Lightweight

Thiago Moises

Last fought: Apr 2026

RECORD

Pro

19-10-0

UFC

8-8-0

Age

Height

5'9"

Weight

155 lbs

Reach

70"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	11:21
Fight Completion Rate	72.7%
Avg Rounds per Fight	2.27
% Fights Inside the Distance	50.0%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	69-44 (61.1%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	31-28 (52.5%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	38-16 (70.4%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	55.9%
% Time in Control	21.8%
% Time Controlled	22.3%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	49.4%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	3.21
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	5.95
Distance Striking Differential / Min	-2.74
Distance Strike Accuracy	37.0%
Distance Strike Defense	55.9%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	0.40
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	1.05
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	2.80
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	1.97
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	4.92
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	1.36

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 Lightweight field

Thiago Moises 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	Thiago Moises
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	42.5%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	2.4
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	4.4
Strike Differential	-2.1/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	29.8%
Takedown Defense	52.5%
Takedowns Landed/15min	1.4
Submission Attempts/15min	1.1
Control Time/15min	3:16
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	12.5%
Submission % of Wins	37.5%
Decision % of Wins	50.0%
Avg Fight Time	11:21
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.1
Reversals/15min	0.1

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	50.8%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	2.6
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	4.4
Takedown Accuracy	16.0%
Takedown Defense	0.0%
Control Time/Fight	3:33

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Gauge Young

UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Malott • Apr 2026Lightweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Thiago Moises45/10145%TD 2/15Ctrl 2:33

Gauge Young122/22654%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:07KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Thiago Moises	8/13	62%	2/6	2:22	—
	Gauge Young	9/23	39%	0/0	0:17	—

R2	Thiago Moises	14/38	37%	0/4	0:11	—
	Gauge Young	44/88	50%	0/0	0:08	—

R3	Thiago Moises	23/50	46%	0/5	0:00	—
	Gauge Young	69/115	60%	0/0	0:42	1

LOSS

vs. Jared Gordon

UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Morales • May 2025Lightweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 3:37

Thiago Moises5/956%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Jared Gordon7/1354%TD 1/1Ctrl 2:36KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Thiago Moises	5/9	56%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jared Gordon	7/13	54%	1/1	2:36	1

WIN

vs. Trey Ogden

UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Ribas 2 • Jan 2025Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Thiago Moises55/9459%TD 0/0Ctrl 7:30

Trey Ogden59/9562%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:11

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Thiago Moises	12/28	43%	0/0	0:00	—
	Trey Ogden	36/58	62%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Thiago Moises	32/44	73%	0/0	3:23	—
	Trey Ogden	19/29	66%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Thiago Moises	11/22	50%	0/0	4:07	—
	Trey Ogden	4/8	50%	1/1	0:11	—

LOSS

vs. Ludovit Klein

UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Imavov • Jun 2024Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Thiago Moises24/6040%TD 0/8Ctrl 1:09

Ludovit Klein56/10454%TD 1/1Ctrl 3:08KD 2

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Thiago Moises	11/23	48%	0/1	0:16	—
	Ludovit Klein	20/38	53%	0/0	0:41	1

R2	Thiago Moises	10/23	43%	0/3	0:47	—
	Ludovit Klein	19/37	51%	1/1	0:07	—

R3	Thiago Moises	3/14	21%	0/4	0:06	—
	Ludovit Klein	17/29	59%	0/0	2:20	1

WIN

vs. Mitch Ramirez

UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs. Tybura • Mar 2024Lightweight

KO/TKO (Kick) • Rd 3, 0:15

Thiago Moises25/3964%TD 2/2Ctrl 6:36KD 1

Mitch Ramirez16/4833%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:21

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Thiago Moises	4/6	67%	1/1	4:18	—
	Mitch Ramirez	6/8	75%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Thiago Moises	15/26	58%	1/1	2:14	—
	Mitch Ramirez	10/39	26%	0/0	0:21	—

R3	Thiago Moises	6/7	86%	0/0	0:04	1
	Mitch Ramirez	0/1	0%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Benoit Saint Denis

UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Spivac • Sep 2023Lightweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 4:44

Thiago Moises24/6239%TD 1/3Ctrl 0:14

Benoit Saint Denis101/18255%TD 5/9Ctrl 5:20

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Thiago Moises	18/45	40%	0/1	0:00	—
	Benoit Saint Denis	41/77	53%	1/3	2:18	—

R2	Thiago Moises	6/17	35%	1/2	0:14	—
	Benoit Saint Denis	60/105	57%	4/6	3:02	—

WIN

vs. Melquizael Costa

UFC 283: Teixeira vs. Hill • Jan 2023Lightweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 2, 4:05

Thiago Moises22/3367%TD 4/7Ctrl 5:31

Melquizael Costa23/5046%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Thiago Moises	9/16	56%	1/4	2:49	—
	Melquizael Costa	16/30	53%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Thiago Moises	13/17	76%	3/3	2:42	—
	Melquizael Costa	7/20	35%	0/0	0:02	—

WIN

vs. Christos Giagos

UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Gamrot • Jun 2022Lightweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 1, 3:05

