Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC 245: Usman vs Covington
Bantamweight3 rounds scheduled
WIN
Marlon Moraes
Marlon Moraes
“Magic”
23-10-1
RESULT

Marlon Moraes def. Jose Aldo (Split Decision)

Split Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
Jose Aldo
Jose Aldo
“Junior”
32-10-0
Saturday, December 14, 2019
T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States

Marlon Moraes defeated Jose Aldo by Split Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Bantamweight bout of UFC 245: Usman vs Covington, held Saturday, December 14, 2019 at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Fight stats

Marlon Moraes
Jose Aldo
0
Knockdowns
0
59 of 137
Significant strikes
58 of 147
43%
Sig. strike accuracy
39%
59 of 137
Total strikes
63 of 152
1 of 2
Takedowns
0 of 0
50%
Takedown accuracy
—
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
0:20
Control time
0:00
Significant strikes by target
48 of 124
Head
39 of 109
7 of 9
Body
16 of 34
4 of 4
Leg
3 of 4
58 of 136
Distance
57 of 146
1 of 1
Clinch
1 of 1
0 of 0
Ground
0 of 0

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
18 of 42
Sig. str.
15 of 40
18 of 42
Total str.
20 of 45
1 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:20
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
21 of 54
Sig. str.
28 of 56
21 of 54
Total str.
28 of 56
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
20 of 41
Sig. str.
15 of 51
20 of 41
Total str.
15 of 51
0 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:00

Judges' Scorecards

Michael Bell
#MoraesAldo
1109
2910
3910
Total2829
Eric Colón
#MoraesAldo
1109
2910
3109
Total2928
Mark Smith
#MoraesAldo
1109
2910
3109
Total2928

Media Scores

9
Moraes
–
9
Aldo
●29–28 Moraes×9●29–28 Aldo×9
All 18 media scorecards▾

Fan Scorecards

38%
Moraes
4%
Draw
59%
Aldo
1,010 fan scorecards submitted
●29–28 Aldo55%●29–28 Moraes36.9%●29–29 Draw3.6%●30–27 Aldo3%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
90%
Moraes
R2
97%
Aldo
R3
55%
Aldo

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Referee
Marc Goddard
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

23-10-1
Record
32-10-0
0
Win Streak
0
38
Age
39
5'6"
168 cm
Height
5'7"
170 cm
67"
170 cm
Reach
70"
178 cm
—
Stance
—
Bantamweight
Weight Class
Bantamweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

3.37
SLpM
3.65
40%
Str. Acc.
46%
4.53
SApM
3.81
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

0.87
TD Avg.
0.47
41%
TD Acc.
51%
46%
TD Def.
92%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Marlon Moraes · 0-5
  • L
    Gabriel Braga
    Professional Fighters League - PFL 4: 2023 Regular SeasonThu, Jun 8, 2023
    TKO · R1 · 3:02 · Featherweight
  • L
    Brendan Loughnane
    Professional Fighters League - PFL 1: 2023 Regular SeasonSat, Apr 1, 2023
    TKO · R2 · 1:11 · Featherweight
  • L
    Sheymon Moraes
    Professional Fighters League - 2022 Season PFL ChampionshipsFri, Nov 25, 2022
    TKO · R3 · 0:58 · Featherweight
  • L
    Song Yadong
    UFC Fight Night: Santos vs AnkalaevSat, Mar 12, 2022
    TKO · R1 · 2:06 · Bantamweight
  • L
    Merab Dvalishvili
    UFC 266: Volkanovski vs OrtegaSat, Sep 25, 2021
    TKO · R2 · 4:25 · Bantamweight
Jose Aldo · 2-3
  • L
    Aiemann Zahabi
    UFC 315: Muhammad vs Della MaddalenaSat, May 10, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
  • L
    Mario Bautista
    UFC 307: Pereira vs Rountree Jr.Sat, Oct 5, 2024
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
  • W
    Jonathan Martinez
    UFC 301: Pantoja vs ErcegSat, May 4, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
  • L
    Merab Dvalishvili
    UFC 278: Usman vs Edwards 2Sat, Aug 20, 2022
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
  • W
    Rob Font
    UFC Fight Night: Font vs AldoSun, Dec 5, 2021
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Bantamweight

Career Averages

Based on 11 fights · 23 fights
26.4
Avg sig. strikes
58.9
0.45
Avg takedowns
0.57
0:33
Avg control time
1:55
59
Career high strikes
114
2
Career high TDs
5

Strike Distribution

Marlon Moraes
Strike target
Jose Aldo
65%
Head
67%
16%
Body
21%
19%
Leg
12%
Marlon Moraes
Strike position
Jose Aldo
92%
Distance
90%
1%
Clinch
4%
7%
Ground
6%