#3Michael MoralesAll-Around

Welterweight · 19-0 · orthodox

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Height
6'0"
182.88 cm
Reach
6'7"
200.66 cm
Age
27
Elo Rating
1668.6

Scouting report

Career stats ranked against 196 Welterweight fighters in our database with 5+ UFC fights. The tick marks the division median.

Strengths

  • Lands 5.68 significant strikes per minute — better than 98% of Welterweight fighters
  • Stops 89% of opponents' takedown attempts — better than 96% of Welterweight fighters
  • Lands 49% of the significant strikes they throw — better than 75% of Welterweight fighters

Weaknesses

  • Attempts just 0.00 submissions per 15 minutes — worse than 93% of Welterweight fighters

Striking

  • Strikes landed / min
    5.68
    Top 2%
  • Striking accuracy
    49%
    Top 25%
  • Strikes absorbed / min
    3.26
    Bottom 43%
  • Striking defense
    53%
    Bottom 37%

Grappling

  • Takedowns / 15 min
    1.04
    Bottom 42%
  • Takedown accuracy
    41%
    Top 46%
  • Takedown defense
    89%
    Top 4%
  • Submission attempts / 15 min
    0.00
    Bottom 7%

Recent opponents

Last 5 opponents averaged Elo 1616, higher than 82% of Welterweight fighters. Ratings are each opponent's current Elo, not their rating on fight night. The tick marks this fighter's own Elo (1669).

Last 5 — Fight Time
051015202515:00Griffin15:00Matthews4:39Magny3:39Burns3:27Brady
Win Loss Draw/NC

Fight History

UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs. Makhachev
2025-11-15 · KO/TKO, R1 3:27
UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Morales
2025-05-17 · KO/TKO, R1 3:39
UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Borralho
2024-08-24 · KO/TKO, R1 4:39
UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Craig
2023-11-18 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Magomedov
2023-07-01 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
UFC 277: Pena vs. Nunes 2
2022-07-30 · KO/TKO, R3 1:09
UFC 270: Ngannou vs. Gane
2022-01-22 · KO/TKO, R1 4:06