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Michael Morales
EcuadorWelterweightActiveage 27
19-0
100% win rate
W7 streak
Peak Vertex
2025-11-15 → 2025-11-1576held 7 bouts-7 vs current
Bouts at peak
- Wvs · KO · 2025-11-15
Eased since the peak
Career timeline
Each dot is a fight — green wins, red losses, larger dots are title fights. Hover for details, click to open the bout.
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- Loss
- Draw / No contest
- Title
7 wins0 losseslast 5: W W W W Wdrag to scroll · 1993–2025
Key stats
Six attributes derived from striking, grappling, and finishing rates.
Striking heatmap
Significant strikes by target zone, aggregated across all UFC rounds.
Round-by-round averages
Average values per round across the selected fights — toggle metrics below.
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Metrics
| Metric | R1(7) | R2(3) | R3(3) | R4 | R5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sig Str landed | 30.8 | 33.0 | 52.2 | — | — |
| Sig Str absorbed | 11.9 | 21.7 | 21.8 | — | — |
| Takedowns landed | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.33 | — | — |
| Takedowns absorbed | 0.51 | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | — |
| Control time | 0:27 | 0:02 | 0:18 | — | — |
Fight history
Career UFC bouts in reverse chronological order.
- UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs. Makhachev2025-11-15W·KO·R1 · 3:27
- UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Morales2025-05-17W·KO·R1 · 3:39
- UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Borralho2024-08-24W·KO·R1 · 4:39
- UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Craig2023-11-18W·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- W·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC 277: Pena vs. Nunes 22022-07-30W·KO·R3 · 1:09
- UFC 270: Ngannou vs. Gane2022-01-22W·KO·R1 · 4:06
In the news
Recent MMA headlines that mention this fighter.
- MMA Fighting
Michael Morales has positioned himself as the official backup fighter for UFC 330's welterweight title main event between champion Islam Makhachev and challenger Ian Machado Garry, scheduled for Philadelphia on August 15.
- Sherdog
The UFC has named 19-0 welterweight Michael Morales as the official backup for the Islam Makhachev vs.
- Sherdog
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