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

Matheus Nicolau def. John Moraga (Split Decision)

Split Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
WIN
Matheus Nicolau
Matheus 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.

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

Referee
Chris Tognoni
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

19-7-0
Record
19-6-1
0
Win Streak
0
42
Age
33
5'6"
168 cm
Height
5'6"
168 cm
66"
168 cm
Reach
66"
168 cm
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Stance
—
Flyweight
Weight Class
Flyweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

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

Grappling Profile

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

Recent form (last 5 fights)

John Moraga · 3-2
  • L
    Deiveson Figueiredo
    UFC Fight Night: Gaethje vs VickSat, Aug 25, 2018
    TKO · R2 · 3:08 · Flyweight
  • W
    Wilson Reis
    UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs GaethjeSun, Apr 15, 2018
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Flyweight
  • W
    Magomed Bibulatov
    UFC 216: Ferguson vs LeeSat, Oct 7, 2017
    TKO · R1 · 1:38 · Flyweight
  • W
    Ashkan Mokhtarian
    UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs HuntSun, Jun 11, 2017
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Flyweight
  • L
    Sergio Pettis
    UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs PennMon, Jan 16, 2017
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Flyweight
Matheus Nicolau · 2-3
  • L
    Asu Almabayev
    UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs PereiraSat, Oct 19, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Flyweight
  • L
    Alex Perez
    UFC Fight Night: Nicolau vs PerezSat, Apr 27, 2024
    TKO · R2 · 2:16 · Flyweight
  • L
    Brandon Royval
    UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs AllenSat, Apr 15, 2023
    TKO · R1 · 2:09 · Flyweight
  • W
    Matt Schnell
    UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs HollandSun, Dec 4, 2022
    TKO · R2 · 1:44 · Flyweight
  • W
    David Dvorak
    UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs DaukausSat, 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%