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.
John Moraga vs Matheus Nicolau
Fight stats: totals
Same scale left and right on every row; the pale tail behind a bar is attempts
Where it landed
Significant strikes landed by target in this fight
Where it happened
Where the landed significant strikes came from
Round by round
Significant strikes landed per round · the judges' scores under each
Bars share one scale across rounds. Each chip is one judge's score for the round, coloured by who they gave it to.
Judges' Scorecards
Media Scores
All 18 media scorecards
- Diego Peixoto · MMABrasil.com.br30-27Nicolau
- MMAJunkie.com30-27Nicolau
- Dave Meltzer · Wrestling Observer30-27Nicolau
- MMAMania.com30-27Nicolau
- Fernando Justino · bjjforum.com.br30-27Nicolau
- Chris Nelson · Sherdog.com30-28Nicolau
- Dallas Winston · BloodyElbow.com30-28Nicolau
- Tim Burke · BloodyElbow.com29-28Nicolau
- Jason Floyd · TheMMAReport.com29-28Nicolau
- Dana Becker · FightLine.com29-28Nicolau
- Paul Fontaine · WrestlingObserver.com29-28Nicolau
- Craig Amos · BleacherReport.com29-28Nicolau
- Nick Baldwin · BloodyElbow.com29-28Nicolau
- Ryan Frederick · WrestlingObserver.com29-28Nicolau
- Brian Knapp · Sherdog.com29-28Nicolau
- Mike Sloan · Sherdog.com29-28Nicolau
- Rob Tatum · CombatPress.com29-28Nicolau
- Steven Kelliher · Tapology.com29-29Draw
Fan Scorecards
23 fan scorecards submitted
Insights
- Matheus Nicolau stops 90% of takedowns, better than 95% of UFC fighters.
Style & credentials
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Camp · MMA LAB · United StatesNo background on record
Camp · Nova Uniao · BrazilSig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
Time in position
Where their significant strikes are thrown
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Ranked against 1499 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.
Where the strikes land
Range × target
Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.
When it ends
Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended
6 early stoppages have no logged time
5 early stoppages have no logged time
Recent form · last 5
- L
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- W
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- LThe Ultimate Fighter: Team Joanna vs. Team Cláudia Finale · Jul 8, 2016SD · R3 · 5:00 · Flyweight
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- W
- W
- L
- W
- L
- W
- W
- WJose CarbajalRUF MMA · Jul 7, 2012DEC
- WMaurice SentersRage in the Cage · Jun 22, 2012DEC
- WMatthew GarciaCoalition of Combat · Feb 25, 2012SUB
- WFreddie LuxArizona Regional · Nov 5, 2011SUB
- WNathan BakerTexas Regional · Jul 9, 2011SUB
- L
- WAldo EscuderoRage in the Cage · Jul 31, 2010DEC
- WTravis HalversonRage in the Cage · Jun 26, 2010SUB
- WPat DonovanRage in the Cage · Mar 20, 2010SUB
- WEvan MortonRage in the Cage · Feb 13, 2010DEC
- WAl DeCastroRage in the Cage · Dec 4, 2009TKO
- WSam ShapiroRage in the Cage · Nov 7, 2009DEC
- LUFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs Pereira · Oct 19, 2024Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Flyweight
- L
- L
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs Daukaus · Mar 26, 2022Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Flyweight
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- W
- W
- WAlan GabrielFuture FC 5 · May 24, 2019SUB · R1 · 1:18 · Bantamweight
- L
- W
- WThe Ultimate Fighter: Team Joanna vs. Team Cláudia Finale · Jul 8, 2016SD · R3 · 5:00 · Flyweight
- WBruno KoreaUFC Fight Night: Belfort vs Henderson · Nov 7, 2015SUB · R3 · 3:27 · Bantamweight
- WDerinaldo GuerraShooto Brasil 49 · Aug 24, 2014TKO · R2 · 4:35 · Flyweight
- WPedro ArrudaBrasil Fight 8 · Jun 6, 2014TKO · R1 · 2:17 · Flyweight
- WVanderlei LeiteShooto Brasil 45 · Dec 20, 2013Unanimous Decision · Flyweight
- LPedro NobreBitetti Combat 13 · Dec 9, 2012TKO · R1 · 3:11 · Flyweight
- WDenison SilvaBitetti Combat 13 · Dec 9, 2012Unanimous Decision · Flyweight
- WTBABrasil Fight · Sep 21, 2012TKO
- WGilberto DiasShooto Brasil · Jun 29, 2012DEC
- WMichael DabovilleLions FC · Mar 10, 2012SUB
- WDamien PighieraLions FC · Oct 15, 2011SUB
- DTBABrasil Fight · Sep 3, 2011DRAW
- WTBABrasil Fight · Apr 8, 2011TKO
- WPedro ChalitaMinas Gerais Regional · Aug 7, 2010SUB
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.