John Moraga

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John Moraga

Nickname“Chicano”

Record

19-7

Streak

L1

Age

42

Date of birth

Mar 20, 1984

Fighting out of: Phoenix
Born: United States
Camps: MMA Lab·Arizona Combat Sports
Weight class: Flyweight
Height: 5'6" · 168 cm
Reach: 66" · 168 cm
Stance: Orthodox
Last fight: Aug 25, 2018

UFC fight history

ResultOpponentMethodDetailEvent

Deiveson Figueiredo

#14Deiveson Figueiredo

Flyweight · KO/TKO · Punch to Body In Clinch · R2 · 3:08

UFC Fight Night: Gaethje vs. Vick · Aug 25, 2018

Punch to Body In Clinch

UFC Fight Night: Gaethje vs. Vick

Wilson Reis

Flyweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Gaethje · Apr 14, 2018

UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Gaethje

Magomed Bibulatov

#14Magomed Bibulatov

Flyweight · KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance · R1 · 1:38

UFC 216: Ferguson vs. Lee · Oct 7, 2017

Punch to Head At Distance

UFC 216: Ferguson vs. Lee

Ashkan Mokhtarian

Ashkan Mokhtarian

Flyweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Hunt · Jun 10, 2017

UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Hunt

Sergio Pettis

#15Sergio Pettis

Flyweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Penn · Jan 15, 2017

UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Penn

Matheus Nicolau

Matheus Nicolau

Flyweight · Decision · Split · R3 · 5:00

The Ultimate Fighter: Team Joanna vs. Team Cláudia Finale · Jul 8, 2016

The Ultimate Fighter: Team Joanna vs. Team Cláudia Finale

Joseph Benavidez

#2Joseph Benavidez

Flyweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC 187: Johnson vs. Cormier · May 23, 2015

UFC 187: Johnson vs. Cormier

Willie Gates

Flyweight · Submission · Rear Naked Choke · R3 · 4:06

UFC on FOX: Dos Santos vs. Miocic · Dec 13, 2014

Rear Naked Choke

UFC on FOX: Dos Santos vs. Miocic

Justin Scoggins

Justin Scoggins

Flyweight · Submission · Guillotine Choke From Bottom Guard · R2 · 0:47

UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs. Mousasi · Sep 5, 2014

Guillotine Choke From Bottom Guard

UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs. Mousasi

John Dodson

Flyweight · KO/TKO · Nose Injury · R2 · 5:00

UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs. Khabilov · Jun 7, 2014

UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs. Khabilov

Dustin Ortiz

#13Dustin Ortiz

Flyweight · Decision · Split · R3 · 5:00

UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Philippou · Jan 15, 2014

UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Philippou

Demetrious Johnson

CDemetrious JohnsonTitle

Flyweight · Submission · Armbar From Side Control · R5 · 3:43

UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Moraga · Jul 27, 2013

Armbar From Side Control

UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Moraga

Chris Cariaso

Flyweight · Submission · Guillotine Choke Standing · R3 · 1:11

UFC 155: Dos Santos vs. Velasquez II · Dec 29, 2012

Guillotine Choke Standing

UFC 155: Dos Santos vs. Velasquez II

Ulysses Gomez

Flyweight · KO/TKO · Elbow to Head In Clinch · R1 · 3:46

UFC on FOX: Shogun vs. Vera · Aug 4, 2012

Elbow to Head In Clinch

UFC on FOX: Shogun vs. Vera

Outside the UFC

11-1across 12 bouts · 12 promotions · wins by 1 KO · 5 sub · 5 decRUF MMA · RITC · Coalition of Combat · TCF · MBP +7

Res	Opponent	Outcome	Finish	Rd	Time	Promotion	Date
W	Jose Carbajal6-11	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	RUF MMA	Jul 7, 2012
W	Maurice Senters0-3	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	RITC	Jun 22, 2012
W	Matthew Garcia1-1	Submission	Armbar	R1	3:10	Coalition of Combat	Feb 25, 2012
W	Freddie Lux4-2	Submission	Guillotine Choke	R1	0:49	TCF	Nov 5, 2011
W	Nathaniel Baker2-5	Submission	Armbar	R3	2:27	MBP	Jul 9, 2011
L	John Dodson24-15	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	Nemesis Fighting	Dec 11, 2010
W	Aldo Escudero3-3	Decision	Unanimous	R3	3:00	RITC 143	Jul 31, 2010
W	Travis Halverson2-1	Submission	Guillotine Choke	R1	1:17	RITC 142	Jun 26, 2010
W	Pat Donovan1-1	Submission	Triangle Choke	R2	1:12	RITC 140	Mar 20, 2010
W	Evan Morton1-1	Decision	Unanimous	R3	3:00	RITC 139	Feb 13, 2010
W	Al Decastro0-3	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	1:15	RITC 138	Dec 4, 2009
W	Sam Shapiro0-1	Decision	Unanimous	R3	3:00	RITC 136	Nov 7, 2009

Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.

Career striking

OverallC43rd

43%433 / 995

Striking accuracy

56%

Striking defense

Sig. strikes / min+0.02 differential

Landed2.57

Absorbed2.55

50%str + td

Defensive rating

Striking edge

-1%accuracy vs opp. landing

worseevenbetter

Strike maps

Sig. strikes by target

Head56%34th242
Body25%55th109
Leg19%57th82

Color = division rank · green elite → red low · % = share of strikes

Sig. strikes by position

59%Standing

Standing59%254
Clinch19%82
Ground22%97

Striking zones

Per-15-minute breakdown — where this fighter lands, and where they get hit.

