John Anthony Moraga[3] (born March 20, 1984) is an American professional boxer and mixed martial artist who competes as a flyweight and featherweight in MMA and boxing, respectively.
[4] Moraga started his professional career at 2009 in Arizona for the local organization Rage in the Cage.
There he achieved an undefeated record of 6–0, until his fight against John Dodson at 2010, in which he lost via unanimous decision.
[9] Moraga was expected to face Demetrious Johnson for the UFC Flyweight Championship on April 13, 2013 at The Ultimate Fighter 17 Finale.
[13] However, Moraga pulled out of the bout with an undisclosed injury and was replaced by promotional newcomer Alptekin Ozkilic.
[26] Moraga faced Matheus Nicolau on July 8, 2016 at The Ultimate Fighter 23 Finale[27] He lost the fight via split decision.
[29] However, Moraga pulled out of the fight in early November citing injury and was replaced by Dustin Ortiz.
[32] Moraga faced promotional newcomer Ashkan Mokhtarian on June 11, 2017 at UFC Fight Night 110.
[44] Just before joining ranks of the UFC, Moraga made his professional boxing debut against Jose Marrufo, losing the bout via unanimous decision.
After he was released from the UFC in 2019, he continued with his boxing career by defeating Brandon Foss via technical knockout in the second round.