Marlon Moraes was born on April 26,1988 and is a Brazilian former professional mixed martial artist who last competed in the Featherweight division of the Professional Fighters League.
53 Facts About Marlon Moraes
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Marlon Moraes previously competed in the bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship and World Series of Fighting, the original incarnation of the PFL.
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Marlon Moraes was the former and inaugural WSOF Bantamweight Champion.
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Marlon Moraes saw national success in Muay Thai in his native Brazil, earning a pair of Muay Thai National Championships before switching full-time to MMA.
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On December 2,2011, Marlon Moraes fought Chris Manuel at XFC 15, winning via unanimous decision.
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In September 2012, Marlon Moraes signed with the World Series of Fighting.
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On November 3,2012, Marlon Moraes made his promotional debut against former WEC Bantamweight Champion Miguel Torres at WSOF 1.
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On March 23,2013, Marlon Moraes defeated Nam via knockout due to a head kick and punches in the first round.
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Marlon Moraes faced Brandon Hempleman at WSOF 4 on August 10,2013.
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Marlon Moraes fought Carson Beebe at WSOF 6 on October 26,2013.
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Marlon Moraes won via knockout due to punches in just thirty two seconds of round one.
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Marlon Moraes fought for the inaugural WSOF Bantamweight Championship against Josh Rettinghouse at WSOF 9.
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Marlon Moraes won via unanimous decision to become the first ever WSOF Bantamweight Champion.
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Marlon Moraes was scheduled to defend his title against Josh Hill on September 13,2014, at World Series of Fighting 13.
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Marlon Moraes won the fight via rear-naked choke submission in the second round.
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Marlon Moraes was scheduled to defend his WSOF Bantamweight Championship against Josh Hill.
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Marlon Moraes won via unanimous decision to retain his WSOF Bantamweight Championship.
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Marlon Moraes faced Sheymon Marlon Moraes on August 1,2015, at WSOF 22.
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Marlon Moraes won via rear naked choke submission in the third round to retain his WSOF Bantamweight Championship.
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On February 20,2016, Marlon Moraes faced Joseph Barajas at WSOF 28.
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Marlon Moraes won via technical knockout due to leg kicks in the first round to retain his WSOF Bantamweight Championship.
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Marlon Moraes won the fight via knockout in the second round.
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Marlon Moraes defended his title against Josenaldo Silva at WSOF 34 on December 31,2016.
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Marlon Moraes won the fight via technical knockout due to Silva receiving a knee injury.
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On January 3,2017, Marlon Moraes vacated the WSOF Bantamweight Championship after becoming an unrestricted free agent.
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Marlon Moraes made his promotional debut against Raphael Assuncao at UFC 212 on June 3,2017.
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Marlon Moraes faced John Dodson on November 11,2017, at UFC Fight Night 120.
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Marlon Moraes made a quick return to the Octagon as he stepped in to replace Rani Yahya against Aljamain Sterling at UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs Ortega on December 9,2017.
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Marlon Moraes won the fight via knockout in the first round.
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Marlon Moraes faced Jimmie Rivera on June 1,2018, at UFC Fight Night 131.
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Marlon Moraes won the fight via first-round knockout due to a head kick and punches in just 33 seconds, becoming the first fighter to finish Rivera in MMA, and snapping Rivera's 20-fight win streak.
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Marlon Moraes faced Raphael Assuncao in a rematch on February 2,2019, in the main event at UFC Fight Night 144.
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Marlon Moraes won the rematch in the first round by first dropping Assuncao with two punches and then securing a guillotine choke submission.
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Marlon Moraes faced Henry Cejudo on June 8,2019, at UFC 238 for the vacant UFC Bantamweight Championship.
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Marlon Moraes lost the fight via technical knockout in round three.
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Marlon Moraes faced former UFC Featherweight Champion Jose Aldo at UFC 245 on December 14,2019.
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Marlon Moraes faced Cory Sandhagen on October 11,2020 at UFC Fight Night 179.
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Marlon Moraes lost the fight via technical knockout in round two.
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Marlon Moraes faced Rob Font on December 19,2020, at UFC Fight Night 183.
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Marlon Moraes lost the fight via technical knockout in round one.
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Marlon Moraes faced Merab Dvalishvili on September 25,2021, at UFC 266.
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Marlon Moraes faced Song Yadong on March 12,2022, at UFC Fight Night 203.
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Marlon Moraes lost the bout via punches in round one.
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Less than 6 months after announcing his retirement, Marlon Moraes announced that he would be signing with the PFL for the 2023 Featherweight tournament.
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Marlon Moraes was scheduled to face Shane Burgos in his PFL debut on November 25,2022, at PFL 10.
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Marlon Moraes lost the bout in the third round via TKO stoppage.
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Marlon Moraes started the 2023 season against Brendan Loughnane on April 1,2023, at PFL 1.
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Marlon Moraes lost the bout in the second round, after a barrage of leg kicks left him unable to continue to fight.
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Marlon Moraes was scheduled to face Alejandro Flores on June 8,2023, at PFL 4.
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Marlon Moraes lost the bout via technical knockout in the first round.
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In May 2024, Marlon Moraes was sworn in as a police officer in Davie, Florida.
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On December 11,2024, it was announced that Marlon Moraes was signed by Global Fight League.
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Marlon Moraes was scheduled to come out of retirement to face former UFC Flyweight Championship challenger Ray Borg in the inaugural Global Fight League event on May 24,2025 at GFL 1.