Sean Brady vs. Michael Morales
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Sean Brady
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 9 | 2 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 1 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 9 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.6 · 10 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 21 documented bouts
In the UFC: 9-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +5.4 wins over .500
Michael Morales
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 8 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 11 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.97 · 8 tier-1/2 wins · 15 finish wins over 19 documented bouts
In the UFC: 5-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +4.9 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Sean Brady
Distance 75.1% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 2.6% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 22.3% (norm 8.1%)
Michael Morales
Distance 84.6% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 5.2% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 10.2% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Sean Brady
Head 82.3% (norm 78.2%) · Body 4.8% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 12.9% (norm 8.4%)
Michael Morales
Head 86.7% (norm 78.2%) · Body 4.9% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 8.4% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Brady L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Morales L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 430 / 845 | 50.9% | 38.6% | 274 / 603 | 45.4% | 38.6% |
| In the clinch | 24 / 29 | 82.8% | 67.8% | 22 / 37 | 59.5% | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 145 / 251 | 57.8% | 67.2% | 60 / 73 | 82.2% | 67.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 432 / 926 | 46.7% | 37.2% | 286 / 618 | 46.3% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 40 / 54 | 74.1% | 70.7% | 24 / 35 | 68.6% | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 127 / 145 | 87.6% | 82.9% | 46 / 60 | 76.7% | 82.9% |
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 (Welterweight: 182 fighters · Welterweight: 182 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 Brady L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Morales L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 348 / 934 | 37.3% | 39.0% | 171 / 407 | 42.0% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 47 / 61 | 77.0% | 68.9% | 11 / 18 | too few to rate | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 12 / 19 | too few to rate | 68.0% | 1 / 5 | too few to rate | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 261 / 819 | 31.9% | 35.6% | 106 / 321 | 33.0% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 87 / 126 | 69.0% | 69.6% | 44 / 60 | 73.3% | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 59 / 69 | 85.5% | 82.1% | 33 / 49 | 67.3% | 82.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Brady has more cage time on record.