Flyweight

John Moraga

Last fought: Aug 2018

RECORD

Pro

19-7-0

UFC

8-6-0

Age

Height

5'6"

Weight

125 lbs

Reach

66"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	12:01
Fight Completion Rate	76.5%
Avg Rounds per Fight	2.40
% Fights Inside the Distance	57.1%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	40-12 (76.9%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	14-6 (70.0%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	26-6 (81.2%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	53.6%
% Time in Control	14.5%
% Time Controlled	31.8%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	31.3%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	2.81
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	3.08
Distance Striking Differential / Min	-0.27
Distance Strike Accuracy	33.0%
Distance Strike Defense	64.3%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	0.79
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	1.82
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	1.66
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	3.60
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	7.37
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	1.16

All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →

Where the Strikes Land

Share of landed significant strikes by target

Where the Fight Happens

Share of total fight time by position

Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Flyweight field

John Moraga League percentile bands (p5–p95) League median

The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →

Career Stats

Statistic	John Moraga
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	43.5%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	2.6
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	2.5
Strike Differential	0.0/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	23.3%
Takedown Defense	44.6%
Takedowns Landed/15min	0.6
Submission Attempts/15min	1.1
Control Time/15min	2:10
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	25.0%
Submission % of Wins	37.5%
Decision % of Wins	37.5%
Avg Fight Time	12:01
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.2
Reversals/15min	0.3

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	46.4%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	2.9
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	1.9
Takedown Accuracy	30.0%
Takedown Defense	48.0%
Control Time/Fight	2:14

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Deiveson Figueiredo

UFC Fight Night: Gaethje vs. Vick • Aug 2018Flyweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 3:08

John Moraga14/2654%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:00

Deiveson Figueiredo29/3974%TD 2/4Ctrl 4:54KD 2

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	John Moraga	6/12	50%	0/1	0:00	—
	Deiveson Figueiredo	12/16	75%	1/2	2:53	—

R2	John Moraga	8/14	57%	0/1	0:00	—
	Deiveson Figueiredo	17/23	74%	1/2	2:01	2

WIN

vs. Wilson Reis

UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Gaethje • Apr 2018Flyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

John Moraga46/9151%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:42

Wilson Reis12/6120%TD 8/16Ctrl 7:43

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	John Moraga	17/31	55%	0/0	0:18	—
	Wilson Reis	2/19	11%	3/7	1:34	—

R2	John Moraga	16/38	42%	0/0	0:20	—
	Wilson Reis	6/28	21%	2/4	2:20	—

R3	John Moraga	13/22	59%	0/0	0:04	—
	Wilson Reis	4/14	29%	3/5	3:49	—

WIN

vs. Bibulatov Magomed

UFC 216: Ferguson vs. Lee • Oct 2017Flyweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 1:38

John Moraga8/1457%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:02KD 1

Bibulatov Magomed5/1050%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:03

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	John Moraga	8/14	57%	0/1	0:02	1
	Bibulatov Magomed	5/10	50%	0/0	0:03	—

WIN

vs. Ashkan Mokhtarian

UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Hunt • Jun 2017Flyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

John Moraga56/8764%TD 2/2Ctrl 7:46

Ashkan Mokhtarian12/2352%TD 1/3Ctrl 2:08

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	John Moraga	17/26	65%	0/0	1:43	—
	Ashkan Mokhtarian	0/4	0%	1/2	1:49	—

R2	John Moraga	14/30	47%	1/1	1:50	—
	Ashkan Mokhtarian	9/15	60%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	John Moraga	25/31	81%	1/1	4:13	—
	Ashkan Mokhtarian	3/4	75%	0/1	0:19	—

LOSS

vs. Sergio Pettis

UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Penn • Jan 2017Flyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

John Moraga33/12028%TD 1/5Ctrl 2:43

Sergio Pettis48/15930%TD 2/2Ctrl 1:24

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	John Moraga	16/47	34%	0/0	0:22	—
	Sergio Pettis	19/70	27%	1/1	0:25	—

R2	John Moraga	9/37	24%	0/2	1:03	—
	Sergio Pettis	15/51	29%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	John Moraga	8/36	22%	1/3	1:18	—
	Sergio Pettis	14/38	37%	1/1	0:59	—

LOSS

vs. Matheus Nicolau

The Ultimate Fighter: Team Joanna vs. Team Cláudia Finale • Jul 2016Flyweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

John Moraga31/11327%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:00

Matheus Nicolau41/8548%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:43

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	John Moraga	11/40	28%	0/1	0:00	—
	Matheus Nicolau	12/25	48%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	John Moraga	12/36	33%	0/0	0:00	—
	Matheus Nicolau	19/35	54%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	John Moraga	8/37	22%	0/1	0:00	—
	Matheus Nicolau	10/25	40%	0/1	0:43	—

