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Featherweight

Sheymon Moraes

17-7-0 UFC 2-3-0
Hard To Hit Defensive Striker Taken Down Often
5'8"Height
72"Reach
OrthodoxStance
36Age
0KO wins
0Sub wins
0%Finish rate
12:31Avg fight
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Skill profile

Rated 0–100 against every UFC veteran · the rim is reserved for specialists, and only efficiency opens it
Striking — Below avg, rated 42.0 of 100 Accuracy — Below avg, rated 34.1 of 100 Striking D — Average, rated 55.6 of 100 Durability — Below avg, rated 29.1 of 100 Wrestling — Weak, rated 9.6 of 100 TD Defense — Weak, rated 20.2 of 100 Grappling — Weak, rated 17.0 of 100 Control — Weak, rated 13.0 of 100 Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
  1. Striking D Average 56
  2. Striking Below avg 42
  3. Accuracy Below avg 34
  4. Durability Below avg 29
  5. TD Defense Weak 20
  6. Grappling Weak 17
  7. Control Weak 13
  8. Wrestling Weak 10

Built on 62 minutes of tracked cage time across 5 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.

Hard To Hit opponents land only 36% of what they throw
Defensive Striker average striking d — rates 56 of 100 among UFC veterans
Taken Down Often put on his back 12 times · 2.9 per 15 min
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min3.0
Sig. strikes absorbed / min3.64
Striking accuracy42.2%
Striking defense63.6%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.48
Takedowns / 15 min0.0
Takedown accuracy0.0%
Takedown defense53.8%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.0
Control time5.0%
Record vs .500+ opponents1-3

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 5 fights · green = win
November 25, 2017 vs Zabit Magomedsharipov — 1.24/min (L) Nov '17 August 4, 2018 vs Matt Sayles — 4.87/min (W) Aug '18 November 3, 2018 vs Julio Arce — 2.13/min (W) Nov '18 March 30, 2019 vs Sodiq Yusuff — 3.6/min (L) Mar '19 July 13, 2019 vs Andre Fili — 3.53/min (L) — only 3.1 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Jul '19

Fight history

5 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Andre Fili 19-6 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 3:07 — UFC Fight Night: De Randamie vs. Ladd · July 13, 2019
11/22Sig. strikes
19/55Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Sodiq Yusuff 8-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Gaethje · March 30, 2019
54/118Sig. strikes
73/148Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
1:21Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Julio Arce 15-2 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC 230: Cormier vs. Lewis · November 3, 2018
32/102Sig. strikes
25/119Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
1:36Control
2Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Matt Sayles 0-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 227: Dillashaw vs. Garbrandt 2 · August 4, 2018
73/172Sig. strikes
77/235Absorbed
0/4Takedowns
0:03Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Zabit Magomedsharipov 13-1 walk-in Submission · R3 4:30 — UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Gastelum · November 25, 2017
18/31Sig. strikes
34/70Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:07Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.

Record breakdown

Full pro career (Wikipedia, results only)
17-7-0Pro record
Black House (2011–present)Gym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 7
Submission 1
Decision 9
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 2
Submission 2
Decision 3
Other 0

Fights by organization

PFL 6
UFC 5
WSOF 4
Victory Fighting League 2
Bitetti Combat 2
United Fight League 1
Nitrix Champion Fight 1
Team Nogueira 1

+ 2 more organizations in the full career list

Full career — 24 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
W Andre Harrison Decision (split) Victory Fighting League: Clash of the Champions
October 24, 2025
 Victory Fighting League 5 5:00
L Julio Arce Decision (unanimous) Victory Fighting League: Battle of the Burroughs
August 15, 2025
 Victory Fighting League 3 5:00
W T.J. Brown Decision (unanimous) United Fight League 5
August 30, 2024
 United Fight League 3 5:00
W Marlon Moraes TKO (punches) PFL 10 (2022)
November 25, 2022
 PFL 3 0:58
L Lance Palmer Decision (unanimous) PFL 5 (2022)
June 24, 2022
 PFL 3 5:00
W Boston Salmon Decision (unanimous) PFL 2 (2022)
April 28, 2022
 PFL 3 5:00
W Lazar Stojadinovic TKO (punches) PFL 9 (2021)
August 27, 2021
 PFL 2 4:45
W Jesse Stirn Submission (kimura) PFL 4 (2021)
June 10, 2021
 PFL 2 4:59
L Brendan Loughnane KO (punches) PFL 1 (2021)
April 23, 2021
 PFL 1 2:55
L Andre Fili KO (punches) UFC Fight Night: de Randamie vs. Ladd
July 13, 2019
 UFC 1 3:07
L Sodiq Yusuff Decision (unanimous) UFC on ESPN: Barboza vs. Gaethje
March 30, 2019
 UFC 3 5:00
W Julio Arce Decision (split) UFC 230
November 3, 2018
 UFC 3 5:00
W Matt Sayles Decision (unanimous) UFC 227
August 4, 2018
 UFC 3 5:00
L Zabit Magomedsharipov Submission (anaconda choke) UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Gastelum
November 25, 2017
 UFC 3 4:30
W Luis Palomino Decision (unanimous) WSOF 31
June 17, 2016
 WSOF 3 5:00
W Robbie Peralta TKO (punches) WSOF 26
December 18, 2015
 WSOF 2 3:21
L Marlon Moraes Submission (rear-naked choke) WSOF 22
August 1, 2015
 WSOF 3 3:46
W Gabriel Solorio Decision (split) WSOF 16
December 13, 2014
 WSOF 3 5:00
W Felipe Alves KO (elbow) Nitrix Champion Fight 20
April 12, 2014
 Nitrix Champion Fight 1 0:20
W Eliel dos Santos e Santos Decision (split) Team Nogueira: MMA Circuit 1
December 22, 2012
 Team Nogueira 3 5:00
W Pedro Nobre TKO (punches) Bitetti Combat 12
September 8, 2012
 Bitetti Combat 2 4:16
W Pedro Arruda TKO (knees to the body) Bitetti Combat 12
September 8, 2012
 Bitetti Combat 1 2:33
W Jefferson Silva dos Santos TKO (elbows) Mortal Kombat 1
April 20, 2012
 Mortal Kombat 2 2:48
W Richard Medeiros Decision (unanimous) Max Fight 11
March 17, 2012
 Max Fight 3 5:00

Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Sheymon Moraes) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.

Division context

vs. 130 qualified Featherweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 3.0 avg 3.6
Strikes absorbed /min 3.6 avg 3.6
Striking accuracy 42.2% avg 45.0%
Striking defense 63.6% avg 55.4%
Takedowns /15 min 0.0 avg 1.5
Takedown accuracy 0.0% avg 36.9%
Takedown defense 53.8% avg 59.8%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.0 avg 0.6
Control time 5.0% avg 20.2%
Finish rate 0.0% avg 45.1%