John Moraga
14 UFC Fights | 57% Win Rate | 5 Finishes (63%)
John Moraga UFC Record & Pro MMA Record
John Moraga is 8-6 in the UFC across 14 fights, with 2 wins by knockout, 3 by submission and 3 by decision. The full pro MMA record is 19-7, 11-1 of it outside the UFC. Moraga competes at flyweight as an orthodox complete fighter, standing 5'6" with a 66" reach at 42 years old. The last bout was a loss to Deiveson Figueiredo by knockout in Aug 2018.
Best attribute: striking defense (fewest significant strikes absorbed per minute) — 75th percentile among 115 flyweight fighters (2.5/min).
John Moraga's UFC win rate is 57% (8 of 14 fights), and 63% of those wins came by finish. Moraga averages 0.5 takedowns per fight at 23% accuracy and stops 45% of opponents' takedown attempts.
- Pro MMA Record
- 19-7
- UFC Record
- 8-6
- Height
- 5'6"
- Reach
- 66"
- Age
- 42
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Last Fight
- L vs Deiveson Figueiredo · KO/TKO · Aug 2018
Pro record from Sherdog (snapshot 2026-07-03) plus every UFC bout since; UFC record from UFCStats.
John Moraga's Last 5 Fights
Moraga is 3-2 in the last five UFC fights.
- Loss vs Deiveson Figueiredo · KO/TKO · R2 3:08 · UFC Fight Night: Gaethje vs. Vick · Aug 2018
- Win vs Wilson Reis · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Gaethje · Apr 2018
- Win vs Bibulatov Magomed · KO/TKO · R1 1:38 · UFC 216: Ferguson vs. Lee · Oct 2017
- Win vs Ashkan Mokhtarian · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Hunt · Jun 2017
- Loss vs Sergio Pettis · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Penn · Jan 2017
Striking
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Sig. Strikes Landed per Round — John Moraga vs Average
John Moraga's UFC Fight History
14 UFC fights on record (8-6), most recent first.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Rd · Time | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Deiveson Figueiredo | KO/TKO | R2 · 3:08 | UFC Fight Night: Gaethje vs. Vick | 2018-08-25 |
| W | Wilson Reis | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Gaethje | 2018-04-14 |
| W | Bibulatov Magomed | KO/TKO | R1 · 1:38 | UFC 216: Ferguson vs. Lee | 2017-10-07 |
| W | Ashkan Mokhtarian | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Hunt | 2017-06-10 |
| L | Sergio Pettis | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Penn | 2017-01-15 |
| L | Matheus Nicolau | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | The Ultimate Fighter: Team Joanna vs. Team Cláudia Finale | 2016-07-08 |
| L | Joseph Benavidez | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 187: Johnson vs Cormier | 2015-05-23 |
| W | Willie Gates | Submission | R3 · 4:06 | UFC on FOX: Dos Santos vs Miocic | 2014-12-13 |
| W | Justin Scoggins | Submission | R2 · 0:47 | UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs Mousasi | 2014-09-05 |
| L | John Dodson | KO/TKO | R2 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Khabilov | 2014-06-07 |
| W | Dustin Ortiz | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs Philippou | 2014-01-15 |
| L★ | Demetrious Johnson | Submission | R5 · 3:43 | UFC on FOX: Johnson vs Moraga | 2013-07-27 |
| W | Chris Cariaso | Submission | R3 · 1:11 | UFC 155: Dos Santos vs Velasquez II | 2012-12-29 |
| W | Ulysses Gomez | KO/TKO | R1 · 3:46 | UFC on FOX: Shogun vs Vera | 2012-08-04 |
How Moraga Ranks at Flyweight
Percentile among the 115 flyweight fighters in our database (higher is better; absorbed strikes are inverted).
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