Michael Morales
- Height
- 6'0"
- Reach
- 79"
- Weight
- 170 lb
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Born
- Thu, Jun 24, 1999, age 27
- First UFC fight
- Sat, Jan 22, 2022
- Latest UFC fight
- Sat, Nov 15, 2025
01/How he wins
5 KO/TKO (punches to head at distance 2, punch to head at distance, punches to head from back control, punches to head on ground), 2 decisions in 7 wins
| How the fight ended | His wins | His losses |
|---|---|---|
| KO/TKO | 5 | 0 |
| Decision | 2 | 0 |
| All | 7 | 0 |
02/Career rates
03/By division
| Fights | Record | Min | Sig strikes | Per min | Takedowns | Control | KD | Finishes in wins | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welterweight | 7 | 7-0-0 | 57.0 | 356 of 713 | 6.25 | 1 of 4 | 3:19 of 57:00 | 7 | 5 in 7 |
| All | 7 | 7-0-0 | 57.0 | 356 of 713 | 6.25 | 1 of 4 | 3:19 of 57:00 | 7 | 5 in 7 |
04/By year
| Fights | Record | Min | Sig strikes | Per min | Takedowns | Control | KD | Finishes in wins | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 2-0-0 | 7.1 | 57 of 108 | 8.03 | 0 of 0 | 0:12 of 7:06 | 3 | 2 in 2 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1-0-0 | 4.7 | 34 of 40 | 7.31 | 0 of 0 | 1:16 of 4:39 | 1 | 1 in 1 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2-0-0 | 30.0 | 156 of 372 | 5.20 | 1 of 2 | 0:34 of 30:00 | 0 | 0 in 2 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2-0-0 | 15.3 | 109 of 193 | 7.15 | 0 of 2 | 1:17 of 15:15 | 3 | 2 in 2 |
| All | 7 | 7-0-0 | 57.0 | 356 of 713 | 6.25 | 1 of 4 | 3:19 of 57:00 | 7 | 5 in 7 |
A career line lumps every year together, and a fighter’s 2014 does not describe his 2026. Each year here is the same count over that year’s fights alone, with its own minutes, so it can be read against the career line beneath it.
05/By round
| Fights reached | Min in it | Sig strikes | Per min | Takedowns | Control | KD | Sub att | Ended here | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | 7 of 7 | 30.9 | 184 of 353 | 5.96 | 0 of 1 | 2:45 of 30:51 | 5 | 0 | 4, won 4 |
| Round 2 | 3 of 7 | 15.0 | 99 of 217 | 6.60 | 0 of 1 | 0:06 of 15:00 | 0 | 0 | |
| Round 3 | 3 of 7 | 11.2 | 73 of 143 | 6.55 | 1 of 2 | 0:28 of 11:09 | 2 | 0 | 3, won 3 |
Round length is read from each fight’s round format, so a 12-minute opening round from 1995 counts its twelve minutes. A round is counted only for the fights that reached it; the first column is the denominator for the rest of the row.
06/Fight log
| Date | Opponent | Result | Sig strikes | Takedowns | Control | KD | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, Nov 15, 2025UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs. Makhachev | Sean BradyWelterweight | WKO/TKO, R1 3:27Punches to Head At Distance | 24 of 52 | 0 of 0 | 0:02 | 1 | 3:27 | Rounds |
| Sat, May 17, 2025UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Morales | Gilbert BurnsWelterweight | WKO/TKO, R1 3:39Punches to Head At Distance | 33 of 56 | 0 of 0 | 0:10 | 2 | 3:39 | Rounds |
| Sat, Aug 24, 2024UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Borralho | Neil MagnyWelterweight | WKO/TKO, R1 4:39Punches to Head From Back Control | 34 of 40 | 0 of 0 | 1:16 | 1 | 4:39 | Rounds |
| Sat, Nov 18, 2023UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Craig | Jake MatthewsWelterweight | WUnanimous decision, R3 5:00Chris Flores 27 - 30. Derek Cleary 28 - 29. Sal D'amato 28 - 29. | 84 of 208 | 0 of 1 | 0:07 | 0 | 15:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Jul 1, 2023UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Magomedov | Max GriffinWelterweight | WUnanimous decision, R3 5:00Eric Colon 28 - 29. Junichiro Kamijo 28 - 29. Ron McCarthy 28 - 29. | 72 of 164 | 1 of 1 | 0:27 | 0 | 15:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Jul 30, 2022UFC 277: Pena vs. Nunes 2 | Adam FugittWelterweight | WKO/TKO, R3 1:09Punch to Head At Distance | 83 of 151 | 0 of 1 | 0:12 | 2 | 11:09 | Rounds |
| Sat, Jan 22, 2022UFC 270: Ngannou vs. Gane | Trevin GilesWelterweight | WKO/TKO, R1 4:06Punches to Head On Ground | 26 of 42 | 0 of 1 | 1:05 | 1 | 4:06 | Rounds |
UFC bouts only, counted from the fight rows; the promotion’s listed pro record above covers every promotion and is a different denominator. Volume is per minute of cage time and accuracy per attempt; how he finishes is counted in his wins, the one place a fight is the unit. Significant strikes only. Control time the source did not record is absent, never 0:00.