LOSS

vs. Joseph Benavidez

UFC 187: Johnson vs Cormier • May 2015Flyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

John Moraga42/7556%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:40

Joseph Benavidez63/10958%TD 4/6Ctrl 9:09

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	John Moraga	12/16	75%	0/3	0:40	—
	Joseph Benavidez	18/23	78%	2/3	3:46	—

R2	John Moraga	20/34	59%	0/0	0:00	—
	Joseph Benavidez	20/35	57%	1/2	2:43	—

R3	John Moraga	10/25	40%	0/0	0:00	—
	Joseph Benavidez	25/51	49%	1/1	2:40	—

WIN

vs. Willie Gates

UFC on FOX: Dos Santos vs Miocic • Dec 2014Flyweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 3, 4:06

John Moraga56/9559%TD 1/4Ctrl 7:00

Willie Gates22/7529%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:25KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	John Moraga	14/33	42%	0/0	0:36	—
	Willie Gates	13/47	28%	0/0	0:25	1

R2	John Moraga	13/30	43%	0/2	2:47	—
	Willie Gates	5/20	25%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	John Moraga	29/32	91%	1/2	3:37	—
	Willie Gates	4/8	50%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Justin Scoggins

UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs Mousasi • Sep 2014Flyweight

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 2, 0:47

John Moraga4/1233%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Justin Scoggins13/1872%TD 3/3Ctrl 4:31

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	John Moraga	2/7	29%	0/0	0:00	—
	Justin Scoggins	9/14	64%	2/2	4:11	—

R2	John Moraga	2/5	40%	0/0	0:00	—
	Justin Scoggins	4/4	100%	1/1	0:20	—

LOSS

vs. John Dodson

UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Khabilov • Jun 2014Flyweight

KO/TKO • Rd 2, 5:00

John Moraga8/5415%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:02

John Dodson27/6343%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:53KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	John Moraga	3/30	10%	0/2	0:02	—
	John Dodson	13/30	43%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	John Moraga	5/24	21%	0/0	0:00	—
	John Dodson	14/33	42%	1/1	0:53	1

WIN

vs. Dustin Ortiz

UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs Philippou • Jan 2014Flyweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

John Moraga43/9545%TD 0/2Ctrl 1:47

Dustin Ortiz35/8342%TD 2/10Ctrl 7:08

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	John Moraga	2/8	25%	0/1	0:00	—
	Dustin Ortiz	14/21	67%	1/4	4:22	—

R2	John Moraga	30/53	57%	0/0	1:32	—
	Dustin Ortiz	3/19	16%	0/3	1:02	—

R3	John Moraga	11/34	32%	0/1	0:15	—
	Dustin Ortiz	18/43	42%	1/3	1:44	—

LOSS

vs. Demetrious Johnson

UFC on FOX: Johnson vs Moraga • Jul 2013FlyweightTITLE

Submission (Armbar) • Rd 5, 3:43

John Moraga32/7642%TD 1/5Ctrl 1:56

Demetrious Johnson67/9571%TD 12/12Ctrl 13:35

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	John Moraga	11/26	42%	0/0	0:15	—
	Demetrious Johnson	10/20	50%	1/1	2:13	—

R2	John Moraga	8/16	50%	0/1	0:18	—
	Demetrious Johnson	18/24	75%	3/3	4:00	—

R3	John Moraga	9/19	47%	1/2	1:01	—
	Demetrious Johnson	6/10	60%	2/2	2:01	—

R4	John Moraga	3/10	30%	0/2	0:13	—
	Demetrious Johnson	19/27	70%	3/3	2:40	—

R5	John Moraga	1/5	20%	0/0	0:09	—
	Demetrious Johnson	14/14	100%	3/3	2:41	—

WIN

vs. Chris Cariaso

UFC 155: Dos Santos vs Velasquez II • Dec 2012Flyweight

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 3, 1:11

John Moraga26/7435%TD 2/2Ctrl 1:27

Chris Cariaso39/12232%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:36

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	John Moraga	11/31	35%	1/1	0:17	—
	Chris Cariaso	19/52	37%	0/0	0:02	—

R2	John Moraga	11/32	34%	1/1	1:03	—
	Chris Cariaso	17/59	29%	1/1	0:24	—

R3	John Moraga	4/11	36%	0/0	0:07	—
	Chris Cariaso	3/11	27%	0/1	0:10	—

WIN

vs. Ulysses Gomez

UFC on FOX: Shogun vs Vera • Aug 2012Flyweight

KO/TKO (Elbow) • Rd 1, 3:46

John Moraga34/6354%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:21KD 1

Ulysses Gomez16/4337%TD 0/5Ctrl 0:23

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	John Moraga	34/63	54%	0/0	0:21	1
	Ulysses Gomez	16/43	37%	0/5	0:23	—

Last updated: 2026-08-22 | Data source: UFCStats.com