Marlon Moraes

“Magic”

OctagonStats Rating 1514

5-6-0

Career record (W-L-D)

Physical stats

Height5' 6" (168 cm)

Weight135 lbs. (61 kg)

Reach67" (170 cm)

StanceOrthodox

BornApr 26, 1988

Age38

DivisionBantamweight

BirthplaceNova Friburgo, Brazil

TeamAmerican Top Team

Striking & grappling

SLpM3.37

Str. Acc40%

SApM4.53

Str. Def54%

TD Avg0.87

TD Acc41%

TD Def-

Sub Avg0.3

Recent form

L L L L W

Last 5 fights, most recent first

Career timeline

11 fights, oldest to newest — ■ win ■ loss ■ draw/no contest. Hover for details.

Career breakdown

Based on recorded UFC bouts — early regional fights may not be included.

Wins by method

2 KO/TKO wins · 1 sub wins · 2 decision wins

Losses by method

5 KO/TKO losses · 0 sub losses · 1 decision losses

Finish rate60%

Times finished83%

StreakL4

Best streak4

Avg fight7:50

Octagon time1h 26m

Opp win%75%

ActiveJun. 03, 2017 – Mar. 12, 2022 (6y)

Strength of schedule

Ranked opponents faced4

Ranked wins1

Best ranked winAljamain Sterling (#4 Featherweight)

Based on current UFC rankings — a snapshot, not the ranking at fight time.

Bonus awards

Performance of the Night2

Total bonuses2

Post-fight bonuses from UFC event records.

Career story

Marlon Moraes "Magic" is a 23-10-1 mixed martial artist. 60% finish rate.

Marlon debuted Jun. 03, 2017 vs Raphael Assuncao (loss). Longest win streak: 4. On a 4-fight losing skid. 6 years active (Jun. 03, 2017–Mar. 12, 2022).

Best wins: Jose Aldo (S-DEC R3, Dec. 14, 2019); Aljamain Sterling (KO/TKO Knee R1, Dec. 09, 2017); Raphael Assuncao (SUB Guillotine Choke R1, Feb. 02, 2019).

Marlon Moraes (born April 26, 1988) is a Brazilian former professional mixed martial artist who last competed in the Featherweight division of the Professional Fighters League (PFL). He previously competed in the bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and World Series of Fighting (WSOF), the original incarnation of the PFL. He was the former and inaugural WSOF Bantamweight Champion.

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Decision grinder

Fight history

Date	Event	Result	Method	R	Time	KD	Str	TD	Sub
Mar. 12, 2022	UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Ankalaev	L Song Yadong	KO/TKO Punch	1	2:06	0 1	9 14	0 0	0 0
Sep. 25, 2021	UFC 266: Volkanovski vs. Ortega	L Merab Dvalishvili	KO/TKO Punches	2	4:25	1 0	29 69	0 4	0 0
Dec. 19, 2020	UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Neal	L Rob Font	KO/TKO Punches	1	3:47	0 1	9 30	2 0	0 0
Oct. 10, 2020	UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen	L Cory Sandhagen	KO/TKO Kick	2	1:03	0 1	14 38	1 0	0 0
Dec. 14, 2019	UFC 245: Usman vs. Covington	W Jose Aldo	S-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	59 58	1 0	0 0
Jun. 08, 2019	UFC 238: Cejudo vs. Moraes	L Henry Cejudo	KO/TKO Punches	3	4:51	0 0	57 90	0 1	0 1
Feb. 02, 2019	UFC Fight Night: Assuncao vs. Moraes 2	W Raphael Assuncao	SUB Guillotine Choke	1	3:17	1 0	10 2	0 0	1 0
Jun. 01, 2018	UFC Fight Night: Rivera vs. Moraes	W Jimmie Rivera	KO/TKO Kick	1	0:33	1 0	7 0	0 0	0 0
Dec. 09, 2017	UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Ortega	W Aljamain Sterling	KO/TKO Knee	1	1:07	2 0	7 3	0 0	0 0
Nov. 11, 2017	UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Pettis	W John Dodson	S-DEC	3	5:00	0 1	45 43	1 2	1 0
Jun. 03, 2017	UFC 212: Aldo vs. Holloway	L Raphael Assuncao	S-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	44 43	0 0	0 0

Fight data compiled from public statistical sources (ufcstats.com) and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). OctagonStats is an independent database, not affiliated with UFC / TKO Group.