Ulysses Gomez vs. John Moraga

UFC 0-2-0 vs. 8-6-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
0-2-0
UFC record
8-6-0
Flyweight
Division (benchmark)
Flyweight
43
AgeΔ 1 yrs
42
5'6"
HeightΔ 0"
5'6"
Reach
66"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
161.7
Layoff (months)Δ 66.3 mo
95.4
LL
Last 5 (newest first)
LWWWL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Ulysses Gomez's takedown defense leaks — 0% stopped, vs a 62% Flyweight norm.
Ulysses Gomez rarely shoots — 0.00 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.30 Flyweight norm.
John Moraga is a submission threat — 1.07 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.58 Flyweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Ulysses Gomez

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 12
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 01
Tier 3 — regional circuit 82

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.5 · 1 tier-1/2 wins · 7 finish wins over 14 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.5 wins over .500

John Moraga

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 86
Tier 3 — regional circuit 111

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.08 · 8 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 26 documented bouts

In the UFC: 5-6 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.0 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

512.72/min · norm 3.49
Sig. strikes landed
4332.57/min · norm 3.49
673.57/min · norm 3.24
Sig. strikes absorbed
4292.55/min · norm 3.24
25.2%norm 44.6%
Striking accuracy
43.5%norm 44.6%
68.5%norm 56.4%
Striking defense
56.4%norm 56.4%
00.00/15 · norm 0.18
Knockdowns
20.18/15 · norm 0.18

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

Ulysses Gomez

Distance 98.5% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 1.5% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 7.3%)

John Moraga

Distance 77.3% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 11.4% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 11.4% (norm 7.3%)

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

Ulysses Gomez

Head 70.8% (norm 75.9%) · Body 4.0% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 25.2% (norm 9.3%)

John Moraga

Head 72.3% (norm 75.9%) · Body 17.1% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 10.7% (norm 9.3%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Gomez L/AAccFlyweight med Moraga L/AAccFlyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 48 / 199 24.1% 40.0% 254 / 769 33.0% 40.0%
In the clinch 3 / 3 too few to rate 70.4% 82 / 113 72.6% 70.4%
On the ground 0 / 0 too few to rate 69.7% 97 / 113 85.8% 69.7%
BY TARGET
To the head 15 / 143 10.5% 37.6% 242 / 719 33.7% 37.6%
To the body 3 / 8 too few to rate 68.5% 109 / 170 64.1% 68.5%
To the legs 33 / 51 64.7% 80.0% 82 / 106 77.4% 80.0%

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 (Flyweight: 73 fighters · Flyweight: 73 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 Gomez L/AOpp accFlyweight med vs Moraga L/AOpp accFlyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 53 / 194 27.3% 40.1% 278 / 778 35.7% 40.1%
In the clinch 13 / 16 too few to rate 68.8% 52 / 81 64.2% 68.8%
On the ground 1 / 3 too few to rate 71.1% 99 / 126 78.6% 71.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 24 / 158 15.2% 35.2% 220 / 707 31.1% 35.2%
To the body 16 / 24 too few to rate 68.2% 99 / 147 67.3% 68.2%
To the legs 27 / 31 87.1% 80.3% 110 / 131 84.0% 80.3%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
00.0% acc · 0.00/15 · norm 1.30
Takedowns landed
723.3% acc · 0.62/15 · norm 1.30
00.0% def · norm 62.5%
Takedowns stopped
2944.6% def · norm 62.5%
0:302.7% of cage time · norm 17.0%
Control time
24:2614.5% of cage time · norm 17.0%
0:300:23 per 15 · norm 2:44
Time under control
53:354:46 per 15 · norm 2:44
00.00/15 · norm 0.58
Submission attempts
121.07/15 · norm 0.58

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