Michael Morales
Rank 8 - Welterweight
Age: 25 | Jun 24, 1999
Nationality: Ecuador
Weight Class: Welterweight
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 170 lbs
Reach: 79.0"
Professional Record
| 18 fights | 18 wins | 0 losses |
|---|---|---|
| KO/TKOs | 13 | 0 |
| Submissions | 1 | 0 |
| Decisions | 4 | 0 |
Fight Details
| Result | Record | Opponent | Event | Date | Method | Referee | Round | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WIN | 18 - 0 - 0 | Gilbert Burns | UFC Fight Night 256 - Burns vs. Morales | May 17, 2025 | TKO (Punches) | Herb Dean | 1 | 3:39 |
| WIN | 17 - 0 - 0 | Neil Magny | UFC on ESPN 62 - Cannonier vs. Borralho | August 24, 2024 | TKO (Punches) | Dan Miragliotta | 1 | 4:39 |
| WIN | 16 - 0 - 0 | Jake Matthews | UFC Fight Night 232 - Allen vs. Craig | November 18, 2023 | Decision (Unanimous) | Herb Dean | 3 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 15 - 0 - 0 | Max Griffin | UFC on ESPN 48 - Strickland vs. Magomedov | July 01, 2023 | Decision (Unanimous) | Kerry Hatley | 3 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 14 - 0 - 0 | Adam Fugitt | UFC 277 - Pena vs. Nunes 2 | July 30, 2022 | TKO (Punches) | Herb Dean | 3 | 1:09 |
| WIN | 13 - 0 - 0 | Trevin Giles | UFC 270 - Ngannou vs. Gane | January 22, 2022 | TKO (Punches) | Mike Beltran | 1 | 4:06 |
| WIN | 12 - 0 - 0 | Nikolay Veretennikov | Dana White's Contender Series - Contender Series 2021: Week 4 | September 21, 2021 | Decision (Unanimous) | Mark Smith | 3 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 11 - 0 - 0 | Miguel Arizmendi | UWC Mexico 26 - There Can Be Only One | April 30, 2021 | TKO (Punches) | Edgard Lopez | 2 | 4:02 |
| WIN | 10 - 0 - 0 | Ricardo Centeno | EMMA 17 - Centeno vs Morales | October 03, 2020 | KO (Punches) | 1 | 4:15 | |
| WIN | 9 - 0 - 0 | Daniel Luigy Bastidas | EMMA 16 - Extreme MMA | August 01, 2020 | TKO (Doctor's Stoppage) | 1 | 2:01 | |
| WIN | 8 - 0 - 0 | Mario Navarrete | BFL 5 - Barbarians Fighting League 5: Machala | February 12, 2020 | TKO (Punches) | 2 | 2:45 | |
| WIN | 7 - 0 - 0 | Gregoris Cisneros | Barbarians 4 - BFL 4 | December 14, 2019 | Submission (Triangle Choke) | 1 | 1:58 | |
| WIN | 6 - 0 - 0 | Erick Zambrano | Pasaje Combat 1 - Morales vs. Zambrano | November 08, 2019 | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 1:55 | |
| WIN | 5 - 0 - 0 | Mathias Salazar | MTT 2 - Salazar vs. Morales | September 06, 2019 | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 1:40 | |
| WIN | 4 - 0 - 0 | Oscar Ravello | Fusion Fighting Championship - FFC 39: Bananada vs. Zarauz 2 | July 17, 2019 | TKO (Corner Stoppage) | 2 | 5:00 | |
| WIN | 3 - 0 - 0 | Leonardo Blasco | TFC 2 - Troncal Fighting Championship 2 | December 08, 2018 | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| WIN | 2 - 0 - 0 | Alvaro Vacacela | OFC 5 - Oro Fighting Championship 5 | March 24, 2018 | TKO (Doctor Stoppage) | 1 | 5:00 | |
| WIN | 1 - 0 - 0 | Alvaro Vacacela | OFC 4 - Oro Fighting Championship 4 | August 19, 2017 | TKO (Punches) | 2 | 3:15 |
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UFC Welterweight Rankings
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- 1Belal Muhammad
(24 - 4 - 1)
- 2Sean Brady
(18 - 1 - 0)
- 3Shavkat Rakhmonov
(19 - 0 - 0)
- 4Leon Edwards
(22 - 5 - 1)
- 5Kamaru Usman
(21 - 4 - 0)
- 6Ian Garry
(16 - 1 - 0)
- 7Joaquin Buckley
(21 - 7 - 0)
- 8Michael Morales
(18 - 0 - 0)
- 9Colby Covington
(17 - 5 - 0)
- 10Gilbert Burns
(22 - 9 - 0)
- 11Geoff Neal
(16 - 6 - 0)
- 12Stephen Thompson
(17 - 8 - 1)
- 13Carlos Prates
(21 - 7 - 0)
- 14Kevin Holland
(28 - 13 - 1)
- 15Michael Page
(23 - 3 - 0)
