Flyweight · “Bopo”
Joseph Morales
14-2-0 UFC 3-3-0
Submission Efficiency
Submission Grappler
Taken Down Often
5'6"Height
69"Reach
SwitchStance
32Age
0KO wins
3Sub wins
100.0%Finish rate
9:04Avg fight
Skill profile
- Grappling Above avg 76
- Striking D Above avg 72
- Wrestling Average 47
- Durability Average 45
- Control Below avg 37
- Striking Below avg 32
- Accuracy Weak 24
- TD Defense Weak 3
Built on 54 minutes of tracked cage time across 6 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.
Submission Efficiency
3 submission wins from 8 attempts
Submission Grappler
above avg grappling — rates 76 of 100 among UFC veterans
Taken Down Often
put on his back 13 times · 3.6 per 15 min
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min2.75
Sig. strikes absorbed / min2.72
Striking accuracy39.7%
Striking defense60.2%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.28
Takedowns / 15 min1.1
Takedown accuracy26.7%
Takedown defense23.5%
Sub attempts / 15 min2.2
Control time13.4%
Record vs .500+ opponents0-2
Striking trend
Fight history
L Brandon Moreno 23-10-2 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — Noche UFC: Silva vs. Delgado · September 12, 2026
71/183Sig. strikes
67/180Absorbed
1/8Takedowns
0:35Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Matt Schnell 17-9 walk-in Submission · R1 2:54 — UFC Fight Night: Bonfim vs. Brown · November 8, 2025
5/11Sig. strikes
4/11Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
1:12Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Alibi Idiris 0-0 walk-in TITLE Submission · R2 3:04 — UFC 319: Du Plessis vs. Chimaev · August 16, 2025
29/63Sig. strikes
28/56Absorbed
2/5Takedowns
3:38Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
L Eric Shelton 11-5 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Korean Zombie vs. Rodriguez · November 10, 2018
24/67Sig. strikes
16/57Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
0:51Control
0Knockdowns
4Sub attempts
L Deiveson Figueiredo 13-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 4:34 — UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Anders · February 3, 2018
9/32Sig. strikes
31/62Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Robert Sanchez 0-0 walk-in Submission · R1 3:56 — UFC Fight Night: Pettis vs. Moreno · August 5, 2017
12/22Sig. strikes
2/6Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
1:01Control
1Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.
Record breakdown
Wins by method
KO/TKO
2
Submission
8
Decision
4
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
1
Submission
0
Decision
1
Other
0
Fights by organization
UFC
5
Global Knockout
4
Cage Warriors
2
West Coast FC
2
Urijah Faber's A1 Combat
1
Cage Fury FC
1
WSOF
1
Full career — 16 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Matt Schnell | Submission (guillotine choke) | UFC Fight Night: Bonfim vs. Brown
November 8, 2025 |
UFC | 1 | 2:54 |
| W | Alibi Idiris | Submission (triangle choke) | UFC 319
August 16, 2025 |
UFC | 2 | 3:04 |
| W | Anthony Do | Submission (triangle choke) | Urijah Faber's A1 Combat 8
February 3, 2023 |
Urijah Faber's A1 Combat | 3 | 4:46 |
| W | Sidemar Honorio | Decision (split) | Cage Warriors 133
March 4, 2022 |
Cage Warriors | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Kevin Wirth | Decision (unanimous) | Cage Warriors 126
August 1, 2021 |
Cage Warriors | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Eric Shelton | Decision (split) | UFC Fight Night: The Korean Zombie vs. Rodríguez
November 10, 2018 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Deiveson Figueiredo | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Anders
February 3, 2018 |
UFC | 2 | 4:34 |
| W | Roberto Sanchez | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC Fight Night: Pettis vs. Moreno
August 5, 2017 |
UFC | 1 | 3:56 |
| W | Sean Santella | TKO (punches) | Cage Fury FC 64
March 25, 2017 |
Cage Fury FC | 2 | 3:24 |
| W | Josh Paiva | Decision (unanimous) | Global Knockout 8
November 19, 2016 |
Global Knockout | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Gerald Bailey | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Global Knockout 7
August 27, 2016 |
Global Knockout | 1 | 3:48 |
| W | Sammy Saunders | Submission (triangle choke) | Global Knockout 6
March 26, 2016 |
Global Knockout | 1 | 3:50 |
| W | Gerald Bailey | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Global Knockout 4
August 29, 2015 |
Global Knockout | 1 | 2:30 |
| W | Benji Gomez | Submission (rear-naked choke) | West Coast FC 14
May 30, 2015 |
West Coast FC | 2 | 2:21 |
| W | Roque Reyes | TKO (punches) | West Coast FC 13
February 28, 2015 |
West Coast FC | 1 | 1:43 |
| W | Christian Espinosa | Decision (unanimous) | WSOF 16
December 13, 2014 |
WSOF | 3 | 5:00 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Joseph Morales (fighter)) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.