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.

Moraes vs Sterling form

Marlon Moraes had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to 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.

Sterling had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Calvin Kattar at UFC 300 on 13th April 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Sean O’Malley at UFC 292 on 19th August 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round in their UFC Bantamweight championship fight at TD Garden, Boston.

Going into that contest, he was victorious against Henry Cejudo at UFC 288 on 6th May 2023 by split decision in their UFC Bantamweight championship fight at Prudential Center, Newark.

Before that, he had won against T.J. Dillashaw at UFC 280 on 22nd October 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round in their UFC Bantamweight championship fight at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

He had beaten Petr Yan at UFC 273 on 9th April 2022 by split decision in their UFC Bantamweight championship fight at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, United States.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Aljamain Sterling 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 Aljamain Sterling's last outing had been 3 months and 11 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.

Sterling's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

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