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Michael Morales
Age
27
27
Current streak
7 wins
7 wins
Wins by
5 KO · 0 sub · 2 dec
5 KO · 0 sub · 2 dec
Key facts
- Record
- 7-0
- Division
- Welterweight
- Our rank
- #1
- Rating
- 2335 ± 167
- Style label
- power puncher
- Country
- Ecuador
- Height
- 72"
- Reach
- 79"
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Date of birth
- 1999-06-24
Rating history
Style profile
Percentile within the division · the dashed ring is average · outward is always better
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The numbers behind it
Rates are per 15 minutes of fight time, adjusted for the quality of
what the opponent usually allows. Defence and accuracy figures are percentages. A wider ±
means fewer rounds of evidence, and on the chart it is the whisker along that axis.
| Metric | Michael Morales | Division |
|---|---|---|
| Strikes landed /15 min | 57.2 ± 43.7 89th percentile | 48.2 |
| Strike avoidance absorbed /15 min | 52.6 ± 8.2 66th percentile | 54.3 |
| Takedown attempts /15 min | 3.66 ± 2.68 28th percentile | 4.21 |
| Takedown defence % | 64 ± 29 87th percentile | 58 |
| Control time s /15 min | 183 ± 31 29th percentile | 189 |
| Striking defence % | 53 ± 6 74th percentile | 52 |
| Knockdowns /15 min | 0.97 ± 1.43 96th percentile | 0.68 |
| Submission attempts /15 min | 0.41 ± 0.41 32nd percentile | 0.49 |
| Metric | Michael Morales | Division |
|---|---|---|
| Strikes landed /15 min | 71.1 ± 53.0 82nd percentile | 70.1 |
| Strike avoidance absorbed /15 min | 64.4 ± 43.8 50th percentile | 65.3 |
| Takedown attempts /15 min | 2.11 ± 2.11 46th percentile | 2.15 |
| Takedown defence % | 65 ± 15 50th percentile | 65 |
| Control time s /15 min | 168 ± 85 42nd percentile | 170 |
| Striking defence % | 53 ± 19 82nd percentile | 53 |
| Knockdowns /15 min | 1.63 ± 6.54 90th percentile | 1.50 |
| Submission attempts /15 min | 0.10 ± 0.10 50th percentile | 0.10 |
Nothing to tabulate for this view.
Style-based strength score
Average predicted win probability against the current top 15 of this division: 67.0%. This never changes the ranking — it shows where the styles help or hurt.
Best matchups
- Leon Edwards — 79%
- Max Holloway — 79%
- Belal Muhammad — 79%
Worst matchups
- Gabriel Bonfim — 59%
- Sean Brady — 57%
- Islam Makhachev — 49%
UFC fight history
| W | Sean Brady
UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs. Makhachev · 2025-11-15 |
KO/TKO R1 |
| W | Gilbert Burns
UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Morales · 2025-05-17 |
KO/TKO R1 |
| W | Neil Magny
UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Borralho · 2024-08-24 |
KO/TKO R1 |
| W | Jake Matthews
UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Craig · 2023-11-18 |
Decision - Unanimous R3 |
| W | Max Griffin
UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Magomedov · 2023-07-01 |
Decision - Unanimous R3 |
| W | Adam Fugitt
UFC 277: Pena vs. Nunes 2 · 2022-07-30 |
KO/TKO R3 |
| W | Trevin Giles
UFC 270: Ngannou vs. Gane · 2022-01-22 |
KO/TKO R1 |