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Michael Morales
Ecuador
Ranked #3 · WelterweightOfficial UFC rankings
19-0-0W-L-D
- Age
- 27
- Height
- 6'0"
- ReachArm span, fingertip to fingertip.
- 79"
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Weight class
- WelterweightWelterweight: 156 to 170 lb (71 to 77 kg). Fighters weigh in the day before the fight and must make the limit. In non-title fights they get 1 lb of leeway; miss it and they usually forfeit part of their purse.
- Gym
- Entram Gym
- Power IndexUFCalendar's strength rating, built from every pro fight: beating strong opponents raises it, losing lowers it. The best in the UFC are around 2000.
- 1897
Scouting Report
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On a 5-fight win streak
Last 5, newest first.
- How They Win
- Morales lights people up. His wins come 15 by KO/TKO, 0 by submission and 4 by decision, a 75% finish rate. He ends fights early and has gone to the scorecards only a handful of times.
- Recent Form
- Sean Brady (19-2-0), win, KO/TKO in round 1. Gilbert Burns (22-10-0), win, KO/TKO in round 1. Neil Magny (32-15-0), win, KO/TKO in round 1.
- Style
- Orthodox with a 79" reach, Morales lands 5.68 significant strikes a minute at 49% accuracy, making him a volume striker. He avoids 54% of strikes thrown at him and stuffs 90% of takedowns.
Written by AI from stored stats. Not a prediction.
Winning Strategy
- 15 KO/TKO (75%)
- 4 Decision (20%)
- 1 No method on record (5%)
- Finish rateShare of pro wins that came by knockout or submission instead of the judges.
- 79%
- Streak
- 19-fight win streak
- Last fought
- 12 months ago
20 pro wins. "No method on record" means early wins (usually regional fights) where the record doesn't say how they ended; the finish rate counts only wins with a known method.
Last 5 Fights
Opponents' combined record todayThe current pro records of their last 5 opponents, added together. Tougher opponents mean a bigger win total.: 116-48
Opponents' average Power IndexAverage Power Index of their last 5 opponents. Higher means tougher competition.: 1815
- Winvs Sean Brady19-2-0 · Power Index 1906KO/TKO · R1 · 3:27Nov 16, 2025 · VeChain UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs Makhachev
- Winvs Gilbert Burns22-10-0 · Power Index 1826KO/TKO · R1 · 3:39May 17, 2025 · UFC Fight Night: Burns vs Morales
- Winvs Neil Magny32-15-0 · Power Index 1814KO/TKO · R1 · 4:39Aug 25, 2024 · UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs Borralho
- Winvs Jake Matthews23-8-0 · Power Index 1792Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00Nov 18, 2023 · UFC Fight Night: Allen vs Craig
- Winvs Max Griffin20-13-0 · Power Index 1737Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00Jul 1, 2023 · UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs Magomedov
Fight stats
Stat Michael Morales Max Griffin Sig. strikes 72/164 36/102 Takedowns 1/1 0/8 Control time 0:27 2:10 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 15 11 Round 2 sig. strikes 31 15 Round 3 sig. strikes 26 10
Career Stats
Based on 8 UFC fights.
- Significant strikes landed per minute
- 5.68
- Striking accuracy
- 49%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute
- 3.26
- Striking defense
- 54%
- Takedowns per 15 minutes
- 1.04
- Takedown accuracy
- 42%
- Takedown defense
- 90%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes
- 0.00