Vince Morales

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Vince Morales

Nickname“Vandetta”

Record

16-11

Streak

L4

Age

35

Date of birth

Nov 12, 1990

Fighting out of: Caldwell, Idaho
Born: United States
Camp: Syndicate MMA
Weight class: Bantamweight
Height: 5'7" · 170 cm
Reach: 70" · 178 cm
Stance: Orthodox
Last fight: May 2, 2026
Cut risk: 84%

UFC fight history

ResultOpponentMethodDetailEvent

Colby Thicknesse

Colby Thicknesse

Bantamweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs. Prates · May 2, 2026

UFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs. Prates

Raul Rosas Jr.

Bantamweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Erceg · Mar 29, 2025

UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Erceg

Elijah Smith

Bantamweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Rodrigues · Feb 15, 2025

UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Rodrigues

Taylor Lapilus

Bantamweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Saint Denis · Sep 28, 2024

UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Saint Denis

Miles Johns

Bantamweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC Fight Night: Nzechukwu vs. Cutelaba · Nov 19, 2022

UFC Fight Night: Nzechukwu vs. Cutelaba

Jonathan Martinez

Jonathan Martinez

Bantamweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Vieira · May 21, 2022

UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Vieira

Louis Smolka

Bantamweight · KO/TKO · Punch to Head In Clinch · R1 · 2:02

UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Aldo · Dec 4, 2021

Punch to Head In Clinch

UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Aldo

Drako Rodriguez

Drako Rodriguez

Bantamweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC 265: Lewis vs. Gane · Aug 7, 2021

UFC 265: Lewis vs. Gane

Chris Gutierrez

Chris Gutierrez

Featherweight · KO/TKO · Kick to Leg At Distance · R2 · 4:27

UFC Fight Night: Woodley vs. Burns · May 30, 2020

Kick to Leg At Distance

UFC Fight Night: Woodley vs. Burns

Benito Lopez

Bantamweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC Fight Night: De Randamie vs. Ladd · Jul 13, 2019

UFC Fight Night: De Randamie vs. Ladd

Aiemann Zahabi

Bantamweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC Fight Night: Iaquinta vs. Cowboy · May 4, 2019

UFC Fight Night: Iaquinta vs. Cowboy

Song Yadong

Bantamweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Ngannou 2 · Nov 24, 2018

UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Ngannou 2

Dana White's Contender Series

0-1across 1 bout

Res	Opponent	Outcome	Finish	Rd	Time	Promotion	Date
L	Domingo Pilarte8-3	Submission	rear-naked choke	R2	1:52	Dana White's Contender Series	Jul 17, 2018

Dana White’s Contender Series — a UFC-adjacent proving ground, shown as its own tier. Excluded from Schedule Score and UFC-scoped metrics.

Outside the UFC

13-1across 14 bouts · 8 promotions · wins by 6 KO · 5 sub · 2 decFSF · Bellator · United Fight League · Tuff-N-Uff · RIZIN +3

Res	Opponent	Outcome	Finish	Rd	Time	Promotion	Date
W	Hunter Azure13-5	Submission	Peruvian Necktie	R3	4:06	United Fight League	Aug 30, 2024
W	Luis Guerrero13-8	Submission	Brabo Choke	R2	4:09	Tuff-N-Uff	May 24, 2024
W	Yuki Motoya39-14	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	RIZIN	Dec 31, 2023
W	Joseph Penafiel13-12	KO/TKO	Punches	R2	2:19	FSF	Jul 28, 2023
W	Teruto Ishihara14-15-3	Submission	Anaconda Choke	R3	1:17	XMMA 6	May 3, 2023
W	Justin Williams-Hugo3-7	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	Bellator	Sep 21, 2018
W	Brandon Hempleman10-4	KO/TKO	Punches	R2	2:38	FSF	Jan 19, 2018
W	Rowdy Akers6-5	Submission	Arm-Triangle Choke	R1	1:58	KOTC	Jun 17, 2017
W	Andrew Cruz10-5	KO/TKO	Punches	R3	3:07	FSF	Dec 9, 2016
W	Hamilton Ash4-5	KO/TKO	Punches	R3	2:32	Bellator	May 20, 2016
W	Patrick Trey Smith1-1	KO/TKO	Punches and Knees	R1	4:15	FSF	Feb 13, 2016
L	Josh Wick12-6	Submission	Armbar	R2	3:26	FSF	Sep 11, 2015
W	Jeremie Montgomery3-2	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	2:28	SFL 41 / CageSport 36	Jul 11, 2015
W	Joseph Cleveland4-3	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R1	1:51	FSF	May 15, 2015

Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.

Amateur

2-0across 2 amateur bouts · 1 promotionFSF

Res	Opponent	Outcome	Finish	Rd	Time	Promotion	Date
W	Paul Crawford1-2	Submission	Guillotine Choke	R2	1:49	FSF	Feb 20, 2015
W	Leon Taylor2-5	KO/TKO	Punches	R3	0:52	FSF	Aug 15, 2014

Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.

Career striking

OverallC44th

37%542 / 1,477

Striking accuracy

54%

Striking defense

Sig. strikes / min-0.37 differential

Landed3.54

Absorbed3.91

59%str + td

Defensive rating

Striking edge

-9%accuracy vs opp. landing

worseevenbetter

Strike maps

Sig. strikes by target

Head67%60th363
Body25%65th134
Leg8%31st45

Color = division rank · green elite → red low · % = share of strikes

Sig. strikes by position

90%Standing

Standing90%488
Clinch7%39
Ground3%15

Striking zones

Per-15-minute breakdown — where this fighter lands, and where they get hit.

