Sergio Moraes vs. Cezar Ferreira
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Sergio Moraes
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 9 | 5 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 5 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.97 · 9 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 22 documented bouts
In the UFC: 5-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.8 wins over .500
Cezar Ferreira
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 10 | 9 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 4 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.69 · 10 tier-1/2 wins · 8 finish wins over 25 documented bouts
In the UFC: 4-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.9 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Sergio Moraes
Distance 93.9% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 2.5% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 3.6% (norm 8.1%)
Cezar Ferreira
Distance 86.0% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 4.2% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 9.8% (norm 10.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Sergio Moraes
Head 85.4% (norm 78.2%) · Body 11.5% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 3.1% (norm 8.4%)
Cezar Ferreira
Head 67.7% (norm 78.0%) · Body 20.1% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 12.3% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Moraes L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Ferreira L/A | Acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 385 / 932 | 41.3% | 38.6% | 233 / 596 | 39.1% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 12 / 25 | 48.0% | 67.8% | 18 / 29 | 62.1% | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 26 / 36 | 72.2% | 67.2% | 46 / 68 | 67.6% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 324 / 848 | 38.2% | 37.2% | 157 / 469 | 33.5% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 73 / 114 | 64.0% | 70.7% | 75 / 139 | 54.0% | 71.7% |
| To the legs | 26 / 31 | 83.9% | 82.9% | 65 / 85 | 76.5% | 83.3% |
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 (Welterweight: 182 fighters · Middleweight: 174 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 Moraes L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Ferreira L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 609 / 1563 | 39.0% | 39.0% | 260 / 651 | 39.9% | 39.5% |
| In the clinch | 17 / 22 | too few to rate | 68.9% | 63 / 97 | 64.9% | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 26 / 44 | 59.1% | 68.0% | 58 / 77 | 75.3% | 69.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 413 / 1291 | 32.0% | 35.6% | 260 / 645 | 40.3% | 37.9% |
| To the body | 108 / 176 | 61.4% | 69.6% | 58 / 87 | 66.7% | 71.3% |
| To the legs | 131 / 162 | 80.9% | 82.1% | 63 / 93 | 67.7% | 82.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Ferreira has more cage time on record.