Figueiredo vs Moraga

Who won Figueiredo vs Moraga?

Deiveson Figueiredo beat John Moraga by knockout in the 2nd round during the main card of UFC Fight Night 135, on Saturday 25th August 2018 at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

Figueiredo vs Moraga stats

Deiveson Figueiredo stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 14 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

John Moraga made his way to the cage with a record of 19 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 8 by submission.

This was Deiveson Figueiredo's 19th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2017.

Deiveson Figueiredo's UFC record stood at 13-5-1, while John Moraga's came in at 8-6-0.

The stats suggested Figueiredo had a massive power advantage over Moraga, boasting a 50% knock out percentage over Moraga's 16%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Moraga had a slight advantage over Figueiredo, with a 42% submission rate over Figueiredo's 36%.

Deiveson Figueiredo was the younger man by 4 years, at 37 years old.

Moraga had a height advantage of 1 inch over Figueiredo. Despite this, he had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Figueiredo was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 11 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 2 years and 3 months later than Moraga, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 2 more professional rounds, 66 to Moraga's 64.

Figueiredo vs Moraga form

Deiveson Figueiredo had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Cory Sandhagen at UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Figueiredo on 3rd May 2025 by knockout in the 2nd round at Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Petr Yan at UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Figueiredo on 23rd November 2024 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Galaxy Arena, Macau, China.

Going into that contest, he had won against Marlon Vera at UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov on 3rd August 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Before that, he had beaten Cody Garbrandt at UFC 300 on 13th April 2024 by submission in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

He had defeated Rob Font at UFC Fight Night: Dariush vs. Tsarukyan on 2nd December 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Moody Center, Austin.

Activity check

Figueiredo's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 5 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

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