Trevin Giles vs. Michael Morales
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Trevin Giles
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 7 | 7 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 6 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 3 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.12 · 13 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 23 documented bouts
In the UFC: 2-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.0 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)
Trevin Giles
Distance 82.2% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 5.6% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 12.2% (norm 10.3%)
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)
Trevin Giles
Head 82.9% (norm 78.0%) · Body 7.3% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 9.8% (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 | Giles L/A | Acc | Middleweight med | Morales L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 369 / 736 | 50.1% | 40.5% | 274 / 603 | 45.4% | 38.6% |
| In the clinch | 32 / 50 | 64.0% | 70.3% | 22 / 37 | 59.5% | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 86 / 109 | 78.9% | 69.1% | 60 / 73 | 82.2% | 67.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 363 / 742 | 48.9% | 38.9% | 286 / 618 | 46.3% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 46 / 65 | 70.8% | 71.7% | 24 / 35 | 68.6% | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 78 / 88 | 88.6% | 83.3% | 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 (Middleweight: 174 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 Giles L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med | vs Morales L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 316 / 801 | 39.5% | 39.5% | 171 / 407 | 42.0% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 27 / 38 | 71.1% | 70.9% | 11 / 18 | too few to rate | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 24 / 35 | 68.6% | 69.0% | 1 / 5 | too few to rate | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 153 / 591 | 25.9% | 37.9% | 106 / 321 | 33.0% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 95 / 140 | 67.9% | 71.3% | 44 / 60 | 73.3% | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 119 / 143 | 83.2% | 82.1% | 33 / 49 | 67.3% | 82.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Giles has more cage time on record.