Moraes vs Aldo

Who won Moraes vs Aldo?

Marlon Moraes beat Jose Aldo by split decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC 245, on Saturday 14th December 2019 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Marlon Moraes.

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 Aldo stats

Marlon Moraes stepped into the octagon with a record of 22 wins, 6 losses and 1 draw, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Jose Aldo made his way to the cage with a record of 28 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 17 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Jose Aldo marked his 21st fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2011.

Marlon Moraes' UFC record stood at 5-6-0, while Jose Aldo's came in at 14-7-0.

The stats suggested Aldo had an advantage in power over Moraes, with a 61% knock out percentage over Moraes' 45%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Moraes had a large advantage over Aldo, boasting a 27% submission rate over Aldo's 4%.

Marlon Moraes was the younger man by 1 year, at 36 years old.

Aldo had a height advantage of 1 inch over Moraes. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Moraes was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 4 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2007, 2 years and 8 months later than Aldo, whose first professional fight was in 2004. He had fought 36 less professional rounds, 72 to Aldo's 108.

Moraes vs Aldo form

Marlon Moraes had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Rob Font at UFC Vegas 17 on 19th December 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Cory Sandhagen at UFC Fight Island 5 on 10th October 2020 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Going into that contest, he had won against Jose Aldo at UFC 245 on 14th December 2019 by split decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, he had been defeated by Henry Cejudo at UFC 238 on 8th June 2019 by knockout in the 3rd round in their UFC Bantamweight championship fight at United Center, Chicago.

He had beaten Raphael Assuncao at UFC on ESPN+ 2 on 2nd February 2019 by submission in the 1st round at Centro de Formacao Olimpica do Nordeste, Fortaleza, Brazil.

Jose Aldo had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Rob Font at UFC Fight Night on 4th December 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he was victorious against Pedro Munhoz at UFC 265 on 7th August 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Toyota Center, Houston.

Going into that contest, he had won against Marlon Vera at UFC Vegas 17 on 19th December 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had lost to Petr Yan at UFC 251 on 11th July 2020 by knockout in the 5th round in their UFC Bantamweight championship fight at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

He had been beaten by Marlon Moraes at UFC 245 on 14th December 2019 by split decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Jose Aldo had been fighting more than Marlon Moraes.

Going to this contest, Marlon Moraes had last fought 3 years, 7 months and 5 days ago, while Jose Aldo's last outing had been 2 years, 7 months and 20 days ago.

Moraes' last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 5 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Aldo's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 7 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 19 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.8 rounds on average.

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