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Adriano Moraes (fighter)

Adriano da Silva Moraes (born April 21, 1988) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competes in the Flyweight division. A professional since 2011, he formerly competed in the flyweight division of ONE Championship, where he is the former, three-time, and inaugural ONE Flyweight MMA World Champion, along with being the interim ONE FC Flyweight World Champion in , and Shooto Brasil, where he was the former flyweight champion.

Background

Moraes was born in Brasilia, Brazil and abandoned by his mother days after birth. He was taken to an orphanage where he lived for three years before being adopted. He was an active child who partook in judo and capoeira. Wanting to learn how to better defend himself, Moraes took up Brazilian jiu-jitsu.

As a member of Constrictor Team, Moraes shined as a submission specialist. Moraes developed his skills and competed in jiu-jitsu tournaments before transitioning into MMA. He made his MMA debut in 2011. He would win the NAGA No-Gi Pro Division Championship in 2014 prior to earning his black belt.

Mixed martial arts career

On September 4, 2011, Moraes made his professional mixed martial arts debut at Precol Combat 5 against Ismael Bonfim. Moraes won by first-round submission (guillotine choke). He would reel off six more victories before joining the longtime promotion Shooto in 2013.

ONE Championship

On November 15, 2013, Moraes made his ONE Championship debut at . He lost a split decision to Yusup Saadulaev.

First title reign

After back-to-back wins, Moraes met Geje Eustaquio for the vacant ONE Flyweight Championship. Moraes would capture his first world championship with a second-round guillotine choke on September 12, 2014 at ONE FC: Age of Champions.

Moraes would successfully defend the belt against Riku Shibuya on March 13, 2015 before dropping the title in a close split decision to Kairat Akhmetov on November 21, 2015 at ONE: Dynasty of Champions.

Second title reign

On August 13, 2016, Moraes captured gold once again as he became the interim ONE flyweight champion by defeating Tilek Batyrov via rear-naked choke at .

On August 5, 2017, Moraes and Akhmetov fought in a flyweight unification bout. Moraes won the fight by unanimous decision and became the ONE flyweight championship undisputed champion.

On November 10, 2017, Moraes successfully defended the title against Danny Kingad at by rear-naked choke in the first round.

Moraes was scheduled to defend his title against Reece McLaren at on March 9, 2018. However, he suffered a knee injury and was forced to withdraw.

Moraes was set to make his second title defense against Geje Eustaquio at on June 23, 2018. He lost the fight and the title via split decision.

Third title reign

The pair met in a trilogy match at on January 25, 2019. Moraes re-captured the championship via unanimous decision.

As the first bout of his new four-fight, two-year contract, Adriano Moraes was scheduled to defend his title against ONE Flyweight World Grand Prix Champion and former UFC Flyweight Champion Demetrious Johnson at on April 11, 2020. The fight was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

After being delayed, Moraes defended his title against Johnson at ONE on TNT 1 on April 7, 2021. The event was held at the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore and was broadcast on TNT during US prime time. Moraes won the bout via KO (knee) in round two. Due to Johnson being in a grounded position when he was hit, it would have counted as an illegal strike (and thus, would have resulted in a disqualification win for Johnson) if the fight had been held in the U.S.; however, the fight was held in Asia where such strikes are legal.

Moraes next defended his title against Yuya Wakamatsu at on March 6, 2022. He won the fight via a guillotine choke submission in the third round.

Moraes made the third title defense of his third title reign against Demetrious Johnson at ONE on Prime Video 1 on August 27, 2022. He lost the fight and the title via KO due to a flying knee in the fourth round.

Post-championship

The trilogy bout between Moraes and Johnson for the ONE Flyweight World Championship was held on May 5, 2023, at ONE Fight Night 10. Moraes lost the bout by unanimous decision.

Moraes faced Danny Kingad in a rematch on November 9, 2024, at ONE 169. He won the fight via guillotine choke in round two.

Moraes faced Yuya Wakamatsu in a rematch, for the vacant ONE Flyweight World Championship on March 23, 2025, at ONE 172. He lost the fight via technical knockout in round one.

On March 2, 2026, it was announced that Moraes was no longer under contract with ONE Championship.

