Adriano Moraes (born April 21, 1988) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competes in the Flyweight division of ONE Championship.
He is a former three-time ONE FC Flyweight World Champion.
He is currently ranked #1 in the ONE Championship Flyweight rankings.
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.
2011
He made his MMA debut in 2011.
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).
2013
He would reel off six more victories before joining the longtime promotion Shooto in 2013.
On November 15, 2013, Moraes made his ONE Championship debut at ONE FC: Warrior Spirit.
He lost a split decision to Yusup Saadulaev.
After back-to-back wins, Moraes met Geje Eustaquio for the vacant ONE Flyweight Championship.
2014
He would win the NAGA No-Gi Pro Division Championship in 2014 prior to earning his black belt.
Moraes would capture his first world championship with a second-round guillotine choke on September 12, 2014 at ONE FC: Age of Champions.
2015
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.
2016
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 ONE: Heroes of the World.
2017
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 ONE: Legends of the World by rear-naked choke in the first round.
2018
Moraes was scheduled to defend his title against Reece McLaren at ONE Championship: Visions of Victory 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 ONE Championship: Pinnacle of Power on June 23, 2018.
He lost the fight and the title via split decision.
2019
The pair met in a trilogy match at ONE Championship: Hero's Ascent on January 25, 2019.
Moraes re-captured the championship via unanimous decision.
2020
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 ONE Championship: Reign of Dynasties 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 will be broadcast on TNT during US prime time.
Moraes won the bout via TKO in round two.
Moraes next defended his title against Yuya Wakamatsu at ONE: X 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 bout via KO due to a flying knee in the fourth round.
The trilogy bout between Moraes and Johnson for the ONE Flyweight World Championship was held on May 5, 2023, at ONE Fight Night 10.
