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Jose Quinonez vs.
Leonardo Morales

Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.

5-4-0 Jose Quinonez · UFC
0-2-0 Leonardo Morales · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.

5-4-0
UFC record
0-2-0
Bantamweight
Division (benchmark)
Bantamweight
36
AgeΔ 2.4 yrs
33.6
5'8"
HeightΔ 0"
5'8"
69"
Reach
Southpaw
Stance
Southpaw
68
Layoff (months)Δ 66 mo
134
LLWLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LL
The read

What the numbers say.

Scouting notes, auto-generated — only stats deviating more than 25% from the division median make this list. No narratives, just deviations.

Jose Quinonez hunts takedowns — 2.70 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.12 Bantamweight norm.
Jose Quinonez is a submission threat — 0.63 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.28 Bantamweight norm.
Leonardo Morales rarely shoots — 0.00 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.12 Bantamweight norm.
Level of competition

Who did they actually beat?

Full-career records re-graded by the tier of opposition — the same grading the Contender Series pick model uses. Records built on tier-4 competition are worth less than records built on killers.

Jose Quinonez

Full career not yet synced for Jose Quinonez — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 2-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.4 wins over .500

Leonardo Morales

Full career not yet synced for Leonardo Morales — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.5 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

3413.60/min · norm 3.52
Sig. strikes landed
362.05/min · norm 3.52
2843.00/min · norm 3.58
Sig. strikes absorbed
362.05/min · norm 3.58
45.5%norm 43.4%
Striking accuracy
47.4%norm 43.4%
64.0%norm 56.6%
Striking defense
58.1%norm 56.6%
30.48/15 · norm 0.30
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.30

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Jose Quinonez

Distance 85.9% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 4.7% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 9.5% (norm 6.5%)

Leonardo Morales

Distance 85.5% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 6.6% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 7.9% (norm 6.5%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Jose Quinonez

Head 69.2% (norm 77.4%) · Body 14.7% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 16.1% (norm 8.4%)

Leonardo Morales

Head 57.9% (norm 77.4%) · Body 19.7% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 22.4% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Quinonez L/AAccBantamweight med Morales L/AAccBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 271 / 644 42.1% 39.0% 28 / 65 43.1% 39.0%
In the clinch 20 / 35 57.1% 68.7% 4 / 5 too few to rate 68.7%
On the ground 50 / 71 70.4% 70.2% 4 / 6 too few to rate 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 175 / 519 33.7% 34.9% 13 / 44 29.5% 34.9%
To the body 66 / 110 60.0% 66.8% 11 / 15 too few to rate 66.8%
To the legs 100 / 121 82.6% 79.4% 12 / 17 too few to rate 79.4%

Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Bantamweight: 117 fighters · Bantamweight: 117 fighters).

What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man

Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.

Zone vs Quinonez L/AOpp accBantamweight med vs Morales L/AOpp accBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 237 / 707 33.5% 39.3% 29 / 75 38.7% 39.3%
In the clinch 27 / 47 57.4% 70.4% 6 / 9 too few to rate 70.4%
On the ground 20 / 35 57.1% 72.4% 1 / 2 too few to rate 72.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 144 / 563 25.6% 34.9% 22 / 61 36.1% 34.9%
To the body 57 / 110 51.8% 66.0% 8 / 16 too few to rate 66.0%
To the legs 83 / 116 71.6% 79.1% 6 / 9 too few to rate 79.1%
Grappling

The ground war.

Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.

1747.2% acc · 2.70/15 · norm 1.12
Takedowns landed
00.0% acc · 0.00/15 · norm 1.12
642.9% def · norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
562.5% def · norm 66.7%
23:0624.4% of cage time · norm 17.4%
Control time
2:1713.0% of cage time · norm 17.4%
3:450:35 per 15 · norm 2:24
Time under control
6:085:14 per 15 · norm 2:24
40.63/15 · norm 0.28
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.28

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Quinonez has more cage time on record.

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