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Joseph Morales vs. Deiveson Figueiredo

UFC 3-3-0 vs. 14-8-1

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
3-3-0
UFC record
14-8-1
Flyweight
Division (benchmark)
Flyweight
32
AgeΔ 6 yrs
38
5'6"
HeightΔ 1"
5'5"
69"
ReachΔ 1"
68"
Switch
Stance
Orthodox
1.2
Layoff (months)Δ 0.6 mo
0.6
LWWLL
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLWL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Joseph Morales is a submission threat — 2.20 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.58 Flyweight norm.
Deiveson Figueiredo carries real power — 0.64 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.18 Flyweight norm.
Deiveson Figueiredo is a submission threat — 1.17 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.58 Flyweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Joseph Morales

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 32
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 20
Tier 3 — regional circuit 90

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.41 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 16 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.7 wins over .500

Deiveson Figueiredo

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 147
Tier 3 — regional circuit 110

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.36 · 14 tier-1/2 wins · 18 finish wins over 33 documented bouts

In the UFC: 13-8 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +4.7 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

1502.75/min · norm 3.48
Sig. strikes landed
7232.56/min · norm 3.48
1482.72/min · norm 3.24
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
9863.50/min · norm 3.24
39.7%norm 44.6%
Striking accuracy
54.0%norm 44.6%
60.2%norm 56.4%
Striking defense
49.5%norm 56.4%
10.28/15 · norm 0.18
Knockdowns
120.64/15 · norm 0.18

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

Joseph Morales

Distance 80.2% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 7.7% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 12.2% (norm 7.3%)

Deiveson Figueiredo

Distance 82.1% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 5.6% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 12.3% (norm 7.3%)

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

Joseph Morales

Head 84.4% (norm 75.9%) · Body 11.9% (norm 13.0%) · Legs 3.7% (norm 9.3%)

Deiveson Figueiredo

Head 71.5% (norm 75.9%) · Body 20.3% (norm 13.0%) · Legs 8.1% (norm 9.3%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Morales L/AAccFlyweight med Figueiredo L/AAccFlyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 105 / 303 34.7% 39.9% 549 / 1098 50.0% 39.9%
In the clinch 18 / 29 62.1% 70.1% 52 / 75 69.3% 70.1%
On the ground 27 / 46 58.7% 69.7% 122 / 165 73.9% 69.7%
BY TARGET
To the head 108 / 319 33.9% 37.6% 434 / 957 45.4% 37.6%
To the body 32 / 45 71.1% 68.5% 203 / 272 74.6% 68.5%
To the legs 10 / 14 too few to rate 80.0% 86 / 109 78.9% 80.0%

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 (Flyweight: 73 fighters · Flyweight: 73 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 Morales L/AOpp accFlyweight med vs Figueiredo L/AOpp accFlyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 112 / 313 35.8% 39.9% 800 / 1666 48.0% 39.9%
In the clinch 11 / 14 too few to rate 68.8% 82 / 121 67.8% 68.8%
On the ground 25 / 45 55.6% 70.4% 104 / 165 63.0% 70.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 79 / 289 27.3% 35.4% 640 / 1501 42.6% 35.4%
To the body 51 / 64 79.7% 67.9% 156 / 222 70.3% 67.9%
To the legs 18 / 19 too few to rate 80.2% 190 / 229 83.0% 80.2%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
426.7% acc · 1.10/15 · norm 1.30
Takedowns landed
3034.1% acc · 1.60/15 · norm 1.30
423.5% def · norm 62.5%
Takedowns stopped
4057.1% def · norm 62.5%
7:1713.4% of cage time · norm 17.0%
Control time
44:1015.7% of cage time · norm 17.0%
19:035:14 per 15 · norm 2:46
Time under control lower is better
48:002:33 per 15 · norm 2:46
82.20/15 · norm 0.58
Submission attempts
221.17/15 · norm 0.58

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