Sérgio Moraes
Sérgio Moraes | |
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Born | Sérgio Ricardo de Moraes July 23, 1982 São Paulo, Brazil |
Other names | Serginho, The Panther |
Residence | São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil |
Nationality | Brazilian |
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st) |
Division | Welterweight Middleweight |
Reach | 73 in (185 cm) |
Fighting out of | São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil |
Team | Evolução Thai Alliance Jiu Jitsu |
Rank | Black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Everdan Olegário[1] |
Years active | 2006–present |
Mixed martial arts record | |
Total | 13 |
Wins | 10 |
By knockout | 1 |
By submission | 7 |
By decision | 2 |
Losses | 2 |
By knockout | 1 |
By decision | 1 |
Draws | 1 |
Other information | |
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog |
Medal record | ||
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Representing Brazil | ||
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu | ||
World Championship | ||
2008 California, USA | -82kg | |
2009 California, USA | -82kg | |
2010 California, USA | -82kg | |
2011 California, USA | -88kg | |
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu | ||
European Championship | ||
2011 Lisbon, Portugal | -88kg | |
2011 Lisbon, Portugal | Absolute | |
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu | ||
Brazilian National Championship | ||
2011 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | -88kg | |
2011 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Absolute |
Sérgio Ricardo de Moraes (born July 23, 1982) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist currently signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He was a competitor on The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil.
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Background
Moraes is often called “O Orgulho da Cohab” meaning literally “The Pride of Cohab;” Moraes was born in Cohab.[2]
Moraes is a 4-time Brazilian Jiu Jitsu World Champion but his most famous fight was when he defeated Kron Gracie at the 2008 World Championship. Moraes's affiliation is the Alliance Jiu Jitsu Team.
Serginho currently is the head jiu jitsu instructor at Evolucao Thai in Curitiba, Brasil
Mixed martial arts career
Early career
Moraes made his professional MMA debut in October 2006 in his native Brazil. Over the next five years, he amassed a record of 6 wins and 1 loss, with 5 of his 6 wins coming via submission.
Moraes made his United States debut in June 2009 for Bellator Fighting Championships. After being rocked early in the round, Moraes was able to get a takedown and quickly lash up a Triangle choke to defeat Josh Martin via submission in the first round at Bellator 12.
The Ultimate Fighter
In March 2012, Moraes appeared as a fighter on The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil.[3] In the opening elimination fight, he defeated former Muay Thai World Champion Thiago Rela by submission due to a heel hook from the 50/50 guard, midway through round 1 to get into the TUF house.
In the first round of the competition, Moraes fought Delson Heleno. Moraes defeated Heleno via submission (rear naked choke) early in the first round to move onto the semi-final round. There, Moraes fought Daniel Sarafian for a spot at the finals. Moraes was knocked out by Sarafian in the first round by a flying knee.
Ultimate Fighting Championship
Moraes made his UFC debut on June 23, 2012 at UFC 147 against Cezar Ferreira to determine the winner of The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil. He stepped in as a replacement for Sarafian, who was injured.[4] Moraes lost the fight by unanimous decision after being knocked down twice by Ferreira.
Moraes fought fellow TUF Brazil alumnus Renée Forte on October 13, 2012 at UFC 153.[5] After being outstruck for much of the bout, Moraes rallied back in the third round and defeated a visibly exhausted Forte by submission due to a rear naked choke.
