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 21st 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 16-5-0.

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 37 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 7 less professional rounds, 72 to Sterling's 79.

Moraes vs Sterling 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.

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had been defeated by Movsar Evloev at UFC 310 on 7th December 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Calvin Kattar at UFC 300 on 13th April 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, he had beaten Henry Cejudo at UFC 288 on 6th May 2023 by split decision in their UFC Bantamweight championship fight at Prudential Center, Newark.

He had defeated 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.

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 1 year, 10 months and 29 days ago, while Aljamain Sterling's last outing had been 5 months ago.

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.

Sterling's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

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