A member of the mixed martial arts (MMA) reality show, The Ultimate Fighter – Brazil (TUF 15, 2012), Sergio Moraes is an accomplished Brazilian jiu jitsu black belt with 4 world jiu jitsu titles to his name as well as a member of the prestigious Alliance Jiu Jitsu Academy. He turned heads his way in the grappling circuit for the first time at the 2008 World Championships after his submission victory over Rickson Gracie‘s son, and fan favourite, Kron Gracie (Moraes would go on to win that same tournament). “Serginho” Moraes has since then cemented his name in the sport as one of the great BJJ competitors of his generation with several other important titles in the competitive circuit, though sometimes being critiqued by his conservative style. Sergio Moraes Jiu Jitsu Full Name: Sergio Ricardo de Moraes Nickname: O Orgulho da Cohab means literally “The Pride of Cohab”, Cohab is the place where Sergio was born. He is also often referred as “Serginho” which is an affectionate way of saying Sergio. Lineage: Mitsuyo Maeda > Carlos Gracie > George Gracie > Octávio de Almeida > Moises Murad > Everdan Olegário > Sérgio Moraes Main Achievements (BJJ): World Champion (2006 brown belt, 2008, 2009 closed brackets, 2011) European Open Champion (2011 open weight) World Cup Champion (2010 open weight) European Open 2nd Place (2011) World Championship 3rd Place (2010) Pan American Championship 3rd Place (2010) Favourite Position/Technique: Top control. Weight Division: Peso Médio (Middleweight) 82kg-181lbs. Team/Association: Alliance BJJ. Sponsors: Keiko Raca Kimonos. Sergio Moraes Biography Sergio Moraes was born in 1983 at the “Cohab”, one of the poorest areas in the city of Sao Paulo, Brazil. As one might figure, Sergio Moraes didn’t have an easy upbringing, but managed to stay out of trouble from the police and away from the easy road, a road so often taken by his friends and those around him. He started training Jiu Jitsu through a social project to take kids off the streets (a training that also consisted in Capoeira) with Everdan Olegário, a teacher that stood present throughout his grappling career and the man that awarded him his black belt in 2006. His first contact with BJJ was the same as 1000’s of others, by watching Royce Gracie in the very first UFC’s and later watching the Rickson Gracie documentary “Choke”. Another one of his idols is Fernando Terere, a man with whom he saw several resemblances with himself, mainly because both had the same sort of upbringing. Serginho had a chance to train with Terere when he was a brown belt, and even competed (and won) for Terere’s team (TT), unfortunately at the time Fernando was going through hard personal problems which led to TT’s demise and Sergio ended up pairing with Fabio Gurgel‘s team, Alliance. In 2008 Sergio Moraes finally reached the pinnacle of BJJ excellence winning the World Championships in the black belt division. His first fight was the one that really got his name stamped all over the press, as he mas matched up against a jiu jitsu celebrity in Kron Gracie. Kron had come from a 51 submission victory run in the World Championships (at the purple belt and brown belt divisions) which is still a record in consecutive wins by tapout. Sergio Moraes was virtually unknown, even though he had won silver in two World Championships (in the blue and purple belts) and had a World title in the Brown Belt divisions (in 2006). The reason behind this anonymity was that Sergio had had a serious injury in 2007 which dumped him in a physiotherapy clinic for the most of that year. Sergio Morais submitted Kron with a choke after a dominant performance where the score was 12×0 for Moraes. Sergio Moraes repeated the prowess in 2009 by reaching the Worlds Final together with his Alliance team mate Marcelo Garcia. Serginho’s love for BJJ also made him fight MMA, has he wanted to test his jiu jitsu skills in that environment. His career in the sport started well, fighting in Brazil and reaching the Bellator organization. In 2012 Sergio Moraes was brought to The Ultimate Fighter Brazil, a reality show where the members fight among each other for a contract in the largest MMA organization in the world, the UFC. Sergio Moraes Grappling Record 23 WINS BY POINTS 12 (52%) BY ADVANTAGES 3 (13%) BY SUBMISSION 8 (35%) BY DECISION 0 (0%) BY PENALTIES 0 (0%) BY DQ 0 (0%) 8 SUBMISSIONS WINS #214eb8 Arm in ezekiel 25 2 #86e620 Choke 13 1 #5AD3D1 Clock choke 13 1 #d1212a Katagatame 13 1 #fad11b Toe hold 13 1 #f58822 Triangle 13 1 #224aba Footlock 13 1 8 (100%) SUBMISSIONS 10 LOSSES BY POINTS 5 (50%) BY ADVANTAGES 3 (30%) BY SUBMISSION 2 (20%) BY DECISION 0 (0%) BY PENALTIES 0 (0%) BY DQ 0 (0%) 2 SUBMISSIONS LOSSES #214eb8 Triangle 50 1 #86e620 Kneebar 50 1 2 (100%) SUBMISSIONS Sergio Moraes Fight History ID Opponent W/L Method Competition Weight Stage Year 2056Michael LanghiMichael LanghiLTriangleCapital Challenge77KGF20082539Kayron GracieKayron GracieLPts: 2x2, AdvPan American82KGSF20102680Claudio CalasansClaudio CalasansLPointsWorld Champ.82KGSF20102809Claudio CalasansClaudio CalasansLPts: 4x4, AdvEuropeanABSF20112815Braulio EstimaBraulio EstimaLAdvEuropean88KGF20112959Rodolfo VieiraRodolfo VieiraLPts: 8x0World Champ.ABS4F20113230Pablo PopovitchPablo PopovitchLPts: 2x0ADCC88KG4F20113273Andre GalvaoAndre GalvaoLPts: 6x0ADCCABS4F20115154Renato CardosoRenato CardosoLKneebarWorld Pro Trial88KG4F20147173Leandro LoLeandro LoLPts: 6x0Copa PodioABSSPF20151924Kron GracieKron GracieWArm in ezekielWorld Champ.82KGR120081926Cassio WerneckCassio WerneckWPts: 2x2, AdvWorld Champ.82KGR220081927Tio ChicoWPointsWorld Champ.82KG4F20081932Victor EstimaVictor EstimaWArm in ezekielWorld Champ.82KGSF20081933Bill CooperBill CooperWPts: 6x2World Champ.82KGF20082053Adriano SilvaAdriano SilvaWN/ACapital Challenge77KGSF20082327Augusto VieiraWPts: 4x4, AdvWorld Champ.82KG4F20092330Alan FinfouAlan FinfouWChokeWorld Champ.82KGSF20092535Diego FerreiraWClock chokePan American82KG4F20102675Kron GracieKron GracieWPts: 4x4, AdvWorld Champ.82KGRD20102678Diego GamonalWPointsWorld Champ.82KG4F20102803UnknownWKatagatameEuropeanABSR120112806UnknownWPointsEuropeanABS4F20112807Rodrigo CavacaRodrigo CavacaWToe holdEuropeanABSSF20112930Nivaldo OliveiraNivaldo OliveiraWPts: 2x0Brasileiro88KGF20112942Raul CastilloWTriangleWorld Champ.ABSR120112952Eduardo TellesEduardo TellesWPts: 5x2World Champ.ABSR220113026UnknownWPts: 5x0World Champ.88KGRDS20113035UnknownWPts: 3x0World Champ.88KGRDS20113086Eduardo ZannetiWPts: 2x0World Champ.88KG4F20113118Romulo BarralRomulo BarralWPts: 4x2World Champ.88KGF20113201James HarbisonJames HarbisonWPointsADCC88KGR120113268Braga NetoBraga NetoWFootlockADCCABSR12011 Sergio Moraes vs Leo D’avila Rodrigo Cabral “Brucutu” vs Sergio Morais Sergio Moraes vs Rodrigo Cavaca (European Open 2011 semi Finals)