Thiago Moises still has title ambitions 14 fights into UFC tenure

LAS VEGAS – Thiago Moises beat Trey Ogden with a unanimous decision Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC Fight Night 249 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

Take a look inside the fight with Moises, who got back in the win column after his first decision loss in nearly five years.

Thiago Moises def. Trey Ogden

Result: Thiago Moises def. Trey Ogden via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

Updated records: Moises (19-8 MMA, 8-6 UFC), Ogden (18-7 MMA, 3-3 UFC)

Key stats: Ogden won the striking battle, but Moises controlled exactly half the fight and got the nod.

Moises on the fight's key moment

"I'm so happy that I got the win tonight. This was so important to me. Trey is tough. It was a tough 15 minutes. I think experience played a huge role tonight because I just felt he was doing a great job, and then I saw the way to win was the ground-and-pound and I stuck with it. ... I knew I had second and third round for sure. I was very confident. "

Moises on his camp

"I just get back to the gym and I keep getting better. In Florida, at American Top Team, there are so many great fighters, coaches – it's impossible not to get better. You've just got to show up."

Moises on what he wants next

"I've fought the top of this division. I'm only 29 years old. I want to keep getting better. My focus is to become a champion. I would fight anybody. I never said no to any fight that the UFC offered me. I just want to fight in May because my wife is pregnant and she's expecting for June. So fighting in May would be perfect."

To hear more from Moises, check out the video of the full post-fight interview above.

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