Marlon Moraes
| Marlon Moraes | |
|---|---|
| Born |
April 26, 1988 Nova Friburgo, Brazil |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
| Weight | 135 lb (61 kg; 9.6 st) |
| Division | Bantamweight |
| Reach | 66.5 in (169 cm) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Fighting out of | Palm Beach Gardens, Florida |
| Team | Ricardo Almeida BJJ |
| Rank | Black prajied in Muay Thai Brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 23 |
| Wins | 18 |
| By knockout | 8 |
| By submission | 5 |
| By decision | 5 |
| Losses | 4 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| By submission | 2 |
| Draws | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Marlon Luiz Moraes (born March 18, 1988) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who most recently competed for the World Series of Fighting in the Bantamweight Division, where he was formerly WSOF Bantamweight Champion. As of February 2017, Moraes is ranked as the #5 Bantamweight fighter in the world by Sherdog.
Moraes got his start in martial arts with Thai boxing at age seven and began training in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu at age 15. He saw national success in Thai boxing in his native Brazil, earning a pair of Muay Thai National Championships before switching full-time to MMA.
On December 2, 2011, Moraes fought Chris Manuel at XFC 15, winning via unanimous decision.
On April 13, 2012, Moraes fought Jarrod Card at XFC 17, He won via knock out in 47 seconds of round one.
In September 2012, Moraes signed with the World Series of Fighting.
On November 3, 2012, Moraes made his promotional debut against former WEC Bantamweight Champion Miguel Torres at WSOF 1. Moraes defeated Torres via split decision.
Following Moraes's victory over Torres it was announced that at WSOF 2 Moraes would face Tyson Nam. On March 23, 2013, Moraes defeated Nam via knock out due to a head kick and punches in the first round.
Moraes faced Brandon Hempleman at WSOF 4 on August 10, 2013. Moraes won via unanimous decision.
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