UFC only

John Moraga

John Moraga

Landed per 15

Head

D

30th

21.6

30th

Body

C

52nd

9.7

52nd

Leg

C

55th

7.3

55th

Ranks are division percentiles — e.g. 90th = top 10% of the weight class. Higher is always better: on “absorbed” rows the rank is inverted, so a high rank means they get hit less.

Absorbed per 15

Head

A

83rd

19.6

83rd

Body

B

66th

8.8

66th

Leg

D

31st

9.8

31st

Ranks are division percentiles — e.g. 90th = top 10% of the weight class. Higher is always better: on “absorbed” rows the rank is inverted, so a high rank means they get hit less.

Career totals — landed / attempted

Landed (career total)

Zone	Per 15	Landed	Attempted	Accuracy
Head	21.6	242	719	34%
Body	9.7	109	170	64%
Leg	7.3	82	106	77%

Absorbed (career total)

Zone	Per 15	Landed	Attempted	Accuracy
Head	19.6	220	707	31%
Body	8.8	99	147	67%
Leg	9.8	110	131	84%

UFCStats career rates, per 15 minutes. Percentiles vs the division; absorbed is inverted so higher is better.

Pace & fade

Round-by-round work rate, and whether they fade.

UFC only

John Moraga

John Moraga

14 UFC bouts (per‑round) · 168 min

145%

R3 pace · 9 bouts

Moraga builds (+18% per round through round 3). Within fights that reached round 3, Moraga lifts to 145% of round-1 output by round 3 (9 bouts).

John Moraga

Moraga ▲ BUILDSOutput / min

Faded points are drawn from a single bout that reached that round, so they’re less reliable than the solid points averaged over many fights.

Rounds backed by fewer than 2 bouts are drawn smaller and dimmed with an n= count — a deep round seen in one or two fights is a thin sample, not a settled rate. Per-round bout counts are in the breakdown below.

Full per-round breakdown

What drives the pace · per round

The composite output line above blends these three inputs — splitting them out shows whether the work rate is built on striking volume, takedown pressure, or top control, and which input fades.

Sig. strikes landed

John Moraga

Moragalanded / min

Takedown attempts

John Moraga

Moragaattempts / min

Control time

John Moraga

Moraga% of round

Round	Output / min	Sig landed / min	Sig absorbed / min	TD att / min	Control	Bouts
R1	3.2	2.5	2.5	0.15	7%	14
R2	3.8	2.7	2.7	0.15	16%	12
R3	4.7	2.9	2.2	0.25	26%	9
R4	2.0	0.6	3.8	0.40	4%	1
R5	0.4	0.3	3.8	0.00	4%	1

Output / minis the headline work rate — significant strikes landed, plus 3 per takedown attempt, plus one per 15 seconds of control — so a takedown-and-grind round isn’t scored as idle the way bare striking volume would. The remaining columns are its components. Per-round rates use UFCStats per-round data (available for ~95% of bouts since 2008). Each round’s rates are averaged only over bouts that reached that round, so the bout count shrinks as rounds deepen. The final round of a finished fight is pro-rated by its actual length.

Schedule Score

Opponent quality, ranked across the UFC. Recent fights weighted heavier.

UFC only

John Moraga

John Moraga

14 resolved UFC bouts · 8 ranked at the time

Schedule Score

56/ 100

0255075100

Schedule strength

A+

89th

64%

89th

Win quality

C

49th

40%

49th

Opponent quality distribution

Every UFC bout, grouped by who the opponent was at the time.

2

5

5

2

ChampionHeld the title in this weight class at the time
Top-5Ranked #1–#5 at the time
Ranked 6–15Ranked #6–#15 at the time
UnprovenFewer than 3 fights, or sub-.40 win rate

Tier	Bouts	Record	Win rate
Champion	2	0-2	0%
Top-5	5	1-4	20%
Ranked 6–15	5	5-0	100%
Unproven	2	2-0	100%

Highest-quality opponents

Toughest opponents on the scheduleScore, scored at the time of the fight.

All bouts — opponent quality bout-by-bout

Res	Opponent	Tier	Score	Date
L	Deiveson Figueiredo#14	Champion	87	Aug 25, 2018
W	Wilson Reis#6	Top-5	81	Apr 14, 2018
W	Magomed Bibulatov#14	Ranked 6–15	66	Oct 7, 2017
W	Ashkan Mokhtarian	Unproven	8	Jun 10, 2017
L	Sergio Pettis#15	Top-5	78	Jan 15, 2017
L	Matheus Nicolau	Top-5	54	Jul 8, 2016
L	Joseph Benavidez#2	Top-5	89	May 23, 2015
W	Willie Gates	Unproven	8	Dec 13, 2014
W	Justin Scoggins	Ranked 6–15	50	Sep 5, 2014
L	John Dodson#1	Top-5	90	Jun 7, 2014
W	Dustin Ortiz#13	Ranked 6–15	71	Jan 15, 2014
L	Demetrious JohnsonCHAMP	Champion	100	Jul 27, 2013
W	Chris Cariaso	Ranked 6–15	54	Dec 29, 2012
W	Ulysses Gomez	Ranked 6–15	47	Aug 4, 2012

Per-bout quality scoring: champion = 100; same-division ranks 1–5 = 90 → 78 linear; ranks 6–15 = 75 → 60 linear; cross-division champion = 78; cross-division ranked = 45; title-fight challenger (no rank signal) = 50, bumped to 65 when opp had an elite career UFC record at the time. Unranked opponents are scored on UFC record-at-time (long-tenured vet 60, contender-level 45, established 30, building 18, unproven 8). P4P top-10 at time adds +5; top-3 adds +8 (capped at 100). The Schedule Score combines schedule strength (65%) and quality wins (35%), then is held toward a rookie baseline for fighters with limited UFC experience so a thin résumé reads honestly low.