Bantamweight · “Vandetta”
Vince Morales
16-11-0 UFC 3-9-0
5'7"Height
70"Reach
OrthodoxStance
35Age
1KO wins
0Sub wins
33.3%Finish rate
13:27Avg 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
Career rates
Sig. strikes landed / min3.36
Sig. strikes absorbed / min3.87
Striking accuracy36.7%
Striking defense54.5%
Takedowns / 15 min0.74
Takedown accuracy47.1%
Takedown defense64.4%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.46
Control time8.4%
Record vs .500+ opponents1-6
Striking trend
Output, fight by fight.
Significant strikes landed per minute over the last 8 fights — green dots are wins, red are losses.
Fight history
Every walk to the cage.
12 UFC bouts, newest first. Tap a fight for the full stat line — opponent records are shown as of fight night.
L Colby Thicknesse 1-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs. Prates · 2026-05-02
48/121Sig. strikes
46/117Absorbed
2/2Takedowns
3:34Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Raul Rosas Jr. 4-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Erceg · 2025-03-29
17/31Sig. strikes
20/39Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
2:14Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
L Elijah Smith 0-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Rodrigues · 2025-02-15
40/86Sig. strikes
40/97Absorbed
2/4Takedowns
3:07Control
0Knockdowns
3Sub attempts
L Taylor Lapilus 5-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Saint Denis · 2024-09-28
39/141Sig. strikes
94/202Absorbed
2/6Takedowns
3:02Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Miles Johns 3-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Nzechukwu vs. Cutelaba · 2022-11-19
39/131Sig. strikes
38/103Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:05Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Jonathan Martinez 6-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Vieira · 2022-05-21
51/153Sig. strikes
88/154Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:14Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Louis Smolka 8-7 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:02 — UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Aldo · 2021-12-04
27/49Sig. strikes
23/32Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Drako Rodriguez 0-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 265: Lewis vs. Gane · 2021-08-07
76/196Sig. strikes
55/151Absorbed
1/4Takedowns
0:40Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Chris Gutierrez 2-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 4:27 — UFC Fight Night: Woodley vs. Burns · 2020-05-30
8/27Sig. strikes
60/94Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Benito Lopez 1-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: De Randamie vs. Ladd · 2019-07-13
64/147Sig. strikes
54/132Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:29Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Aiemann Zahabi 1-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Iaquinta vs. Cowboy · 2019-05-04
59/194Sig. strikes
28/82Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Song Yadong 2-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Ngannou 2 · 2018-11-24
74/201Sig. strikes
79/172Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:05Control
0Knockdowns
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 (Vince Morales) — results only; UFC bouts carry full stats in the fight history above.
Wins by method
KO/TKO
7
Submission
5
Decision
4
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
1
Submission
2
Decision
8
Other
0
Fights by organization
UFC
12
Front Street Fights
6
Bellator
2
United Fight League
1
Tuff-N-Uff
1
Rizin
1
XMMA
1
Dana White's Contender Series
1
+ 2 more organizations in the full career list
Full career — 27 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Colby Thicknesse | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs. Prates
2026-05-02 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Raul Rosas Jr. | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Moreno vs. Erceg
2025-03-29 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Elijah Smith | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Rodrigues
2025-02-15 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Taylor Lapilus | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Saint Denis
2024-09-28 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Hunter Azure | Submission (Peruvian necktie) | United Fight League 5
2024-08-30 |
United Fight League | 3 | 4:06 |
| W | Luis Guerrero | Submission (brabo choke) | Tuff-N-Uff 137
2024-05-24 |
Tuff-N-Uff | 2 | 4:09 |
| W | Yuki Motoya | Decision (unanimous) | Rizin 45
2023-12-31 |
Rizin | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Joe Penafiel | TKO (punches) | Front Street Fights 26
2023-07-28 |
Front Street Fights | 2 | 2:19 |
| W | Teruto Ishihara | Technical Submission (anaconda choke) | XMMA 6
2023-05-03 |
XMMA | 3 | 1:17 |
| L | Miles Johns | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Nzechukwu vs. Cuțelaba
2022-11-19 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Jonathan Martinez | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Vieira
2022-05-21 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Louis Smolka | KO (punches) | UFC on ESPN: Font vs. Aldo
2021-12-04 |
UFC | 1 | 2:02 |
| W | Drako Rodriguez | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 265
2021-08-07 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Chris Gutiérrez | TKO (leg kicks) | UFC on ESPN: Woodley vs. Burns
2020-05-30 |
UFC | 2 | 4:27 |
| L | Benito Lopez | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: de Randamie vs. Ladd
2019-07-13 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Aiemann Zahabi | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Iaquinta vs. Cowboy
2019-05-04 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Song Yadong | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Ngannou 2
2018-11-24 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Justin Hugo | Decision (unanimous) | Bellator 205
2018-09-21 |
Bellator | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Domingo Pilarte | Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) | Dana White's Contender Series 13
2018-07-17 |
Dana White's Contender Series | 2 | 1:52 |
| W | Brandon Hempleman | TKO (punches) | Front Street Fights 15
2018-01-19 |
Front Street Fights | 2 | 2:38 |
| W | Rowdy Akers | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | KOTC: Quick Draw
2017-06-17 |
KOTC | 1 | 1:58 |
| W | Andrew Cruz | KO (punches) | Front Street Fights 10
2016-12-09 |
Front Street Fights | 3 | 3:07 |
| W | Hamilton Ash | KO (punches) | Bellator 155
2016-05-20 |
Bellator | 3 | 2:32 |
| W | Patrick Trey Smith | TKO (punches) | Front Street Fights 8
2016-02-13 |
Front Street Fights | 1 | 4:15 |
| L | Josh Wick | Submission (armbar) | Front Street Fights 6
2015-09-11 |
Front Street Fights | 2 | 3:26 |
| W | Jeremie Montgomery | TKO (punches) | Super Fight League 41
2015-07-11 |
Super Fight League | 1 | 2:28 |
| W | Joseph Cleveland | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Front Street Fights 5
2015-05-15 |
Front Street Fights | 1 | 1:51 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Vince Morales) — 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 Bantamweight average, over 118 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.