Zorobabel Moreira
Encyclopedia
Zorobabel Moreira is a mixed martial artist
from Brazil
. He has a professional MMA record of 5-1. Moreira has a black belt
in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and has won numerous BJJ competitions and tournaments in including the Mundials and the Brazilian national championships. He is a member of the Evolve MMA
fight team and is based in Singapore
.
fight team.
.
Moreira made his comeback at Martial Combat 12 and submitted Korean veteran Yun Seob Kwak with a rear-naked choke.
owner Chatri Sityodtong
. In June 2011 he accepted a fight against highly experienced former Judo Olympian Ferrid Kheder
at DARE Championship 1/11 in Bangkok
at only seven days notice. The fight was originally scheduled to take place at the welterweight limit but Kheder was unable to make weight so it was fought at an 82 kg catch weight.
Despite Kheder missing weight Moreira still looked to have a size advantage and he dominated the first two rounds showing some much improved stand up and Muay Thai skills. Kheder came back strongly in the third round but it was not enough to prevent Moreira claiming a surprise decision win.
. On July 18 it was announced that Moreira would be facing former The Ultimate Fighter
cast member and UFC veteran Andy Wang
at ONE Fighting Championship: Champion vs. Champion
at the Singapore Indoor Stadium
on September 3.
This fight was Moreira's first as a lightweight and his height of 6'3" means he will have a substantial size advantage over many of the fighters in the division. Wang has spoken of his respect for Moreira's BJJ and ground fighting ability. Moreira won via TKO in the second round.
|align=center|5-1
|Andy Wang
|TKO (knees to the body and punches)
|ONE Fighting Championship: Champion vs. Champion
|
|align=center|2
|align=center|1:59
|Kallang
, Singapore
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|Win
|align=center|4-1
|Ferrid Kheder
|Decision (unanimous)
|Dare 1/11
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|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Bangkok, Thailand
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|Win
|align=center|3-1
|Yun Seob Kwak
|Submission (rear-naked choke)
|Martial Combat 12
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|align=center|1
|align=center|1:42
|Sentosa
, Singapore
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|-
|Loss
|align=center|2-1
|Joe Ray
|KO (punch)
|Martial Combat 3
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|align=center|1
|align=center|0:14
|Sentosa
, Singapore
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|-
|Win
|align=center|2-0
|Gabriel Monkey
|TKO (punches)
|Watch Out Combat Show 5
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|align=center|3
|align=center|N/A
|Rio de Janeiro
, Brazil
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|-
|Win
|align=center|1-0
|Carlos Galvao
|Submission (rear naked choke)
|Santos Fight Festival
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|align=center|1
|align=center|3:54
|Sao Paulo
, Brazil
|
Mixed martial arts
Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...
from Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
. He has a professional MMA record of 5-1. Moreira has a black belt
Black Belt
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in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and has won numerous BJJ competitions and tournaments in including the Mundials and the Brazilian national championships. He is a member of the Evolve MMA
Evolve MMA
Evolve Mixed Martial Arts is a chain of martial arts academies and home to one of the leading teams in mixed martial arts. It was founded by Chatri Sityodtong in 2008. - Background :...
fight team and is based in Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
.
Biography
Moreira started BJJ as a child and it took him ten years to gain his black belt, which was given to him by Carlos Gracie Jnr. He fought twice in Brazil, winning both fights, before moving to Singapore to join the Evolve MMAEvolve MMA
Evolve Mixed Martial Arts is a chain of martial arts academies and home to one of the leading teams in mixed martial arts. It was founded by Chatri Sityodtong in 2008. - Background :...
fight team.
Martial Combat
His first fight in Asia was against US prospect Joe Ray at Martial Combat 3 and Moreira was knocked out cold with a right hook after just 13 seconds. Ray subsequently signed a multi fight deal with StrikeforceStrikeforce
Strikeforce is a U.S.-based mixed martial arts and kickboxing organization based in San Jose, California. It is headed by CEO Scott Coker and owned by Zuffa, LLC...
.
Moreira made his comeback at Martial Combat 12 and submitted Korean veteran Yun Seob Kwak with a rear-naked choke.
DARE Championship
After fighting all of his career as a middleweight Moreira decided to drop down in weight on the advice of Evolve MMAEvolve MMA
Evolve Mixed Martial Arts is a chain of martial arts academies and home to one of the leading teams in mixed martial arts. It was founded by Chatri Sityodtong in 2008. - Background :...
owner Chatri Sityodtong
Chatri Sityodtong
Chatri Sityodtong or Yodchatri Sityodtong is a Muay Thai trainer, fighter, and entrepreneur from the Sityodtong Gym in Pattaya, Thailand. He is a certified senior Muay Thai instructor under Kru Yodtong Senanan of the Sityodtong Camp in Pattaya, Thailand. His last professional fight was in 2008,...
