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Joseph Morales vs. Matt Schnell

UFC 3-3-0 vs. 7-9-0 (1 NC)

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
3-3-0
UFC record
7-9-0 (1 NC)
Flyweight
Division (benchmark)
Flyweight
32
AgeΔ 4 yrs
36
5'6"
HeightΔ 2"
5'8"
69"
ReachΔ 1"
70"
Switch
Stance
Orthodox
1.2
Layoff (months)Δ 3.3 mo
4.5
LWWLL
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWLL

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.
Matt Schnell is a submission threat — 1.18 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.58 Flyweight norm.
Joseph Morales's takedown defense leaks — 24% stopped, vs a 62% 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

Matt Schnell

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 79
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 62
Tier 3 — regional circuit 40

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.71 · 13 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 29 documented bouts

In the UFC: 5-6 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.1 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

1502.75/min · norm 3.48
Sig. strikes landed
5144.05/min · norm 3.48
1482.72/min · norm 3.24
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
5304.18/min · norm 3.24
39.7%norm 44.6%
Striking accuracy
40.3%norm 44.6%
60.2%norm 56.4%
Striking defense
54.5%norm 56.4%
10.28/15 · norm 0.18
Knockdowns
10.12/15 · 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%)

Matt Schnell

Distance 90.3% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 5.0% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 4.7% (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%)

Matt Schnell

Head 84.2% (norm 75.9%) · Body 8.2% (norm 13.0%) · Legs 7.7% (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 Schnell L/AAccFlyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 105 / 303 34.7% 39.9% 426 / 1152 37.0% 39.9%
In the clinch 18 / 29 62.1% 70.1% 43 / 64 67.2% 70.1%
On the ground 27 / 46 58.7% 69.7% 45 / 60 75.0% 69.7%
BY TARGET
To the head 108 / 319 33.9% 37.6% 370 / 1074 34.5% 37.6%
To the body 32 / 45 71.1% 68.5% 66 / 104 63.5% 68.5%
To the legs 10 / 14 too few to rate 80.0% 78 / 98 79.6% 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 Schnell L/AOpp accFlyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 112 / 313 35.8% 39.9% 398 / 1007 39.5% 39.9%
In the clinch 11 / 14 too few to rate 68.8% 48 / 65 73.8% 68.8%
On the ground 25 / 45 55.6% 70.4% 84 / 93 90.3% 70.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 79 / 289 27.3% 35.4% 379 / 962 39.4% 35.4%
To the body 51 / 64 79.7% 67.9% 67 / 92 72.8% 67.9%
To the legs 18 / 19 too few to rate 80.2% 84 / 111 75.7% 80.2%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
426.7% acc · 1.10/15 · norm 1.30
Takedowns landed
545.5% acc · 0.59/15 · norm 1.30
423.5% def · norm 62.5%
Takedowns stopped
1043.5% def · norm 62.5%
7:1713.4% of cage time · norm 17.0%
Control time
8:326.7% of cage time · norm 17.0%
19:035:14 per 15 · norm 2:46
Time under control lower is better
22:202:38 per 15 · norm 2:46
82.20/15 · norm 0.58
Submission attempts
101.18/15 · norm 0.58

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