Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Ortega
Bantamweight3 rounds scheduled
WIN
Marlon Moraes
Marlon Moraes
“Magic”
23-10-1
RESULT

Marlon Moraes def. Aljamain Sterling (TKO)

TKO · Round 1 · 1:07
Aljamain Sterling
Aljamain Sterling
“Funk Master”
26-5-0
Saturday, December 9, 2017

Marlon Moraes defeated Aljamain Sterling by TKO in round 1 (1:07) in the Bantamweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Ortega, held Saturday, December 9, 2017.

Fight stats

Marlon Moraes
Aljamain Sterling
2
Knockdowns
0
7 of 14
Significant strikes
3 of 10
50%
Sig. strike accuracy
30%
10 of 17
Total strikes
3 of 10
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
—
Takedown accuracy
—
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
0:13
Control time
0:00
Significant strikes by target
6 of 13
Head
1 of 7
1 of 1
Body
1 of 1
0 of 0
Leg
1 of 2
5 of 12
Distance
3 of 8
0 of 0
Clinch
0 of 0
2 of 2
Ground
0 of 2

By round

ROUND 1
2
KD
0
7 of 14
Sig. str.
3 of 10
10 of 17
Total str.
3 of 10
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:13
Ctrl
0:00
Referee
Mike Bell
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

23-10-1
Record
26-5-0
0
Win Streak
2
38
Age
36
5'6"
Height
5'7"
67"
Reach
71"
—
Stance
—
Bantamweight
Weight Class
Bantamweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

3.37
SLpM
4.26
40%
Str. Acc.
52%
4.53
SApM
2.15
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

0.87
TD Avg.
2.54
41%
TD Acc.
32%
46%
TD Def.
44%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Marlon Moraes · 1-4
  • 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
  • L
    Rob Font
    UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs NealSat, Dec 19, 2020
    TKO · R1 · 3:47 · Bantamweight
  • L
    Cory Sandhagen
    UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. SandhagenSat, Oct 10, 2020
    TKO · R2 · 1:03 · Bantamweight
  • W
    Jose Aldo
    UFC 245: Usman vs CovingtonSat, Dec 14, 2019
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
Aljamain Sterling · 3-2
  • W
    Youssef Zalal
    UFC Fight Night: Sterling vs ZalalSat, Apr 25, 2026
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Featherweight
  • W
    Brian Ortega
    UFC Fight Night: Walker vs ZhangSat, Aug 23, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · weightClass.Catch Weight
  • L
    Movsar Evloev
    UFC 310: Pantoja vs AsakuraSat, Dec 7, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
  • W
    Calvin Kattar
    UFC 300: Pereira vs HillSat, Apr 13, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
  • L
    Sean O'Malley
    UFC 292: Sterling vs O'MalleySat, Aug 19, 2023
    TKO · R2 · 0:51 · Bantamweight

Career Averages

Based on 11 fights · 23 fights
26.4
Avg sig. strikes
61.2
0.45
Avg takedowns
2.43
0:33
Avg control time
4:46
59
Career high strikes
174
2
Career high TDs
8

Strike Distribution

Marlon Moraes
Strike target
Aljamain Sterling
65%
Head
50%
16%
Body
31%
19%
Leg
19%
Marlon Moraes
Strike position
Aljamain Sterling
92%
Distance
67%
1%
Clinch
15%
7%
Ground
18%