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Joseph Morales
Last fought: Sep 2026
RECORD
Pro
15-3-0
UFC
3-3-0
Age
32
Height
5'6"
Weight
125 lbs
Reach
69"
Stance
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Career Analytics
| Advanced Metric | Career |
|---|---|
| Fight Shape | |
| Avg Fight Time | 9:04 |
| Fight Completion Rate | — |
| Avg Rounds per Fight | — |
| % Fights Inside the Distance | 66.7% |
| Strength of Schedule | |
| Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time) | 21-17 (55.3%) |
| Opponent UFC Record (among wins) | 7-7 (50.0%) |
| Opponent UFC Record (among losses) | 14-10 (58.3%) |
| Positional Profile | |
| % Time at Distance (approx.) | 51.7% |
| % Time in Control | 13.4% |
| % Time Controlled | 35.0% |
| Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time | 27.7% |
| Distance Striking | |
| Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min | 3.73 |
| Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min | 3.98 |
| Distance Striking Differential / Min | -0.25 |
| Distance Strike Accuracy | 34.7% |
| Distance Strike Defense | 64.2% |
| Power & Pressure | |
| KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed | 0.89 |
| Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed | 0.95 |
| TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min | 2.67 |
| TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min | 3.02 |
| Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min | 16.48 |
| Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace) | — |
All metrics are UFC fights only. Data coverage: rounds-based metrics use 5 of 6 fights with known round format. Methodology →
Where the Strikes Land
Share of landed significant strikes by target
Where the Fight Happens
Share of total fight time by position
Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Flyweight field
Joseph Morales
League percentile bands (p5–p95)
League median
The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th
percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters
whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →
Career Stats
| Statistic | Joseph Morales |
|---|---|
| Striking | |
| Sig. Strike Accuracy | 39.7% |
| Sig. Strikes Landed/min | 2.8 |
| Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min | 2.7 |
| Strike Differential | 0.0/min |
| Grappling | |
| Takedown Accuracy | 26.7% |
| Takedown Defense | 23.5% |
| Takedowns Landed/15min | 1.1 |
| Submission Attempts/15min | 2.2 |
| Control Time/15min | 2:00 |
| Finishing Ability | |
| KO/TKO % of Wins | 0.0% |
| Submission % of Wins | 100.0% |
| Decision % of Wins | 0.0% |
| Avg Fight Time | 9:04 |
| Secondary Stats | |
| Knockdowns/15min | 0.3 |
| Reversals/15min | 0.3 |
Last 5 Averages
| Statistic | Last 5 Fights |
|---|---|
| Sig. Strike Accuracy | 38.8% |
| Sig. Strikes Landed/min | 2.7 |
| Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min | 2.9 |
| Takedown Accuracy | 26.7% |
| Takedown Defense | 25.0% |
| Control Time/Fight | 1:15 |
Fight History
LOSS
vs. Brandon Moreno
Noche UFC: Silva vs. Delgado • Sep 2026Flyweight
Joseph Morales71/18339%TD 1/8Ctrl 0:35
Brandon Moreno67/18037%TD 2/2Ctrl 2:34
WIN
vs. Matt Schnell
UFC Fight Night: Bonfim vs. Brown • Nov 2025Flyweight
Joseph Morales5/1145%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:12
Matt Schnell4/1136%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:15
WIN
vs. Alibi Idiris
UFC 319: Du Plessis vs. Chimaev • Aug 2025FlyweightTITLE
Joseph Morales29/6346%TD 2/5Ctrl 3:38
Alibi Idiris28/5650%TD 0/1Ctrl 1:04
LOSS
vs. Eric Shelton
UFC Fight Night: Korean Zombie vs. Rodriguez • Nov 2018Flyweight
Joseph Morales24/6736%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:51
Eric Shelton16/5728%TD 7/10Ctrl 6:45
LOSS
vs. Deiveson Figueiredo
UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Anders • Feb 2018Flyweight
Joseph Morales9/3228%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00
Deiveson Figueiredo31/6250%TD 2/2Ctrl 6:03KD 1
WIN
vs. Robert Sanchez
UFC Fight Night: Pettis vs. Moreno • Aug 2017Flyweight
Joseph Morales12/2255%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:01KD 1
Robert Sanchez2/633%TD 1/1Ctrl 2:22