Sheymon da Silva Moraes (born October 11, 1990) is a Brazilian

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(MMA) who competes in the

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division of

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. A professional mixed martial artist since 2012, Moraes has also competed in the

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Background

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, Brazil, Moraes trained and competed in judo from his early childhood to the age of 12. After walking away from the sport, he started training Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Muay Thai and kickboxing for fun. Eventually he started competing in Muay Thai which led him to mixed martial arts.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Moraes started his professional MMA career in 2012. Racking up a record of 6–0 in his native Brazilian circuit, Moraes signed a four-fight contract with

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. He amassed a record of 3–1 in the organization, challenging

Marlon Moraes Marlon Luiz Moraes (born April 26, 1988) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competes in the Featherweight division of the Professional Fighters League (PFL). He previously competed in the bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Champi ...

for the WSOF Bantamweight Championship but losing in the effort.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

He joined UFC after settling a two-year contract dispute with

. Moraes made his UFC debut on November 25, 2017 against

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at UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Gastelum. He lost the fight via a submission. His next fight came on August 4, 2018 at

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against

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. He won the fight in a unanimous decision. Moraes faced

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on November 3, 2018 at

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. He won the fight via split decision. Moraes faced

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on March 30, 2019 at

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. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. Moraes faced

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on July 13, 2019 at

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. He lost the fight via knockout in round one and was subsequently released from the promotion.

Professional Fighters League

On October 6, 2020, news surfaced that Moraes had signed with the

2021 Season

Moraes made his PFL debut against

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on April 23, 2021 at PFL 1. He lost the bout via KO in the first round. Moraes was scheduled to face Movlid Khaybulaev at PFL 4 on June 10, 2021. A day before the event, Movlid was pulled and Moraes was rescheduled to face Jesse Stirn. He won the bout via a kimura submission at the end of the second round. Moraes faced Lazar Stojadinovic on August 27, 2021 at PFL 9. He won the fight via TKO in the second round.

2022 Season

Moraes faced Boston Salmon on April 28, 2022 at PFL 2. He won the bout via unanimous decision. Moraes faced

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on June 24, 2022 at PFL 5. He lost the bout via unanimous decision. Moraes faced

, replacing the injured

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on November 25, 2022, at PFL 10. He won the bout in the third round via TKO stoppage.

Championships and accomplishments

Kickboxing / Muay Thai

* Brazilian Kickboxing Champion (Three times) * Muay Thai Brazilian Champion (Two times)

Mixed martial arts record

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References

External links

Sheymon Moraes
at PFL * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Moraes, Sheymon 1990 births Living people Brazilian male mixed martial artists Brazilian practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu Brazilian Muay Thai practitioners Brazilian male judoka Featherweight mixed martial artists Bantamweight mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing Muay Thai Mixed martial artists utilizing judo Mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu Sportspeople from Niterói Ultimate Fighting Championship male fighters