Joseph Morales vs. Eric Shelton
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Joseph Morales
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 3 | 2 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 2 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 9 | 0 |
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
Eric Shelton
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 2 | 4 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 0 | 2 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 19 | 3 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.65 · 2 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 30 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.2 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
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%)
Eric Shelton
Distance 77.5% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 2.0% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 20.4% (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%)
Eric Shelton
Head 88.8% (norm 75.9%) · Body 7.2% (norm 13.0%) · Legs 4.1% (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/A | Acc | Flyweight med | Shelton L/A | Acc | Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 105 / 303 | 34.7% | 39.9% | 133 / 421 | 31.6% | 39.9% |
| In the clinch | 18 / 29 | 62.1% | 70.1% | 3 / 11 | too few to rate | 70.1% |
| On the ground | 27 / 46 | 58.7% | 69.7% | 95 / 111 | 85.6% | 69.7% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 108 / 319 | 33.9% | 37.6% | 183 / 482 | 38.0% | 37.6% |
| To the body | 32 / 45 | 71.1% | 68.5% | 31 / 39 | 79.5% | 68.5% |
| To the legs | 10 / 14 | too few to rate | 80.0% | 17 / 22 | too few to rate | 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/A | Opp acc | Flyweight med | vs Shelton L/A | Opp acc | Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 112 / 313 | 35.8% | 39.9% | 140 / 417 | 33.6% | 39.9% |
| In the clinch | 11 / 14 | too few to rate | 68.8% | 8 / 19 | too few to rate | 68.8% |
| On the ground | 25 / 45 | 55.6% | 70.4% | 21 / 27 | 77.8% | 70.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 79 / 289 | 27.3% | 35.4% | 94 / 359 | 26.2% | 35.4% |
| To the body | 51 / 64 | 79.7% | 67.9% | 34 / 48 | 70.8% | 67.9% |
| To the legs | 18 / 19 | too few to rate | 80.2% | 41 / 56 | 73.2% | 80.2% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Morales has more cage time on record.