Welterweight

Sergio Moraes

Last fought: Nov 2019

RECORD

Pro

14-6-1

UFC

8-5-1

Age

Height

6'0"

Weight

170 lbs

Reach

72"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	12:28
Fight Completion Rate	83.2%
Avg Rounds per Fight	2.50
% Fights Inside the Distance	50.0%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	48-23 (67.6%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	23-13 (63.9%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	25-10 (71.4%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	76.8%
% Time in Control	17.1%
% Time Controlled	6.1%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	73.8%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	2.87
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	4.54
Distance Striking Differential / Min	-1.67
Distance Strike Accuracy	41.3%
Distance Strike Defense	61.0%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	0.27
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	2.02
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	1.34
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	0.15
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	2.51
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	1.53

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 Welterweight field

Sergio 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	Sergio Moraes
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	42.6%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	2.4
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.7
Strike Differential	-1.3/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	38.9%
Takedown Defense	75.0%
Takedowns Landed/15min	1.2
Submission Attempts/15min	0.4
Control Time/15min	2:33
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	12.5%
Submission % of Wins	37.5%
Decision % of Wins	50.0%
Avg Fight Time	12:28
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.1
Reversals/15min	0.0

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	38.5%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	2.5
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	5.2
Takedown Accuracy	60.0%
Takedown Defense	—
Control Time/Fight	2:21

Fight History

LOSS

vs. James Krause

UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Jacare • Nov 2019Welterweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 3, 4:19

Sergio Moraes41/9941%TD 1/4Ctrl 2:16

James Krause102/17459%TD 0/0Ctrl 2:11KD 3

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Sergio Moraes	6/8	75%	1/2	2:16	—
	James Krause	10/14	71%	0/0	1:18	—

R2	Sergio Moraes	15/35	43%	0/0	0:00	—
	James Krause	47/79	59%	0/0	0:36	2

R3	Sergio Moraes	20/56	36%	0/2	0:00	—
	James Krause	45/81	56%	0/0	0:17	1

LOSS

vs. Warlley Alves

UFC 237: Namajunas vs. Andrade • May 2019Welterweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 3, 4:13

Sergio Moraes20/6232%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Warlley Alves72/15746%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:01KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Sergio Moraes	9/21	43%	0/0	0:00	—
	Warlley Alves	10/31	32%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Sergio Moraes	5/20	25%	0/0	0:00	—
	Warlley Alves	24/57	42%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Sergio Moraes	6/21	29%	0/0	0:00	—
	Warlley Alves	38/69	55%	0/0	0:01	1

LOSS

vs. Anthony Rocco Martin

UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Dos Santos • Mar 2019Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Sergio Moraes19/8323%TD 3/3Ctrl 1:28

Anthony Rocco Martin50/15233%TD 0/0Ctrl 2:11

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Sergio Moraes	5/17	29%	1/1	0:18	—
	Anthony Rocco Martin	14/29	48%	0/0	1:37	—

R2	Sergio Moraes	10/45	22%	1/1	0:06	—
	Anthony Rocco Martin	19/71	27%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Sergio Moraes	4/21	19%	1/1	1:04	—
	Anthony Rocco Martin	17/52	33%	0/0	0:34	—

WIN

vs. Ben Saunders

UFC Fight Night: Marreta vs. Anders • Sep 2018Welterweight

Submission (Arm Triangle) • Rd 2, 4:42

Sergio Moraes2/367%TD 2/2Ctrl 8:04

Ben Saunders1/250%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Sergio Moraes	1/2	50%	1/1	3:58	—
	Ben Saunders	0/1	0%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Sergio Moraes	1/1	100%	1/1	4:06	—
	Ben Saunders	1/1	100%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Tim Means

UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Anders • Feb 2018Welterweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Sergio Moraes87/19245%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

Tim Means129/27447%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:21KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Sergio Moraes	20/51	39%	0/1	0:00	—
	Tim Means	28/66	42%	0/0	1:00	—

R2	Sergio Moraes	29/62	47%	0/0	0:00	—
	Tim Means	43/87	49%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Sergio Moraes	38/79	48%	0/0	0:00	—
	Tim Means	58/121	48%	0/0	0:21	1

LOSS

vs. Kamaru Usman

UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Branch • Sep 2017Welterweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 2:48

Sergio Moraes13/2748%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Kamaru Usman16/4833%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:05KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Sergio Moraes	13/27	48%	0/0	0:00	—
	Kamaru Usman	16/48	33%	0/0	0:05	1

