Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCThe Ultimate Fighter: Team Joanna vs. Team Cláudia Finale
Flyweight3 rounds scheduled
John Moraga
United StatesJohn Moraga
“Chicano”
19-7-0
RESULT

Matheus Nicolau def. John Moraga (Split Decision)

Split Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
WIN
Matheus Nicolau
BrazilMatheus Nicolau
19-6-1
Friday, July 8, 2016

Matheus Nicolau defeated John Moraga by Split Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Flyweight bout of The Ultimate Fighter: Team Joanna vs. Team Cláudia Finale, held Friday, July 8, 2016. The judges scored it 29-28, 29-28, 28-29, Matheus Nicolau won the decision.

Fight stats

John Moraga
Matheus Nicolau
0
Knockdowns
0
31 of 113
Significant strikes
41 of 85
27%
Sig. strike accuracy
48%
33 of 115
Total strikes
53 of 98
0 of 2
Takedowns
0 of 1
0%
Takedown accuracy
0%
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
0:00
Control time
0:43
Significant strikes by target
19 of 95
Head
13 of 46
2 of 6
Body
12 of 21
10 of 12
Leg
16 of 18
31 of 113
Distance
41 of 85
0 of 0
Clinch
0 of 0
0 of 0
Ground
0 of 0

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
11 of 40
Sig. str.
12 of 25
11 of 40
Total str.
12 of 25
0 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
12 of 36
Sig. str.
19 of 35
12 of 36
Total str.
19 of 35
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
8 of 37
Sig. str.
10 of 25
10 of 39
Total str.
22 of 38
0 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:43

Judges' Scorecards

Lester Griffin
#MoragaNicolau
1109
2910
3910
Total2829
Chris Lee
#MoragaNicolau
1109
2910
3910
Total2829
Jeff Mullen
#MoragaNicolau
1109
2910
3109
Total2928

Media Scores

0
Moraga
1
Draw
17
Nicolau
●29-28 Nicolau×10●30-27 Nicolau×5●30-28 Nicolau×2●29-29 Draw
All 18 media scorecards▾

Fan Scorecards

9%
Moraga
4%
Draw
87%
Nicolau
23 fan scorecards submitted
●30-27 Nicolau43.5%●29-28 Nicolau26.1%●30-28 Nicolau13%●29-28 Moraga8.7%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
52%
Nicolau
R2
78%
Nicolau
R3
96%
Nicolau

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Frequently asked questions

Who won John Moraga vs Matheus Nicolau?

Matheus Nicolau defeated John Moraga by Split Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Flyweight bout of The Ultimate Fighter: Team Joanna vs. Team Cláudia Finale, held Friday, July 8, 2016. The judges scored it 29-28, 29-28, 28-29, Matheus Nicolau won the decision.

What were the judges' scorecards for John Moraga vs Matheus Nicolau?

The judges scored it 29-28, 29-28, 28-29, Matheus Nicolau won the decision.

Was John Moraga vs Matheus Nicolau a robbery?

Public scoring backed the judges: 100% of 17 media scores picked Matheus Nicolau.

Full robbery index →
Referee
Chris Tognoni
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Win probability

John Moraga 50%50% Matheus Nicolau

What the model gave each fighter going into the fight, from their pre-fight UFCalendar Power Index ratings. See the full Power Index

Fight DNA

Head to head

UFCalendar's style model · Flyweight roster (107 fighters)

John Moraga
Submission Ace
4 edges
Matheus Nicolau
Knockout Artist
7 edges
PowerSpeedPrecisionDurabilityEngineWrestlingGround

Radar scaled to this matchup · bars show the gap

Style shape

90Power96
88Speed98
66Precision97
69Durability76
94Engine86
66Wrestling92
96Ground89

Biggest edge Matheus Nicolau, Accuracy +31

Attribute by attribute

John Moraga is on the left of every row, Matheus Nicolau on the right.
88Punch power94
92Kick power98
81Punch speed98
94Kick speed98
66Accuracy97
66Takedowns92
96Ground striking85
96Submissions93
68Chin64
69Body strength88
94Cardio86

Attributes are rated 0-100 by UFCalendar's style model.

Tale of the Tape

19-7-0
Record
19-6-1
1741
Power Index rating
1738
0
Win Streak
0
42
Age
33
5'6"
168 cm
Height
5'6"
168 cm
66"
168 cm
Reach
66"
168 cm
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Flyweight
Weight Class
Flyweight
United States
Nationality
Brazil

Striking Profile

2.57
SLpM
3.31
43%
Str. Acc.
51%
2.55
SApM
2.98
56%
Str. Def.
65%

Grappling Profile

0.62
TD Avg.
1.22
23%
TD Acc.
43%
44%
TD Def.
90%
1.10
Sub. Avg.
0.80

Recent form (last 5 fights)

John Moraga · 2-3
  • L
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    OG Boxing Round 2 · Dec 10, 2021
    Unanimous Decision
  • W
    Mefi Monterroso
    The Takeover · Nov 17, 2021
    Unanimous Decision
  • L
    Marc Castro
    Canelo vs. Yildrim · Feb 27, 2021
    TKO · R2 · 2:50
  • L
    Duke Ragan
    Zepeda vs. Baranchyk · Oct 3, 2020
    Unanimous Decision
  • W
    Brandon Foss
    Castro vs. Lozano · Oct 12, 2019
    TKO · R2 · 1:30
Matheus Nicolau · 2-3
  • L
    Asu Almabayev
    UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs Pereira · Oct 19, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Flyweight
  • L
    Alex Perez
    UFC Fight Night: Nicolau vs Perez · Apr 27, 2024
    TKO · R2 · 2:16 · Flyweight
  • L
    Brandon Royval
    UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs Allen · Apr 15, 2023
    TKO · R1 · 2:09 · Flyweight
  • W
    Matt Schnell
    UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs Holland · Dec 4, 2022
    TKO · R2 · 1:44 · Flyweight
  • W
    David Dvorak
    UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs Daukaus · Mar 26, 2022
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Flyweight

Career Averages

Based on 14 fights · 11 fights
30.9
Avg sig. strikes
37.1
0.50
Avg takedowns
0.91
1:45
Avg control time
1:38
56
Career high strikes
87
2
Career high TDs
3

Strike Distribution

John Moraga
Strike target
Matheus Nicolau
56%
Head
52%
25%
Body
34%
19%
Leg
14%
John Moraga
Strike position
Matheus Nicolau
59%
Distance
87%
19%
Clinch
1%
22%
Ground
12%