Sergey Morozov

Overview

Sergey Morozov has been submitted in both of his UFC losses and has gone the distance in all three of his wins. That is the whole shape of his UFC run so far.

The Kazakhstan-born bantamweight fights out of American Top Team and sits at 3-2 in the UFC. His professional record across all promotions is 19-5-0. Neither his wins nor his losses have come by strikes: three decisions, two submissions, no knockouts on either side.

UFC Career

Morozov made his UFC debut in October 2020. His first fight in our record is a January 2021 loss to Umar Nurmagomedov, a submission in round 2 at 3:39. He rebounded that July with a unanimous decision over Khalid Taha.

A second submission loss followed in February 2022, to Douglas Silva de Andrade in round 2 at 3:24. Two fights, two losses, both in the second round.

Then he changed the pattern. In June 2022 he took a unanimous decision over Raulian Paiva, and in December 2022 he repeated it against Journey Newson. He carries a two-fight win streak into his next fight.

Both losses ended early. All three wins went the full three rounds.

Fighting Style

Morozov is a grappling-minded fighter who looks to take fights to the mat. He shoots for takedowns far more often than most, and he is also very hard to take down himself. On the feet he is hard to hit and lands at a rate right around the UFC average.

The one clear gap is submission offense. He rarely hunts for submissions, even when he gets the fight where he wants it.

His two UFC losses both came by submission, so the mat has been where his fights have gone wrong. He has not finished anyone in the UFC. All three of his wins are decisions.

Notable Wins

• Raulian Paiva: unanimous decision, round 3, UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Gamrot (2022)
• Journey Newson: unanimous decision, round 3, UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland (2022)
• Khalid Taha: unanimous decision, round 3, UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Moises (2021)

Quick Facts

• Division: Bantamweight
• UFC record: 3-2
• Professional record (all promotions): 19-5-0
• UFC debut: 2020
• Stance: Orthodox
• Height / reach: 5'6" / 67"
• Team: American Top Team
• Born: Kazakhstan