Fighter profile

Thiago Moises

Lightweight · UFC record 8-8 · 16 detailed UFC fights · Last fight Sat 18 Apr 2026

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Fighter ratings

Ratings V2Rated

Striking (offense)65

Power63

Striking defense64

Takedown defense63

WrestlingProvisional measure71

Ratings V2 descriptive 0–100 scores (16 detailed fights; as of Sat 18 Apr 2026). Not win probabilities or rankings. Missing values stay unavailable.

Chin and Cardio · Frozen through October 17, 2026

R1 research scale

ChinEvidence: ESTABLISHED76.8

CardioEvidence: ESTABLISHED70.3

Source: R1 public_candidate_display · status: Research candidate · as of Sat 17 Oct 2026. Separate frozen research scale; fights after October 17, 2026 are not reflected.

About these ratings

Ratings are domain-specific descriptive scales. Equal point differences across different domains do not imply equal absolute skill differences.

Striking (offense) · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 striking-offense score built from recorded significant strikes landed per round, significant-strike accuracy and significant-strike differential.
Power · Ratings V2: Recorded knockdown and KO/TKO-win threat under the Ratings V2 contract (knockdowns per round, KO/TKO win rate); not literal measured punching force.
Striking defense · Ratings V2: Recorded strike avoidance (striking defense) and bounded absorption (strikes absorbed per round) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Takedown defense · Ratings V2: Recorded defense against incoming takedown attempts (takedown defense rate) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Wrestling · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 wrestling-offense score: recorded takedowns landed per round and takedown accuracy. Not ground control or complete grappling.
Chin · R1 research scale: Exposure-adjusted recorded knockdown resistance. This is not a direct biological measurement of chin, recovery, or injury resistance.
Cardio · R1 research scale: Recorded later-round striking activity and effectiveness retention. This is not a direct physiological fitness measurement.

Ratings V2 scores follow each fighter's latest recorded state; R1 research-scale scores are frozen through 17 Oct 2026. Recovery is separate metadata, not a rating. No combined rating exists.

Profile

Height: 175 cm (5'9")
Reach: 178 cm (5'10")
Stance: Orthodox
Age: 31

Last 3: L W L (most recent last)

Career statistics

Descriptive

16 detailed UFC fights · 40 rounds of recorded statistics. Exact totals from recorded UFC fights through Sat 18 Apr 2026; not opponent-adjusted and not model inputs.

Strikes landed10.8significant, per round

Strikes absorbed20.2per round

Striking differential-9.3per round

Takedown attempts1.43per round

Takedown defense52.5%of attempts stopped

Finish rate50.0%of UFC wins

Striking

Significant strikes landed per round: 10.8
Significant strikes absorbed per round: 20.2
Differential per round (landed − absorbed): -9.3
Striking accuracy: 42.4%
Striking defense (opponent strikes avoided): 52.6%
Knockdowns per round: 0.03
Target: head / body / leg: 63.3% / 12.9% / 23.8%
Position: distance / clinch / ground: 75.3% / 5.8% / 18.9%

Per-round figures divide recorded totals by rounds with statistics. Shares are of significant strikes landed.

Wrestling and grappling

Takedown attempts per round: 1.43
Takedowns landed per round: 0.42
Takedown accuracy: 29.8%
Takedown defense: 52.5%
Control time per round: 0:59
Submission attempts per round: 0.33
Reversals per round: 0.03

Attempts and landed takedowns are counted separately; accuracy is landed ÷ attempted.

Outcomes and durability

UFC record (W-L-D, NC): 8-8-0
Finish rate (wins by KO/TKO or submission): 50.0%
Wins by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 1 · 3 · 4
Losses by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 3 · 1 · 4
Knockdowns scored / suffered: 1 / 5
Average fight time: 11:21 (over 13 bouts)

Results as recorded by UFCStats. Fight time is elapsed time (completed rounds plus ending time) and includes draws and no-contests. These are outcomes, not biological measurements.

UFC fight history

Thiago Moises — most recent UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 18 Apr 2026	Gauge Young	L	S-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Malott
Sat 17 May 2025	Jared Gordon	L	KO/TKO Punch	R1 3:37	UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Morales
Sat 11 Jan 2025	Trey Ogden	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Ribas 2
Sat 8 Jun 2024	Ludovit Klein	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Imavov
Sat 16 Mar 2024	Mitch Ramirez	W	KO/TKO Kick	R3 0:15	UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs. Tybura

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Thiago Moises — earlier UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 2 Sep 2023	Benoit Saint Denis	L	KO/TKO Punches	R2 4:44	UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Spivac
Sat 21 Jan 2023	Melquizael Costa	W	SUB Rear Naked Choke	R2 4:05	UFC 283: Teixeira vs. Hill
Sat 25 Jun 2022	Christos Giagos	W	SUB Rear Naked Choke	R1 3:05	UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Gamrot
Sat 13 Nov 2021	Joel Alvarez	L	KO/TKO Elbows	R1 3:01	UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Rodriguez
Sat 17 Jul 2021	Islam Makhachev	L	SUB Rear Naked Choke	R4 2:38	UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Moises
Sat 27 Feb 2021	Alexander Hernandez	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gane
Sat 31 Oct 2020	King Green	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Silva
Wed 13 May 2020	Michael Johnson	W	SUB Ankle Lock	R2 0:25	UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira
Sat 31 Aug 2019	Damir Ismagulov	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Zhang
Sat 11 May 2019	Kurt Holobaugh	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 237: Namajunas vs. Andrade
Sat 10 Nov 2018	Beneil Dariush	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Korean Zombie vs. Rodriguez

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