
The current Wsof Bw champion Marlon Moraes entered this fight with a mma record of 18-4-1 (72% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.8 bantamweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Cody Garbrandt). He lost two consecutive fights in 2011, against Ralph Acosta and Deividas Taurosevicius, but since then he has won 13 bouts beating Joseph Barajas (=Moraes vs Barajas), Josh Hill (=Moraes vs Hill 2) and Josenaldo Silva in 2016 (=Moraes vs Silva).
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Raphael Assuncao, has an official record of 24-5-0 (54% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.11 in the same weight class. He lost to TJ Dillashaw last year (=Dillashaw vs Assuncao 2) but he came back to win in 2017 against Aljamain Sterling (=Sterling vs Assuncao). Raphael Assuncao vs Moraes is on the undercard of Jose Aldo vs Max Holloway – UFC 212. Watch the video and rate this fight!