UFC only

Vince Morales

Vince Morales

Landed per 15

Head

B

62nd

33.7

62nd

Body

B

67th

12.4

67th

Leg

F

23rd

4.2

23rd

Ranks are division percentiles — e.g. 90th = top 10% of the weight class. Higher is always better: on “absorbed” rows the rank is inverted, so a high rank means they get hit less.

Absorbed per 15

Head

C

54th

30.9

54th

Body

C

43rd

11.2

43rd

Leg

F

9th

15.9

9th

Ranks are division percentiles — e.g. 90th = top 10% of the weight class. Higher is always better: on “absorbed” rows the rank is inverted, so a high rank means they get hit less.

Career totals — landed / attempted

Landed (career total)

Zone	Per 15	Landed	Attempted	Accuracy
Head	33.7	363	1,202	30%
Body	12.4	134	210	64%
Leg	4.2	45	65	69%

Absorbed (career total)

Zone	Per 15	Landed	Attempted	Accuracy
Head	30.9	333	989	34%
Body	11.2	121	172	70%
Leg	15.9	171	214	80%

UFCStats career rates, per 15 minutes. Percentiles vs the division; absorbed is inverted so higher is better.

Pace & fade

Round-by-round work rate, and whether they fade.

UFC only

Vince Morales

Vince Morales

12 UFC bouts (per‑round) · 161 min

185%

R3 pace · 10 bouts

Morales builds (+28% per round through round 3). Within fights that reached round 3, Morales lifts to 185% of round-1 output by round 3 (10 bouts).

Vince Morales

Morales ▲ BUILDSOutput / min

Rounds backed by fewer than 2 bouts are drawn smaller and dimmed with an n= count — a deep round seen in one or two fights is a thin sample, not a settled rate. Per-round bout counts are in the breakdown below.

Full per-round breakdown

What drives the pace · per round

The composite output line above blends these three inputs — splitting them out shows whether the work rate is built on striking volume, takedown pressure, or top control, and which input fades.

Sig. strikes landed

Vince Morales

Moraleslanded / min

Takedown attempts

Vince Morales

Moralesattempts / min

Control time

Vince Morales

Morales% of round

Round	Output / min	Sig landed / min	Sig absorbed / min	TD att / min	Control	Bouts
R1	3.1	2.8	3.8	0.05	5%	12
R2	3.6	2.9	3.8	0.13	7%	11
R3	5.4	4.5	3.9	0.14	13%	10

Output / minis the headline work rate — significant strikes landed, plus 3 per takedown attempt, plus one per 15 seconds of control — so a takedown-and-grind round isn’t scored as idle the way bare striking volume would. The remaining columns are its components. Per-round rates use UFCStats per-round data (available for ~95% of bouts since 2008). Each round’s rates are averaged only over bouts that reached that round, so the bout count shrinks as rounds deepen. The final round of a finished fight is pro-rated by its actual length.

Schedule Score

Opponent quality, ranked across the UFC. Recent fights weighted heavier.

UFC only

Vince Morales

Vince Morales

12 resolved UFC bouts

Schedule Score

33/ 100

0255075100

Schedule strength

C

44th

30%

44th

Win quality

D

32nd

34%

32nd

Opponent quality distribution

Every UFC bout, grouped by who the opponent was at the time.

1

3

2

2

3

1

Top-5Ranked #1–#5 at the time
Ranked 6–15Ranked #6–#15 at the time
Cross-div rankedRanked #1–#15 in another division at the time
Established5+ UFC wins entering the bout, ≥.500
Building3+ UFC fights, ≥.40 win rate
UnprovenFewer than 3 fights, or sub-.40 win rate

Tier	Bouts	Record	Win rate
Top-5	1	0-1	0%
Ranked 6–15	3	1-2	33%
Cross-div ranked	2	1-1	50%
Established	2	0-2	0%
Building	3	0-3	0%
Unproven	1	1-0	100%

Highest-quality opponents

Toughest opponents on the scheduleScore, scored at the time of the fight.

All bouts — opponent quality bout-by-bout

Res	Opponent	Tier	Score	Date
L	Colby Thicknesse	Building	15	May 2, 2026
L	Raul Rosas Jr.	Ranked 6–15	49	Mar 29, 2025
L	Elijah Smith	Building	15	Feb 15, 2025
L	Taylor Lapilus	Established	30	Sep 28, 2024
L	Miles Johns	Established	26	Nov 19, 2022
L	Jonathan Martinez	Ranked 6–15	55	May 21, 2022
W	Louis Smolka	Cross-div ranked	45	Dec 4, 2021
W	Drako Rodriguez	Unproven	8	Aug 7, 2021
L	Chris Gutierrez	Cross-div ranked	36	May 30, 2020
L	Benito Lopez	Building	15	Jul 13, 2019
W	Aiemann Zahabi	Ranked 6–15	52	May 4, 2019
L	Song Yadong	Top-5	54	Nov 24, 2018

Per-bout quality scoring: champion = 100; same-division ranks 1–5 = 90 → 78 linear; ranks 6–15 = 75 → 60 linear; cross-division champion = 78; cross-division ranked = 45; title-fight challenger (no rank signal) = 50, bumped to 65 when opp had an elite career UFC record at the time. Unranked opponents are scored on UFC record-at-time (long-tenured vet 60, contender-level 45, established 30, building 18, unproven 8). P4P top-10 at time adds +5; top-3 adds +8 (capped at 100). The Schedule Score combines schedule strength (65%) and quality wins (35%), then is held toward a rookie baseline for fighters with limited UFC experience so a thin résumé reads honestly low.

In the news

Vince Morales reacts to UFC releasesherdog · May 30, 2026