John Anthony Moraga was born on March 20,1984 and is an American professional boxer and mixed martial artist who competes as a flyweight and featherweight in MMA and boxing, respectively.
31 Facts About John Moraga
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John Moraga is best known for his lengthy career in the Ultimate Fighting Championship which saw him challenge for the UFC Flyweight Championship in 2013.
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John Moraga attended Maryvale High School and then chose to go to Arizona State University where he was a two-time University Freestyle All-American wrestler for the Sun Devils.
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John Moraga was expected his promotional debut against Ian McCall on August 4,2012 at UFC on Fox 4.
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John Moraga next faced Chris Cariaso on December 29,2012 at UFC 155.
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John Moraga was victorious with a third round guillotine choke submission.
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John Moraga's victory earned him Submission of the Night honors.
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However, Johnson was forced out of the bout with an injury and Moraga was removed from the event as well.
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John Moraga showed promise in the first round as he landed some good strikes standing.
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John Moraga was expected to face Darren Uyenoyama on December 14,2013 at UFC on Fox 9.
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However, John Moraga pulled out of the bout with an undisclosed injury and was replaced by promotional newcomer Alptekin Ozkilic.
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John Moraga faced Dustin Ortiz on January 15,2014 at UFC Fight Night 35.
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John Moraga lost the fight via TKO due to a doctor stoppage between rounds two and three after a knee Dodson threw late in the second round broke Moraga's nose.
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John Moraga faced Justin Scoggins on September 5,2014 at UFC Fight Night 50.
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John Moraga defeated Scoggins via submission in the second round, securing a guillotine choke after being taken down.
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John Moraga was expected to face Jussier Formiga on December 13,2014 at UFC on Fox 13.
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John Moraga won the fight via submission in the third round.
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John Moraga faced Joseph Benavidez on May 23,2015 at UFC 187.
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John Moraga lost the back and forth fight via unanimous decision.
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John Moraga faced Matheus Nicolau on July 8,2016 at The Ultimate Fighter 23 Finale He lost the fight via split decision.
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John Moraga was expected to face Zach Makovsky on December 10,2016 at UFC 206.
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John Moraga next faced Sergio Pettis on January 15,2017 at UFC Fight Night 103.
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John Moraga faced promotional newcomer Ashkan Mokhtarian on June 11,2017 at UFC Fight Night 110.
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John Moraga faced Magomed Bibulatov on October 7,2017 at UFC 216.
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John Moraga won the fight via knockout in the first round.
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John Moraga faced Wilson Reis on April 14,2018 at UFC on Fox 29.
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John Moraga faced Deiveson Figueiredo on August 25,2018 at UFC Fight Night 135.
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John Moraga lost the fight via TKO in the second round.
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On February 7,2019, it was reported that John Moraga was released from the UFC.
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John Moraga was supposed to face Hector Sandoval at ARES 2 on April 3,2020.
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Just before joining ranks of the UFC, John Moraga made his professional boxing debut against Jose Marrufo, losing the bout via unanimous decision.