Thiago Moises3/475%TD 1/2Ctrl 2:34

Christos Giagos2/540%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Thiago Moises	3/4	75%	1/2	2:34	—
	Christos Giagos	2/5	40%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Joel Alvarez

UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Rodriguez • Nov 2021Lightweight

KO/TKO (Elbows) • Rd 1, 3:01

Thiago Moises11/2446%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Joel Alvarez44/7360%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Thiago Moises	11/24	46%	0/0	0:00	—
	Joel Alvarez	44/73	60%	0/0	0:02	—

LOSS

vs. Islam Makhachev

UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Moises • Jul 2021Lightweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 4, 2:38

Thiago Moises13/4430%TD 1/2Ctrl 3:24

Islam Makhachev61/9266%TD 3/6Ctrl 8:11

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Thiago Moises	3/13	23%	0/0	1:06	—
	Islam Makhachev	32/43	74%	1/1	1:23	—

R2	Thiago Moises	4/15	27%	1/1	0:43	—
	Islam Makhachev	12/21	57%	0/0	3:06	—

R3	Thiago Moises	3/8	38%	0/1	1:35	—
	Islam Makhachev	10/18	56%	1/3	1:42	—

R4	Thiago Moises	3/8	38%	0/0	0:00	—
	Islam Makhachev	7/10	70%	1/2	2:00	—

WIN

vs. Alexander Hernandez

UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gane • Feb 2021Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Thiago Moises53/18329%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

Alexander Hernandez50/20524%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Thiago Moises	17/47	36%	0/0	0:00	—
	Alexander Hernandez	19/73	26%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Thiago Moises	16/71	23%	0/0	0:00	—
	Alexander Hernandez	17/63	27%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Thiago Moises	20/65	31%	0/1	0:00	—
	Alexander Hernandez	14/69	20%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. King Green

UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Silva • Oct 2020Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Thiago Moises42/11935%TD 2/3Ctrl 1:51

King Green85/17748%TD 2/3Ctrl 1:11

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Thiago Moises	13/36	36%	1/2	0:16	—
	King Green	26/56	46%	0/0	0:23	—

R2	Thiago Moises	14/33	42%	0/0	0:20	—
	King Green	29/59	49%	1/2	0:32	—

R3	Thiago Moises	15/50	30%	1/1	1:15	—
	King Green	30/62	48%	1/1	0:16	—

WIN

vs. Michael Johnson

UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira • May 2020Lightweight

Submission (Ankle Lock) • Rd 2, 0:25

Thiago Moises1/166%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:00

Michael Johnson27/6045%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:21

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Thiago Moises	1/16	6%	0/2	0:00	—
	Michael Johnson	26/59	44%	0/0	0:03	—

R2	Thiago Moises	0/0	—	0/1	0:00	—
	Michael Johnson	1/1	100%	0/0	0:18	—

LOSS

vs. Damir Ismagulov

UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Zhang • Aug 2019Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Thiago Moises36/11432%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:24

Damir Ismagulov71/18838%TD 0/5Ctrl 1:17KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Thiago Moises	11/26	42%	0/0	0:00	—
	Damir Ismagulov	28/73	38%	0/0	0:26	1

R2	Thiago Moises	13/44	30%	0/2	0:24	—
	Damir Ismagulov	19/56	34%	0/2	0:51	—

R3	Thiago Moises	12/44	27%	0/1	0:00	—
	Damir Ismagulov	24/59	41%	0/3	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Kurt Holobaugh

UFC 237: Namajunas vs. Andrade • May 2019Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Thiago Moises66/10265%TD 4/6Ctrl 7:52

Kurt Holobaugh39/11534%TD 2/6Ctrl 3:14

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Thiago Moises	20/33	61%	1/1	2:50	—
	Kurt Holobaugh	11/37	30%	0/1	1:07	—

R2	Thiago Moises	18/32	56%	1/2	2:02	—
	Kurt Holobaugh	24/66	36%	0/1	1:18	—

R3	Thiago Moises	28/37	76%	2/3	3:00	—
	Kurt Holobaugh	4/12	33%	2/4	0:49	—

LOSS

vs. Beneil Dariush

UFC Fight Night: Korean Zombie vs. Rodriguez • Nov 2018Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Thiago Moises8/1650%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:00

Beneil Dariush44/6865%TD 4/8Ctrl 13:30

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Thiago Moises	4/6	67%	0/2	0:00	—
	Beneil Dariush	20/31	65%	1/4	4:08	—

R2	Thiago Moises	1/6	17%	0/0	0:00	—
	Beneil Dariush	15/22	68%	3/4	4:41	—

R3	Thiago Moises	3/4	75%	0/0	0:00	—
	Beneil Dariush	9/15	60%	0/0	4:41	—

Prior to UFC

DWCS (1 fight)

WIN

vs. Gleidson Cutis

DWCS Brazil 1.3 • Aug 2018

KO/TKO (Kick) • Rd 1, 4:21

Thiago Moises36/8940%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00KD 2

Gleidson Cutis13/2552%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Thiago Moises	36/89	40%	0/0	0:00	2
	Gleidson Cutis	13/25	52%	0/0	0:00	—

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