Bantamweight

Vince Morales

Last fought: May 2026

RECORD

Pro

16-11-0

UFC

3-9-0

Age

Height

5'7"

Weight

135 lbs

Reach

70"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	13:27
Fight Completion Rate	89.7%
Avg Rounds per Fight	2.69
% Fights Inside the Distance	16.7%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	33-20 (62.3%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	9-9 (50.0%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	24-11 (68.6%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	77.0%
% Time in Control	8.5%
% Time Controlled	14.6%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	36.8%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	3.83
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	4.56
Distance Striking Differential / Min	-0.73
Distance Strike Accuracy	34.8%
Distance Strike Defense	56.4%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	0.41
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.45
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	0.69
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	1.83
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	5.56
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	1.62

All metrics are UFC fights only. Data coverage: control-time metrics use 11 of 12 fights. 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 Bantamweight field

Vince 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	Vince Morales
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	36.7%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.4
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.9
Strike Differential	-0.5/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	47.1%
Takedown Defense	64.4%
Takedowns Landed/15min	0.7
Submission Attempts/15min	0.5
Control Time/15min	1:15
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	33.3%
Submission % of Wins	0.0%
Decision % of Wins	66.7%
Avg Fight Time	13:27
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.2
Reversals/15min	0.4

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	35.9%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	2.4
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.2
Takedown Accuracy	53.8%
Takedown Defense	74.2%
Control Time/Fight	2:24

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Colby Thicknesse

UFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs. Prates • May 2026Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Vince Morales48/12140%TD 2/2Ctrl 3:34

Colby Thicknesse46/11739%TD 0/6Ctrl 3:01

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Vince Morales	5/15	33%	1/1	1:44	—
	Colby Thicknesse	6/14	43%	0/2	2:20	—

R2	Vince Morales	18/55	33%	0/0	0:00	—
	Colby Thicknesse	27/54	50%	0/3	0:41	—

R3	Vince Morales	25/51	49%	1/1	1:50	—
	Colby Thicknesse	13/49	27%	0/1	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Raul Rosas Jr.

UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Erceg • Mar 2025Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Vince Morales17/3155%TD 1/1Ctrl 2:14

Raul Rosas Jr.20/3951%TD 4/8Ctrl 9:38

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Vince Morales	0/4	0%	1/1	0:36	—
	Raul Rosas Jr.	11/18	61%	1/3	3:33	—

R2	Vince Morales	11/17	65%	0/0	0:00	—
	Raul Rosas Jr.	5/14	36%	2/3	3:28	—

R3	Vince Morales	6/10	60%	0/0	1:38	—
	Raul Rosas Jr.	4/7	57%	1/2	2:37	—

LOSS

vs. Elijah Smith

UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Rodrigues • Feb 2025Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Vince Morales40/8647%TD 2/4Ctrl 3:07

Elijah Smith40/9741%TD 3/4Ctrl 2:53

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Vince Morales	19/40	48%	0/0	0:00	—
	Elijah Smith	19/43	44%	1/1	0:17	—

R2	Vince Morales	4/5	80%	2/3	2:02	—
	Elijah Smith	1/5	20%	1/1	2:08	—

R3	Vince Morales	17/41	41%	0/1	1:05	—
	Elijah Smith	20/49	41%	1/2	0:28	—

LOSS

vs. Taylor Lapilus

UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Saint Denis • Sep 2024Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Vince Morales39/14128%TD 2/6Ctrl 3:02

Taylor Lapilus94/20247%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:10

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Vince Morales	11/45	24%	0/0	0:00	—
	Taylor Lapilus	35/81	43%	0/1	0:00	—

R2	Vince Morales	16/41	39%	1/3	1:24	—
	Taylor Lapilus	30/58	52%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Vince Morales	12/55	22%	1/3	1:38	—
	Taylor Lapilus	29/63	46%	0/0	0:10	—

LOSS

vs. Miles Johns

UFC Fight Night: Nzechukwu vs. Cutelaba • Nov 2022Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Vince Morales39/13130%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:05

Miles Johns38/10337%TD 1/12Ctrl 2:08

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Vince Morales	8/32	25%	0/0	0:00	—
	Miles Johns	10/26	38%	0/1	0:02	—

