Moraes vs Rivera

Who won Moraes vs Rivera?

Marlon Moraes beat Jimmie Rivera by knockout in the 1st round during the main event of UFC Fight Night 131, on Friday 1st June 2018 at Adirondack Bank Center in Utica.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Moraes vs Rivera stats

Marlon Moraes stepped into the octagon with a record of 20 wins, 5 losses and 1 draw, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Jimmie Rivera made his way to the cage with a record of 21 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

Marlon Moraes' UFC record stood at 5-6-0, while Jimmie Rivera's came in at 7-4-0.

The stats suggested Moraes had a large advantage in power over Rivera, boasting a 45% knock out percentage over Rivera's 19%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Moraes had an advantage over Rivera, with a 25% submission rate over Rivera's 10%.

Marlon Moraes was the older man by 1 year, at 35 years old.

Moraes had a height advantage of 2 inches over Rivera. Despite this, Rivera had 2-inch reach advantage.

Moraes was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2007, 1 year and 4 months earlier than Rivera, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 7 less professional rounds, 72 to Rivera's 79.

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