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Marlon Moraes absorbs 4.5 and lands 3.4 significant strikes per minute. Concedes more than outputs. Negative striking margin.

Marlon Moraes's takedown attempts are present but not a primary weapon.

Marlon Moraes wins 48% of rounds across 21 scored. Round splits are close.

Marlon Moraes has 5 KO/TKO losses in 6 total UFC losses. Absorbs 0.36 knockdowns per fight. Durability score of 2 out of 99, low for the division.

Marlon Moraes finishes 60% of wins by KO/TKO or submission.

Marlon Moraes's last fight was over 52 months ago.

Marlon Moraes is 38 years old.

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Fighter Profile›Bantamweight
“Magic”

Marlon Moraes

23-10-111 UFC
Balanced
Form
· 4L
Inactive
4× Title
4× 5R
Early Chaos
High Wear
5'6"ht·67"reach·Orthodoxstance·38age
Last fightLSong Yadong·KO/TKO·R1·4yr ago
Fighter Context
5–6UFC·
2KO
·
1Sub
·
2Dec
·
7.8min/fight
·
86UFC min
vs. Winning-Record Opps
5–6(11 fights)
·
60%finish rate
·
+0.1str diff/min
vs. Veteran Opps
3–2(5 fights)
·
33%finish rate
·
+0.1str diff/min
CQ Key Stats
Striking Differential
-1.16
Deficit
20%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat
0.119
Average
40%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

⚠ TD accuracy based on a small number of career attempts. May shift with more data.

Durability
2
Low
3%ile

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate
48%
Average
35%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Marlon Moraes — 3.37 significant strikes per minute, 40% striking accuracy, absorbs 4.53 strikes per minute.

Moraes
Distance Striker
Bantamweight avg
Sig. Strikes / Min3.37
Str. Accuracy40%
290UFC landed/714attempted
Sig. Absorbed / min
+0.8 vs avg4.53
Str. Defense54%
KD Rate / fight0.46
5UFC knockdowns
KD Absorbed / fight0.36
CQ KO Power
Elite94%ile1.72
Strike Distribution
By Target
Head
65%
Body
16%
Leg
19%
By Position
Distance92%
/
Clinch1%
/
Ground7%
Sig. Strikes by Round
Round 111 rounds
Round 26 rounds
Round 34 rounds
Avg. Landed141415
Avg. Absorbed152224
Avg. Net-1-8-10
Grappling

Marlon Moraes — 0.9 takedowns per 15 minutes, 41% takedown accuracy, 0.3 submission attempts per 15 minutes, 46% takedown defense.

Moraes·33s ctrlPassive Control
Bantamweight avg
Offense
TD Landed / 15 Min0.87
TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY2.09
TD Accuracy41%
5UFC landed/12attempted
Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.30
1UFC wins/2attempted
Defense
TD Defense46%
6UFC defended/13opp. attempts
Sub Defense
Escaped Once
Finishing

Marlon Moraes — 5 UFC wins (2 KO/TKO, 1 submission, 2 decision), 60% finish rate.

Finish Rate
60%
Strong Finisher
div avg 47%
How They Lose
6UFC losses
Win Breakdown
KO / TKO2 / 5
Submission1 / 5
Decision2 / 5
KD → Finish
2/4Moderate
Loss Breakdown
KO / TKO5 / 6
Submission0 / 6
Decision1 / 6
Loss Pattern
4 of 6 losses by finish in R1–R2
Fast and versatile. 3 of 3 finishes inside R1-R2, by both KO and submission
Finish Round Distribution
Finish WinsFinish LossesR1R2R3
KO/TKO W
KO/TKO L
SUB W
Cards & Decisions
Recovery Rate
—
More data needed.
Decision Margin
0.7pts
W2 dec
—
L1 dec
field avg 1.95 pts
Decision Types
0UD
·
3SD
·
0MD
·
100%split rate
Career Trajectory
Win
Loss
D/NC
Elite opp (15+ wins)
Veteran opp (8+ wins)
sig. strikes trending up. Averaging 7 more in second half of career
0+17+34+51+68avg201720182019202020212022

11 UFC fights · hover for details · colored line = 3-fight rolling avg

Pace & Cardio
Output
Absorbed
Diff
-0.31.63.5R1R2R3
R1n=11
R2n=6
R3n=4
Outputsig strikes / min
3.7
3.2
2.9
Absorbedsig strikes / min
4.0
5.1
4.9
Diff
-0.3
-1.9
-2.0

Per-round averages across career · partial final rounds included at actual elapsed time · rounds below 5 min. career total suppressed · dashed lines = division avg

Last 8 Fights — Trend
KD Abs
▼Str. Diff-0.24 idxL3
-41%40%120%WWLWLLLL

Last 8 UFC fights · Absorbed & Strike Diff = index vs career avg (1.0 = avg, 0 = breakeven) · Orange dots = KDs absorbed

Elite oppVeteran opp
Moraes — 11 UFC Fights

Marlon Moraes — UFC fight record: 5 wins, 6 losses.