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Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts record

|- |Loss |align=center|21–6 |Yuya Wakamatsu |TKO (punches) |ONE 172 | |align=center|1 |align=center|3:39 |Saitama, Japan | |- |Win |align=center|21–5 |Danny Kingad |Submission (guillotine choke) |ONE 169 | |align=center|2 |align=center|4:14 |Bangkok, Thailand | |- |Loss |align=center|20–5 |Demetrious Johnson |Decision (unanimous) |ONE Fight Night 10 | |align=center|5 |align=center|5:00 |Broomfield, Colorado, United States | |- |Loss |align=center|20–4 |Demetrious Johnson |KO (flying knee) |ONE on Prime Video 1 | |align=center|4 |align=center|3:50 |Kallang, Singapore | |- |Win |align=center|20–3 |Yuya Wakamatsu |Submission (guillotine choke) | | |align=center|3 |align=center|3:58 |Kallang, Singapore | |- |Win |align=center|19–3 |Demetrious Johnson |KO (knee) |ONE on TNT 1 | |align=center|2 |align=center|2:24 |Kallang, Singapore | |- |Win |align=center|18–3 |Geje Eustaquio |Decision (unanimous) | | |align=center|5 |align=center|5:00 |Pasay, Philippines | |- |Loss |align=center|17–3 |Geje Eustaquio |Decision (split) | | |align=center|5 |align=center|5:00 |Macau, SAR, China | |- |Win |align=center|17–2 |Danny Kingad |Submission (rear naked choke) | | |align=center|1 |align=center|4:45 |Pasay, Philippines | |- |Win |align=center|16–2 |Kairat Akhmetov | Decision (unanimous) | | |align=center| 5 |align=center| 5:00 |Macau, SAR, China | |- |Win |align=center|15–2 |Tilek Batyrov |Submission (rear-naked choke) | | |align=center|2 |align=center|4:49 |Macau, SAR, China | |- |Win |align=center|14–2 |Eugene Toquero |Submission (brabo choke) | | |align=center|1 |align=center|4:53 |Yangon, Myanmar | |- |Loss |align=center|13–2 |Kairat Akhmetov |Decision (split) | | |align=center|5 |align=center|5:00 |Beijing, China | |- |Win |align=center|13–1 |Riku Shibuya |Decision (unanimous) | | |align=center|5 |align=center|5:00 |Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | |- |Win |align=center|12–1 |Geje Eustaquio |Submission (guillotine choke) | | |align=center|2 |align=center|3:45 |Phnom Penh, Cambodia | |- |Win |align=center|11–1 |Kosuke Suzuki |Submission (arm-triangle choke) | | |align=center|3 |align=center|1:35 |Jakarta, Indonesia | |- |Win |align=center|10–1 |Yasuhiro Urushitani |Submission (rear-naked choke) | | |align=center|2 |align=center|3:48 |Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | |- |Loss |align=center|9–1 |Yusup Saadulaev |Decision (split) | | |align=center|5 |align=center|5:00 |Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | |- |Win |align=center|9–0 |Dileno Lopes |TKO (body kick) |Shooto Brazil 40 | |align=center|3 |align=center|1:00 |Manaus, Brazil | |- |Win |align=center|8–0 |José Marcos Júnior |Decision (unanimous) |Shooto Brazil 39 | |align=center|3 |align=center|5:00 |Brasília, Brazil | |- |Win |align=center|7–0 |Carlos Sousa Almeida |Submission (rear-naked choke) |Octagon Rounds Fight 2 | |align=center|2 |align=center|2:20 |Palmas, Brazil | |- |Win |align=center|6–0 |Aldo Ariel Villalba |Submission (arm-triangle choke) |Pro Mix Fight 7 | |align=center|1 |align=center|1:30 |Campo Grande, Brazil | |- |Win |align=center|5–0 |Michael William Costa |Decision (unanimous) |Shooto Brazil 34 | |align=center|3 |align=center|5:00 |Brasília, Brazil | |- |Win |align=center|4–0 |Leonardo Moura |Decision (unanimous) |Encontro Fight 2 | |align=center|3 |align=center|5:00 |São Paulo, Brazil | |- |Win |align=center|3–0 |Jhon Leno |KO (knee) |Rockstrike MMA | |align=center|1 |align=center|N/A |Brasília, Brazil | |- |Win |align=center|2–0 |James Carvalho |TKO (elbows) |Precol Combat 7 | |align=center|1 |align=center|1:55 |Unaí, Brazil | |- |Win |align=center|1–0 |Ismael Bonfim |Submission (guillotine choke) |Precol Combat 5 | |align=center|1 |align=center|2:55 |Unaí, Brazil | |-

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