Yusuff vs Moraes

Who won Yusuff vs Moraes?

Sodiq Yusuff beat Sheymon Moraes by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC on ESPN 2, on Saturday 30th March 2019 at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia.

The scorecards were announced as in favor of winner Sodiq Yusuff.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Yusuff vs Moraes stats

Sodiq Yusuff stepped into the octagon with a record of 8 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Sheymon Moraes made his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 2 loses and 0 draws, with 5 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Yusuff had an advantage in power over Moraes, with a 63% knock out percentage over Moraes' 45%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested that Yusuff and Moraes would have been pretty equal, both with a 0% submission rate.

Sodiq Yusuff was the younger man by 2 years, at 30 years old.

Yusuff had a height advantage of 1 inch over Moraes. Despite this, Moraes had 1-inch reach advantage.

Yusuff was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 4 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 4 year later than Moraes, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 19 less professional rounds, 31 to Moraes' 50.

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