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.

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Braga's last 4 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 9 months and 18 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.