Moraes vs Sterling

Who won Moraes vs Sterling?

Marlon Moraes beat Aljamain Sterling by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of UFC Fight Night 123, on Saturday 9th December 2017 at SaveMart Center in Fresno.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Moraes vs Sterling stats

Marlon Moraes stepped into the octagon with a record of 19 wins, 5 losses and 1 draw, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Aljamain Sterling made his way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

Aljamain Sterling marked his 20th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2014.

Marlon Moraes' UFC record stood at 5-6-0, while Aljamain Sterling's came in at 16-4-0.

The stats suggested Moraes had a large advantage in power over Sterling, boasting a 42% knock out percentage over Sterling's 14%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Sterling had an advantage over Moraes, with a 43% submission rate over Moraes' 26%.

Marlon Moraes was the older man by 2 years, at 36 years old.

Sterling had a height advantage of 1 inch over Moraes. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Moraes was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 9 more fights, and made his debut in 2007, 4 years earlier than Sterling, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 4 less professional rounds, 72 to Sterling's 76.

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Moraes' last 2 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 4 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years, 2 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 2 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Moraes vs Sterling?

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