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Welterweight

Michael Morales

19-0-0 UFC 7-0-0
One-Punch Power Keeps It Standing Volume Machine Relentless Attack
6'0"Height
79"Reach
OrthodoxStance
27Age
5KO wins
0Sub wins
71.4%Finish rate
8:08Avg fight
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Skill profile

Rated 0–100 against every UFC veteran · the rim is reserved for specialists, and only efficiency opens it
Striking — Above avg, rated 78.0 of 100 Accuracy — Above avg, rated 73.7 of 100 Striking D — Average, rated 57.5 of 100 Durability — Above avg, rated 75.5 of 100 Wrestling — Weak, rated 14.7 of 100 TD Defense — Above avg, rated 78.0 of 100 Grappling — Weak, rated 18.7 of 100 Control — Weak, rated 16.2 of 100 Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
  1. Striking Above avg 78
  2. TD Defense Above avg 78
  3. Durability Above avg 76
  4. Accuracy Above avg 74
  5. Striking D Average 58
  6. Grappling Weak 19
  7. Control Weak 16
  8. Wrestling Weak 15

Built on 57 minutes of tracked cage time across 7 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.

One-Punch Power 7 knockdowns · 1.84 per 15 min
Keeps It Standing stuffs 88% of takedowns and spends 6% of the fight grappling
Volume Machine 6.2 significant strikes landed per minute
Relentless Attack 85 offensive actions per 15 min — strikes, takedown and submission attempts together
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min6.25
Sig. strikes absorbed / min3.21
Striking accuracy49.9%
Striking defense57.4%
Knockdowns / 15 min1.84
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

Sig. strikes/min, last 7 fights · green = win
January 22, 2022 vs Trevin Giles — 6.34/min (W) — only 4.1 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Jan '22 July 30, 2022 vs Adam Fugitt — 7.44/min (W) Jul '22 July 1, 2023 vs Max Griffin — 4.8/min (W) Jul '23 November 18, 2023 vs Jake Matthews — 5.6/min (W) Nov '23 August 24, 2024 vs Neil Magny — 7.31/min (W) — only 4.7 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Aug '24 May 17, 2025 vs Gilbert Burns — 9.04/min (W) — only 3.6 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought May '25 November 15, 2025 vs Sean Brady — 6.96/min (W) — only 3.5 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Nov '25

Fight history

7 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
W Sean Brady 18-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 3:27 — UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs. Makhachev · November 15, 2025
24/52Sig. strikes
8/22Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:02Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Gilbert Burns 22-8 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 3:39 — UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Morales · May 17, 2025
33/56Sig. strikes
5/18Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:10Control
2Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Neil Magny 29-11 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:39 — UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Borralho · August 24, 2024
34/40Sig. strikes
5/11Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
1:16Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Jake Matthews 19-6 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Craig · November 18, 2023
84/208Sig. strikes
57/149Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:07Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Max Griffin 19-9 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Magomedov · July 1, 2023
72/164Sig. strikes
36/102Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
0:27Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Adam Fugitt 8-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 1:09 — UFC 277: Pena vs. Nunes 2 · July 30, 2022
83/151Sig. strikes
64/113Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:12Control
2Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Trevin Giles 14-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:06 — UFC 270: Ngannou vs. Gane · January 22, 2022
26/42Sig. strikes
8/15Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
1:05Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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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

Full pro career (Wikipedia, results only)
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
November 15, 2025
 UFC 1 3:27
W Gilbert Burns TKO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Morales
May 17, 2025
 UFC 1 3:39
W Neil Magny TKO (punches) UFC on ESPN: Cannonier vs. Borralho
August 24, 2024
 UFC 1 4:39
W Jake Matthews Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Craig
November 18, 2023
 UFC 3 5:00
W Max Griffin Decision (unanimous) UFC on ESPN: Strickland vs. Magomedov
July 1, 2023
 UFC 3 5:00
W Adam Fugitt TKO (punches) UFC 277
July 30, 2022
 UFC 3 1:09
W Trevin Giles TKO (punches) UFC 270
January 22, 2022
 UFC 1 4:06
W Nikolay Veretennikov Decision (unanimous) Dana White's Contender Series 40
September 21, 2021
 Dana White's Contender Series 3 5:00
W Miguel Arizmendi TKO (punches) UWC Mexico 26
April 30, 2021
 UWC Mexico 2 4:02
W Ricardo Centeno KO (punches) Extreme MMA 17
October 3, 2020
 Extreme MMA 1 4:15
W Daniel Luigy Bastidas TKO (doctor stoppage) Extreme MMA 16
August 1, 2020
 Extreme MMA 1 2:01
W Mario Navarrete TKO (punches) Barbarians 5
February 12, 2020
 Barbarians 2 2:45
W Gregoris Cisneros Submission (triangle choke) Barbarians 4
December 14, 2019
 Barbarians 1 1:58
W Erick Zambrano TKO (punches) Pasaje Combat 1
November 8, 2019
 Pasaje Combat 1 1:55
W Mathias Salazar TKO (punches) Manaba Top Team 2
September 6, 2019
 Manaba Top Team 1 1:40
W Óscar Ravello TKO (corner stoppage) Fusion FC 39
July 17, 2019
 Fusion FC 2 5:00
W Leonardo Blasco Decision (unanimous) Troncal FC 2
December 8, 2018
 Troncal FC 3 5:00
W Álvaro Vacacela Guerrero TKO (doctor stoppage) Oro FC 5
March 24, 2018
 Oro FC 1 5:00
W Álvaro Vacacela Guerrero TKO (punches) Oro FC 4
August 19, 2017
 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

vs. 190 qualified Welterweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 6.2 avg 3.4
Strikes absorbed /min 3.2 avg 3.3
Striking accuracy 49.9% avg 45.1%
Striking defense 57.4% avg 55.2%
Takedowns /15 min 0.3 avg 1.5
Takedown accuracy 25.0% avg 40.2%
Takedown defense 88.5% avg 62.5%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.0 avg 0.6
Control time 5.8% avg 21.4%
Finish rate 71.4% avg 54.1%