Marlon Moraes

"Magic"

AGE	38 / Apr 26, 1988
HEIGHT	5'6" / 167.64 cm
WEIGHT	145 lbs / 65.77 kg

ASSOCIATION
American Top Team

CLASS
Featherweight

Wins 23

KO / TKO

43%

SUBMISSIONS

26%

DECISIONS

30%

Draws 1

Losses 13

KO / TKO

77%

SUBMISSIONS

15%

DECISIONS

FIGHT HISTORY - PRO

Result	Fighter	Event	Method/Referee	R	Time
loss	Gabriel Braga	Professional Fighters League - PFL 4: 2023 Regular Season Jun / 08 / 2023	TKO (Punches) Blake Grice VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	3:02
loss	Brendan Loughnane	Professional Fighters League - PFL 1: 2023 Regular Season Apr / 01 / 2023	TKO (Leg Kicks) Keith Peterson VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	2	1:11
loss	Sheymon Moraes	Professional Fighters League - 2022 Season PFL Championships Nov / 25 / 2022	TKO (Punches) Bryan Miner VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	0:58
loss	Yadong Song	UFC Fight Night 203 - Santos vs. Ankalaev Mar / 12 / 2022	KO (Punches) Keith Peterson VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	2:06
loss	Merab Dvalishvili	UFC 266 - Volkanovski vs. Ortega Sep / 25 / 2021	TKO (Punches) Keith Peterson VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	2	4:25
loss	Rob Font	UFC Fight Night 183 - Thompson vs. Neal Dec / 19 / 2020	TKO (Elbow and Punches) Marc Goddard VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	3:47
loss	Cory Sandhagen	UFC Fight Night 179 - Moraes vs. Sandhagen Oct / 10 / 2020	TKO (Spinning Wheel Kick and Punches) Marc Goddard VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	2	1:03
win	Jose Aldo	UFC 245 - Usman vs. Covington Dec / 14 / 2019	Decision (Split) Marc Goddard VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
loss	Henry Cejudo	UFC 238 - Cejudo vs. Moraes Jun / 08 / 2019	TKO (Punches) Marc Goddard VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	4:51
win	Raphael Assuncao	UFC Fight Night 144 - Assuncao vs. Moraes 2 Feb / 02 / 2019	Submission (Guillotine Choke) Jason Herzog VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	3:17
win	Jimmie Rivera	UFC Fight Night 131 - Rivera vs. Moraes Jun / 01 / 2018	KO (Head Kick and Punches) Dan Miragliotta VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	0:33
win	Aljamain Sterling	UFC Fight Night 123 - Swanson vs. Ortega Dec / 09 / 2017	KO (Knee) Michael Bell VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	1:07
win	John Dodson	UFC Fight Night 120 - Poirier vs. Pettis Nov / 11 / 2017	Decision (Split) Bill Bookwalter VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
loss	Raphael Assuncao	UFC 212 - Aldo vs. Holloway Jun / 03 / 2017	Decision (Split) Osiris Maia VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	Josinaldo Silva	WSOF 34 - Gaethje vs. Firmino Dec / 31 / 2016	TKO (Knee Injury) Dan Miragliotta VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	2:30
win	Josh Hill	WSOF 32 - Moraes vs. Hill 2 Jul / 30 / 2016	KO (Head Kick and Punches) Steve Newport	2	0:38
win	Joseph Barajas	WSOF 28 - Moraes vs. Barajas Feb / 20 / 2016	TKO (Leg Kicks) John McCarthy VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	1:13
win	Sheymon Moraes	WSOF 22 - Palhares vs. Shields Aug / 01 / 2015	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Mark Smith VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	3:46
win	Josh Hill	WSOF 18 - Moraes vs. Hill Feb / 12 / 2015	Decision (Unanimous) Vern Gorman VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	5	5:00
win	Cody Bollinger	WSOF 13 - Moraes vs. Bollinger Sep / 13 / 2014	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Dan Miragliotta VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	2	1:35
win	Josh Rettinghouse	WSOF 9 - Carl vs. Palhares Mar / 29 / 2014	Decision (Unanimous) Jason Herzog VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	5	5:00
win	Carson Beebe	WSOF 6 - Burkman vs. Carl Oct / 26 / 2013	KO (Punches) Jorge Alonso VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	0:32
win	Brandon Hempleman	WSOF 4 - Spong vs. DeAnda Aug / 10 / 2013	Decision (Unanimous) Michael Bell VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	Tyson Nam	WSOF 2 - Arlovski vs. Johnson Mar / 23 / 2013	KO (Head Kick and Punches) Keith Peterson VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	2:55
win	Miguel Torres	WSOF 1 - Arlovski vs. Cole Nov / 03 / 2012	Decision (Split) Kim Winslow VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	Jarrod Card	XFC 17 - Apocalypse Apr / 13 / 2012	KO (Punch) David Ferguson	1	0:47
win	Chris Manuel	XFC 15 - Tribute Dec / 02 / 2011	Decision (Unanimous) John Hosegood	3	5:00
loss	Deividas Taurosevicius	ROC 38 - Ring of Combat 38 Nov / 18 / 2011	Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) Keith Peterson	1	2:34
loss	Ralph Acosta	WEF - World Extreme Fighting 46 Apr / 22 / 2011	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Chris Adams	2	3:03
win	Ryan Bixler	RMMA 20 - Clash at the Casino Apr / 08 / 2011	Submission (Keylock) Robbie Scheurmann	1	1:44
win	Nicolas Joannes	S&S - Shoot & Sprawl 2 Oct / 02 / 2010	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	1	3:49
draw	Sandro Gemaque de Souza	DC - Dojo Combat 1 Apr / 17 / 2010	Draw	3	5:00
win	Andre Rouberte	Shooto Brazil 10 - Machado vs. Santos Jan / 17 / 2009	TKO (Punches) Marcos Galvao	1	3:35
loss	Zeilton Rodrigues	Shooto Brazil 7 - Santos vs. Lopez Jun / 28 / 2008	TKO (Punches)	2	1:45
loss	Alexandre Pinheiro	Shooto Brazil 6 - Freire vs. Diniz Apr / 19 / 2008	TKO (Punches) Vitor Ribeiro	1	2:58
win	Jose Lucas Fabiano de Melo	MMASC - MMA Sports Combat 2 Mar / 15 / 2008	TKO	1	0:00
win	Bruno Santana	Desafio - Brazil Fight Center 2 Apr / 14 / 2007	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	1	0:00

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