Sergio Ricardo de Morais ( port. Sérgio Ricardo de Moraes ; born July 23, 1982 , São Paulo ) - Brazilian fighter of mixed style , a representative of the light weight category. He has been performing at a professional level since 2006, he is known for participating in tournaments of fighting organizations UFC , Bellator , Jungle Fight , etc. Finalist of the fighting reality show The Ultimate Fighter .
 Sergio Morais | |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Serginho, The Panther |
| Citizenship |  Brazil |
| Date of Birth | July 23, 1982 (37 years) |
| Place of Birth | Sao Paulo , Brazil |
| Accommodation | |
| Growth | 180 cm |
| Weight category | Welterweight (77 kg) |
| Arm span | 185 cm |
| Career | from 2006 to n. at. |
| Team | Evolução Thai |
| Style | Brazilian Jiu Jitsu |
| Degree of skill | Black belt |
| Statistics in mixed martial arts | |
| Fight | 20 |
| Victories | 14 |
| • knockout | one |
| • change | eight |
| • decision | five |
| Defeats | five |
| • knockout | 3 |
| • decision | 2 |
| Draws | one |
| Battle statistics on Sherdog | |
Biography
Sergio Morais was born on July 23, 1982 in Sao Paulo . I became interested in martial arts at the age of fifteen, when I saw the performances of Royce and Rixon Gracie in MMA. For many years he practiced Brazilian jiu-jitsu , having been awarded the black belt in the end. Repeatedly became the champion of Brazil, Europe and the world in BZHZH [1] .
Start of a professional career
He made his debut in mixed martial arts at the professional level in October 2006, forced his opponent to surrender in the very first round with the help of a choke back. He went out to fight relatively rarely, he performed mostly in small promotions of São Paulo.
In 2009, he won the tournament of the American organization Bellator , after which he signed a contract with the Brazilian Jungle Fight promotion, where he spent a total of three fights: he won two opponents, but lost one - at the last second of the second round, he missed the American Brett Cooper’s hit and turned out to be in knockout.
The Ultimate Fighter
Having six victories and only one defeat in his record, in 2012 Morais became a participant of the first Brazilian season of the popular fighting reality show The Ultimate Fighter - came here as a medium weight fighter, although his usual weight category is the average. [2] At the qualifying stage, the former world Muay-Thai champion Tiago Relah passed safely, in the middle of the first round of the 50/50 guard he twisted his heel and forced him to surrender. Under the seventh (penultimate) number was selected in the team of Vitor Belfort .
At the quarter-finals stage, he surrendered Delson to Elena , but was knocked out by Daniel Sarafyan in the semi-finals, missing a knee in a jump. Despite the loss, in connection with the injury, Sarafyan nevertheless received the right to perform in the final and met with Cesar Ferreira - the confrontation between them lasted all the allotted time, in the end the judges gave a unanimous decision to Ferreira [3] .
Ultimate Fighting Championship
Continuing cooperation with the organization of the Ultimate Fighting Championship , in the same 2012, Morais returned to the welterweight and went to the Octagon against his colleague on the TUF show Reni Forti , having won him the change in the third round.
In August 2013, in a duel with Neil Magni, in the first round he entered the “ triangle ” and forced the opponent to knock, while receiving an award for the best reception of the evening [4] .
Because of the injury, Morais has not fought with anyone for quite a long time. Finally, in 2015, his rivals were Frenchman Mikael Lebu and Russian Omari Ahmedov , whom he defeated by unanimous decision and technical knockout, respectively [5] [6] .
In 2016, a draw was recorded in a duel with Luan Chagas , followed by a split decision over Zach Otto [7] .
A battle was planned between Sergio Morais and Max Griffin , but Griffin dropped out of the list of participants in the tournament, and he was replaced by newcomer to the organization Davi Ramos. Morais won this fight by unanimous judicial decision and soon signed a new contract with the UFC for six fights [8] .
The unbeaten run of seven fights was interrupted in September 2016 after meeting Nigerian Camara Usman , who knocked out Morais in the middle of the first round [9] .
In February 2018, Sergio Morais had to fight with Abubakar Nurmagomedov , who recently joined the organization, but in the end, the matchmakers replaced Nurmagomedov with Tim Minns . The battle lasted all three rounds, Morais won by split decision [10] .
