Shane Young vs. Omar Morales
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Shane Young
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 2 | 5 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 11 | 3 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.55 · 2 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 21 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500
Omar Morales
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 5 | 4 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 6 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.11 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 7 finish wins over 15 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.6 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Shane Young
Distance 95.7% (norm 85.9%) · Clinch 4.3% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 6.5%)
Omar Morales
Distance 92.7% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 4.0% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 3.3% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Shane Young
Head 77.0% (norm 77.5%) · Body 15.0% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 8.1% (norm 7.9%)
Omar Morales
Head 83.2% (norm 78.0%) · Body 10.3% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 6.5% (norm 8.0%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Young L/A | Acc | Featherweight med | Morales L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 347 / 877 | 39.6% | 40.5% | 255 / 710 | 35.9% | 38.3% |
| In the clinch | 26 / 39 | 66.7% | 70.5% | 21 / 31 | 67.7% | 67.5% |
| On the ground | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 69.3% | 14 / 25 | 56.0% | 68.8% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 213 / 705 | 30.2% | 37.1% | 188 / 637 | 29.5% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 99 / 137 | 72.3% | 68.0% | 56 / 79 | 70.9% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 61 / 74 | 82.4% | 80.3% | 46 / 50 | 92.0% | 81.8% |
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 (Featherweight: 127 fighters · Lightweight: 204 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 Young L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med | vs Morales L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 341 / 752 | 45.3% | 39.3% | 258 / 657 | 39.3% | 38.8% |
| In the clinch | 35 / 53 | 66.0% | 70.3% | 12 / 16 | too few to rate | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 17 / 23 | too few to rate | 69.4% | 18 / 28 | 64.3% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 265 / 676 | 39.2% | 35.9% | 114 / 468 | 24.4% | 35.2% |
| To the body | 49 / 69 | 71.0% | 68.0% | 99 / 128 | 77.3% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 79 / 83 | 95.2% | 81.5% | 75 / 105 | 71.4% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Young has more cage time on record.