Bantamweight

Marlon Moraes

Last fought: Mar 2022

RECORD

Pro

23-10-1

UFC

5-6-0

Age

Height

5'6"

Weight

135 lbs

Reach

67"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	7:49
Fight Completion Rate	42.0%
Avg Rounds per Fight	1.57
% Fights Inside the Distance	72.7%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	81-22 (78.6%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	40-11 (78.4%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	41-11 (78.8%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	81.4%
% Time in Control	7.1%
% Time Controlled	11.5%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	38.0%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	3.80
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	3.79
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+0.01
Distance Strike Accuracy	38.9%
Distance Strike Defense	61.7%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	2.31
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	1.65
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	0.86
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	0.93
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	4.96
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	0.80

All metrics are UFC fights only. Data coverage: control-time metrics use 10 of 11 fights. 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 Bantamweight field

Marlon Moraes 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	Marlon Moraes
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	40.6%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.4
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	4.5
Strike Differential	-1.2/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	41.7%
Takedown Defense	46.2%
Takedowns Landed/15min	0.9
Submission Attempts/15min	0.3
Control Time/15min	1:03
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	40.0%
Submission % of Wins	20.0%
Decision % of Wins	40.0%
Avg Fight Time	7:49
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.9
Reversals/15min	0.0

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	44.8%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.3
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	5.7
Takedown Accuracy	66.7%
Takedown Defense	0.0%
Control Time/Fight	0:42

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Song Yadong

UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Ankalaev • Mar 2022Bantamweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 2:06

Marlon Moraes9/2536%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Song Yadong14/3540%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Marlon Moraes	9/25	36%	0/0	0:00	—
	Song Yadong	14/35	40%	0/0	0:02	1

LOSS

vs. Merab Dvalishvili

UFC 266: Volkanovski vs. Ortega • Sep 2021Bantamweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 4:25

Marlon Moraes29/4466%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:30KD 1

Merab Dvalishvili69/10963%TD 4/4Ctrl 6:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Marlon Moraes	29/44	66%	0/0	0:10	1
	Merab Dvalishvili	31/59	53%	2/2	2:21	—

R2	Marlon Moraes	0/0	—	0/0	0:20	—
	Merab Dvalishvili	38/50	76%	2/2	3:39	—

LOSS

vs. Rob Font

UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Neal • Dec 2020Bantamweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 3:47

Marlon Moraes9/1275%TD 2/3Ctrl 2:31

Rob Font30/3781%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:38KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Marlon Moraes	9/12	75%	2/3	2:31	—
	Rob Font	30/37	81%	0/0	0:38	1

LOSS

vs. Cory Sandhagen

UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen • Oct 2020Bantamweight

KO/TKO (Kick) • Rd 2, 1:03

Marlon Moraes14/5028%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:09

Cory Sandhagen38/8843%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:04KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Marlon Moraes	12/45	27%	1/1	0:09	—
	Cory Sandhagen	30/66	45%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Marlon Moraes	2/5	40%	0/0	0:00	—
	Cory Sandhagen	8/22	36%	0/0	0:04	1

WIN

vs. Jose Aldo

UFC 245: Usman vs. Covington • Dec 2019Bantamweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Marlon Moraes59/13743%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:20

Jose Aldo58/14739%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Marlon Moraes	18/42	43%	1/1	0:20	—
	Jose Aldo	15/40	38%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Marlon Moraes	21/54	39%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jose Aldo	28/56	50%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Marlon Moraes	20/41	49%	0/1	0:00	—
	Jose Aldo	15/51	29%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Henry Cejudo

UFC 238: Cejudo vs. Moraes • Jun 2019BantamweightTITLE

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 3, 4:51

Marlon Moraes57/11948%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:00

Henry Cejudo90/17153%TD 1/4Ctrl 2:40

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Marlon Moraes	16/37	43%	0/0	0:00	—
	Henry Cejudo	5/22	23%	0/1	0:00	—

R2	Marlon Moraes	31/59	53%	0/1	0:00	—
	Henry Cejudo	38/84	45%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Marlon Moraes	10/23	43%	0/1	0:00	—
	Henry Cejudo	47/65	72%	1/3	2:40	—

WIN

vs. Raphael Assuncao

UFC Fight Night: Assuncao vs. Moraes 2 • Feb 2019Bantamweight

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 1, 3:17

Marlon Moraes10/2343%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:15KD 1

Raphael Assuncao2/1217%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Marlon Moraes	10/23	43%	0/0	1:15	1
	Raphael Assuncao	2/12	17%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Jimmie Rivera

UFC Fight Night: Rivera vs. Moraes • Jun 2018Bantamweight

KO/TKO (Kick) • Rd 1, 0:33

Marlon Moraes7/978%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00KD 1

Jimmie Rivera0/30%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Marlon Moraes	7/9	78%	0/0	0:00	1
	Jimmie Rivera	0/3	0%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Aljamain Sterling

UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Ortega • Dec 2017Bantamweight

KO/TKO (Knee) • Rd 1, 1:07

Marlon Moraes7/1450%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:13KD 2

Aljamain Sterling3/1030%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Marlon Moraes	7/14	50%	0/0	0:13	2
	Aljamain Sterling	3/10	30%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. John Dodson

UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Pettis • Nov 2017Bantamweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Marlon Moraes45/13134%TD 1/2Ctrl 1:05

John Dodson43/10541%TD 2/4Ctrl 0:27KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Marlon Moraes	19/61	31%	0/0	0:00	—
	John Dodson	19/41	46%	0/0	0:01	1

R2	Marlon Moraes	17/37	46%	1/1	0:40	—
	John Dodson	8/24	33%	2/3	0:19	—

R3	Marlon Moraes	9/33	27%	0/1	0:25	—
	John Dodson	16/40	40%	0/1	0:07	—

LOSS

vs. Raphael Assuncao

UFC 212: Aldo vs. Holloway • Jun 2017Bantamweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Marlon Moraes44/15029%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:00

Raphael Assuncao43/13432%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Marlon Moraes	14/50	28%	0/0	0:00	—
	Raphael Assuncao	13/44	30%	0/1	0:00	—

R2	Marlon Moraes	11/44	25%	0/1	0:00	—
	Raphael Assuncao	11/50	22%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Marlon Moraes	19/56	34%	0/1	0:00	—
	Raphael Assuncao	19/40	48%	0/0	0:00	—

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