Statistics in Professional MMA
| Professional fighter career (total) | ||
| Fighting 20 | 14 wins | Defeats 5 |
| Knockout | one | 3 |
| Surrender | eight | 0 |
| By decision | five | 2 |
| Draws | one | |
| Result | Record | Rival | Way | Tournament | date | Round | Time | A place | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Defeat | 14-5-1 | Varley Alvis | KO (hand strike) | UFC 237 | May 11, 2019 | 3 | 4:13 | Rio de Janeiro , Brazil | |
| Defeat | 14-4-1 | Tony martin | Unanimous decision | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. dos santos | March 9, 2019 | 3 | 5:00 | Wichita , United States | |
| Victory | 14-3-1 | Ben saunders | Surrender (triangle hands) | UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Anders | September 22, 2018 | 2 | 4:42 | Sao Paulo , Brazil | |
| Victory | 13-3-1 | Tim Means | Separate solution | UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Anders | February 3, 2018 | 3 | 5:00 | Belen , Brazil | |
| Defeat | 12-3-1 | Kamara Usman | KO (hand strike) | UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Branch | September 16, 2017 | one | 2:48 | Pittsburgh , United States | |
| Victory | 12-2-1 | Davi Ramos | Unanimous decision | UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Gastelum | March 11, 2017 | 3 | 5:00 | Fortaleza , Brazil | |
| Victory | 11-2-1 | Zach Ottow | Separate solution | UFC Fight Night: Bader vs. Nogueira 2 | November 19, 2016 | 3 | 5:00 | Sao Paulo , Brazil | |
| Draw | 10-2-1 | Luan Chagas | Separate solution | UFC 198 | May 14, 2016 | 3 | 5:00 | Curitiba , Brazil | |
| Victory | 10-2 | Omari Ahmedov | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. VanZant | December 10, 2015 | 3 | 2:18 | Las Vegas , United States | |
| Victory | 9-2 | Michael lebu | Unanimous decision | UFC Fight Night: Gonzaga vs. Cro Cop 2 | April 11, 2015 | 3 | 5:00 | Krakow , Poland | |
| Victory | 8-2 | Neil magni | Surrender (triangle) | UFC 163 | August 3, 2013 | one | 3:13 | Rio de Janeiro , Brazil | Reception in the evening. |
| Victory | 7-2 | Reney Forti | Surrender (back throttling) | UFC 153 | October 13, 2012 | 3 | 3:10 | Rio de Janeiro , Brazil | Returned to welterweight. |
| Defeat | 6-2 | Cesar Ferreira | Unanimous decision | UFC 147 | June 23, 2012 | 3 | 5:00 | Belo Horizonte , Brazil | Lost The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil Middleweight. |
| Victory | 6-1 | Etobe Manuelo | Surrender (americana) | Jungle Fight 18: São Paulo | March 20, 2010 | one | 1:43 | Sao Paulo , Brazil | |
| Defeat | 5-1 | Brett Cooper | KO (hand strike) | Jungle Fight 16 | October 17, 2009 | 2 | One to four | Rio de Janeiro , Brazil | |
| Victory | 5-0 | Tommy Depret | Surrender (back throttling) | Jungle Fight 15 | September 19, 2009 | one | Three to five | Sao Paulo , Brazil | |
| Victory | 4-0 | Josh martin | Surrender (triangle) | Bellator 12 | June 19, 2009 | one | 4:21 | Hollywood , United States | |
| Victory | 3-0 | Jerson silva | Unanimous decision | Mo Team League: Final | November 10, 2007 | 3 | 5:00 | Sao Paulo , Brazil | |
| Victory | 2-0 | Andre Santos | Surrender (triangle) | Mo Team League 2 | September 29, 2007 | one | 2:07 | Sao Paulo , Brazil | |
| Victory | 1-0 | Anderson Carioca | Surrender (back throttling) | Real Fight 3 | October 21, 2006 | one | N / A | Sao Paulo , Brazil |
Notes
- ↑ Sergio Moraes . BJJ Heroes. The appeal date is May 15, 2016.
- The 'The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil' cast unveiled with 32 featherweights and middleweights (Unavailable (unavailable link) . MMAJunkie.com (March 12, 2012). The appeal date is March 26, 2012. Archived July 19, 2012.
- Daniel Sergio Moraes replaces injured Daniel Sarafian in TUF: Brazil 'middleweight final (inaccessible link) . mmajunkie (June 18, 2012). The appeal date is May 5, 2018. Archived June 20, 2012.
- ↑ Staff. UFC 163 bonuses: Perosh, Moraes, McCall, Santos earn $ 50,000 awards . MMAjunkie.com (August 4, 2013). The appeal date is August 4, 2013.
- ↑ Steven Marrocco. UFC Fight Night 64 results: Sergio Moraes tops Mickael Lebout by unanimous decision . mmajunkie.com (April 11, 2015). The appeal date is April 11, 2015.
- ↑ Mike Bohn. UFC Fight Night 80 results: Sergio Moraes scores comeback TKO of Omari Akhmedov . mmajunkie.com (December 10, 2015). The appeal date is December 10, 2015.
- ↑ Brent Brookhouse. UFC Fight Night 100 results: Sergio Moraes battles way to tough split win win over Zak Ottow Unidentified mmajunkie.com (November 19th, 2016). The appeal date is November 19, 2016.
- ↑ Guilherme Cruz . Sergio Moraes signs, Kamaru Usman shows up at UFC Fight Night 116 , mmafighting.com (August 17, 2017).
- FC UFC-Pittsburgh results: Kamaru Usman right hand proves problematic for Sergio Moraes (Eng.) , MMAjunkie (September 17, 2017).
- FC UFC Fight Night 125 results: Sergio Moraes edges Tim Means in back-and-forth affair (Eng.) , MMAjunkie (February 4, 2018).
Links
- Sergio Morais (English) - statistics of professional fights on the site Sherdog