WIN

vs. Davi Ramos

UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Gastelum • Mar 2017Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Sergio Moraes39/9342%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Davi Ramos35/12229%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Sergio Moraes	7/27	26%	0/0	0:00	—
	Davi Ramos	10/36	28%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Sergio Moraes	19/31	61%	0/0	0:00	—
	Davi Ramos	17/52	33%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	Sergio Moraes	13/35	37%	0/0	0:00	—
	Davi Ramos	8/34	24%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Zak Ottow

UFC Fight Night: Bader vs. Nogueira • Nov 2016Welterweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Sergio Moraes35/9138%TD 1/3Ctrl 4:05

Zak Ottow44/14131%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Sergio Moraes	4/15	27%	1/1	3:20	—
	Zak Ottow	4/12	33%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Sergio Moraes	11/32	34%	0/1	0:00	—
	Zak Ottow	16/62	26%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Sergio Moraes	20/44	45%	0/1	0:45	—
	Zak Ottow	24/67	36%	0/1	0:00	—

vs. Luan Chagas

UFC 198: Werdum vs Miocic • May 2016Welterweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Sergio Moraes28/5452%TD 0/4Ctrl 4:31

Luan Chagas46/11540%TD 0/1Ctrl 1:42KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Sergio Moraes	8/14	57%	0/3	0:05	—
	Luan Chagas	20/51	39%	0/0	0:13	1

R2	Sergio Moraes	13/29	45%	0/1	0:22	—
	Luan Chagas	21/51	41%	0/0	1:16	—

R3	Sergio Moraes	7/11	64%	0/0	4:04	—
	Luan Chagas	5/13	38%	0/1	0:13	—

WIN

vs. Omari Akhmedov

UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. VanZant • Dec 2015Welterweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 3, 2:18

Sergio Moraes21/6930%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:02KD 1

Omari Akhmedov35/11730%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:51KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Sergio Moraes	7/23	30%	0/1	0:00	—
	Omari Akhmedov	15/37	41%	0/0	0:32	1

R2	Sergio Moraes	6/22	27%	0/0	0:00	—
	Omari Akhmedov	14/50	28%	1/1	0:19	—

R3	Sergio Moraes	8/24	33%	0/1	0:02	1
	Omari Akhmedov	6/30	20%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Mickael Lebout

UFC Fight Night: Gonzaga vs Cro Cop 2 • Apr 2015Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Sergio Moraes51/8262%TD 2/3Ctrl 4:01

Mickael Lebout47/11142%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:04

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Sergio Moraes	16/31	52%	1/1	0:29	—
	Mickael Lebout	12/37	32%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Sergio Moraes	20/32	62%	0/1	0:01	—
	Mickael Lebout	23/53	43%	0/0	0:04	—

R3	Sergio Moraes	15/19	79%	1/1	3:31	—
	Mickael Lebout	12/21	57%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Neil Magny

UFC 163: Aldo vs Jung • Aug 2013Welterweight

Submission (Triangle Choke) • Rd 1, 3:13

Sergio Moraes13/2065%TD 1/1Ctrl 1:06

Neil Magny7/2924%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:21

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Sergio Moraes	13/20	65%	1/1	1:06	—
	Neil Magny	7/29	24%	0/0	0:21	—

WIN

vs. Renee Forte

UFC 153: Silva vs Bonnar • Oct 2012Welterweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 3, 3:10

Sergio Moraes16/4536%TD 4/11Ctrl 4:20

Renee Forte26/7634%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:57

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Sergio Moraes	3/10	30%	2/4	1:33	—
	Renee Forte	5/24	21%	0/0	0:31	—

R2	Sergio Moraes	8/21	38%	1/6	1:13	—
	Renee Forte	14/33	42%	0/0	0:26	—

R3	Sergio Moraes	5/14	36%	1/1	1:34	—
	Renee Forte	7/19	37%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Cezar Ferreira

UFC 147: Silva vs Franklin 2 • Jun 2012MiddleweightTITLE

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Sergio Moraes38/7352%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:00

Cezar Ferreira42/11138%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:52KD 2

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Sergio Moraes	14/28	50%	0/1	0:00	—
	Cezar Ferreira	12/30	40%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Sergio Moraes	17/33	52%	0/1	0:00	—
	Cezar Ferreira	22/45	49%	0/0	0:25	1

R3	Sergio Moraes	7/12	58%	0/0	0:00	—
	Cezar Ferreira	8/36	22%	0/0	0:27	1

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