Marlon Moraes (23-13-1, 16) was born in Nova Friburgo, Brazil on April 26, 1988. At the age of 18 years on April 14, 2007, he made his professional MMA debut against Bruno Santana, winning the fight via 1st-round submission.
On June 3, 2017, 29-year old Marlon Moraes made his UFC debut on his 24th professional MMA fight at UFC 212 against a 34-year old Raphael Assunção but lost the fight via split decision.
Moraes' last fight was a 1st-round TKO loss to Gabriel Alves Braga at PFL 4 at age 35 on June 8, 2023. He retired on a 7-fight losing streak.
He has fought 11 times in the UFC, and has a record of 5 wins and 6 losses in the promotion.
Some of Marlon Moraes' best fights have been against Aljamain Sterling, Jimmie Rivera, Raphael Assunção, Josh Hill, Tyson Nam, John Dodson and José Aldo.
Moraes has 13 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
37 | Jun 8, 2023 35 years, 1 months 23-13-1 (16) | Gabriel Alves Braga | PFL | FT | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
36  | Apr 1, 2023 34 years, 11 months 23-12-1 (16) | 33 years, 3 months 26-4 (15) | PFL | FT | 2 | TKO | LOSS Leg kicks |
35  | Nov 25, 2022 34 years, 6 months 23-11-1 (16) | 32 years, 1 months 14-6 (7) | PFL | FT | 3 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
34  | Mar 12, 2022 33 years, 10 months 23-10-1 (16) | 24 years, 3 months 18-6-1 (10) | UFC | BT | 1 | KO | LOSS Punches |
33  | Sep 25, 2021 33 years, 4 months 23-9-1 (16) | 30 years, 8 months 13-4 (3) | UFC | BT | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
32  | Dec 19, 2020 32 years, 7 months 23-8-1 (16) | 33 years, 5 months 17-4 (11) | UFC | BT | 1 | TKO | LOSS Elbow and punches |
31  | Oct 10, 2020 32 years, 5 months 23-7-1 (16) | 28 years, 5 months 12-2 (7) | UFC | BT | 2 | TKO | LOSS Spinning wheel kick and punches |
30  | Dec 14, 2019 31 years, 7 months 23-6-1 (16) | 33 years, 3 months 28-5 (18) | UFC | BT | 3 | SD | WIN |
29  | Jun 8, 2019 31 years, 1 months 22-6-1 (16) | 32 years, 3 months 14-2 (6) | UFC | BT | 3 | TKO | LOSS Punches For UFC bantamweight title Vacant |
28  | Feb 2, 2019 30 years, 9 months 22-5-1 (16) | 36 years, 6 months 27-5 (14) | UFC | BT | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke |
27  | Jun 1, 2018 30 years, 1 months 21-5-1 (15) | 28 years, 11 months 21-1 (5) | UFC | BT | 1 | KO | WIN Head kick and punches |
26  | Dec 9, 2017 29 years, 7 months 20-5-1 (14) | 28 years, 4 months 14-2 (8) | UFC | BT | 1 | KO | WIN Knee |
25  | Nov 11, 2017 29 years, 6 months 19-5-1 (13) | 33 years, 1 months 19-8 (11) | UFC | BT | 3 | SD | WIN |
24 | Jun 3, 2017 29 years, 1 months 18-5-1 (13) | 34 years, 10 months 24-5 (13) | UFC | BT | 3 | SD | LOSS |
23 | Dec 31, 2016 28 years, 8 months 18-4-1 (13) | Josenaldo Silva | WSOF | BT | 1 | TKO | WIN Knee injury Defended WSOF bantamweight title |
22  | Jul 30, 2016 28 years, 3 months 17-4-1 (12) | 29 years, 8 months 14-1 (5) | WSOF | BT | 2 | KO | WIN Head kick and punches Defended WSOF bantamweight title |
21 | Feb 20, 2016 27 years, 9 months 16-4-1 (11) | Joseph Barajas | WSOF | BT | 1 | TKO | WIN Leg kicks Defended WSOF bantamweight title |
20 | Aug 1, 2015 27 years, 3 months 15-4-1 (10) | 24 years, 9 months 7-0 (4) | WSOF | BT | 3 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke Defended WSOF bantamweight title |
19 | Feb 12, 2015 26 years, 9 months 14-4-1 (9) | 28 years, 2 months 10-0 (4) | WSOF | BT | 5 | UD | WIN Defended WSOF bantamweight title |
18 | Sep 13, 2014 26 years, 4 months 13-4-1 (9) | Cody Bollinger | WSOF | BT | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
17 | Mar 29, 2014 25 years, 11 months 12-4-1 (8) | Josh Rettinghouse | WSOF | BT | 5 | UD | WIN Won WSOF bantamweight title |
16 | Oct 26, 2013 25 years, 6 months 11-4-1 (8) | Carson Beebe | WSOF | BT | 1 | KO | WIN Punches |
15 | Aug 10, 2013 25 years, 3 months 10-4-1 (7) | Brandon Hempleman | WSOF | BT | 3 | UD | WIN |
14  | Mar 23, 2013 24 years, 10 months 9-4-1 (7) | 29 years, 5 months 12-4 (7) | WSOF | BT | 1 | KO | WIN Head kick and punches |
13 | Nov 12, 2012 24 years, 6 months 8-4-1 (6) | Miguel Torres | WSOF | BT | 3 | SD | WIN |
12 | Apr 13, 2012 23 years, 11 months 7-4-1 (6) | Jarrod Card | BT | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | |
11 | Dec 2, 2011 23 years, 7 months 6-4-1 (5) | Chris Manuel | FT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
10  | Nov 18, 2011 23 years, 6 months 5-4-1 (5) | 34 years, 2 months 13-5 (7) | FT | 1 | SUB | LOSS Arm-triangle choke For ROC featherweight title | |
9 | Apr 22, 2011 22 years, 11 months 5-3-1 (5) | Ralph Acosta | 2 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke | ||
8 | Apr 8, 2011 22 years, 11 months 5-2-1 (5) | Ryan Bixler | 1 | SUB | WIN Americana | ||
7 | Oct 2, 2010 22 years, 5 months 4-2-1 (4) | Nicolas Joannes | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
6 | Apr 17, 2010 21 years, 11 months 3-2-1 (3) | Sandro China | 3 | UD | DRAW Unanimous | ||
5 | Jan 17, 2009 20 years, 8 months 3-2 (3) | André Rouberte | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
4 | Jun 28, 2008 20 years, 2 months 2-2 (2) | Zeilton Rodrigues | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches | ||
3 | Apr 18, 2008 19 years, 11 months 2-1 (2) | Alexandre Pinheiro | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches | ||
2 | Mar 15, 2008 19 years, 10 months 2-0 (2) | José Lucas de Melo | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
1 | Apr 14, 2007 18 years, 11 months 1-0 (1) | Bruno Santana | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