. In June 2011 he accepted a fight against highly experienced former Judo Olympian Ferrid Kheder
Ferrid Kheder
Ferrid Kheder is a French-Tunisian judoka and mixed martial artist. He competes in the welterweight and lightweight divisions. Although in Kheder's fight with Daisuke Nakamura he failed to make weight.-Judo career:...
at DARE Championship 1/11 in Bangkok
Bangkok
Bangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom...
at only seven days notice. The fight was originally scheduled to take place at the welterweight limit but Kheder was unable to make weight so it was fought at an 82 kg catch weight.
Despite Kheder missing weight Moreira still looked to have a size advantage and he dominated the first two rounds showing some much improved stand up and Muay Thai skills. Kheder came back strongly in the third round but it was not enough to prevent Moreira claiming a surprise decision win.
ONE Fighting Championship
On July 15, 2011 it was announced that Moreira had signed with One Fighting ChampionshipONE Fighting Championship
ONE Fighting Championship is a Singapore-based mixed martial arts event which was officially launched on 14 July 2011.- About ONE Fighting Championship :...
. On July 18 it was announced that Moreira would be facing former The Ultimate Fighter
The Ultimate Fighter
The Ultimate Fighter is an American reality television series and mixed martial arts competition produced by Spike TV and the Ultimate Fighting Championship , and soon to be shown on FX. The show features unknown, professional MMA fighters living together in Las Vegas, Nevada, and follows them as...
cast member and UFC veteran Andy Wang
Andy Wang
Andrew P. Wang is a Taiwanese-American mixed martial artist, currently competing in the lightweight division. Wang received his Brazilian Jiu-jitsu black belt from Egan Inoue and is a Brazilian Jiu-jitsu instructor at the Taiwan Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy in Taipei...
at ONE Fighting Championship: Champion vs. Champion
ONE Fighting Championship: Champion vs. Champion
ONE Fighting Championship: Champion vs. Champion was the inaugural mixed martial arts event held by ONE Fighting Championship. The event took place on September 3, 2011 at the 12,000 capacity Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore.-Background:...
at the Singapore Indoor Stadium
Singapore Indoor Stadium
Singapore Indoor Stadium is an indoor sports arena, located in Kallang, Singapore.It was completed in 1989 and was officially opened by the, then, prime minister Lee Kuan Yew, on 31 December 1989. The building was built at a cost of S$ 90 million...
on September 3.
This fight was Moreira's first as a lightweight and his height of 6'3" means he will have a substantial size advantage over many of the fighters in the division. Wang has spoken of his respect for Moreira's BJJ and ground fighting ability. Moreira won via TKO in the second round.
Mixed martial arts record
|Win|align=center|5-1
|Andy Wang
Andy Wang
Andrew P. Wang is a Taiwanese-American mixed martial artist, currently competing in the lightweight division. Wang received his Brazilian Jiu-jitsu black belt from Egan Inoue and is a Brazilian Jiu-jitsu instructor at the Taiwan Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy in Taipei...
|TKO (knees to the body and punches)
|ONE Fighting Championship: Champion vs. Champion
ONE Fighting Championship: Champion vs. Champion
ONE Fighting Championship: Champion vs. Champion was the inaugural mixed martial arts event held by ONE Fighting Championship. The event took place on September 3, 2011 at the 12,000 capacity Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore.-Background:...
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|align=center|2
|align=center|1:59
|Kallang
Kallang
Kallang is an urban planning area and a subdivision located in the southeastern part of Singapore.It is probably best known for being the location of the Singapore Indoor Stadium & the old National Stadium, as well as the new Singapore Sports Hub...
, Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
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|Win
|align=center|4-1
|Ferrid Kheder
Ferrid Kheder
Ferrid Kheder is a French-Tunisian judoka and mixed martial artist. He competes in the welterweight and lightweight divisions. Although in Kheder's fight with Daisuke Nakamura he failed to make weight.-Judo career:...
|Decision (unanimous)
|Dare 1/11
|
|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Bangkok, Thailand
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|-
|Win
|align=center|3-1
|Yun Seob Kwak
|Submission (rear-naked choke)
|Martial Combat 12
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|align=center|1
|align=center|1:42
|Sentosa
Sentosa
Sentosa, which translates to peace and tranquility in Malay , is a popular island resort in Singapore, visited by some five million people a year...
, Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
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|Loss
|align=center|2-1
|Joe Ray
|KO (punch)
|Martial Combat 3
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|align=center|1
|align=center|0:14
|Sentosa
Sentosa
Sentosa, which translates to peace and tranquility in Malay , is a popular island resort in Singapore, visited by some five million people a year...
, Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
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|Win
|align=center|2-0
|Gabriel Monkey
|TKO (punches)
|Watch Out Combat Show 5
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|align=center|3
|align=center|N/A
|Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...
, Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
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|Win
|align=center|1-0
|Carlos Galvao
|Submission (rear naked choke)
|Santos Fight Festival
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|align=center|1
|align=center|3:54
|Sao Paulo
São Paulo
São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...
, Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
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