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

21%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

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

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

Elite93%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. Landed	14	14	15
Avg. Absorbed	15	22	24
Avg. Net	-1	-8	-10

Grappling

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

Finish Rate

60%

Strong Finisher

div avg 46%

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

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

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

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

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

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

Result

Method

11 fights

Song Yadong

KO/TKO R1 · 2:06Mar '22

-5

·9 SS (36%)·14 abs·1 kd taken

Merab Dvalishvili

KO/TKO R2 · 4:25Sep '21

-40

·29 SS (66%)·69 abs·4 td taken·30s ctrl·1 kd landed

Rob Font

KO/TKO R1 · 3:47Dec '20

-21

·9 SS (75%)·30 abs·2/3 td·151s ctrl·1 kd taken

Cory Sandhagen

TITLE

KO/TKO R2 · 1:03Oct '20

-24

·14 SS (28%)·38 abs·1/1 td·9s ctrl·1 kd taken

Jose AldoVeteran

S-DEC R3Dec '19

·59 SS (43%)·58 abs·1/2 td·20s ctrl

Henry CejudoVeteran

TITLE

KO/TKO R3 · 4:51Jun '19

-33

·57 SS (48%)·90 abs·0/2 td·1 td taken

Raphael AssuncaoVeteran

TITLE

SUB R1 · 3:17Feb '19

·10 SS (43%)·2 abs·75s ctrl·1 kd landed·1 sub att

Jimmie Rivera

TITLE

KO/TKO R1 · 0:33Jun '18

·7 SS (78%)·1 kd landed

Aljamain Sterling

KO/TKO R1 · 1:07Dec '17

·7 SS (50%)·3 abs·13s ctrl·2 kd landed

John DodsonVeteran

S-DEC R3Nov '17

·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

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

21%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

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

Elite93%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
Landed	14	14	15
Absorbed	15	22	24
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

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

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

Song Yadong

KO/TKO·R1·Mar '22

9 SS (36%)·14 abs·1 kd taken

Merab Dvalishvili

KO/TKO·R2·Sep '21

29 SS (66%)·69 abs·4 td taken·30s ctrl·1 kd

Rob Font

KO/TKO·R1·Dec '20

9 SS (75%)·30 abs·2/3 td·151s ctrl·1 kd taken

Cory SandhagenTITLE

KO/TKO·R2·Oct '20

14 SS (28%)·38 abs·1/1 td·9s ctrl·1 kd taken

Jose AldoVeteran

S-DEC·R3·Dec '19

59 SS (43%)·58 abs·1/2 td·20s ctrl

Henry CejudoVeteranTITLE

KO/TKO·R3·Jun '19

57 SS (48%)·90 abs·0/2 td·1 td taken

Raphael AssuncaoVeteranTITLE

SUB·R1·Feb '19

10 SS (43%)·2 abs·75s ctrl·1 kd·1 sub

Jimmie RiveraTITLE

KO/TKO·R1·Jun '18

7 SS (78%)·1 kd

Round 111 rounds

Round 26 rounds

Round 34 rounds

Avg. Landed

Avg. Absorbed

Avg. Net

-1

-8

-10

n=11

n=6

n=4

Landed

Absorbed

Net

-1

-8

-10