John Moraga (19-7, 11) was born in Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. on March 20, 1984. At the age of 25 years on November 7, 2009, he made his professional MMA debut against Sam Shapiro, winning the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
On August 4, 2012, 28-year old John Moraga made his UFC debut on his 13th professional MMA fight at UFC on Fox: Shogun vs. Vera against a 29-year old Ulysses Gomez, winning the fight in the 1st round via KO.
Moraga's last fight was a 2nd-round TKO loss to Deiveson Figueiredo at UFC Fight Night: Gaethje vs. Vick at age 34 on August 25, 2018. He retired from the sport of MMA following this loss.
He has fought 13 times in the UFC, and has a record of 8 wins and 5 losses in the promotion.
Some of John Moraga's best fights have been against Magomed Bibulatov, Ulysses Gomez, Justin Scoggins, Chris Cariaso, Willie Gates, Ashkan Mokhtarian and Wilson Reis.
Moraga has 7 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
26  | Aug 25, 2018 34 years, 5 months 19-7 (11) | 30 years, 8 months 14-0 (12) | UFC | FL | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
25  | Apr 14, 2018 34 years 19-6 (11) | 33 years, 3 months 22-8 (10) | UFC | FL | 3 | UD | WIN |
24  | Oct 7, 2017 33 years, 6 months 18-6 (11) | 29 years, 1 months 14-0 (7) | UFC | FL | 1 | KO | WIN Punch |
23  | Jun 11, 2017 33 years, 2 months 17-6 (10) | 31 years, 8 months 13-1 (12) | UFC | FL | 3 | UD | WIN |
22 | Jan 17, 2017 32 years, 9 months 16-6 (10) | Sergio Pettis | UFC | FL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
21  | Jul 8, 2016 32 years, 3 months 16-5 (10) | 23 years, 6 months 11-1-1 (8) | TUF | FL | 3 | SD | LOSS |
20  | May 23, 2015 31 years, 2 months 16-4 (10) | 30 years, 9 months 21-4 (15) | UFC | FL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
19  | Dec 13, 2014 30 years, 8 months 16-3 (10) | 27 years, 10 months 11-4 (8) | UFC | FL | 3 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
18  | Sep 5, 2014 30 years, 5 months 15-3 (9) | 22 years, 4 months 9-1 (7) | UFC | FL | 2 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke |
17  | Jun 7, 2014 30 years, 2 months 14-3 (8) | 29 years, 8 months 15-6 (9) | UFC | FL | 2 | TKO | LOSS Doctor stoppage |
16  | Jan 15, 2014 29 years, 9 months 14-2 (8) | 25 years 12-2 (9) | UFC | FL | 3 | SD | WIN |
15  | Jul 27, 2013 29 years, 4 months 13-2 (8) | 26 years, 11 months 10-2-1 (4) | UFC | FL | 5 | SUB | LOSS Armbar For UFC flyweight title |
14  | Dec 29, 2012 28 years, 9 months 13-1 (8) | 31 years, 7 months 14-3 (4) | UFC | FL | 3 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke |
13  | Aug 4, 2012 28 years, 4 months 12-1 (7) | 29 years, 2 months 9-2 (7) | UFC | FL | 1 | KO | WIN Elbows and punches |
12 | Jul 7, 2012 28 years, 3 months 11-1 (6) | Jose Carbajal | BT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
11 | Jun 22, 2012 28 years, 3 months 10-1 (6) | Maurice Senters | BT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
10 | Feb 25, 2012 27 years, 11 months 9-1 (6) | Matthew Garcia | BT | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
9 | Nov 5, 2011 27 years, 7 months 8-1 (5) | Freddie Lux | BT | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | |
8 | Jul 9, 2011 27 years, 3 months 7-1 (4) | Nathaniel Baker | 3 | SUB | WIN Armbar | ||
7 | Dec 11, 2010 26 years, 8 months 6-1 (3) | 26 years, 2 months 10-5 (6) | 3 | UD | LOSS | ||
6 | Jul 31, 2010 26 years, 4 months 6-0 (3) | Aldo Escudero | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
5 | Jun 26, 2010 26 years, 3 months 5-0 (3) | Travis Halverson | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | ||
4 | Mar 20, 2010 26 years 4-0 (2) | Pat Donovan | 2 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | ||
3 | Feb 13, 2010 25 years, 10 months 3-0 (1) | Evan Morton | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
2 | Dec 4, 2009 25 years, 8 months 2-0 (1) | Al Decastro | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
1 | Nov 7, 2009 25 years, 7 months 1-0 (0) | Sam Shapiro | 3 | UD | WIN |
