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UFCUFC Fight Night: Poirier vs Pettis
Bantamweight3 rounds scheduled
John Dodson
John Dodson
“The Magician”
22-12-0
RESULT

Marlon Moraes def. John Dodson (Split Decision)

Split Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
WIN
Marlon Moraes
Marlon Moraes
“Magic”
23-10-1
Saturday, November 11, 2017
Ted Constant Convocation Center, Norfolk, United States

Marlon Moraes defeated John Dodson by Split Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Bantamweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs Pettis, held Saturday, November 11, 2017 at Ted Constant Convocation Center, Norfolk.

Fight stats

John Dodson
Marlon Moraes
1
Knockdowns
0
43 of 105
Significant strikes
45 of 131
41%
Sig. strike accuracy
34%
47 of 109
Total strikes
45 of 131
2 of 4
Takedowns
1 of 2
50%
Takedown accuracy
50%
0
Submission attempts
1
0
Reversals
0
0:27
Control time
1:05
Significant strikes by target
24 of 83
Head
21 of 92
15 of 18
Body
15 of 23
4 of 4
Leg
9 of 16
40 of 101
Distance
45 of 131
2 of 3
Clinch
0 of 0
1 of 1
Ground
0 of 0

By round

ROUND 1
1
KD
0
19 of 41
Sig. str.
19 of 61
19 of 41
Total str.
19 of 61
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:01
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
8 of 24
Sig. str.
17 of 37
12 of 28
Total str.
17 of 37
2 of 3
Takedowns
1 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
0:19
Ctrl
0:40
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
16 of 40
Sig. str.
9 of 33
16 of 40
Total str.
9 of 33
0 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 1
0
Sub. att
1
0:07
Ctrl
0:25

Judges' Scorecards

Brian Costello
#DodsonMoraes
1910
2910
3910
Total2730
Chris Lee
#DodsonMoraes
1910
2910
3910
Total2730
Ron Rodriguez
#DodsonMoraes
1109
2109
3109
Total3027

Media Scores

3
Dodson
–
11
Moraes
●29–28 Moraes×11●29–28 Dodson×3
All 14 media scorecards▾

Fan Scorecards

36%
Dodson
1%
Draw
63%
Moraes
138 fan scorecards submitted
●29–28 Moraes45.7%●29–28 Dodson29%●30–27 Moraes16.7%●30–27 Dodson5.1%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
75%
Dodson
R2
86%
Moraes
R3
63%
Moraes

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Referee
Bill Bookwalter
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

22-12-0
Record
23-10-1
0
Win Streak
0
41
Age
38
5'3"
160 cm
Height
5'6"
168 cm
66"
168 cm
Reach
67"
170 cm
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Stance
—
Bantamweight
Weight Class
Bantamweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

3.20
SLpM
3.37
40%
Str. Acc.
40%
3.58
SApM
4.53
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

0.71
TD Avg.
0.87
28%
TD Acc.
41%
82%
TD Def.
46%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

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Career Averages

Based on 17 fights · 11 fights
43.6
Avg sig. strikes
26.4
0.65
Avg takedowns
0.45
0:40
Avg control time
0:33
101
Career high strikes
59
2
Career high TDs
2

Strike Distribution

John Dodson
Strike target
Marlon Moraes
56%
Head
65%
30%
Body
16%
14%
Leg
19%
John Dodson
Strike position
Marlon Moraes
85%
Distance
92%
11%
Clinch
1%
4%
Ground
7%