Moraes vs Kingad

Who won Moraes vs Kingad?

Adriano Moraes beat Danny Kingad by submission in the 2nd round during the main card of ONE 169, on Friday 8th November 2024 at State Farm Arena in Atlanta.

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).

Moraes vs Kingad stats

Adriano Moraes stepped into the octagon with a record of 20 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 10 by submission.

Danny Kingad made his way to the cage with a record of 15 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Adriano Moraes' 17th fight in the One Championship, having made his debut for the promotion in 2013. Danny Kingad marked his 16th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2016.

Adriano Moraes' One Championship record stood at 12-5-0, while Danny Kingad's came in at 11-5-0.

The stats suggested Moraes had an advantage in power over Kingad, with a 20% knock out percentage over Kingad's 7%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Moraes had a massive advantage over Kingad, boasting a 50% submission rate over Kingad's 13%.

Adriano Moraes was the older man by 35 years, at 35 years old.

Moraes had a height advantage of 3 inches over Kingad.

Moraes was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 13 years and 6 months later than Kingad, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 21 more professional rounds, 73 to Kingad's 52.

Moraes vs Kingad form

Adriano Moraes had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Demetrious Johnson at ONE on Prime Video 10 on 5th May 2023 by unanimous decision in their ONE Flyweight championship fight at 1stBank Center, Broomfield, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Demetrious Johnson at ONE Championship 161 on 26th August 2022 by knockout in the 4th round in their ONE Flyweight championship fight at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore.

Going into that contest, he had won against Yuya Wakamatsu at ONE Championship – One X on 26th March 2022 by submission in the 3rd round in their ONE Flyweight championship fight at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore.

Before that, he had beaten Geje Eustaquio at ONE Championship – Hero’s Ascent on 25th January 2019 by unanimous decision in their ONE Flyweight championship fight at Mall of Asia Arena, Manila, Philippines.

He had been defeated by Geje Eustaquio at ONE Championship – Pinnacle of Power on 23rd June 2018 by split decision in their ONE Flyweight championship fight at Olympic Sports Center, Beijing, China.

Danny Kingad had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Yuya Wakamatsu at ONE 165 on 28th January 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Ariake Arena, Tokyo, Japan.

Previous to that, he had defeated Eko Roni Saputra at ONE on Prime Video 7 on 10th February 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Jakarta Convention Center, Jakarta, Indonesia.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Kairat Akhmetov at ONE Championship – Winter Warriors 2 on 17th December 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore.

Before that, he was victorious against Wei Xie at ONE Championship – Fire & Fury on 31st January 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Mall Of Asia Arena, Manila, Philippines.

He had been defeated by Demetrious Johnson at ONE Championship – Century – Part 1 on 12th October 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Ryogoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, Japan.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Danny Kingad had been fighting more than Adriano Moraes.

Going to this contest, Adriano Moraes had last fought 1 year, 10 months and 8 days ago, while Danny Kingad's last outing had been 1 year, 1 month and 13 days ago.

Moraes' last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 8 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 22 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.4 rounds on average.

Kingad's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 5 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 30 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What time did Moraes vs Kingad start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 2:10 AM UTC , which was 9:10 PM EST or 6:10 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 2:10 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Moraes vs Kingad?

Adriano Moraes was a 1/12 (-1200) favourite going into the contest, while Danny Kingad made his way into the ring at 6/1 (+600) with oddsmakers.