Moraes vs Braga

Who won Moraes vs Braga?

Gabriel Alves Braga beat Marlon Moraes by knockout in the 1st round during the prelims of PFL 4, on Thursday 8th June 2023 at Overtime Elite Arena in Atlanta.

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).

Moraes vs Braga stats

Marlon Moraes stepped into the octagon with a record of 23 wins, 12 losses and 1 draw, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Gabriel Alves Braga made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 10 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out.

Gabriel Alves Braga marked his 10th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Marlon Moraes' PFL record stood at 0-3-0, while Gabriel Alves Braga's came in at 8-2-0.

The stats suggested Moraes had a slight advantage in power over Braga, with a 43% knock out percentage over Braga's 40%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Moraes had a large advantage over Braga, boasting a 26% submission rate over Braga's 0%.

Marlon Moraes was the older man by 10 years, at 37 years old.

Braga had a height advantage of 4 inches over Moraes.

Moraes was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 26 more fights, and made his debut in 2007, 18 years later than Braga, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 32 more professional rounds, 72 to Braga's 40.

Moraes vs Braga form

Moraes had lost to all of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Gabriel Alves Braga at PFL 4 on 8th June 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Overtime Elite Arena, Atlanta, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Brendan Loughnane at PFL 1 on 1st April 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at The Theater - Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by Sheymon Moraes at PFL 2022 #10 -World Championship on 25th November 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round at Hulu Theater, Madison Square Garden, New York.

Before that, he had lost to Yadong Song at UFC Fight Night on 12th March 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had been beaten by Merab Dvalishvili at UFC 266 on 4th September 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Moraes' last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 8 months and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

Braga's last 4 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 9 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Moraes vs Braga?

Marlon Moraes was a 13/8 (+160) underdog going into the contest, while Gabriel Alves Braga made his way into the ring at 4/9 (-230) with oddsmakers.