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Welterweight

Michael Morales

19-0-0 UFC 7-0-0
6'0"Height
79"Reach
OrthodoxStance
27Age
5KO wins
0Sub wins
71.4%Finish rate
8:08Avg fight
Statistical profile

The shape of their game.

Percentile scores against UFC veterans — volume-aware, and honest about small samples. The rim is reserved for true specialists.

Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans

Volume Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control

Career rates

Sig. strikes landed / min6.25
Sig. strikes absorbed / min3.21
Striking accuracy49.9%
Striking defense57.4%
Takedowns / 15 min0.26
Takedown accuracy25.0%
Takedown defense88.5%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.0
Control time5.8%
Record vs .500+ opponents5-0
Striking trend

Output, fight by fight.

Significant strikes landed per minute over the last 7 fights — green dots are wins, red are losses.

2022-01-22 vs Trevin Giles — 6.34/min (W) 22-01 2022-07-30 vs Adam Fugitt — 7.44/min (W) 22-07 2023-07-01 vs Max Griffin — 4.8/min (W) 23-07 2023-11-18 vs Jake Matthews — 5.6/min (W) 23-11 2024-08-24 vs Neil Magny — 7.31/min (W) 24-08 2025-05-17 vs Gilbert Burns — 9.04/min (W) 25-05 2025-11-15 vs Sean Brady — 6.96/min (W) 25-11
Fight history

Every walk to the cage.

7 UFC bouts, newest first. Tap a fight for the full stat line — opponent records are shown as of fight night.

W Sean Brady 8-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 3:27 — UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs. Makhachev · 2025-11-15
24/52Sig. strikes
8/22Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:02Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Gilbert Burns 15-8 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 3:39 — UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Morales · 2025-05-17
33/56Sig. strikes
5/18Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:10Control
2Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Neil Magny 22-10 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:39 — UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Borralho · 2024-08-24
34/40Sig. strikes
5/11Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
1:16Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Jake Matthews 12-6 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Craig · 2023-11-18
84/208Sig. strikes
57/149Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:07Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Max Griffin 7-7 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Magomedov · 2023-07-01
72/164Sig. strikes
36/102Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
0:27Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Adam Fugitt 0-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 1:09 — UFC 277: Pena vs. Nunes 2 · 2022-07-30
83/151Sig. strikes
64/113Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:12Control
2Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Trevin Giles 5-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:06 — UFC 270: Ngannou vs. Gane · 2022-01-22
26/42Sig. strikes
8/15Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
1:05Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub 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

How the record was built.

Full pro career, from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Michael Morales (fighter)) — results only; UFC bouts carry full stats in the fight history above.

19-0-0Pro record
Xtreme Fitness Machala, Entram GymGym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 14
Submission 1
Decision 4
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 0
Submission 0
Decision 0
Other 0

Fights by organization

UFC 7
Extreme MMA 2
Barbarians 2
Oro FC 2
Dana White's Contender Series 1
UWC Mexico 1
Pasaje Combat 1
Manaba Top Team 1

+ 2 more organizations in the full career list

Full career — 19 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
W Sean Brady TKO (punches) UFC 322
2025-11-15
UFC 1 3:27
W Gilbert Burns TKO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Morales
2025-05-17
UFC 1 3:39
W Neil Magny TKO (punches) UFC on ESPN: Cannonier vs. Borralho
2024-08-24
UFC 1 4:39
W Jake Matthews Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Craig
2023-11-18
UFC 3 5:00
W Max Griffin Decision (unanimous) UFC on ESPN: Strickland vs. Magomedov
2023-07-01
UFC 3 5:00
W Adam Fugitt TKO (punches) UFC 277
2022-07-30
UFC 3 1:09
W Trevin Giles TKO (punches) UFC 270
2022-01-22
UFC 1 4:06
W Nikolay Veretennikov Decision (unanimous) Dana White's Contender Series 40
2021-09-21
Dana White's Contender Series 3 5:00
W Miguel Arizmendi TKO (punches) UWC Mexico 26
2021-04-30
UWC Mexico 2 4:02
W Ricardo Centeno KO (punches) Extreme MMA 17
2020-10-03
Extreme MMA 1 4:15
W Daniel Luigy Bastidas TKO (doctor stoppage) Extreme MMA 16
2020-08-01
Extreme MMA 1 2:01
W Mario Navarrete TKO (punches) Barbarians 5
2020-02-12
Barbarians 2 2:45
W Gregoris Cisneros Submission (triangle choke) Barbarians 4
2019-12-14
Barbarians 1 1:58
W Erick Zambrano TKO (punches) Pasaje Combat 1
2019-11-08
Pasaje Combat 1 1:55
W Mathias Salazar TKO (punches) Manaba Top Team 2
2019-09-06
Manaba Top Team 1 1:40
W Óscar Ravello TKO (corner stoppage) Fusion FC 39
2019-07-17
Fusion FC 2 5:00
W Leonardo Blasco Decision (unanimous) Troncal FC 2
2018-12-08
Troncal FC 3 5:00
W Álvaro Vacacela Guerrero TKO (doctor stoppage) Oro FC 5
2018-03-24
Oro FC 1 5:00
W Álvaro Vacacela Guerrero TKO (punches) Oro FC 4
2017-08-19
Oro FC 2 3:15

Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Michael Morales (fighter)) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.

Division context

Measured against the division.

Versus the Welterweight average, over 190 qualified fighters (5+ UFC fights, 30+ minutes of cage time). Green = better than average, red = worse; the tick mark is the division mean. "Strikes absorbed" counts lower as better.

Striking volume /min 6.2 avg 3.4
Strikes absorbed /min 3.2 avg 3.3
Striking accuracy 49.9% avg 45.2%
Striking defense 57.4% avg 55.4%
Takedowns /15 min 0.3 avg 1.5
Takedown accuracy 25.0% avg 39.9%
Takedown defense 88.5% avg 62.5%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.0 avg 0.6
Control time 5.8% avg 21.3%
Finish rate 71.4% avg 53.7%