday at Meta APEX.

In the UFC Fight Night 272 main event, Moicano (21-7-1 MMA, 13-7 UFC) dominated his American Top Team brethren Chris Duncan (15-3 MMA, 6-2 UFC) en route to a rear-naked choke submission at the 3:14 mark of Round 2.

Moicano came out pumping the jab and pieced Duncan up on the feet before he dragged the fight into his world of grappling. Moicano dominated Duncan on the canvas. While Duncan was able to fend off initial submission attempts, he succumbed to a blood-soaked rear-naked choke in Round 2.

MONEY MOICANO 💵@MoicanoUFC locks in the submission to cap off #UFCVegas115!

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— UFC (@ufc) April 5, 2026

After the fight, Moicano gave an expletive-filled, Easter-themed sermon filled with f-bombs and other expletives, and indicated he doesn’t want to be a divisional gatekeeper.

With the win, Moicano bounced back from a two-fight skid that consisted of losses to former lightweight champion Islam Makhachev in a title fight he took on a day’s notice and Beneil Dariush. Duncan had a four-fight winning streak snapped.

Up-to-the-minute UFC Fight Night 272 results:

• Renato Moicano def. Chris Duncan via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 3:14
• Virna Jandiroba def. Tabatha Ricci via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
• Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev def. Brendson Ribeiro via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 2:52
• Ethyn Ewing def. Rafael Estevam via TKO (strikes) – Round 3, 1:44
• Tommy McMillen def. Manolo Zecchini via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 3:57
• Jose Delano def. Robert Ruchala via unanimous decision (30-26, 29-27, 29-27)
• Thomas Petersen def. Guilherme Pat via majority decision (28-28, 29-27, 29-27)
• Alessandro Costa def. Stewart Nicoll via TKO (strikes) – Round 2, 4:56
• Darrius Flowers def. Lando Vannata via TKO (strikes) – Round 2, 0:52
• Alice Pereira def. Hailey Cowan via knockout (knee) – Round 2, 4:24
• Tresean Gore def. Azamat Bekoev via technical submission (guillotine choke) – Round 3, 3:27
• Dione Barbosa def. Melissa Gatto via majority decision (28-28, 29-27, 29-27)
• Kai Kamaka III def. Dakota Hope via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: UFC Vegas 115 results: Renato Moicano bullies Chris Duncan en route to finish