R2	Vince Morales	11/43	26%	0/0	0:02	—
	Miles Johns	13/32	41%	1/3	0:35	—

R3	Vince Morales	20/56	36%	0/0	0:03	—
	Miles Johns	15/45	33%	0/8	1:31	—

LOSS

vs. Jonathan Martinez

UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Vieira • May 2022Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Vince Morales51/15333%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:14

Jonathan Martinez88/15457%TD 2/2Ctrl 0:41

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Vince Morales	15/35	43%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jonathan Martinez	24/40	60%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Vince Morales	16/56	29%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jonathan Martinez	36/56	64%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Vince Morales	20/62	32%	0/0	0:14	—
	Jonathan Martinez	28/58	48%	2/2	0:41	—

WIN

vs. Louis Smolka

UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Aldo • Dec 2021Bantamweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 2:02

Vince Morales27/4955%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00KD 1

Louis Smolka23/3272%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Vince Morales	27/49	55%	0/0	0:00	1
	Louis Smolka	23/32	72%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Drako Rodriguez

UFC 265: Lewis vs. Gane • Aug 2021Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Vince Morales76/19639%TD 1/4Ctrl 0:40

Drako Rodriguez55/15136%TD 3/5Ctrl 1:14

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Vince Morales	27/54	50%	0/1	0:14	—
	Drako Rodriguez	14/49	29%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Vince Morales	18/48	38%	1/1	0:15	—
	Drako Rodriguez	17/40	42%	3/3	1:13	—

R3	Vince Morales	31/94	33%	0/2	0:11	—
	Drako Rodriguez	24/62	39%	0/2	0:01	—

LOSS

vs. Chris Gutierrez

UFC Fight Night: Woodley vs. Burns • May 2020Featherweight

KO/TKO (Kick) • Rd 2, 4:27

Vince Morales8/2730%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Chris Gutierrez60/9464%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:09KD 2

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Vince Morales	5/14	36%	0/0	0:00	—
	Chris Gutierrez	32/51	63%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Vince Morales	3/13	23%	0/0	0:00	—
	Chris Gutierrez	28/43	65%	0/0	0:09	2

LOSS

vs. Benito Lopez

UFC Fight Night: De Randamie vs. Ladd • Jul 2019Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Vince Morales64/14744%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:29KD 1

Benito Lopez54/13241%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Vince Morales	16/38	42%	0/0	0:29	1
	Benito Lopez	16/37	43%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Vince Morales	16/40	40%	0/0	0:00	—
	Benito Lopez	17/46	37%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Vince Morales	32/69	46%	0/0	0:00	—
	Benito Lopez	21/49	43%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Aiemann Zahabi

UFC Fight Night: Iaquinta vs. Cowboy • May 2019Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Vince Morales59/19430%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Aiemann Zahabi28/8234%TD 1/5Ctrl 0:38

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Vince Morales	14/42	33%	0/0	0:00	—
	Aiemann Zahabi	6/20	30%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Vince Morales	14/46	30%	0/0	0:00	—
	Aiemann Zahabi	9/25	36%	1/2	0:36	—

R3	Vince Morales	31/106	29%	0/0	0:00	—
	Aiemann Zahabi	13/37	35%	0/3	0:02	—

LOSS

vs. Song Yadong

UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Ngannou 2 • Nov 2018Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Vince Morales74/20137%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:05

Song Yadong79/17246%TD 2/2Ctrl 2:42

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Vince Morales	11/50	22%	0/0	0:00	—
	Song Yadong	23/55	42%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Vince Morales	33/80	41%	0/0	0:00	—
	Song Yadong	26/65	40%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Vince Morales	30/71	42%	0/0	0:05	—
	Song Yadong	30/52	58%	2/2	2:42	—

Prior to UFC

DWCS (1 fight)

LOSS

vs. Domingo Pilarte

DWCS 2.5 • Jul 2018

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 2, 1:52

Vince Morales54/9358%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00KD 1

Domingo Pilarte34/6751%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Vince Morales	49/84	58%	0/0	0:00	1
	Domingo Pilarte	31/61	51%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Vince Morales	5/9	56%	0/0	0:00	—
	Domingo Pilarte	3/6	50%	1/2	0:00	—

Last updated: 2026-08-22 | Data source: UFCStats.com