Jimmie Rivera vs. Marlon Moraes

UFC 7-4-0 vs. 5-6-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
7-4-0
UFC record
5-6-0
Bantamweight
Division (benchmark)
Bantamweight
37
AgeΔ 1 yrs
38
5'4"
HeightΔ 2"
5'6"
68"
ReachΔ 1"
67"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
65.3
Layoff (months)Δ 12.4 mo
52.9
LWLLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLLW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Marlon Moraes carries real power — 0.87 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.30 Bantamweight norm.
Marlon Moraes's takedown defense leaks — 46% stopped, vs a 67% Bantamweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Jimmie Rivera

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 114
Tier 3 — regional circuit 121

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.26 · 11 tier-1/2 wins · 6 finish wins over 28 documented bouts

In the UFC: 6-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.2 wins over .500

Marlon Moraes

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 59
Tier 3 — regional circuit 184

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.46 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 16 finish wins over 37 documented bouts

In the UFC: 5-6 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +5.4 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

5524.03/min · norm 3.52
Sig. strikes landed
2903.37/min · norm 3.52
5353.90/min · norm 3.58
Sig. strikes absorbed
3904.53/min · norm 3.58
40.4%norm 43.4%
Striking accuracy
40.6%norm 43.4%
60.1%norm 56.6%
Striking defense
54.2%norm 56.6%
30.33/15 · norm 0.30
Knockdowns
50.87/15 · norm 0.30

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Jimmie Rivera

Distance 93.1% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 5.7% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 1.2% (norm 6.5%)

Marlon Moraes

Distance 95.8% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 0.8% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 3.4% (norm 6.5%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Jimmie Rivera

Head 73.2% (norm 77.4%) · Body 14.2% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 12.6% (norm 8.4%)

Marlon Moraes

Head 79.3% (norm 77.4%) · Body 9.8% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 10.9% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Rivera L/AAccBantamweight med Moraes L/AAccBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 485 / 1273 38.1% 39.0% 267 / 684 39.0% 39.0%
In the clinch 54 / 78 69.2% 68.7% 4 / 6 too few to rate 68.7%
On the ground 13 / 17 too few to rate 70.2% 19 / 24 too few to rate 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 298 / 1001 29.8% 34.9% 189 / 566 33.4% 34.9%
To the body 114 / 194 58.8% 66.8% 46 / 70 65.7% 66.8%
To the legs 140 / 173 80.9% 79.4% 55 / 78 70.5% 79.4%

Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Bantamweight: 117 fighters · Bantamweight: 117 fighters).

What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man

Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.

Zone vs Rivera L/AOpp accBantamweight med vs Moraes L/AOpp accBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 461 / 1246 37.0% 39.3% 264 / 692 38.2% 39.3%
In the clinch 64 / 79 81.0% 70.4% 24 / 30 80.0% 70.4%
On the ground 10 / 17 too few to rate 72.4% 102 / 129 79.1% 72.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 251 / 955 26.3% 34.9% 275 / 684 40.2% 34.9%
To the body 147 / 219 67.1% 66.0% 70 / 107 65.4% 66.0%
To the legs 137 / 168 81.5% 79.1% 45 / 60 75.0% 79.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
827.6% acc · 0.88/15 · norm 1.12
Takedowns landed
541.7% acc · 0.87/15 · norm 1.12
2592.6% def · norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
646.2% def · norm 66.7%
9:447.1% of cage time · norm 17.4%
Control time
6:037.0% of cage time · norm 17.4%
8:180:54 per 15 · norm 2:24
Time under control
9:511:42 per 15 · norm 2:24
10.11/15 · norm 0.28
Submission attempts
20.35/15 · norm 0.28

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Rivera has more cage time on record.