Result
Method
11 fights
L
Song Yadong
BW
KO/TKO R1 · 2:06Mar '22
-5
·9 SS (36%)·14 abs·1 kd taken
L
Merab Dvalishvili
BW
KO/TKO R2 · 4:25Sep '21
-40
·29 SS (66%)·69 abs·4 td taken·30s ctrl·1 kd landed
L
Rob Font
BW
KO/TKO R1 · 3:47Dec '20
-21
·9 SS (75%)·30 abs·2/3 td·151s ctrl·1 kd taken
L
Cory Sandhagen
TITLEBW
KO/TKO R2 · 1:03Oct '20
-24
·14 SS (28%)·38 abs·1/1 td·9s ctrl·1 kd taken
W
Jose AldoVeteran
BW
S-DEC R3Dec '19
+1
·59 SS (43%)·58 abs·1/2 td·20s ctrl
L
Henry CejudoVeteran
TITLEBW
KO/TKO R3 · 4:51Jun '19
-33
·57 SS (48%)·90 abs·0/2 td·1 td taken
W
Raphael AssuncaoVeteran
TITLEBW
SUB R1 · 3:17Feb '19
+8
·10 SS (43%)·2 abs·75s ctrl·1 kd landed·1 sub att
W
Jimmie Rivera
TITLEBW
KO/TKO R1 · 0:33Jun '18
+7
·7 SS (78%)·1 kd landed
W
Aljamain Sterling
BW
KO/TKO R1 · 1:07Dec '17
+4
·7 SS (50%)·3 abs·13s ctrl·2 kd landed
W
John DodsonVeteran
BW
S-DEC R3Nov '17
+2
·45 SS (34%)·43 abs·1/2 td·2 td taken·65s ctrl·1 kd taken·1 sub att
All Fighters
Bantamweight
“Magic”

Marlon Moraes

23-10-111 UFC
Form
4L
5'6"ht·67"reach·Orthodoxstance·38age
Last fightLSong Yadong·KO/TKO·4yr ago
Fighter Context
5–6UFC·
2KO
·
1Sub
·
2Dec
·
7.8min/fight
·
86UFC min
vs. Winning Record5–6
vs. Veterans (8+ W)3–2
CQ Key Stats
Str. Differential
-1.16
20%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat
0.119
40%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability
2
3%ile

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate
48%
35%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking
Moraes
Bantamweight avg
Distance Striker
Sig. Strikes / Min3.37
Str. Accuracy40%
290UFC landed/714attempted
Sig. Absorbed / Min
+0.8 vs avg4.53
Str. Defense54%
KD Rate / Fight0.46
5UFC knockdowns
KD Absorbed / Fight0.36
CQ KO Power
Elite94%ile1.72
Strike Distribution
By Target
Head
65%
Body
16%
Leg
19%
By Position
Dist92%
Clinch1%
Ground7%
Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)
R1
n=11
R2
n=6
R3
n=4
Landed141415
Absorbed152224
Net-1-8-10
Grappling
Moraes
Bantamweight avg
33s ctrlPassive Control
Offense
TD Landed / 15 Min0.87
TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY2.09
TD Accuracy41%
5UFC landed/12attempted
Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.30
1UFC wins/2attempted
Defense
TD Defense46%
6UFC defended/13opp. attempts
Sub Defense0 loss / 1 attempt
Finishing
Finish Rate
60%
Strong Finisher
Win Methods
2KO/TKO
1Sub
2Dec
Loss Methods
5KO/TKO
0Sub
1Dec
Finish Round Distribution
R1
R2
R3
KO (W)
KO (L)
Sub (W)
Cards & Decisions
Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.
—More data needed.
Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.
0.7pts
W2 dec
—more needed
L1 dec
field avg 1.95 pts
Decision Types
0UD
·
3SD
·
0MD
·
100%split rate
Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.
Pace & Cardio
Output
Absorbed
Diff
-0.31.63.5R1R2R3
R1n=11
R2n=6
R3n=4
Outputsig strikes / min
3.7
3.2
2.9
Absorbedsig strikes / min
4.0
5.1
4.9
Diff
-0.3
-1.9
-2.0

Per-round career averages · partial rounds time-adjusted · dashed = division avg

Moraes — UFC Fight Log
|
L
Song YadongBW
KO/TKO·R1·Mar '22
9 SS (36%)·14 abs·1 kd taken
L
Merab DvalishviliBW
KO/TKO·R2·Sep '21
29 SS (66%)·69 abs·4 td taken·30s ctrl·1 kd
L
Rob FontBW
KO/TKO·R1·Dec '20
9 SS (75%)·30 abs·2/3 td·151s ctrl·1 kd taken
L
Cory SandhagenTITLEBW
KO/TKO·R2·Oct '20
14 SS (28%)·38 abs·1/1 td·9s ctrl·1 kd taken
W
Jose AldoVeteranBW
S-DEC·R3·Dec '19
59 SS (43%)·58 abs·1/2 td·20s ctrl
L
Henry CejudoVeteranTITLEBW
KO/TKO·R3·Jun '19
57 SS (48%)·90 abs·0/2 td·1 td taken
W
Raphael AssuncaoVeteranTITLEBW
SUB·R1·Feb '19
10 SS (43%)·2 abs·75s ctrl·1 kd·1 sub
W
Jimmie RiveraTITLEBW
KO/TKO·R1·Jun '18
7 SS (78%)·1 kd
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