Moraes faced Neil Magny on August 3, 2013 at UFC 163.[6] Moraes won the fight via triangle choke in the first round. The win also earned him his first Submission of the Night bonus award.[7]
Moraes was expected to face Zak Cummings on November 30, 2013 at The Ultimate Fighter 18 Finale. However, Cummings and Moraes had to pull out of the event due to injury and were replaced by Sean Spencer and Drew Dober respectively.[8][9]
Moraes was expected to face Peter Sobotta on April 11, 2015 at UFC Fight Night 64.[10] However, Sobotta was forced out of the bout citing injury and was replaced by Gasan Umalatov.[11] In turn, Umalatov also pulled out with injury and was replaced by promotional newcomer Mickael Lebout.[12] Moraes won the fight via unanimous decision.[13]
The fight with Sobotta was rescheduled for June 20, 2015 at UFC Fight Night 69.[14] On June 9, the fight was scrapped once again as Moraes pulled out for undisclosed reasons. He was replaced by promotional newcomer Steve Kennedy.[15]
Moraes faced Omari Akhmedov on December 10, 2015 at UFC Fight Night 80.[16] He won the fight via KO in the third round.[17]
Moraes was expected to face Kamaru Usman on May 14, 2016 at UFC 198.[18] However, Usman was replaced on the card for undisclosed reasons by promotional newcomer Luan Chagas.[19] The fight was scored a split draw.[20]
Championships and accomplishments
Mixed martial arts
Mixed martial arts record
Professional record breakdown | ||
13 matches | 10 wins | 2 losses |
By knockout | 1 | 1 |
By submission | 7 | 0 |
By decision | 2 | 1 |
Draws | 1 |
Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
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Draw | 10–2–1 | Luan Chagas | Draw (split) | UFC 198 | May 14, 2016 | 3 | 5:00 | Curitiba, Brazil | |
Win | 10–2 | Omari Akhmedov | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. VanZant | December 10, 2015 | 3 | 2:18 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
Win | 9–2 | Mickael Lebout | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Gonzaga vs. Cro Cop 2 | April 11, 2015 | 3 | 5:00 | Kraków, Poland | |
Win | 8–2 | Neil Magny | Submission (triangle choke) | UFC 163 | August 3, 2013 | 1 | 3:13 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Submission of the Night. |
Win | 7–2 | Renée Forte | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC 153 | October 13, 2012 | 3 | 3:10 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Return to Welterweight. |
Loss | 6–2 | Cezar Ferreira | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 147 | June 23, 2012 | 3 | 5:00 | Belo Horizonte, Brazil | Lost The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil Middleweight Tournament. |
Win | 6–1 | Etoube Manuelo | Submission (americana) | Jungle Fight 18: São Paulo | March 20, 2010 | 1 | 1:43 | São Paulo, Brazil | |
Loss | 5–1 | Brett Cooper | KO (punch) | Jungle Fight 16 | October 17, 2009 | 2 | 4:59 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
Win | 5–0 | Tommy Depret | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Jungle Fight 15 | September 19, 2009 | 1 | 3:55 | São Paulo, Brazil | |
Win | 4–0 | Josh Martin | Submission (triangle choke) | Bellator 12 | June 19, 2009 | 1 | 4:21 | Hollywood, Florida, United States | |
Win | 3–0 | Gerson Silva | Decision (unanimous) | Mo Team League: Final | November 10, 2007 | 3 | 5:00 | São Paulo, Brazil | |
Win | 2–0 | André Santos | Submission (triangle choke) | Mo Team League 2 | September 29, 2007 | 1 | 2:07 | São Paulo, Brazil | |
Win | 1–0 | Anderson Carioca | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Real Fight 3 | October 21, 2006 | 1 | N/A | São Paulo, Brazil |
Mixed martial arts exhibition record
Exhibition record breakdown | ||
3 matches | 2 wins | 1 loss |
By knockout | 0 | 1 |
By submission | 2 | 0 |
Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
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Loss | 2–1 | Daniel Sarafian | KO (flying knee) | The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil | N/A | 1 | 4:07 | São Paulo, Brazil | Fought at 185 |
Win | 2–0 | Delson Heleno | Submission (rear-naked choke) | The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil | N/A | 1 | 4:27 | São Paulo, Brazil | Fought at 185 |
Win | 1–0 | Thiago Rela | Submission (heel hook) | The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil | N/A | 1 | 2:15 | São Paulo, Brazil | Fought at 185 |
See also
References
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External links
- Professional MMA record for Sergio Moraes from SherdogLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Moraes Bio
- Sergio Moraes BJJ Heroes profile
- Sergio Moraes on UFC.com